The Big East could finally be making a move, though nothing is official yet. A piece by the Denver Post's Mark Kiszla quotes Air Force Falcons athletic director Hans Mueh as favoring a future in which Air Force, along with Army and Navy, could join the Big East together:
"Our interest is high in the Big East. That's fair to say," Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh told me Saturday.
"This stuff is moving fast."
Air Force has been linked to the Big East for a while now, reportedly being mentioned as a finalist last week. They've been supposedly about to join for even longer than that. Considering fellow service academy Navy now lacks confidence in the Big East, perhaps the Falcons felt the same way.
Having lost the TCU Horned Frogs, the Big East's westernmost school by far would be Air Force. At the moment, its nearest football school is the Louisville Cardinals, but even they are rumored to be a hot Big 12 target. The closest Big East schools of any capacity would be Marquette and DePaul, which sit on the Great Lakes.
For more on the parties involved, visit Mountain West Connection and Big East Coast Bias. Stay tuned for more conference realignment news.
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If one of the service academies wanted to join another league in football,
it is fair to say that it’s all of them or none of them. Army is the add on here, but the Big East can say it’s home to the Commander in Chief Trophy.
by thewiz06 on Oct 9, 2011 7:17 PM EDT reply actions
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