The Boise St. Broncos seem imminently close to joining the Big East Conference after Thursday's 7-1 State Board vote in favor of accepting an invitation.
However, Boise State President Bob Kustra made it clear that he has certain expectations of the Big East and its potential other new partners upon Boise joining.
Kustra said it was important that the Boise State have a "Western partner" in the new-look Big East, which is planning to split into two six-team divisions. The league is planning to invite Boise State, Air Force and Navy for football only and add Central Florida, Houston and SMU in all sports.
Kustra said under the current plan Boise State would be in a Western Division with Air Force, Houston, SMU, Louisville and Cincinnati.
And so, yes, until the Big East saves us all and names them the Gavitt/Tranghese divisions, we're looking at the formation of the Big East West division and the Big East East division.
For some wierd reason, Kustra also decided to throw it out there that some Western schools outside of the understood possibilities (Air Force, Houston, SMU) might be in the mix as well. He did not mention them by name but the Idaho Statesman's Brian Murphy included the following sentence that made my head explode:
San Diego State has indicated it would have some interest in joining a Western Division of the Big East.
Good lord...
For more, visit Boise State blog One Bronco Nation Under God and Big East Coast Bias. Stay tuned to SB Nation's conference realignment news section.
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Truly
We can change the name of the conference to the Coast to Coast Conference!
by Vinnie Giordano on Nov 3, 2011 8:07 PM EDT reply actions
A world that tolerates a 10-team Big 12 and a 12-team Big Ten deserves a Big East East and a Big East West.
Keep it. Some things are perfect, in an Arkham Asylum sort of way.
Abiaka Windclan
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by Abiaka Windclan on Nov 3, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
...and then drop the regional divisions...
with the “Space Ghost” and “Zorak” divisions.
by Ags2SEC on Nov 4, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
More realignment guessing
Who does Boise State want to bring? Colorado State? BYU? Fresno State? Nevada? San Diego State? Hawaii?
Abiaka Windclan
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by Abiaka Windclan on Nov 3, 2011 8:10 PM EDT reply actions
smart on Boise State's part
to set themselves up with their own division
and thus potentially take the whole division away from the Big East in the future.
East: UConn, Rutgers, USF, UCF, Cincinnati, Louisville
West: AFA, Boise State, Houston, SMU, ? and ?
by fracas on Nov 3, 2011 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
San Diego State in the Big East? That might actually make sense considering how this whole re-alignment seems to appear to be shaking out. Nothing is too crazy to be considered.
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by Td1984 on Nov 3, 2011 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Makes perfect sense
to Boise State fans. BYU, AF, and SDSU is only logical. For some reason, the Big East thinks that Cinncy and/or Lousiville are a fit in a Western Division. At least get some teams WEST of the Mississippi River. Louisville would be 1875 miles east of Boise. The Louisville fans would not be happy in a West Division, feel like BE outcasts, and continue to look to leave the confernece.
And by the way: why not rename it the Big East-West Conference and that would stop a lot of the laughing and ridicule, with East and West Divisions? Eveyone could be happy with that.
Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.---Vince Lombardi
by bluesyourdaddy on Nov 4, 2011 6:54 AM EDT reply actions
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