Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here Big East Conference Expansion thing. I ain’t no fancy expert or nothin’, but I got ears and I hear things, ya know?
Folks been chatterin’ ’bout the Big East, sayin’ it might get bigger. Now, the Big East, that’s mostly them Catholic schools. Good schools, mind you, but not like them big football schools. See, the Big East, they mostly care ’bout basketball. That’s their bread and butter, so to speak.
I heard tell that some schools wanna join up. Like, this UConn school? They was in the Big East before, then they left, and now they wanna come back. Folks say they wanna bring their football team too, but not right away. Somethin’ ’bout waitin’ till the TV money comes in. See, TV money, that’s important for these schools. Gotta pay for them fancy uniforms and them big stadiums somehow.
- Big East and UConn: UConn, they went off and joined that American Athletic Conference, but they didn’t like it so much. Their basketball team, nobody was goin’ to the games. So, they come crawlin’ back to the Big East for basketball, but now they wanna bring all their other sports too. Football too, but later, much later.
- Big East and Money: It’s all ’bout the money, ain’t it? The Big East got a TV deal with FOX, but that’s gonna run out soon. They gotta get a new deal, and more schools mean more money, that’s what I hear. More games to watch on TV, see? More eyeballs, more money.
- Big East and Other Schools: I heard whispers ’bout other schools too. Schools with good basketball teams, ya know. They sayin’ some schools in that Missouri Valley Conference might be lookin’ to jump ship. And that Gonzaga school, they’re real good at basketball, folks been talkin’ ’bout them joinin’ up too. But it’s all just talk for now. Nothin’ set in stone.
Now, this commissioner lady, Val Ackerman, she’s the boss of the Big East. She’s a smart one, they say. She knows this college sports stuff is changin’ all the time. All these schools jumpin’ from one conference to another, it’s like a dang musical chairs game. She gotta make sure the Big East stays strong, ya know? Keeps them good basketball teams and maybe gets some new ones.
Some folks say the Big East should stay small, just them Catholic schools. They say it’s better that way, more cozy, like a family. But others say they gotta get bigger, gotta keep up with the times. Gotta get more money, gotta get better players. It’s a tough decision, I tell ya. Lots of things to think about.
But here’s the thing, if they get too big, they might lose what makes them special, you know? They might become just like all them other big conferences. And nobody wants that, do they? They gotta find a balance, that’s what I think. Get bigger, but not too big. Get better, but stay true to themselves.
Big East Expansion Pros and Cons
So, what’s good and bad about this expansion stuff? Well, more schools mean more games to watch. More good teams playin’ each other. That’s good for the fans, right? And it’s good for the TV folks, ’cause they can show more games and make more money. And more money means the schools can get better players, better coaches, better everything. That sounds pretty good, don’t it?
But more schools also mean more problems. More schools to share the money with. More schools to argue with. And like I said before, they might lose that special Big East feelin’. That sense of community, that family atmosphere. It’s a tricky situation, a real balancing act.
I ain’t got no crystal ball, I can’t tell ya what’s gonna happen. But I been around long enough to know that things change. And these college folks, they always chasin’ the money. So, I reckon the Big East will get bigger, one way or another. Just gotta hope they don’t lose their way in the process.
And that’s all I gotta say ’bout that. It’s a complicated mess, this Big East Conference Expansion, but I reckon they’ll figure it out. They got smart folks workin’ on it. Just gotta wait and see what happens, ya know?
