The Big East, in a clear effort to avoid having their dispute with West Virginia University decided by the state court in West Virginia has filed their own lawsuit in Rhode Island’s Superior Court. The Big East is seeking an injunction barring WVU from leaving the conference without giving 27 months notice as...
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Villanova was blocked from joining the Big East conference in football back in April, in part by two schools that have since left for the ACC and Big 12. The Wildcats were never told, “no,” by the Big East, however, and the two sides continued to work on the issue until the Big East...
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The Big East Presidents met at the Philadelphia airport Marriott today for their scheduled annual meeting. High on the list of items for discussion was expansion to replace conference members that departed and bring membership of the football league to 12 teams. The meeting started at around 8:00 A.M. and concluded just about an...
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According to an email obtained by CBS Sports, the Big East was notified today that West Virginia University has filed a suit against the Big East to attempt to avoid giving the 27 months notice required by conference bylaws. The suit claims a “lack of leadership, breach of fiduciary duties by the Big East...
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Today is the day of the annual Big East presidents meeting in Philadelphia. Things are scheduled to get underway at 8:00 a.m. and those present will have plenty of things to discuss. Last season, the conference voted at that meeting to begin the process of expanding the football side of the conference to 10...
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West Virginia was one of the most successful football schools in the Big East. Their state and television market are small — as is the closest airport — but their fan-base shows up for games at home or away and that has apparently pushed the Mountaineers to the top of the Big XII’s expansion...
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Various reports are out this morning claiming that the Big XII has hit the brakes on a WVU move to their conference. Some reports have suggested that Louisville is making a late push to join instead of WVU, including some influence from Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a Louisville supporter who knows Oklahoma president...
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West Virginia is as good as gone. Bob Huggins, who coached in three conferences while at Cincinnati, will now be asked to take his alma mater into a new conference — at least it will be one he is familiar with from his short stop at Kansas State. “I was at Cincy for 16...
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According to some reports, Missouri, which recently granted chancellor Brady Deaton the authority to make decisions regarding conference realignment, may announce a move from the Big XII to the SEC as soon as today. That move would be the next major shift in college athletics and the ripple effect on other conferences could reach...
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On Wednesday, Jay Wright came to Vince Nicastro’s defense, and denied that Villanova used Big East conference calls to insult Temple University. Rick Pitino told assembled media in New York that nobody was blocking the Owls from being invited to join the conference. Neither of those facts deterred Temple fans who feel wronged that...
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