Big East Expansion Update: League Welcomes New Members With Billboards In Times Square
by Mengus22 on Dec 13, 2011 5:28 PM EST
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PrintThe Big East maintains ad space on the American Eagle Outfitters store in Times Square. American Eagle Outfitters is the presenting sponsor for the Big East Tournament and other official Big East entities. Earlier we posted an image of the Boise State advertisement. It turns out, the Big East actually ran similar displays for all five of the new members (SMU, UCF, Houston, Boise State, and San Diego State) as well as an ad for all five of them together.
According to the Big East, the display above and the individual ones for each school run 30 seconds eight times per hour. This is the space typically used to congratulate the various Big East conference champions or other special conference events.
You can view the images for the individual displays for Central Florida, Houston, San Diego State, and SMU after the jump. The Big East is hoping their addition in 2013 will strengthen the beleaguered football conference after the announced exit of Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia.
Stay tuned to Big East Coast Bias and in particular our Big East Expansion section for any additional news on potential new additions to the conference.
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Say what you will about the Big East
But this is cool and classy!
by Vinnie Giordano on Dec 13, 2011 7:35 PM EST reply actions
NYC...
The Big East has survived this long because it’s an advertising darling of NYC. When every other indicator points to death, it has pulled through. That’s why this expansion is going to be VERY good to the Big East. Nothing says NYC like BIG and Coast-to-Coast is big… they’ve been giving them the most they could with bad numbers… what will NYC throw at the Big East with bigger markets and an expanded footprint? Enough that Pitt & ‘Cuse won’t leave may be – after all they’re only after television revenues in the ACC.
I like sports, movies, and music!
So, who's next?
Now that Air Force is all blah about joining and Navy is maaaaaaybe… I say U-N-L-V! U-N-L-V! Best road-trip in the conference!
Go Bulls!
I agree.
Bring on UNLV and Memphis and call it a day. They will not hurt the BCS numbers much worse than AF and NAVY and have more upward potential and good hoops. They are in good markets which are both tourist draws. I actually think that no one else is coming until closer to the TV deal being negotiated though and TV will tell us who they want.
by HartbeatHusky on Dec 13, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I think that this will happen
Temple gets the nod with the conditional acceptance of Nova in 2015. Navy will also join in 2015 since the BE wants one service academy. That leaves either ECU, Memphis or wild, wild card out there like Hawaii or BYU. Honestly the only school I feel confident in joining outside of Navy is Temple.
by Vinnie Giordano on Dec 13, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
BIG EAST ON TIMES SQUARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO CONFERENCE CAN GET ANY BETTER ADVERTISING THAN THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TAKE THAT acc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by foreverwhalerfan on Dec 13, 2011 9:59 PM EST reply actions
BCS rankings
Southern Mississippi #21, Brigham Young #32, Tulsa #40, Air Force #69, Temple #70, East Carolina #81, Navy #83, Hawaii #97, UNLV #111, Memphis #115 (BCS rankings are 1-120)
The Big East is not going to wait until 2015 to expand – they’ll be negotiating their new television deals in 2012, with it set to start in the fall of 2013. The Big East needs to have a minimum of 12-teams in 2-divisions with a championship game in order for the conference to maximize revenues. I wouldn’t count BYU out as one. Plus, it’s my belief that either the 15th or 16th entry will include gasp Notre Dame. The Big East is aligning for television maximization and a new BCS system and the Irish will want in.
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Expansion Candidates
With only four members in the West, it would be great to add a couple more in that area.
Fresno, New Mexico, and UNLV are possibilites. SDSU has a long relationship with Fresno.
I wouldn't think so
The Big East wants well followed and ranked programs and/OR top 30 tv markets… UNLV is BCS ranked #111 (out of 120) and it’s tv market #40… so I’d be shocked to see them. Fresno State is BCS ranked #98 and it’s tv market is #55… and New Mexico is BCS ranked #114 and is tv market #45 (Albuquerque) or New Mexico State is #102 in the BCS and tv market #91.
None of them look all that promisining for helping either quality of football or fiscal bottom line.
I like sports, movies, and music!
by jmacgregorny on Dec 15, 2011 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
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