- August 14th, 2012, 8:01 pm
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/b ... t=cf_t2_a5
Six new members are scheduled to join the Big East next year, including Boise State and San Diego State for football only, to create a coast-to-coast, 12-team football conference.Teams I can see going would be (one or a combo of) ECU, Southern Miss, BYU, Air Force, and Army. This could open up expansion in C-USA who will look to the MAC/ Sun Belt to replenish and open up the doors for us and others interested in moving up into those conferences.
Also set to join in 2013 are Memphis, Central Florida, Houston and SMU.
Navy has committed to join the conference in 2015, and the Big East will eventually be in the market for another school to give it 14 football members.
But first up is securing a TV contract. On Sept. 1, ESPN and the Big East begin a 60-day exclusive negotiating period. If they don't work out a deal, the Big East's media rights go on the open market.