Wasn't the Big East supposed to turn into the MAC when Virginia Tech, Miami and BC left for the ACC?

Obviously they are not the SEC or the Big Ten but right now they have two teams in the Top Ten (WVU and Louisville) and another in the Top 25 (Rutgers) and one that should be in there soon (Pittsburgh).

The Big East is probably better than the ACC this year, and the only reason I say probably is because the ACC has more teams.

WVU - #4
L'ville - #6
Rutgers - #19
Pitt - #26

Latest USA today poll...

this is only because they haven't played each other yet!!!

and they havent played anyone outside of their conference


louisville played Goldtooth U, other than that, a fucking horrible OOC schedule by Big East


they dont deserve a shot at any national title. how about scheduling a tOSU,Tejas,OU, SEC power??? playing KST while they are rebuilding isnt very impressive.

and they havent played anyone outside of their conference


louisville played Goldtooth U, other than that, a fucking horrible OOC schedule by Big East


they dont deserve a shot at any national title. how about scheduling a tOSU,Tejas,OU, SEC power??? playing KST while they are rebuilding isnt very impressive.



while it's extremely valid, your point is kind of beside the point.

no other conference stalls like this on forcing the issue internally.

and they havent played anyone outside of their conference


louisville played Goldtooth U, other than that, a fucking horrible OOC schedule by Big East


they dont deserve a shot at any national title. how about scheduling a tOSU,Tejas,OU, SEC power??? playing KST while they are rebuilding isnt very impressive.

I agree that they play nobody. That is why the computer rankings don't give them much. I was just surprised to see so many of them ranked after thinking the conference would suck. I don't expect to see Rutgers in there at the end.

I do like Pitt and WVU but I am by no means a Big East fan. I am a PSU and Tennessee fan.

One thing to remember about this top 4 in the Big East......................none of them have played one another yet.

One thing to remember about this top 4 in the Big East......................none of them have played one another yet.

WVU probably has the best chance to make it out of there undefeated.

pitt-rutgers this weekend, finally.

pitt lost at home to my MSU Spartans.

rutgers will beat either louisville or WV this year

and they havent played anyone outside of their conference


louisville played Goldtooth U, other than that, a fucking horrible OOC schedule by Big East


they dont deserve a shot at any national title. how about scheduling a tOSU,Tejas,OU, SEC power??? playing KST while they are rebuilding isnt very impressive.

Check your facts WVU went on the road last week and beat Mississippi State on the road by almost 30 points. Last time I checked Mississippi State was in the SEC.

Check your facts WVU went on the road last week and beat Mississippi State on the road by almost 30 points. Last time I checked Mississippi State was in the SEC.

mississippi st is one of worst teams in college football. nice swing and a miss there.



miss st as a quality win, get the fuck outta here

mississippi st is one of worst teams in college football. nice swing and a miss there.



miss st as a quality win, get the fuck outta here

An SEC team on the road is a SEC team on the road

The Big East aint the Big East it was last year... and its a million miles ahead of itself from the year before...

And these 2 kids are fucking tough...

Slaton and White... (http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/index)

mississippi st is one of worst teams in college football. nice swing and a miss there.



miss st as a quality win, get the fuck outta here


This is from Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com

1. Should a lagging conference get its automatic BCS bid rescinded?
I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no. The Atlantic Coast Conference should keep its bid.

The Big East? The conference with three teams in the top 19 (one more than the ACC, not to mention the Big 12)?

So far, it's clear that the demise of the Big East has been greatly exaggerated. The demise of the ACC is just as temporary, although it should be pointed out that Miami never had these behavior issues when it belonged to the Big East.

"It's all a perception issue," Big East associate commissioner Nick Carparelli, Jr., said this week. "You can clearly make a case that every one of our teams is better now than two years ago. We weren't as bad (in 2004) as everyone thought we were. Everyone assumed the teams we were left with were no good."

If No. 4 West Virginia wins at UConn on Friday night, and No. 6 Louisville wins at Syracuse on Saturday, they will have made their game on Thursday, Nov. 2, one of the biggest in the history of the conference, not just the history of newly configured one. This Saturday, No. 19 Rutgers takes its 6-0 record to Pittsburgh to play the 6-1 Panthers in a game that ESPN2 thought enough of to move to 5:45 p.m.

"When you have a one-horse conference," Carparelli said, "you're banking on one thing happening. When you have two, three, four teams that are perceived to be good, the number of quality games multiplies."

The Big East has a new contract with ESPN. With the success thus far this season, the automatic bid to the BCS appears safe. After the shakeup of conferences that took place two years ago, the new Big East asked to be judged over a period of time. Already, it looks as if it's worthy.

"We try not to overreact to how well we're doing," Carparelli said. "You never know in this game. We're not going to have two teams in the top 10 all the time."

The same courtesy should be given the new ACC. I'm sure that, given time, it will prove itself worthy of keeping its automatic bid, too.