Man, did I suffer from bad timing. I’m told it takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong. Well, I...

Man, did I suffer from bad timing.

I’m told it takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong. Well, I feel like Yao Ming right now. Over the last two weekends, I’ve watched my suggestion that the Big East be stripped of its automatic BCS bowl berth get smacked around pretty hard by the league members. Since then, the conference has acquitted itself rather well, which warrants more pub. How about this for a short-term, non-conference resume? Connecticut upset a rising Baylor team in Waco. Syracuse did the same to Northwestern for its first win of the season. Rutgers coasted over Maryland on the road. Cincinnati defeated Oregon State and Fresno State. West Virginia gave Auburn all it could handle on the Plains. And, of course, South Florida stood up Florida State in Tallahassee this past Saturday. For those keeping score at home, that’s two ACC victims and one each from the Big 12, Big Ten, and Pac-10. Not shabby at all, particularly for a league suffering from an inferiority complex.

I suppose my biggest issues with the Big East since Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College defected is that an eight-team league lacks heft, especially when there isn’t a serious, perennial contender for a national championship. Purely on mathematics, winning a conference with eight members is, oh, about 33% less difficult than the one with 12. Hey, as long as the Big East keeps traveling well and winning in the postseason, what do I know, right?

CFN's Richard Cirminiello and his apology to the Big East.

Thanks, Richard. Anyone can be wrong (and most in the media are), but it takes a big man to admit that mistake. Of course, this little conference that could will still keep trying to prove you even more wrong.

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I suppose my biggest issues with the Big East since Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College defected is that an eight-team league lacks heft

wonder what his next issue will be once usf, cincy, wvu, and maybe even pitt win thier perspective bowl games….

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Sep 29, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

I think he's talking about shear numbers.

That we just have 8 teams hurts us. I agree with that statement, but there’s no real rush to make a mistake and add a bad team.

by Dr. Charley West on Sep 29, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Mr. Cirminiello is a moron

So, “an eight-team league lacks heft”? Maybe someone should tell this stupid son of a whore that the Big East had… EIGHT FUCKING TEAMS when Miami, VT and BC were around. That guy’s family should end their shame and disown him.

by The Double U on Sep 29, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

!!!!

YOU ARE RIGHT ON BROTHER!!!

by cabincreekzeke on Sep 29, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Notre Dame...

Get in or get out. I grow tired of their antics.

by 5th Year Senior on Sep 29, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

been saying that for years

I wish they’d just tell ND, get to steppin, if you aren’t going to be a full fledged member.

I actually would welcome seeing the service academies in the Big East, for football purposes.

Let’s be honest here, the Big East will always be the conference the media picks on, until the league or one team goes on a run and has teams playing for the National Title in a 3-5 year span.

No matter how crappy the ACC does in bowl games, they will always be looked at as a top notch football conference.

by BurghMountaineer on Sep 29, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions

Army/Navy

The BE approached both schools about a hybrid deal where each BE team would play either Army or Navy once a year so as to balance out the schedule. In other words, Army/Navy together would be like a 9th conference member, but the games would not count as part of the conference schedule. I feel like it would be a pretty cool idea—-the schedule gets balanced out, you get some decent games on TV (Navy, at least, is a good draw), and you don’t have to worry about conference membership. Neither school was interested, though, and the idea was dropped.

by Country Roads on Sep 29, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions