[Roccus]

There are two court fights going on, one in RI the other in WV. WVU lost it's call for dismissal of the suit brought by the Big East in RI which claims that the bylaws won't permit WVU to leave. WVU has brought suit against the Big East in WV claiming that the BE has violated its own bylaws by screwing with the ratio of b-ball only to b-ball and football schools in the conference. The BE has filed for dismissal of this suit but no decision has been reached on that as yet.

At the same time WVU has already made, and the BE has accepted, a down payment of $5 million towards its exit fee from the conference.

IMO, the Big East will soon be finished as a football conference.

[xzins]

FWIW, WVA is still Big East and they destroyed Clemson. Cincinnati is Big East and they defeated SEC Vanderbilt.
Boise State will be Big East and demolished Az St.
Louisville is BE and lost in the Belk Bowl by a TD to NC State
Rutgers is BE and defeated Iowa St in the Pinstripe Bowl
Houston will be BE and defeated Penn St in the Ticket City Bowl.
San Diego St will be BE and lost in the Carriers Bowl
SMU will be BE and is playing Pitt who is BE in the Compass Bowl.

The five schools being added are Boise St, SMU, Houston, Central Florida, and San Diego State.

The 3 being lost are Pitt & UConn to the ACC and WVA to the B12.

Those being added rank more highly than those being lost so the BE’s rating as a conference will actually improve.

My sense is that the BE’s price for WVA’s exit will be a smoke-filled-back-room agreement that the B12 will fully support the continuing BCS status of the BE.