Bill Stewart pretty much explained it (and practically rooted for it):

Quote: However, the SEC and the ACC will also do the same, so that's exciting. I don't know where we're going to land. We could land, whatever, in one of maybe three conferences, the ACC, the SEC, maybe the Big Ten.

"But right now, we're still Big East and we need to keep that focus. And that's the disheartening thing, when you break up a Big East contingency like we had. We had a lot of fun, a lot of rivals, and I hate to see that end. But there are exciting times on the horizon with new conferences. We'll be in one of them; which one I don't know, I really don't. But that's down the road a couple of years, I do believe." If the Big Ten goes to 14 or 16 teams, so will the ACC, and so will the Big 12 and so will the Pac 10.

Best case scenario: we're going to the ACC/Big Ten/other

Worst case scenario: we're the flagship program of the new Big East, along with such mighty programs as Memphis and Central Florida. Or looking for a conference altogether.

The Commandos open their season in the Continental Indoor Football League on Saturday night at 7:30 in the Cincinnati Gardens. There are a ton of Bearcats on the roster. Here is the link.
http://cincinnaticommandos.com/?page_id=94

I'm hoping to be watching the Bearcat basketball team in the Big East finals this Saturday, but if not, checking out the Commandos sounds like a good option.

Didn't want to start a new thread for all of them, but here is some good stuff about our soon to be Bearcat alums.

Carey chasing his NFL dream
Video interview with Butch Jones
Video interview with Alex Daniels
Video interview with Haruki Nakamura

http://www.bearcatlair.com/forum//sh...e-from-Pro-Day

The new bowl that had been rumored to take place at Yankee Stadium is now a reality.

This is a step up for the Big East, IMO.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4978803

PM me for a chance to enter a FREE bracket challenge (yahoo) with the winner getting a football signed by Terrill Byrd (DT, 2005-2008), Khalil El-Amin (OL, 2005-2008), Dominick Goodman (WR, 2005-2008), Ben Mauk (QB, 2007), Greg Moore (RB, 2004-2007), Frank Straub (OL, 2003-2006) and James Scott (Coach).