If the Big East loses Miami, will it lose its automatic berth in a BCS bowl?
Probably. It’s unlikely that the league will be able to persuade Notre Dame to bring its independent football team into the league, but that would preserve the berth. •If the three schools go to the ACC would Virginia Tech be attractive to other conferences, such as the Big Ten (making it a 12-team conference) or the Southeastern Conference, increasing numbers or letting a weaker school go? Other conferences will have to take notice of Virginia Tech’s football presence. But the issue isn’t merely the attractiveness of a school as a prospective new member. Adding a school also means dividing the revenue that the conference distributes one more time. That makes it less likely that the SEC would issue an invitation. As for the Big Ten, Pitt has put itself in better position than Virginia Tech with its combination of football and basketball programs.
Related Questions
- Doesn the fact that Donna Shalala essentially assured the Big East schools last year that Miami was happy in the Big East open Miami up for a lawsuit?
- Why on earth would Miami want to lose almost an automatic BCS bowl bid by moving to the ACC, a much tougher football conference?
- If the Big East loses Miami, will it lose its automatic berth in a BCS bowl?
