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	Big East Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States.
		The Big East was founded in 1979 when Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, and Syracuse invited Seton Hall, Connecticut, and Boston College to form a conference primarily focused on basketball.
		The Big East is among the academically strongest competitive conferences based on the reputations of Georgetown, Notre Dame, DePaul, Marquette, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Pitt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_East_Conference (1998 words)

	Big East says raid was necessary
		Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said the raid was necessary to save the league, which is losing its football powers to the Atlantic Coast Conference.
		The Big East's new members are Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida, which will compete in all sports, and DePaul and Marquette.
		Big East publicists say the newly configured conference will reach television viewers in about one of every four American households.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/pitt/20031105beast1105p4.asp (635 words)

	Big East might split into 2 leagues - The Washington Times: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The departure of Miami and Virginia Tech could be a precursor to a split of the Big East Conference into two smaller leagues.
		Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said he expects to determine that within two months, and until that matter is resolved, any Big East expansion plans are on hold.
		The Big East will be left with six football schools, five nonfootball schools and Notre Dame, which plays football as an independent and all other sports as a conference member.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20030724-121812-2662r.htm (907 words)

	The BIG EAST Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The BIG EAST Conference will be 13 members strong in 1995-96 with the addition of the University of Notre Dame, Rutgers University, and West Virginia University.
		The BIG EAST was lauded for its addition and the maintaining of its role as a major player in collegiate athletics.
		BIG EAST sports attract the interest of followers in the nation's largest within New England, the New York metropolitan area, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania and Florida.
	www.ucc.uconn.edu /~wwwhusky/beconf.html (1156 words)

	Big East awaiting awesome future - The Washington Times: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Boston College, a charter member of the Big East, is tentatively scheduled to join the ACC in time for the 2005-06 season but can leave the Big East whenever it's ready to pay a $5 million exit fee.
		The birth of the Big East was primarily the vision of former Providence athletic director Dave Gavitt, the conference's first commissioner, and Frank Rienzo, Georgetown's retired athletic director.
		Before there was a Big East, all the schools fell under the ECAC umbrella but were not in a formal league.
	www.washingtontimes.com /sports/20031120-121725-7525r.htm (1118 words)

	SI.com - SI Writers - Stewart Mandel - Inside College Football - Stewart Mandel: BCS or bust for Big East - Wednesday ...
		Fitting because as the Big East embarks on the process of picking up the pieces and plotting its future, the overriding challenge will be preserving its status among college football's ruling elite once the current BCS contract expires following the 2005 season.
		That means the Big East needs to have two new teams signed up by this time next year if they're going to be on board for the '05 season.
		Speaking of which, officials within both the Big East and BCS seem to agree there's not much danger of it happening for the duration of the existing conference -- the Big East is a signatory member, and there's no clause in the contract that addresses change in membership.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/stewart_mandel/news/2003/07/02/mandel_bigeast (1742 words)

	Big East demise could aid Big Ten
		But if rumors of the Big East's demise hold any weight it should cause some reshuffling in college football's hierarchy, and aid the Big Ten in adding a 12th school to the conference.
		Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese believes that the Atlantic Coast Conference has approached four Big East teams -- Miami, Boston College, Syracuse and Virginia Tech -- about joining their conference, and he's not happy about it.
		The schools, which the Big East has accused the ACC of courting, say they are content to be members of the Big East at the moment, but if Miami were to leave the conference, that stance could change.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/2003/04/04-29-03tdc/04-29-03dsports-02.asp (973 words)

	Smizik: Air going out of Big East football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Only in the Big East could a team that lost to first-year conference member Connecticut, had to go to overtime to beat Division I-AA Furman and was pushed around for a half before rallying to beat perennial doormat Temple by five points be considered a title contender.
		Much of the credit goes to Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese, who was smart enough and politically savvy enough to wrangle an affiliation for his league with the BCS through 2007, when there is no on-the-field justification for it.
		As presently constituted, and that's not about to change soon, the Big East does not have the TV drawing power that a conference in this part of the country should, which was originally supposed to be one of its strong points.
	www.postgazette.com /pg/04294/398788.stm (846 words)

	Sports: Big East = big recruits
		The Big East name and upgrade in caliber of competition are expected to elevate its revenue-generating sports, football and men's basketball.
		The Big East is the newest weapon in the recruiting arsenal, and it is effective, according to the best sources on the subject - recruits.
		In basketball, the 2005-06 Big East is regarded as one of, if not the best conference in the nation, which could be a Catch-22 for the Bulls.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/11/07/Sports/Big_East__big_recruits.shtml (697 words)

	The BIG EAST Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 2003-04, three BIG EAST student-athletes were named the national scholar-athlete of the year in their respective sports - Connecticut's Emeka Okafor in men's basketball, Notre Dame's Vanessa Pruzinsky in women's soccer and St. John's Chris Wingert in men's soccer.
		BIG EAST student-athletes also have continued their success after leaving the classrooms and playing fields.
		When the new schools are added in 2005-06, the BIG EAST markets will contain almost one fourth of all television households in the U.S. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television.
	scarletknights.com /big_east/big_east.htm (755 words)

	ajc.com \| Georgia Tech \| Excerpts from Big East schools' lawsuit \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		According to the lawsuit complaint, the Plaintiffs and other members of the Big Eeast relied on these representations that the Defendants were committed to the Big East and as a result invested "tens of millions of dollars" in their respective football programs, including:
		Virginia Tech's entry into the Big East was "accelerated by a full year" in reliance on Miami's assurance.
		The lawsuit seeks damages to compensate the Big East universities for their losses as well as punitive damages to punish Defendants for their behavior.
	www.ajc.com /sports/content/sports/gatech/0603/07beastsider.html (627 words)

	The Bristol Press - Sports - 07/05/2003 - Organizers of Big East dropped ball on Paternos master plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was the big, bad ACC which lured Miami and Virginia Tech from the Big East to strengthen its position in the Bowl Championship Series, which determines college football’s Division I-A national champion.
		When the football portion of the Big East Conference was born in 1991, it was too late to add Penn State.
		The defections of Miami and Virginia Tech have transformed the Big East from a legitimate BCS conference into a BCS wannabe with no shot at playing for the national championship and the millions of dollars that goes with it.
	www.bristolpress.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=9231895&BRD=1643&PAG=461&dept_id=464194&rfi=6 (1183 words)

	News -- Five Schools To Join GU in Big East
		Mike Tranghese, commissioner of the Big East conference — of which Georgetown is a member — announced that member schools had unanimously voted to invite five Conference USA schools into the fold.
		Georgetown was a founding member of the Big East and has been with the conference since its inception as a nine-team league in 1979.
		As the Big East enters what Tranghese calls its “third phase,” he said he is optimistic about the future of the conference.
	www.thehoya.com /news/110703/news1.cfm (1128 words)

	Pitt Sports Blather -- Rantings on the Panthers
		My big worry, after the love in the NY papers for him earlier in the week, will have him come out trying to be the one-man team early and get Pitt in a deep hole.
		Lucas was the Big 12 player of the year and was named to the 3rd team AP All-American team.
		Pitt, the regular season Big East Championship, #6 in the polls, lost only in the BET championship to UConn, lost only 4 games by a total of 10 points, and #8 in the RPI is given the double screw by the NCAA Tournament Committee.
	pittsportsblather.blogspot.com /2004_03_01_pittsportsblather_archive.html (13525 words)

	Pitt won't abandon Big East - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Big East schools such as Miami tend to be the primary targets.
		Although Boehm is adamant about Pitt's standing in the Big East, Miami athletic director Paul Dee had a chance to close the door on all the speculation earlier this week, but did not do so.
		A Big East spokesman yesterday said Tranghese would not comment any more than previous statements he made in the New York Daily News last week, when he said, in part, "I have no use for the ACC right now.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_130796.html (604 words)

	BIGEAST.org: The Official Site of The BIG EAST Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Connecticut senior midfielder Mpho Moloi has been named the 2005 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, while teammate sophomore back Julius James and freshman forward O'Brian White were named Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year, respectively.
		The BIG EAST semifinal games will be televised live on College Sports Television (CSTV) on Nov. 11.
		Media and fans can also watch archived footage of players and coaches from basketball and football media days, listen to coaches talk about their teams and future opponents on archived teleconferences, and access live stats for a number of the conference schools and sports.
	www.bigeast.org (649 words)

	Lamizana, Douby Earn All-BIG EAST Honors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The All-BIG EAST First, Second and Third Teams, Honorable Mention, and the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team, are selected by the league's head coaches, who may not vote for their own players.
		He ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in blocked shots and seventh in the league in rebounding.
		Lamizana is also among the leaders in scoring, entering the BIG EAST Tournament 20th in the league.
	www.scarletknights.com /basketball-men/news/gamepr.asp?prID=1493 (720 words)

	SportingNews.com - College Basketball : No more beast in Big East?
		That would leave the ACC as a 12-school super conference, the Big East in football ruins and dozens of schools trying to find their places in a brave new world of football and basketball.
		The Big Ten, with 11 teams, might then add Big East leftover Pittsburgh, which is pretty much spit-and-polished after vastly upgrading its football and basketball programs.
		In the big picture, consolidating either the Big East or the ACC is probably not a bad business idea.
	archive.sportingnews.com /cbasketball/articles/20030515/473701.html (1245 words)

	Big East to grow by four (phillyBurbs.com) \| College Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On Nov. 4, when the presidents of all the Big East schools have their annual meeting, it will be announced that Louisville, Cincinnati, Marquette and DePaul - all current members of Conference USA - will be joining in all sports.
		With Conference USA losing four teams to the Big East, the talk is that they will try to reposition themselves as a football-only conference based mainly in Florida and Texas.
		Big markets mean continued big television money from men's basketball, something the league was built on and has flourished in for over two decades.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/42-09242003-165459.html (811 words)

	Daily Local News - News - 06/01/2003 - Paterno to Big East officials: Stay calm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Paterno did concede that a severely weakened Big East would change the landscape of college football, and that it would "leave some people high and dry." But he cautioned against drawing too many conclusions before anything becomes official.
		But he attended the Big Ten Meetings in mid-May, and now believes expansion is unlikely, even though adding one more member would allow the conference to split into two divisions and stage a lucrative conference playoff.
		The Big East is a huge success on the basketball court and football begins to gain some measure of respectability, though the league is still essentially controlled by the basketball powers.
	www.dailylocal.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=8188696&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6 (954 words)

	Requiem for the Big East - The conference is about to disintegrate. Will anyone miss it? By Sam Eifling
		The Big East already is a nigh-superconference, with two divisions, 15 members, midterm-busting travel distances, and some of the most powerful schools in college sports—all it's missing is balanced football.
		It's a tantalizing thought that if only the Big East weaklings had beaten the 'Canes a little more often, Miami wouldn't be such a commodity and the conference wouldn't stand on the verge of being drawn and quartered.
		The Big 12 coagulated, the Big Ten annexed Penn State, the ACC snared Florida State, and the Big East hung its star on Miami.
	www.slate.com /id/2084318 (1033 words)

	Big East polishes basketball profile with 5 new members
		The Big East Conference, kicked in the teeth by raiders who stole three of its football schools, will strike back today by adding four basketball powers.
		South Florida's administration estimated that the average annual cost of athletics for a Big East school is almost $29 million.
		The Big East is losing Miami, Boston College and Virginia Tech to the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is expanding to 12 teams.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/pitt/20031104beast1104p3.asp (705 words)

	Sports: Records: USF contacted Big East
		Last weekend BC said it was leaving for the ACC in 2005, and Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said USF is his top choice to replace the Eagles.
		Selmon said his Big East contacts have been brief and "collegial" and nothing more, and that the only person affiliated with the Big East who he has spoken with this week is Long.
		Potential changes to the lucrative BCS could determine whether USF remains in C-USA, currently a non-BCS league, or moves to the Big East, whose BCS status is threatened by the defections, especially that of Miami.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/10/17/Sports/Records__USF_contacte.shtml (552 words)

	New York Daily News - Sports - New-look Big East seeks direction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Big East football is in a seriously weakened state.
		Big East basketball, which boasted the men's and women's NCAA champions (Syracuse and Connecticut, respectively) and NIT champion (St. John's) should survive.
		Meanwhile, Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut attorney general who sued on behalf of four Big East schools to block the ACC expansion, vowed to continue the court battle.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/story/97100p-87951c.html (668 words)

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