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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

TCU to the Big East

Today I will be blogging about TCU's move to the Big East and what I think of the move east as well as some perspectives at the end of TCU's coaches.
  My first one why the Big East move is great for the Frogs is that it gives us a chance to receive a BCS berth every year without having to go undefeated like we had to to in the non-automatic qualifying Mountain West. Second, the it will be easier to fly to the places/teams TCU will be playing in the Big East.  They will be at more central locations than they were in TCU's former conference the Mountain West.  In Mountain West, TCU had to fly to New Mexico, San Diego, and UNLV losing an hour on the west coast.  Third, it gives TCU more exposure across the United States in more TV markets on the east coast with ESPN and other major networks TV deals for the chance for the Frogs to be seen nationally.
Big East won't be this bad every year.  It could be a competitive conference by the time the Frogs join.  Cincinati lost their coach to Notre Dame this year.  Syracuse usually a basketball powerhouse has done better in football this year and is improving.  West Virginia is one of the top teams in the conference every year.  Pitt usually has good football and basketball teams but they just dropped off the second half of the year.  Maybe the Frogs can push the Big East to be more competitive and beat bigger name teams.
  Fourth, it will help our other athletic program as well. Going to Big East will give us more recruits for TCU's basketball team wanting to play against teams such as a UCONN, Syracuse, Villavova, Pitt, and West Virgina.  Also it helps our baseball team surprisingly, I did not think about this fact as well.   Baseball coach Jim Scholossnagle,  said the  Mountain West was the ninth or 10th-best league and the Big East was No. 5. The moves upgrades RPI standpoint at the end of the season. "They had two teams that hosted regionals last year. Louisville is traditionally a power in the conference. Connecticut hosted a regional and Notre Dame played in Omaha."
Even women's coach Jim Mittie praised by saying that the Big East would easier to travel.
Well, Go Frogs! My mantra for next weekend is Rose Bowl or bust with a couple breaks.  

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