... where is the Big East on expansion today? The TCU rumors have died down and Marinatto's invite to Villanova has received a decidedly negative review among the fans. In the Dallas News there is nothing but old news on the topic.

Basketball coaches prefer the option of having Villanova move up in football, scared that they will lose the traditional advantages and clout basketball has always wielded in the Big East. If the basketball coaches had their way the conference would be only basketball with nine members playing round-robin schedules every season.

Yes, round-robin play was nice but it is no longer possible. A nine-team basketball conference would be a small mid-major. Furthermore,...

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