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Big East Coast BiACC - Big East Preview, Week 10
November 3, 2010 | By Brian McCabe
The Big East made some big off-the-field football news this week by announcing that all eight football-school presidents have “approved terms for possible expansion” to the Big East conference. Certain journalists and media outlets have suggested that TCU and Villanova are teams that might be considered.
As the Big East portion of the BiACC mentioned last week, the current eight-team conference receives an automatic BCS bid. With non-AQ schools like Boise State, TCU and Utah in the top 10, and no Big East School in the top 25, this automatic bid is going to come under fire.
The Big East must add two more football schools and it must add at least one current FBS team, such as TCU. Villanova would have to move from the FCS, which would not instill any confidence in the powers-that-be around college football.
Therefore, Big East fans, look for the conference to go hard after TCU. This might be the perfect example of two entities that need each other equally.
Half of the conference is staying home this week so if you don’t pay close attention, you will miss of the action, considering one of the two matchups is Wednesday night.
The Big East portion of the BiACC struggled last week and finished 0-3. That gives us a less-than-mediocre 16-18-1 record overall.
Wednesday night:
Rutgers at South Florida(-10) - Wow, your wacky Wednesday wishes for a whooping are willfully whacked.
This game will be close.
Sorry for that alliteration, but it was unavoidable. In case you missed it before: There are only two Big East games this week.
The Pride of Piscataway pour into Tampa to take on the Fighting Skip Holtz’ in a midweek matchup for … medieval times.
While South Florida is gaining in certain realms, the season for both teams has to be considered a disappointment thus far. Both teams had bigger dreams.As many pundits have proffered, has any coach fizzled as fast as Greg Schiano? Wow.
However, 10 is too big of a number for the Bulls to cover. Take the points. While South Florida may win, it won’t win by more than nine.
Saturday:
Louisville at Syracuse (-6) - The Syracuse Orange are in the first place in the Big East and trucking towards a BCS berth. Who would have thunk it? Wow. Just absolutely nuts. The team is hard to analyze and hard to describe. But I have found a way to do so. Syracuse wins much more often than they lose.
Charlie Strong needs two more years, but he will return Louisville to the top 25. He is a solid, defensive-orientated coach with one heck of a pedigree. It is hard to argue that with tutelage from the likes of Urban Meyer and Lou Holtz.
Louisville might be rising, but Syracuse is flying. The Orange cover the six at home on their way to the BCS.
Just nuts!
Patsy Party: None
Lazy Saturday: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, West Virginia
Posted November 3, 2010 4:00 PM