TheRoundUp 2/8: Memphis to join Big East in 2013
by Andrew Porter on Feb 8, 2012 9:11 AM EST
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Memphis heading to Big East in 2013 - CBSSports.com
The Tigers will join the Big East with three other Conference USA members – Houston, SMU and UCF – for the 2013-14 school year. The Big East also will add Boise State and San Diego State as football-only members in 2013 and Navy in 2015.
The New Haven Register Blogs: UConn Men's Basketball Blog: Geno Likes Memphis, Now Wants Temple
"I don't know much about Memphis's football program, but from a purely basketball standpoint, I think we're doing a great thing," he said. "All the talk the last couple of months and years has been about the football thing, the football thing, the football thing … We’re adding a team that’s as much about basketball more than it is a football move. It strengthens an already strong conference."
UConn may look it, but Huskies not dead yet - CBSSports.com
The Huskies are now 15-8 overall and 5-6 in Big East play with a road game against 23-1 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome up next. Freshman Andre Drummond was abysmal last night, Jeremy Lamb hasn't lived up to expectations some put on him prior to the season and Shabazz Napier has been an enigma. Alex Oriakhi was relegated to bench duty for much of the season, a move I still feel has hurt this team in a variety of ways. It certainly doesn't appear promising for this group of Huskies, but if there's one thing I learned last year is that some teams can come back from the dead.
Three UConn Football PLayers Headed To NFL Combine - Hartford Courant
UConn receiver Kashif Moore, defensive tackle Kendall Reyes and kicker Dave Teggart are making the trip to Indianapolis where they’ll spend the week, Feb.22-28 at Lucas Oil Stadium, which just hosted Super Bowl XLVI, trying to impress NFL folk for a job.
Hard-Pressed Huskies Prevail Over Louisville 56-46 - Courant.com
Problem was, the Cardinals couldn't make shots to match the intensity with which they played. And after watching a 21-point first-half lead get cut to six with 5:17 to play, the Huskies finally doused the Cardinals flame, 56-46, before a crowd of 16,418 the KFC Yum! Center.
UConn Women Notebook: As Season Winds Down, UConn's Feb. 27 Game Against ND Looms As A Key - Courant.com
"According to the league policy, the tie-breaker is a coin flip," said Danielle Donehew, the Big East's associate commissioner for women's basketball. "I plan to be in attendance [at the XL Center] that night. The possibility of it happening is definitely on our radar and we are working with all of our institutions to make sure they are comfortable with what to expect."
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Memphis. Barf.
Did not want.
Get well soon Coach!
2011 National Champs in Men's Basketball
FIRE DeLEONE
Eat a bagel (like a mumu)
#TeamKuechly
1967: Embrace it
Exactly.
“Maemphiss? Maemphiss Taenuhsaee?”
/Andy Kaufman
by junglehusky on Feb 8, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
AUTOMATIC REC
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 8, 2012 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Kashif Moore at the combine?
I didn’t think he would even remotely sniff the NFL.
Get well soon Coach!
2011 National Champs in Men's Basketball
FIRE DeLEONE
Eat a bagel (like a mumu)
#TeamKuechly
1967: Embrace it
MEMPHIS: A PRIMER
If I was a journalist covering the Big East, I would totally write a column on this subject titled “MEMPHIS BLEAK”.
ironic
If memory serves, Memphis Bleek isn’t even from Memphis, he’s a New York rapper, right?
Yeah, he's from NYC.
According to Google, his name is an acronym for “Makin’ Easy Money Pimpin’ Hoes In Style”. I suppose one would be “Makin Easy Money” when earning a seven-figure salary as Jay-Z’s weed bag holder.
As for Geno's "I don't know much about Memphis's football program" comment,
The less you know about Memphis football, the better. This year, Memphis lost by 44 points to Arkansas State. Granted, Arkansas State won the Sun Belt, but “Sun Belt Champs” is basically the mid-major version of “Big East Champs.” Memphis, needless to say, is really bad.
There are a few upsides to adding Memphis: Basketball is the obvious one, but the Memphis metro area is very large and IIRC the athletic department has a good deal of money to spend on football (and, yes, it’s telling that said money has not already been spent on football.) That’s fine and all, but Temple has all of that AND an established football program. I really hope that Temple didn’t get passed over because of the Big East’s hubris.
It got passed over
because the Big East remains a sad, small-minded organization that would rather protect the interest of one of the non-football members (Villanova) than bring a logical fit and a school that is actually committing to the sport that produces the most revenue.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 8, 2012 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
And this
Is why the Big East is going to implode in the near future.
Get well soon Coach!
2011 National Champs in Men's Basketball
FIRE DeLEONE
Eat a bagel (like a mumu)
#TeamKuechly
1967: Embrace it
Ugh.
Why do schools always think that regional rivalries won’t work? Playing Temple is probably the only time when Villanova would get a chance to fill up their 300-seat soccer stadium or wherever they’re playing football nowadays. The MAC has basically made a living off of regional rivalries. Half of their games are either (directional Michigan) vs. (directional Michigan) or (second-tier Ohio public university) vs. (second-tier Ohio public university.)
Speaking of which, we invited Memphis without even considering any other MAC teams? Miami of Ohio specifically would be a decent choice (relative to what we’re getting right now) for AQ-dom. I guess the FedEx money was too much to resist.
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