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**Dave Stalwart** · February 27, 2016, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by DPruett2333 View Post

The information I have says the opposite. Other Big East schools want another destination close to Omaha that they can hit up on a road trip. I have also heard that we would have Creighton's vote to join the league.

Everyone keeps saying you can't be right. I hope you are. Maybe it's crazy but man would it be awesome.

**ShockerFever** · February 27, 2016, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by DPruett2333 View Post

The information I have says the opposite. Other Big East schools want another destination close to Omaha that they can hit up on a road trip. I have also heard that we would have Creighton's vote to join the league.

Where are you getting this information again? Did you say your grandmother's bridge group?

**DPruett2333** · February 27, 2016, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by ShockerFever View Post

Where are you getting this information again? Did you say your grandmother's bridge group?

What's the point of your post?

**boltforge** · February 27, 2016, 09:15 PM

Well ... I saw all the nuns who actually run the Big East get drunk. And they were all "Dang ... Shaq is hot!" ... So I figure that's who really wants WSU. Wink wink nudge nudge.

And that trumps bridge any day.

**WSUwatcher** · February 28, 2016, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by DPruett2333 View Post

The information I have says the opposite. Other Big East schools want another destination close to Omaha that they can hit up on a road trip. I have also heard that we would have Creighton's vote to join the league.

If Big East schools want a destination close to Omaha, St. Louis isn't that far away -- not that much more than Wichita, in terms of air miles -- and it matches the profile of the league. They're a far more likely choice than one solitary public school.

**rjl** · February 28, 2016, 01:46 AM

The A10 looks like a conference that may or may not be what the MVC was about 5 to 10 years ago. If we're switching, I'd like to go to a conference I could be sure will have lasting success, and not one that's just hot right now.

**ShockTalk** · February 28, 2016, 11:30 AM

OK. I'm a Big East skeptic and not even sure I would want to be a part of the Big East. However, they are a Basketball Conference.

Last night I talked to a displaced CU fan (yes, just a fan) who has never said anything regarding WSU being in the Big East except it would be nice for the old rivalry. However, he was different last night. He was convinced that the Big East was making a big play for VCU and that trying to get WSU would be a big part of that. At the same time, they are looking/hoping for Dayton and St Louis to build a western division (along with WSU). This didn't appear to be a wish or singular opinion on his part, but info he seeing and hearing from many others.

I'm not saying it is or isn't in the works, but it does appear there are stronger rumbling/indications than I've seen before.

**ShockTalk** · February 28, 2016, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by rjl View Post

The A10 looks like a conference that may or may not be what the MVC was about 5 to 10 years ago. If we're switching, I'd like to go to a conference I could be sure will have lasting success, and not one that's just hot right now.

Add to this, if the Big East makes a play for Dayton and succeeds, that would hurt them. Making a play for VCU and succeeding would devastate them.

**Shock Top** · February 28, 2016, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by ShockTalk View Post

OK. I'm a Big East skeptic and not even sure I would want to be a part of the Big East. However, they are a Basketball Conference.

Last night I talked to a displaced CU fan (yes, just a fan) who has never said anything regarding WSU being in the Big East except it would be nice for the old rivalry. However, he was different last night. He was convinced that the Big East was making a big play for VCU and that trying to get WSU would be a big part of that. At the same time, they are looking/hoping for Dayton and St Louis to build a western division (along with WSU). This didn't appear to be a wish or singular opinion on his part, but info he seeing and hearing from many others.

I'm not saying it is or isn't in the works, but it does appear there are stronger rumbling/indications than I've seen before.

So is it WSU/VCU or/and Dayton/SLU? Basically are they looking to add one group or the other and go to 12 teams or add both groups and go to 14?

Though 14 teams is a lot, that would be on hell of a conference. Sign me up.

(EDIT: Mobile autocorrect..)

**ShockTalk** · February 28, 2016, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by SHURTZtheHERTZ View Post

So is it WSU/VCU or/and Dayton/SLU? Basically are they looking to add on group or the other and go to 12 teams or ad both groups and go to 14?

Though 14 teams is a lot, that would be on hell of a conference. Sign me up.

What I felt I was: preference is WSU/VCU over Dayton/St. L, but all 4 is the goal.

**MadDog** · February 28, 2016, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by ShockTalk View Post

What I felt I was: preference is WSU/VCU over Dayton/St. L, but all 4 is the goal.

ST, any links where this is being discussed that you are aware of? Sounds too good to be true...

**ShockTalk** · February 28, 2016, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by MadDog View Post

ST, any links where this is being discussed that you are aware of? Sounds too good to be true...

Not that I know of. Maybe some Big East boards. Please remember how I came about this.

**SHOCKvalue** · February 28, 2016, 01:39 PM

Asked Vegas about placing a bet on WSU going to the BE. They declined due to the amount of time it would take to count the decimal places on the odds.

**Dave Stalwart** · February 28, 2016, 02:48 PM

The big east would be so great if something like that happened. We have no rivalries in the MVC and it's such a frustrating competitive level.

In this idealistic version of the big east we would immediately have great rivalries with creighton and vcu again. We would have such great travel destinations too. I have to say, if the big east added these 4 teams it would make complete sense because the conference would become a super power in basketball. It's already very solid. What a tough, competitive environment. The days of only being allowed one or two conference losses would be over.

**Shock Top** · February 28, 2016, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by Dave Stalwart View Post

The big east would be so great if something like that happened. We have no rivalries in the MVC and it's such a frustrating competitive level.

In this idealistic version of the big east we would immediately have great rivalries with creighton and vcu again. We would have such great travel destinations too. I have to say, if the big east added these 4 teams it would make complete sense because the conference would become a super power in basketball. It's already very solid. What a tough, competitive environment. The days of only being allowed one or two conference losses would be over.

But....... They wouldn't be on ESPN.....

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