Hot! How Big East Expansion Could Impact Boston College's Future Non

More Big East extension chat from Boston Globe BC beat author Mark Blaudschun, whom noted last night that Big East growth could effects UMass' disruption to help Division I-A . With MAC football-only person Temple getting courted simply by the actual Big East for a possible expansion candidate, this could quickly squeeze breaks to the Minutemen's move to the MAC in addition to Division I-A.

"According to the agreement, in the event Temple, that is certainly higher about the set of possible prospects to go to come back in the Big East , leaves your MAC, that meeting may then apply an option that may placed a 2-year confine on UMass's membership. Other options include causing the set up the way it currently exists, as well as taking the Minutemen in to be a complete member.

Of that will group, the actual 2-year limit looks most likely and also would result in this kind of uncertainness intended for UMass, which is endeavoring to morph alone from an FCS amount application in to the a lot more advisable FBS competition, which include both equally bowl video games in addition to probable affiliation using the bigger settling BCS conferences."

Personally, I really don't view just what the particular large deal is actually here. The MAC, at present at 13 basketball playing schools, could possibly easily position UMass straight into Temple's position within the agenda and also throughout the particular MAC East and also not skip a new beat. It's not wish every some other MAC system is being courted by way of a BCS AQ convention at this kind of point. Plugging in a MAC football course this takes on around an NFL stadium for a different appears to be a fairly seamless transition.

Still, if your MAC or even UMass decide to put the breaks with virtually any switch for you to Division I-A and also the MAC, this may placed UMass' three-year overcome Boston College, , in jeopardy. The plan ended up being for that Eagles as well as Minutemen in order to meet within 2014, 2016 in addition to 2018, together with two online games with Alumni then one at Gillette. But if UMass hasn't created that jump that will the actual MAC along with is not playing their home games around Foxborough simply by then, there may be almost definitely very little return holiday to 17,000-seat Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium.