Big East

Big East Football to expand to 10 teams

by Mike Grant November 2, 2010

Unless you live under a rock, you've heard by now that the Big East announced their plans to expand to 10 football members.  Not exactly groundbreaking news considering we already know that Villanova has been invited, should they choose to upgrade, and that the Big East has had overtures with TCU, but still, it's progress.  [...]

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TCU to the Big East? Get. It. Done. And don’t stop there…

by Mike Grant September 30, 2010

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that TCU and the Big East have met within the last month.  Obviously TCU would add some big muscle to the Big East’s football line-up.  I am all for the move.  I wouldn’t stop with TCU. Add Houston and Central Florida now as well, securing the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, [...]

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QB Math, a Big East Comparison 2005-Present

by Mike Grant September 20, 2010

 Team Totals from 2005-Present : Team   G Comp/Att   %   Yards   ypg   ypa  TD/INT Conf W/L Cincy  66  1345/2190   61    16823   255   7.69  135-65  23-12 UConn  65   940/1771   53    10874   167   6.14  65-68  14-21 L’Ville  64  1290/2097   62    17083   [...]

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Preseason Big East Media Rankings : Instant Reaction

by Mike Grant August 3, 2010

1. Pittsburgh – Probably deservedly so.  A little bit of question mark at QB with Tino Sunseri having very little experience, but the Panthers are deep and talented.  Wanny can still pull some head-scratching moves on gameday, though… 2. WVU/Cincy tie – I’ll start with West Virginia.  I think this is the right spot for [...]

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UConn Blogger Roundtable : Are the Huskies a legit contender for the Big East title?

by Mike Grant July 30, 2010

Welcome to this edition of the UConn Bloggers Roundtable. This time, our panel – composed of Mike Grant of UCHuskies.com, Ian Bethune of Sox & Dawgs and Kevin Meacham of TheUConnBlog – exchanged opinions via e-mail about whether UConn football is a contender for the Big East title, and whether the Huskies need to contend in [...]

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