big-east-football Stories - Gobbler Country
A Celebrity Roast of John Marinatto
A gathering of Big East celebrities have joined for a special Christmas Roast of the commissioner, John Marinatto. This once proud union comes together for their last Christmas as a conference to stab back at the one they call Brutus. I remember when John came to me as a young intern and asked me...
Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh - Road Trip Impressions, Podcasted
Well, that was depressing... The 2011 Syracuse football season was a true enigma. It started out featuring a team who may not have been overly talented, or dominant, but they seemed to know how to win. They may have given one away against Rutgers, but then the West Virginia game happened, and I...
Post-Game Hangover: Youngstown St/Oral Roberts/Cincinnati (11/13/11) Edition
FULL SCREEN VERSION Animated Drive Chart brought to you by Gameday Depot. Both basketball teams opened up the 2011 season with victories Friday night and the football team came through with their backs against the wall yesterday in Cincinnati. Here's your postgame coverage... ...
Big East Expansion: Conference Wants 12 For Football, 20 For Basketball?
The New York Post's Lenn Robbins proposed today that the Big East has their eyes set on 12 teams for football (something we already knew) and they would be okay with an astounding 20 teams for basketball. Yes, 20 teams. Even crazier, the set-up utilizing divisions. The Big East has studied the...
The South Florida Bus: Destination: GLORY
Unlike the vast majority of the college-focused blogs on SB Nation, I find myself in a decidedly "meh" state of fanhood whenever the college football season kicks off in late August/early September. I went to a school that doesn't have a college football team (and shouldn't ever have one, but...
Should the SEC Pickup TCU?
So while we are waiting on Texas A&M to say they've officially cut ties to the Big XII, I see that Dan Wetzel is advocating for TCU to join the SEC. Now while I've written plenty of articles over at the Purple Y and enjoy that work, this aggression will not stand. TCU has not even started play...
The Mountain West/WAC and the BCS.
This line of thought is getting pretty damn ridiculous. It comes up every few months. Some blowhard spouts out off abut how the Mountain West is more deserving of a BCS bid than the Big East and/or the ACC. Usually that person has a novel approach to the issue, they don't just regurgitate...
June 20th Jump Off
Remember to submit your choices for the Down the Drive Ring of Honor! You can submit up to 3 players who you think should join the Bearcats elite. You have until July 10th to submit your nominees. Also, if you want to receive Down the Drive updates through Facebook, don't forget to like us! Bearcat...
Taking a Stab at TCU's Big East Schedule in 2012
TCU will play its first season of football as a member of the Big East in 2012. There have been some questions about just what TCU's schedule can expect to be with the conference still considering expansion to ten or possibly twelve football members. Even with that question still unanswered, the...
As The Big East Turns
There is a lot of interesting stuff happening down in Florida at the Big East Spring Meetings. If you haven't been paying attention here is the brief primer. The two biggest issues facing the conference at the moment are the expansion of the Football playing side and the negotiations for the next...
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