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Big East secretly courting BYU, Fresno State and UNLV

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08:19 AM ET 12.20 | The embattled conference, which is losing its prominent basketball membership, still has designs on pushing west. The Big East has "reached out" to both Fresno State and UNLV to join the league on the football side, CBSSports.com has learned. In addition, BYU and Big East commissioner Mike Aresco have at least had informal conversations. UNLV and Fresno have "definitely" talked to Aresco, according to a source. However, the talks are being kept as secret as possible to keep from "offending people," such as regents and boards of regents and trustees at those schools. Aresco is aggressively trying to assemble a group of football-playing schools to keep under the Big East banner. The problem: Uncertainty on all fronts.

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December 20, 2012  08:37 AM ET

Big East... (of Hawaii that is...)

December 20, 2012  08:41 AM ET

If it's a thread on FN then it's not a very good secret.

December 20, 2012  09:19 AM ET

BSU and SDSU need to go back to the MWC. It will be pretty decent next year with SJSU and UTS joining, certainly better than whatever the heck the BE will become.

December 20, 2012  09:29 AM ET

Nothing screams traditional East Coast basketball being played in MSG more than Vegas, So Cal, and sand mormans. Makes perfect sense to me.

December 20, 2012  09:36 AM ET
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Nothing screams traditional East Coast basketball being played in MSG more than Vegas, So Cal, and sand mormans. Makes perfect sense to me.

Yesterday's article said they would join as football-only members.

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December 20, 2012  09:53 AM ET
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anyone know WHO got eva longoria pregnant?
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FI

December 20, 2012  10:12 AM ET

UNLV football. I don't have to add anything else.

December 20, 2012  10:24 AM ET
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anyone know how evan longoria got pregnant--------------------------------------------------------->>& gt;>& gt;>

I admit it......

December 20, 2012  10:44 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Yesterday's article said they would join as football-only members.

So did this one, now that I read it....guess I should read the article b/f spouting off.....TBH, the pic of Marvell Harris shooting the jump shot is misleading.

December 20, 2012  10:50 AM ET
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anyone know how evan longoria got pregnant--------------------------------------------------------->>& gt;>& gt;>

If you don't know that by now......

smh

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December 20, 2012  01:56 PM ET

Note to BYU and Boise -- PLEASE come back to the MWC where you belong. The Little Least is on its last legs, and we fans of football in the West want the regional rivalries back!

December 20, 2012  01:57 PM ET
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA Exactly! How are any of these teams in the east???

Given the economic climate, there has been a shift to having China as the central location on the planet from which all other locations are measured.

Therefore, they are in the East. ;-)

 
December 21, 2012  09:39 AM ET
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Why in the heck would BYU join that abortion of a conference...Other 2 I can understand

HA!

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