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Now that Paul Johnson is at GT, we'll see if Navy was really good or if it was his coaching. I'd like to see them (Army & Navy) do well, they were teams you didn't want to play in the early 1900's.

Being that the Pope runs Notre Damn, perhaps the Government should get involved in running the affairs of the military academies sport(s) programs. lol

I like that Idea. Or maybe those two should just go ahead and join the Big East outright

This would make necessary what needs to be done, and that would be breaking apart the football schools from the basketball only schools.

Didsn't Army just get OUT of a conference affiliation (C-USA)?

Yes Spaceman they did... but the Big East is a BCS conference. Would be a smart PR move on Army/Navy behalf. They would get more airtime playing BCS foes (to go with all that airtime they get for playing ND). Always a good PR story to see the academies playing on TV.

It would also put them one step above Air Force, who as a member of the MWC, are not in a BCS league.

I agree with Sexton, in that we'll see if Navy can continue its recent good form now that Coach Johnson is at Georgia Tech.

Good move for Big East opponents, not so good move for service academies. Now all other Big East teams can inflate their records by stomping the two lesser opponents to hopefully contend better in the BCS rankings.

Navy has a cool pic too.

But I think in the long run this is a great move by the big east, the main thing that turns me of from the big east is the lack of natural rivalries outside of Pitt-WVU, and how else do you battle that then adding the most historical rivalry in football to the confrence. Great move!

" non-conference rivals such as Pittsburgh"
Pitt is in the Big East if I'm not mistaken

Smart move for the Big East...hope it plays out. Adding that type of rivalry, army vs. navy, to your conference can only help.

" non-conference rivals such as Pittsburgh"
Pitt is in the Big East if I'm not mistaken
*LSU* | 07/28/08, 10:43 AM
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Yes, but Penn State is not. They are intrastate rivals in different conferences, hence the use of "non-conference rivals."

I think this proposal is half-baked! From what can be determined, the purpose of it is to give each current Big East school four home and four away conference games, thereby making it easier for them to better negotiate a year-in- year-out, long term home and home series with other rivals. Their game against Army or Navy would count in conference standings for them, but not for Army or Navy. (The reason Penn State and PItt no longer play is Joe Paterno. He won't allow it.) Alumni from both schools have railed against this for years. In addition, the Army/Navy game would not be a Big East Conference game. Would the service academies share conference revenue? Would this strengthen the Big East's completive balance?

wow..that would make that a powerhouse of a conference.

No way

Wow

Well Navy is already contracted to be in the congressional bowl every year vs an acc team, so I don't see why they would join the Big East. I don't think television exposure would help them get many more recruits either. Big East should just go after some C-USA team or MAC

I actually like this idea but I could see Army agreeing to this before Navy. Army actually joined a conference once before (Conference USA).