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San Diego State Stays in Mountain West Conference

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:37:37 +0000

Any hopes of UTEP leaving C-USA for the the Mountain West Conference might be on hold for awhile. San Diego State informed the Big East that they will remain in the MWC.

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UTSA Roadrunners (Possibly More) Hope to Join C-USA in 2013

Andy Lee — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:29:09 +0000

The UTEP Miners might be getting a new rival(s) in the near future. UTSA has decided it want to be a player in college athletics.

They started playing D-I football (FCS) in 2011, and were on the fast track to join the WAC

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'On The Sidelines' Podcast 02/08/12 [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:07:09 +0000

Tonight's edition of 'On The Sidelines' is another show first. Andy is off to the UTEP vs. Tulsa mens game so... Chad is solo for the first time.

Show topics include: Blenda Rodriguez of the Harlem Globetrotters in studio, Memphis to the Big East, I dislike Rick Pitino and everyone should listen to PGA Tour Radio

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Memphis' Departure To The Big East Hurts UTEP

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:53:45 +0000

UTEP and Conference USA received a huge blow yesterday when the Big East announced they would invite the University of Memphis to become a member of their conference next year.

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Conference Expansion & UTEP: Doesn't Matter in the Big LEast [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:45:38 +0000

"...SMU is Big East-bound, and it can crow to its heart's content that it has a program to match TCU's. You can read all about it on page 12 of the Dallas Morning-News sports section, right above the ads for topless bars..."

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Boise State Leads Pack of Schools Joining Big East

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:01:11 +0000

After months of “will they or won’t they” closed door negotiations, the Big East announced Wednesday that Boise State, Houston, Southern Methodist, San Diego State and Central Florida will be joining the conference in 2013.

With the conference now stretching coast to coast, Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said the Big East will be the “first truly national college football conference.”

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Conference USA and the Mountain West Had a Great Idea. Too Bad They Told the Big East. [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:18:09 +0000

Conference USA and the Mountain West had a great idea -- get together and form a nationwide football-only super-conference that was sure to get an automatic BCS bid for its champion and good TV money.

Only problem was, they talked to the Big East about it.

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West Virginia Sues to Leave Big East Next Summer

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:23:29 +0000

After announcing last week that they would be joining the Big 12, West Virginia officials on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to leave the Big East next summer. Current Big East bylaws require that member schools give 27 months notice before leaving the conference.

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Love it or Hate it, C-USA and the Mountain West are Merging

Brandon Cohn — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:34:10 +0000

It is official, C-USA and the Mountain West Conferences have agreed to create a 22 team football only league which will begin play next season. This move was inevitable considering all of the teams that have left their respective conferences the past couple of seasons in college football.

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Pitt, Syracuse Leaving Big East For the ACC

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:27:05 +0000

The next major move in conference realignment is happening on the East Coast, as Atlantic Coast Conference officials voted Sunday morning to approve adding Pittsburgh and Syracuse, two long-time members of the Big East Conference, as the 13th and 14th members of the ACC.

At least 10 schools had reportedly approached the ACC in recent days about possible membership. The expansion process took place qui

Things I Learned – Texas is Overrated!

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:56:26 +0000

Every Monday, I'll have a new feature blog on 600 ESPN El Paso called "Things I Learned". They are nothing more than random observations and I hope you enjoy it!

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Scarlet Knights Get Lanced…By The Refs!

Duke Keith — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:48:34 +0000

Talk about getting hosed by the refs! Here's ESPN's broadcast of the end of the Big East Tournament game between St. John's and Rutgers. The refs just stopped reffing when a St. John's player 1) traveled, 2) stepped out of bounds, 3) threw the ball in the air all BEFORE the clock ran out! Numbers 1 and 2 should've stopped the clock. Number 3 would be a technical with the clock running. It was for that Louisville cheerleader.

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