A Temple Basketball and Football Blog // Est. 2010 
It’s official. A joint statement between the new Big East and the artists formally known as the BIG EAST was just released that cemented something we all knew was inevitable: the Catholic 7 are taking the name and the rights to a conference tournament in Madison Square Garden “I am pleased that this [...]
ESPN is reporting that an announcement will be made sometime today confirming something that we all figured was going to happen – the Catholic 7 will be leaving the (old) Big East this summer to start the (new) Big East. The seven schools will depart on June 30 and will [...]
ESPN is reporting that the Catholic 7 will break off and form a new Big East with Xavier and Butler in time for next season. The Big East’s seven departing Catholic schools are expected to start their own league next season and will keep the Big East Conference name, sources [...]
There has been lots of talk the last few days about the Mike Aresco led Big East selling the name of the conference to the Catholic 7. It sounds like the Catholic schools are trying their damnedest to get out of the league after this season. So says ESPN.com’s Andy Katz: [...]
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Multiple reports indicate that the BIG EAST is going to fall apart in the near future as the basketball only schools are looking to take their talents somewhere else. From ESPN: The presidents of the Big East’s seven Catholic, non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools are expected to decide on their future in the [...]
ESPN’s Brett McMurphy (who else?) has the scoop: Louisville will join the Atlantic Coast Conference, becoming the sixth former Big East school to leave for the ACC, sources told ESPN. The ACC’s presidents and chancellors voted to add the Cardinals Wednesday morning to replace Maryland, which will leave for the [...]
The Big East announced its 2012 football schedule moments ago. Here is a look at the Owls’ inaugural(?) schedule: TEMPLEFri., Aug. 31 VillanovaSat., Sept. 8 MarylandSat., Sept. 22 at Penn StateSat., Oct. 6 USFSat., Oct. 13 at CONNECTICUTSat., Oct. 20 RUTGERSSat., Oct. 27 at PITTSBURGHSat., Nov. 3 at LOUISVILLESat., Nov. 10 [...]
Lewis Katz, a member of Temple’s Board of Trustees and president of the Athletics Committee, made quite the impression at Wednesday afternoon’s press conference. While Big East commissioner John Marinatto, University of South Florida president Judy Genshaft and Villanova president Father Peter Donohue all read previously prepared statements, Katz opted to wing it. In [...]
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