I've got Gandalf working on it...
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
The BIG EAST isn't rocket science...
If we have any remote shot to jump with the Big East, we have to dust off the geography map. (and maybe the fruit baskets as well)
If they view a core grouping of SOUTH/CENTRAL regional teams as crucial to the success... Houston/SMU/Tulane... then add in Tulsa, Southern Miss, Rice, and then us right in the middle of all that.
We absolutely must make the case that our tremendous alumni base living in Houston, Dallas, and New Orleans make us a strong *REGIONAL BRAND* that enhances market penetration in those cities.
I bet some Cajun fan wet his pants when he saw this thread heading.
Good old Memorial Gym