squirrel wrote:Bingo, tribe!
The AAC priority phone tree over the next 10 years:
VCU
Dayton
Richmond
UMass
George Mason
Charlotte
UTSA
UAB
SLU
George Washington
The Big East priority phone tree over the next 10 years:
UConn
Dayton
Gonzaga
St. Mary's
VCU
Richmond
UMass
George Mason
SLU
St. Joseph's
LaSalle
That Big East wish list is laughable. This is not based on reality. The Big East is not even going to consider Gonzaga or St. Mary's. I doubt they consider any school except the SLU and Dayton because they are both Catholic schools just the like the rest of the Big East. However, UCONN and another non Catholic school is not out of the realm of possibility but it most definitely won't be anyone more western than their current most western member, Creighton, in Omaha. Travel would be such a hassle for Gonzaga I bet they wouldn't even accept the invitation. Even if they split into two divisions the western division would be Gonzaga, Creighton, Marquette, DePaul, Butler, and Xavier Creighton has already said their current travel situation isn't ideal being the most western member of the Big East. What do you think Gonzaga will think? They would have to fly 50-100% all the way across the country 8 times per season just for conference games.