Boise State, 4 others to join Big East in 2013

[El Supremo]

(CBS/AP)

NEW YORK - The Big East is set to announce the additions of Boise State and San Diego State as football-only members and Houston, Central Florida and SMU for all sports as soon as Wednesday, sources told CBSSports.com.

The five new schools will join in 2013.

The Big East has been trying to rebuild as a 12-school football conference since Syracuse and Pittsburgh announced they would be moving to the ACC and West Virginia announced it was leaving for the Big 12.

With those five schools on board, Navy is expected to join as a football-only member - possibly as soon as next week - to boost the football membership to 11 schools, CBSSports,com's Brett McMurphy reports. The Big East hopes to add Air Force as its 12th football school - as a football-only member - but the Falcons still remain undecided.

Even with the new schools, sources also told CBSSports.com that the Big East still plans to make West Virginia, Syracuse and Pittsburgh honor the league's 27-month exit requirement and stay in the league until June 30, 2014. Big East commissioner John Marinatto has said previously the league could have more than 12 football members and 16 basketball members during the 2013 season.

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/29532522/33728643?tag=contentMain;contentBody

I guess that end the non AQ questions for Boise, TCU and Houston.

[RockaFowler]

1. I guess it makes the Big East relevant again

[El Supremo]

2. The Big North-South-East-West. n/m

[joeybee12]

3. I guess it's the only wya Boise won't get screwed by the BCS...

over and over and over...

[KamaAina]

4. San Diego's in the East?

They may as well just call it the "Big". :eyes:

[Huey P. Long]

5. This is what is clogging my brain. Does not compute! -eom

[Capt. America]

6. Can someone please put the Big (L)East out of its misery already?

[MaineDem]

7. East of what? Hawaii?

What a joke!

[Old and In the Way]

8. I really don't understand why the NCAA doesn't organize by geographical region.

And then create a play-off system to determine the national championship.

[nomorenomore08]

9. I guess that would be too sensible. And not profitable enough.

nt