Welcome Butler, Creighton, and Xavier to the Big East!

[Xufanintennessee]

Here is the Xavier angle of the announcement - http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30120062

Scroll to 17:00 into the video.

[xu95]

I was told at the beginning that exactly this would occur. XU, Butler, and Creighton in 2013. SlU and Dayton in 2014. So far, exactly as planned.

UD and SLU fans - relax.

i hope you're right.

were you told by any chance why it would be setup that way? i mean if they know its SLU/dayton...why wouldnt they go ahead and either a) include them now or b) announce their intention to add both next year?

I think they have made it quite clear that they don't know who #11 and #12 is. You can listen to any of the interviews during or after the announcement to come to that conclusion.

[pitchersduel]

I was told at the beginning that exactly this would occur. XU, Butler, and Creighton in 2013. SlU and Dayton in 2014. So far, exactly as planned.

UD and SLU fans - relax.

i hope you're right.

were you told by any chance why it would be setup that way? i mean if they know its SLU/dayton...why wouldnt they go ahead and either a) include them now or b) announce their intention to add both next year?

I think they have made it quite clear that they don't know who #11 and #12 is. You can listen to any of the interviews during or after the announcement to come to that conclusion.

thats what i'm saying. but you have had numerous people saying the SLU/dayton in '14 thing on this board. EMT, bostonfriar, and now johnt. i don't get how you dont press whatever source you have for more info why the wait if indeed true.

[cm5yz6]

I was told at the beginning that exactly this would occur. XU, Butler, and Creighton in 2013. SlU and Dayton in 2014. So far, exactly as planned.


i hope you're right.

were you told by any chance why it would be setup that way? i mean if they know its SLU/dayton...why wouldnt they go ahead and either a) include them now or b) announce their intention to add both next year?

I think they have made it quite clear that they don't know who #11 and #12 is. You can listen to any of the interviews during or after the announcement to come to that conclusion.

thats what i'm saying. but you have had numerous people saying the SLU/dayton in '14 thing on this board. EMT, bostonfriar, and now johnt. i don't get how you dont press whatever source you have for more info why the wait if indeed true.

They were obviously unfounded claims.

[pitchersduel]

They were obviously unfounded claims.

could be true...though a few people stood up for bostonfriar saying he was pretty solid with his info on the providence boards over the years. really when you think about...they're still in the mix for being completely right.

[classof29]

They were obviously unfounded claims.

could be true...though a few people stood up for bostonfriar saying he was pretty solid with his info on the providence boards over the years. really when you think about...they're still in the mix for being completely right.

Boston definitely has good information. I was surprised out how close lipped the presidents were on this whole thing. If boston was mentioning St.L and Dayton, then it likely came from pretty high up - even if it didn't/doesn't end up being true.

[somebody]

Xavier fan checking in from http://www.musketeermadness.com

[cm5yz6]

They were obviously unfounded claims.

could be true...though a few people stood up for bostonfriar saying he was pretty solid with his info on the providence boards over the years. really when you think about...they're still in the mix for being completely right.

Boston definitely has good information. I was surprised out how close lipped the presidents were on this whole thing. If boston was mentioning St.L and Dayton, then it likely came from pretty high up - even if it didn't/doesn't end up being true.

It kind of sounds more like you want him to be right rather than him actually being right.

[classof29]

Boston definitely has good information. I was surprised out how close lipped the presidents were on this whole thing. If boston was mentioning St.L and Dayton, then it likely came from pretty high up - even if it didn't/doesn't end up being true.

It kind of sounds more like you want him to be right rather than him actually being right.

Not at all, why would you have that impression? I am just stating that he has provided information in the past that had to have come from high up in the athletic department. He has been dead on many times in the past - so I have no reason to doubt him based on his record (A record many of you wouldn't know about - thus me sharing it with you).

Frankly St. L has grown on me, but after interacting with Dayton fans on this site I am not so sure I would want them anymore, so I am kind of hoping Boston is not correct here.

[Guest]

Boston definitely has good information. I was surprised out how close lipped the presidents were on this whole thing. If boston was mentioning St.L and Dayton, then it likely came from pretty high up - even if it didn't/doesn't end up being true.[/quote]

It kind of sounds more like you want him to be right rather than him actually being right.[/quote]

From the Providence board Boston has an extensive and excellent track record for having correct information.

FWIW - I have a source from PC who is close to the president who told me the same - St. Louis and Dayton in 2014. I was told that the presidents of the C7 received MANY calls from schools across the county expressing interest to join. But as of three weeks ago the plan was to at Creighton, Butler and Xavier for 2013 and St. Louis and Dayton in 2014. The first phase has come to fruition, no reason to see why the second phase won't either. However, since they haven't announced St. Louis and Dayton yet and since there has been interest from other schools, I suspect that it could change, but St. Louis and Dayton in 2014 is the current (three weeks ago) mindset.