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SteelMember
11-30-2010, 12:25 PM
Texas Christian University has accepted an invite to join the Big East for all sports.

TCU's board of trustees unanimously approved the invitation Monday to join. The move from the Mountain West Conference becomes official July 1, 2012.

While it doesn’t appear to make much sense from a proximity standpoint, the move is designed to add another football school — and a formidable one — to a Big East that has been lackluster recently on the gridiron. Unranked Connecticut (7-4) is in line to win the Big East title and get the conference's automatic BCS bowl berth with a win next weekend at South Florida.

''Access got easier, not the road,'' said TCU coach Gary Patterson, whose Frogs wrapped up their second consecutive undefeated regular season and Mountain West title with a 66-17 win at New Mexico on Saturday.

TCU (12-0) has become a football power recently and is ranked No. 3 in the current BCS standings. They went 12-1 last season, with their only loss coming to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl.

''Having BCS automatic-qualifying status was a priority for our football program and a great reward for the success we've had the last decade,'' TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte said in a statement.

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venom
11-30-2010, 12:30 PM
Thats alot of traveling

st33lersguy
11-30-2010, 02:47 PM
:noidea: They were so desperate for someone to boost the conference they invited the first powerhouse that came to mind, and found one in the state of Texas

steelersfanman92
11-30-2010, 03:06 PM
TCU on average already travels around 1000 miles for each of their games so it won't be much of a difference for them, but obviously it is a different story for the current Big East teams. I think this will help the conference's football prestige and level a little but not signifcantly. Regardless of the addition from top to bottom it will remain a very average conference.