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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.
Read More http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/tcu-expected-to-join-big-east-for-all-sports-112910
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.
Read More http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/tcu-expected-to-join-big-east-for-all-sports-112910