After my post yesterday about how the schedules of TCU and Boise State were criticized by Ohio State's Gordon Gee, Texas Christian University made the news again today. In a press conference, this afternoon TCU announced it had accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference, which is a great move for both TCU and the Big East.
One of the most interesting aspects of this decision is the distance Big East teams will have to travel to Dallas and vice versa. Over the past 5, years the conference has expanded its profile to include schools like DePaul in Chicago, and Marquette in Milwaukee, and now the Big East will have a profile in a huge media market (Dallas-Forth Worth). TCU adds instant credibility to a football conference which has struggled immensely this season. For TCU, the move allows them to join a conference with a tie-in to a BCS bowl game
While TCU and the Big East had been in talks for a while, there were issues over whether TCU would join as a football-only member (and play all their other sports in another conference) or join the league as a full member. All 20 TCU sports teams will be a part of the Big East. With the addition of TCU, there will be 9 football-playing schools and 17 for basketball.
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