Originally Posted by
Finangus
Huh? TCU is in the Big 12, and has never been apart of the Big East. They actually reneged on an agreement to join them, instead joining the Big 12. Also, the Big East will no longer be considered an 'AQ' conference, and its schools with have to compete with MWC, C-USA, MAC, and SBC schools for a single 'playoff' berth. So, he left a conference with one guaranteed 'playoff' berth, with the high possibility of getting an at-large berth as well, for a conference that might get a single berth if its champion is ranked higher than the champion from the other 'have-not' conferences, with little to no possibility of grabbing an at-large berth.
Again, I'm having a hard time seeing the logic in this move, other than Cincy offered him more money. I dunno, maybe he was worried he'd get fired if the team didn't win the Big 12 next year.