And we would make the snarky comment that the Big East is saddled with the Tigers god-awful football team...except they are going to the Big East, a conference not known for its depth of quality football.There is an official announcement scheduled for Noon on Wednesday on campus for what the Tigers website says is: "A huge announcement on the Future of Memphis athletics."Congratulations Memphis and Big East. This makes the Big East very comparable with the ACC in Basketball and arguably better. And it makes up for the eventual departure of Syracuse and Pitt.Are the folks in Memphis exicted? Yeah, you can say that.Read this column from Geoff Calkins of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal RIGHT HEREOkay, now that we are past the excitement thing, let's take a practical look at this.It gets Memphis to a BCS Football conference. Congrats. However....the Memphis football team is years, if not a decade away from being able to compete on that level.It gets the Tigers to a prestige ...
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For everyone sounding the death knell of the Big East Conference, you can put away your bells.
The Memphis Tigers will be joining the Big East Conference in all sports in 2013.
An official announcement is expected tomorrow at 1 pm, with a news conference in Memphis to follow.
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