Big East interim commissioner Joe Bailey shrugs off lack of tie-in game

[JonLP24]

Big East interim commissioner Joe Bailey told ESPN.com on Friday he has no concerns about his league getting into high-level bowl games or the future four-team playoff despite access questions that have cropped up this week.

The recent news that the ACC has renewed its partnership with the Discover Orange Bowl means the Big East remains the only conference among the current top six without a tie-in to one of the high-level bowl games when the new system begins in 2014.

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The new system will feature six top-tier games and a selection committee that chooses teams for the playoffs and those bowl games.

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The Big East champion has finished in the top 12 of the final BCS standings five times in the last seven years. The ACC, in contrast, has had two only conference champions finish in the top 12 of the final BCS standings over the same time period.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8135884/big-east-interim-commissioner-joe-bailey-shrugs-lack-tie-game

Big East Future (Football) members

Boise State University
Navy
San Diego State University
UCF
Houston
Memphis
SMU
Temple

Current (Football)
USF
Rutgers
Louisville
UConn
Rutgers

Leaving
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_East#Current_members

[hughee99]

1. It's really hard to argue the Big East deserves a "high-level bowl game"

every year. Especially now that WV is gone.