Admin | March 26, 2013
The ever changing Big East landscape has changed once again. Tulsa will be joining the league in 2014. By my count that means of the 12 schools they will have in 2015, 9 of them were at one point members of Conference USA. Kind of like how the MWC was basically all once the WAC. [...]
Admin | December 13, 2012
Wow, the Big East really will never know what hit them. For those of you unfamiliar with all the history and background, let’s do a quick rundown. The Big Ten kicked everything off in 2010 by poaching Nebraska from the Big 12. At the time the Big 12 looked doomed as the Pac-10 came looking [...]
Admin | February 18, 2012
The Big East is finally done expanding. Took them long enough. Memphis is the newest team to be added in all sports beginning in 2013. Good move for the Big East, much better than San Diego State who only got the invite because they were so desperate to bring in Boise State. But at any [...]
Admin | December 19, 2011
Early in the morning I got a chance to jump on one of my favorite radio shows, The Insiders with Mark Thomas and Mike Maniscalco on 620 The Buzz and ESPN Triangle. Unlike last chat Mark Thomas and I are aligned in this discussion while Mike Maniscalco falls on the other side when we get [...]
Admin | December 7, 2011
It seems the long rumored expansion of the Big East may finally be upon us. Reports indicate that UCF, SMU and Houston will be joining the Big East as full members. Boise State, San Diego State and Navy will be joining in football only. Now, for a little analysis. WRONG MOVE! Read the rest of [...]
Admin | November 23, 2011
Last night, after the Jerry Sandusky circus got off my television screen, I got the hankering to do a little research and dig through a few info-facts to help clear up the BCS picture for myself. You know going to the official site, looking at past numbers and finishes by BCS teams with one-loss, two-losses [...]
Admin | November 2, 2011
West Virginia wants to leave the Big East. Bad. They have now filed a lawsuit against their soon-to-be-former conference so that they can bypass the 27 month waiting period before bolting for the Big 12. What is this lawsuit about? West Virginia claims the Big East did not hold up their end of the contract, [...]
Admin | April 29, 2011
The Pirates hit the road running in their 2011 campaign opening fixture away against the Gateshead Senators, but not before it looked like it might stall at the first attempt. They had to wait while their hosts and the match day officials debated the level of medical cover available. The problems were eventually resolved and [...]
Admin | April 28, 2011
The East Kilbride Pirates are pleased to announce that they’re now one of a handful of American Football teams in the UK to be granted Community Amateur Sports Club status by HM Revenue & Customs. This status allows the Pirates to claim gift aid on donations made to both their Senior and Youth teams, as [...]
Admin | April 21, 2011
The East Kilbride Pirates are delighted to reveal their first new sponsorship deal of the year -a cash boost of £500 from their local branch of Frankie & Benny’s. In exchange, Pirates player Neil Baptie will wear the American Italian restaurant’s logo on the sleeve of his game shirt for the duration of the team’s [...]