Big East Expansion: San Diego State Rumors Show How Embarrassing Big East is Now

If you haven't been living under a rock, you know that the conference realignment is really hurting the Big East. The conference has already lost key members in Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the ACC, and it looks like they'll lose West Virginia to the Big 12 at some point.

Connecticut has also said that they would jump ship if the opportunity presents itself.

It seems like the only teams that are staying are the teams that don't have any other options right now.

Once West Virginia bolts for the Big 12, the Big East will be left with just five football schools, and none of them are attractive at all. This would not only remove any chance of the Big East having an automatic qualifying BCS bid, but it would also make them one of the worst conferences in the country.

The Big East is working on fixing the conference, as they have recently sent invites to Air Force, Navy, SMU, Houston, Central Florida and Boise State. If those schools accept the invites, it will be a great start to get this conference back on their feet.

But there are other rumors flying around that San Diego State may want a piece of the action as well. I understand why the Aztecs would wan to make the move.

If those invites accept, that would leave the MWC a mess and hurt San Diego State's program. But, like any school, they would jump at the opportunity to have a shot at an automatic BCS bid, and joining the Big East would mean more money for the San Diego State program.

This would not benefit the Big East in any way. Sure, it would be another school that would help replace the programs that left, but is this conference adding teams just to add them, or are they trying to gain some respect back?

San Diego State has made one bowl game and had one winning season since 1998, and that is while playing in watered-down conferences like the WAC and the MWC. People criticize Boise State for their weak schedule; well, imagine when a team that has the same schedule has a losing record.

Sure, they have an up-and-coming basketball program that is building by leaps and bounds under head coach Steve Fisher. But is this addition really worth it?

Does it really make sense to add a team that is almost 3,000 miles away from most of the other teams in the conference? If you thought Boise State was far away from Rutgers, add about 1,000 more miles to that distance and let me know how you like that.

Adding San Diego State just doesn't make sense, and it has really shown how embarrassing and desperate the Big East is right now.

Randy Chambers is a B/R Featured Columnist that covers College Football and the NFL. You can contact him @Randy_Chambers or [e-mail]

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