Big East
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| Big East | |
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| Established | 1979 |
| Classification | FBS |
| National Titles | |
| Commissioner | Mike Tranghese |
| Members | 16 |
| Sports Fielded | 23 |
| States | 11 |
| Headquarters | Providence, RI |
| Website | BigEast.org |
The Big East Conference was formed in 1979. Current Big East teams reside in 9 of the top 33 TV markets. Charter Members are: Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College. Big East Football didn't start until 1991. Pittsburgh joined in 1983, Villanova joined in 1980. West Virginia and Rutgers were added for all sports in 1995, while Notre Dame was added for every sport except football. Connecticut was added for Football in 2004. The current Commissioner of the Big East is Mike Tranghese, who will retire in July 2008. His replacement will be John Marinatto. Cincinnati, Louisville, South Florida, DePaul and Marquette joined in 2005 as a result of ACC Expansion, these five schools were previously members of Conference USA
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[edit] History
[edit] Members
[edit] Associate Members
[edit] Womens Lacrosse
[edit] Former Member
Boston College Full member 1979-2005
Temple Football only 1991-2004
Miami Full member 1991-2004
Virginia Tech Football only 1991-1999 Full member 2000-2004
[edit] Big East Fight Songs
Cincinnati Cheer Cincy
Connecticut UConn Husky
DePaul Blue Demons fight song
Georgetown There Goes Old Georgetown
Louisville Fight U of L
Marquette Ring Out Ahoya
Notre Dame Notre Dame Victory March
Pittsburgh Hail to Pitt
Providence
Rutgers The Bells Must Ring
Saint John's Fight for Old St. John's
Seton Hall Onward Setonia
South Florida Golden Brahman March
Syracuse Down the Field
Villanova V For Villanova
West Virginia Hail West Virginia
[edit] Related Links
| Big East Conference Football: Cincinnati • Connecticut • Louisville • Pittsburgh• Rutgers • South Florida • Syracuse • West Virginia Non-Football: DePaul • Georgetown • Marquette • Notre Dame• Providence • St. John's • Seton Hall • Villanova |
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| Big East Rivalries Backyard Brawl (West Virginia vs Pittsburgh) • Black Diamond Trophy (West Virginia vs Virginia Tech) • Coal Bowl (Marshall vs West Virginia)• Crosstown Shootout (Cincinnati vs Xavier) • Governor's Cup (KY) (Kentucky vs Louisville)• Keg of Nails (Cincinnati vs Louisville) •River City Rivalry (Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh) • Schwartzwalder Trophy (Syracuse vs West Virginia)• Victory Bell (Cincinnati - Miami (OH) (Cincinnati vs Miami (OH))• War on I-4 (South Florida vs UCF) |
