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During tournament commercial breaks, sneak a peak at the mailbag. Dave in Fairborn, Ohio, writes: There has been a lot of talk about revenue splitting lately. Arguing over who should get what cut. An interesting take that no one has thought of, pr...

Time to take a last look back at the best and worst of bowl season. Best quarterback not named Bridgewater: Brendon Kay, Cincinnati. No question that Teddy Bridgewater had the best day among Big East quarterbacks with his performance against Flori...

It's hard to believe, but the 2012 season is over. That was fast. So what did we learn during bowl season? Glad you asked. 1. Louisville gets national recognition. One of the best ways to earn respect in college football -- beat a top-5 team from ...

Two straight years, two straight eye-popping BCS performances for schools representing the Big East. And yet, the nagging feeling remains. Oh, what could have been for this league. Louisville smacked Florida 33-23 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl ...

The same question vexed the Big East last year: Does a win in the BCS count for the league or not? Two years in a row, the conference BCS representative is headed out the door for a new home. Last season, West Virginia beat down Clemson in the Dis...

Syracuse beat West Virginia 38-14 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on a snowy Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Here is a quick look at how the game went down: It was over when: Syracuse absolutely dominated the third quarter, outscoring West Virginia 23-7...

Here are three keys for Syracuse in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl: 1. Establish the run. What better way for Syracuse to keep West Virginia off the field than with its running game? It has been outstanding in the latter half of the season. Syracuse a...

West Virginia (7-5, 4-5 Big 12) versus Syracuse (7-5, 5-2 Big East): WHO TO WATCH: Stedman Bailey. Hard to pick just one of the West Virginia trio on offense that has shattered just about every school record. Geno Smith and Tavon Austin are just a...

Both Matt and I posted 2-1 records in the final week of the regular season. The goal now during bowl season -- perfection! Here is how we see the games playing out. And yes, we both believe the Big East will post yet another winning bowl record. ...

The folks over at ESPN Stats & Information do an incredible job digging deeper to unearth very cool and interesting news and notes every week during the season. Bowl season is no different. With that, I present to you some of the notes they...

Let's take a glance into the mailbag before we celebrate the holiday. Chris Snow in Portland, Ind., writes: Would it be smart if the Big East continues down the path of where they are going, which is obscurity, that USF do what BYU did? Leave the ...

The Big East has done pretty well for itself during bowl season. The last time the league had a losing bowl record was back in 2005, the first year of the newly reconfigured conference. Can the league keep up its recent winning bowl streak? The...

We are days away from the start of bowl season, though the first Big East game does not kick off until Dec. 27, when Cincinnati plays Duke in the Belk Bowl. Let's take a quick look at the best case/worst case scenarios for each Big East team in th...

Pitt and Penn State have extended their series, adding two more games to a home-and-home agreement that was announced last year. The two rivals will now play every year between 2016-2019. Pitt will host the games Sept. 10, 2016 and Sept. 8, 2018; ...

Getting down to the nitty gritty, folks. You see I have made a change at the top. Given the way Rutgers played defensively against Cincinnati, I now give the Scarlet Knights the edge over Louisville in the regular-season finale in two weeks. I am ...

Bring me your questions ... Bearcat Territory writes: Andrea could you please clarify for us whether the highest rated "team" or the highest rated "champion" from the Group of Five will obtain an automatic berth in one of the elite bowls? Respecte...