Big East doubles exit fee for football members -- with a catch

The Big East took its first significant step toward expansion Monday night when the league's presidents and chancellors voted to double the conference exit fee to $10 million for football schools, according to a

person with direct knowledge of the decision. That person did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the discussions.

The increase is contingent on Navy and Air Force joining, said anothercheap jerseys official in the Big East who also asked to not be named because of the sensitive

nature of the talks.

A higher fee would give the league greater stability, making it more difficult to leave.nfl jerseys cheap The Big East would like to add six teams to form a 12

-team football league. In addition to the service academies, the league plans to invite Boise State in football only and Central Florida, SMU and Houston in all sports.

Commissioner John Marinatto is scheduled to address realignment issues in a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday.

Presidents from football and basketball member schools cheap nhl jerseyswere involved in the Monday decision. The exit fee for basketball schools remains

$5 million.

Air Force and Navy have shown interest. Air Force athletic director Hanscheap jerseys from china Mueh told the Denver Post recently, "Our interest is high in the Big

East. That's fair to say." He added that he expects the issue to be decided by the end of the month.

Navy athletics director Chet Gladchuk said at Saturday's game at Rutgers his school was still in the mix.
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Boise State President Bob Kustra said Saturday he has had informal conversations with the league. Kustra also said the school was keeping its options open as it worked toward being in a league with automatic

access to the Bowl Championship Series, which the Big East does.

Still, the Big East may still face further obstacles if the Big 12 targets two of its members, Louisville and West Virginia. Missouri is headed to the Southeastern Conference, according to a report in the New York

Times. Without Missouri, the Big 12 would have nine members and likely add one or three schools. In addition to Louisville and West Virginia, Brigham Young is also considered a Big 12 candidate.

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