Louisville Wins Big East Title
Fueled by a blowout victory over Connecticut, the Louisville Cardinals yesterday won the Big East 2006 title. The Cards are conference champions. Best of all, by virtue of the win, Louisville earns the Big East's automatic bid to the BCS' Orange Bowl.
While the Cards needed West Virginia to knock off Rutgers, a feat the Mountaineers were barely able to complete in a triple overtime win, Louisville finally secured a prestigious BCS bowl bid. Gone are the days of competing in the Motor City and Liberty Bowls. There's no doubt the Big East move is proving fortuitous.
And, Big East critics, ponder this. At one point this year the Big East placed three different teams in the top ten (or 12), two different teams in the top five and three teams in the top 15. Not bad for a conference some suggest doesn't deserve an automatic BCS bid. Compare the Big East versus the Big 12 or even Pac 10 this year and it's clear the Big East's automatic BCS bid is well-earned and deserved.
While the Cards needed West Virginia to knock off Rutgers, a feat the Mountaineers were barely able to complete in a triple overtime win, Louisville finally secured a prestigious BCS bowl bid. Gone are the days of competing in the Motor City and Liberty Bowls. There's no doubt the Big East move is proving fortuitous.
And, Big East critics, ponder this. At one point this year the Big East placed three different teams in the top ten (or 12), two different teams in the top five and three teams in the top 15. Not bad for a conference some suggest doesn't deserve an automatic BCS bid. Compare the Big East versus the Big 12 or even Pac 10 this year and it's clear the Big East's automatic BCS bid is well-earned and deserved.
posted by Erik Eckel at 8:16 AM
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