# Other schools to the new Big East

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-schools-to-the-new-big-east/653514>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 21, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-schools-to-the-new-big-east/653514 "2013-03-21T02:46:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-schools-to-the-new-big-east/653514/1 "2013-03-21T02:46:12Z")

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Would they be interested in any of the following schools:

URI  
George Washington  
Temple  
St. Joe’s  
Duquesne  
UMass

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-schools-to-the-new-big-east/653514/2 "2013-03-23T22:55:04Z")

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For basketball only?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-schools-to-the-new-big-east/653514/3 "2013-03-24T02:40:08Z")

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**RNATB** -forgot the “new” Big East was going to be b-ball only.