January 2012, NCAA-Conferences
Navy to Big East Has a Down Side
John Feinstein of the Washington Post suggests that the Midshipmen's move to the Big East could mirror Army's disastrous turn one decade ago in Conference USA.
"The Big East isn’t exactly the Southeastern Conference, but a full slate of conference games will be more demanding than what the Mids currently put together on their own. Big East members Boise State and San Diego State will always be difficult opponents. Louisville, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, South Florida and Central Florida are exactly the kind of schools Army struggled with in Conference USA because they can recruit players the academies can’t even think about because of academics."
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