The Big East is now going to the Catholic 7, which means the remaining teams needed a new name. The front runner? America 12. From Brett McMurphy:
The name has not officially been approved by the league's presidents. The conference also is considering several other names, sources said.
However, Covington & Burling, the conference's law firm, purchased and registered the domain name America12.org on Tuesday, according to WhoIs domain-registration data.
The Big East's law firm also registered other variations of America 12 on Tuesday, including America12Conference.com, America12Sports.com, American12.org, American12conference.com, AmericaTwelve.com and TheAmerica12Conference.com.
The league will have 10 members in 2013. Also 10 in 2014 when Rutgers and Louisville split and East Carolina and Tulane join the football league. A 12th team isn't expected before Navy joins on in 2015.
If you were expecting this league to get a cool, hip name, what the hell did you think you were watching?
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