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The latest installment of our countdown to the 2011 Summer Kickoff examines the overall depth in the BIG EAST

The ninth edition of our countdown to the BIG EAST Summer Kickoff looks at the addition of TCU to the BIG EAST ranks in 2012

If you ask some people, taking a positive stance on the Bowl Championship Series is akin to rooting for the IRS in a tax audit. Or rooting for the house at the blackjack table.

It’s been a longer summer than usual for players not drafted in this year’s NFL Draft. Because of the NFL lockout, teams were not permitted to sign undrafted rookie free agents and the hectic process was forced to wait until this week.

The BIG EAST played its first season with its current bowl partnerships in 2010 and it’s, hands-down, the strongest group of bowl partners in the conference’s history. And that’s good news for the entirety of the BIG EAST, which is the only conference in college football that has sent each of its members to a bowl game in the past two years.

What is it that makes a great college football stadium? Is it simply atmosphere? Is it a small, but loud, classic venue? A large state-of-the art facility? A rowdy on-campus environment?

The fifth installment of our series leading to the BIG EAST Summer Kickoff examines the factors that go into constructing a football schedule and previews the strongest nonconference games of 2011.

The fourth installment in our series leading to the 2011 BIG EAST Football Summer Kickoff takes a look at players poised for breakout years in 2011.

The second installment of our countdown to the BIG EAST Summer Kickoff takes a look at the returning quarterbacks in the conference. Six of the eight BIG EAST teams return their starting signal-caller from last year and several players could be poised for breakout years.

The first in a daily series of stories leading to the 2011 BIG EAST Football Summer Kickoff looks shows that while the BIG EAST coaches may be short on tenure, they're long on pedigree.

First-of-its-kind live studio show will be broadcast exclusively for BIG EAST Digital Network on Aug. 2