TCU to the Big East

There was a lot of moaning and groaning going in Louisville this year and I'm not talking about the shenanigan's in the back room of Porcini's. I'm talking about the grumblings concerning the strength of the Big East and the guaranteed spot in the BCS the conference champion receives.

All season long Big East foes, particularly those in the SEC, reprimanded the Big (L)East for their cupcake conference. The 8 team league saw the following records with the champion getting an auto bid to the BCS: 

*Connecticut 7-4

West Virginia 8-3
Pittsburgh  6-5
Syracuse 7-5
South Florida 7-4
Louisville 6-6
Cincinnati 4-7
Rutgers4-7

*BCS Automatic Berth.

All the while, a 11-1 Boise State team and 12-0 Texas Christian squad were clawing for the same opportunities the 4 loss Big East team is granted regardless.

Well, TCU and the Big East had had enough. The two paired up on Monday when TCU accepted a spot to become the 9th team in football and 17th team in non-football sports.

What does the Big East get?
1) Help Holding BCS Bid. While TCU will water down the competition in basketball, the football squad will immediately become a contender and should help the Big East maintain that BCS bowl by having another solid team in the conference.
2) Texas Market Share. In football it is all about your TV deal. By having a share of viewers in Texas, the Big East can ask for more money in TV contract negotiations.
What does TCU get?
1) Exposure. They will now be shown to east coast markets like New York City, Orlando,  Pittsburgh, and more.
2) BCS. Currently, TCU must hope their conference competition pans out to be worth a darn in order to be considered for a BCS game. Even if TCU does win every game, they are not guaranteed a spot in the big money bowl games. With the Big East, they have a spot every year to go to the BCS, no matter what their conference foes do.
 
Outside of the fact that TEXAS is not East at all, this is a big move for both parties. The only question left is with odd numbers of 17 and 9, is this the last move the Big East has up their sleeve?