I asked for your votes on Big East expansion, and boy did you ever respond.

More than 14,000 votes and nearly 800 comments later, let's look at the reaction from Wednesday's poll.

First, I asked if the Big East should accept Villanova as its 10th member, and you overwhelmingly said no. A whopping 78 percent of you don't think the Wildcats would make a good fit for the league in football. Not surprising, because I think it's a tough sell to make that Villanova can be competitive quickly and solve its considerable stadium issues. I would have voted no, too. Wonder if the folks in Providence paid attention to this poll?

Next, I asked who would be the ideal candidate if not Villanova. Here's where the passion of the East Carolina fans came to the forefront, as ECU won the poll with 39 percent of the vote. I was a little surprised ECU won but not by the turnout from Pirates fans, who have bombarded me with pleas for their inclusion into the Big East since the start of this blog.

I still don't think ECU, although a competitive program, is at the top of the Big East's wish list. Regardless of what new highways or airplane service there is to Greenville, N.C., the campus is still fairly remote and does not bring the kind of market and city that the Big East desires. There's a much better chance that Central Florida (32 percent) or Houston (12 percent) gets the call if Villanova doesn't work out.

Thanks for voting in the poll. The results were interesting, and I'm sure people from around the league were curious to see what you thought as well.