Muskie
11-04-2013, 12:27 PM
Link (http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/04/2013-2014-big-east-preview-marquettes-favored-but-the-big-east-could-send-seven-to-tourney/)
A great primer.
"Technically, the Big East conference that you will watch this season is a brand new league. When the Catholic 7 split away from the football schools, they brought the name and the rights to Madison Square Garden for the league tournament with them, but technically speaking, this is the new conference, not the American. And while it’s disappointing to know that Syracuse will never play Georgetown for the Big East title again and that UConn and Pitt will never have another overtime thriller in the Garden, there is still a lot to like about this league and its future. For once, we have a conference — and a very good one at that — whose main focus is hoops."
Also, some here will love this quote: "ON SELECTION SUNDAY WE’LL BE SAYING … : The Big East got more bids than the American."
A great primer.
"Technically, the Big East conference that you will watch this season is a brand new league. When the Catholic 7 split away from the football schools, they brought the name and the rights to Madison Square Garden for the league tournament with them, but technically speaking, this is the new conference, not the American. And while it’s disappointing to know that Syracuse will never play Georgetown for the Big East title again and that UConn and Pitt will never have another overtime thriller in the Garden, there is still a lot to like about this league and its future. For once, we have a conference — and a very good one at that — whose main focus is hoops."
Also, some here will love this quote: "ON SELECTION SUNDAY WE’LL BE SAYING … : The Big East got more bids than the American."