Quote Originally Posted by xudash View Post
My singular point of focus for this is Big East Basketball and our media agreement moving forward.

Pitino at St. Johns soon and then through the media rights negotiation can only add to the attractiveness of our media package to our partner(s). Give me Pitino at the Johnnies, Sean back at X, Matta dying on the vine at Butler, Cooley staying at Providence, and hopefully Georgetown making a proper splash with a - the - new right coach. Shaka is set in Milwaukee. McDermott remains solid in Omaha. Love him or understandably hate him, Hurley and UConn are a big piece of the puzzle. We'll see what transpires at the Hall and in Philly. DePaul is scheduled to remain in hell for another decade.

Bottomline: we already provide great viewing via great games. Upping the personalities on the sidelines at such a critical junction in conference realignment and media deals can only help the Big East.
I think Neptune at Nova will be fine. But history is littered with first/second year coaches who won with the previous guys players but by year 3, were declining. Randy Ayers at Ohio State comes to mind.
I’m not sold on Shaheen at Seton. Guy seems way to immature and thin skinned to me, and the kind of guy who would wear on his players causing numerous transfers out.
Time will tell.