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Message: [QUOTE="Chief00, post: 4932049, member: 11108"] You made about as positive case for Val as someone could - so congrats for that Herculean effort. She did not out maneuver anyone, with 3 worthy teams sitting on the outside looking in. Val and her hand picked representative have cost its membership lots of money. She has been saved the last several years by two exceptional coaches, who she had nothing to do with hiring and who won three and hopefully soon 4 championships. There was talk about other teams doing their Championship in NYC but it never made geographic sense. I doubt after the selection fiasco that the Big East will get what it deserves on the TV contract. Perhaps if all 3 teams make the, it can become a media narrative that might help the brand but to give Val credit for that is beyond belief. Have you watched how UConn Big East games get officiated the last few years? Where is the Commissioner to restore professionalism in officiating? And how does a strong commissioner allow tampering of a member’s coach by another Big East school starting in mid season and clearly impacting the record of the team - and do nothing but bless that behavior. Of course, I am referring to Georgetown romancing Cooley. [/QUOTE]