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Message: [QUOTE="ecasadoSBU, post: 4211080, member: 3976"] I definitely agree that the league has gotten disrespected in the past several years, esp. since the last round of realignment in 2013. I actually have always called it out in other boards (particularly in HLOH where I participate the most) that the quality of the league has been significantly better than what the polls say for most of the decade. One thing I noticed is that Big East teams get very little pre-season hype and struggle to get on the AP poll early in the season until they prove their worth in the OOC and smack the voters in the face. In other words - we don't often get the benefit of the doubt early on like other programs do. Perhaps it has been due to the fact that the league moved its games to FS1 which has significant less visibility than the ESPN/CBS networks (but is slowly gaining ground on them), perhaps its due to the programs not being a CFB powerhouses (there is less commercial interest to hype the brands), perhaps there is some bias against Big East schools, maybe all of the above. Who knows... But I'm glad that this year is probably the first year that I feel satisfied with the respect the league has been getting overall. 5 teams ranked is pretty legit for an 11-team league. Maybe it has helped that the ACC is down and the Big East has served as the standard bearer for the East Coast. The Big East needs to make sure it stays that way. Lets beat the ACC every year! Keep our coaching stability and recruit tough! In the next TV negotiations I would really love if the Big East retains Fox as a primary partner but also signs ESPN as a secondary partner to force their hand with coverage... something like what the Big Ten does. [/QUOTE]

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