The guy's job is almost done. He's not the future of the Big East, he's not the past. He's a bridge,an dby all accounts the big east will announce the next commish by the end of the month, and that person will be in position for long haul.
And he likes a rub out on the green.
What I see is conference that's finally realized that it can't manage a business the size, scope and reach of the Big East conference, with the Providence small office management style that existed for so many years.
There's nothing to do or say publicly right now, except maintain company security and facetime until the bargaining tables open up for media rights. That's exactly what he did. There's nothing he said that isn't true. People that really care about the Big East (and I do) do think of it the way he described. I thought the ACC sucked a year ago, and I still do. I want nothing more than to kick the living hell out of the two current and two future ACC programs that we face on the gridiron this fall. I took great pleasure in seeing West Virginia hang 70 points on the #1 team in the ACC, in their precious Orange Bowl. West Virginia had a hell of time going 5-2 in our league.
I'm more confident this year, that we will put the hammer down on the ACC in football, than I was about our team last year. As for hoops? 3 national championships in men's b-ball and counting.
We owe everythign we've become as the top public institution in the northeast - to our relationship with the big east. THere's a lot of good, that's come with the bad, and there's a lot more of both to come I'm sure, with the good having a huge run ahead of it for all that's happened lately, and where we sit right now with the conference going forward.
Anyway, we just need to go out and continue to win games.