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Willie and the rest. Stop shytting on the Big East. I don't get it. Why is it that basketball fans are shytting on the only major basketball conference in America. It makes me think of voters that vote against their own best interest. Let it be, Connecticut will be fine anyways and will be dancing. A good Big East allows a good crop of teams that Connecticut can play in the out-of-conference season that are nearby and draw interest:

Anyway here a bit of the CBS article:

"The old Big East. Physical to the end; whistles optional. This was a revival of conference character and atmosphere. Villanova and Hall fans sold out the building on Saturday night, and the volley between the teams and their bases was ear-splitting. If you were in the building and didn't get goosebumps multiple times, you didn't deserve to be watching the game in person.

Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and Nova coach Jay Wright said afterward how vital the environment felt. This was maybe the best atmosphere in the Garden since the conference reformatted to 10 teams.

"I'm going to get in trouble for this, but I don't care," Willard said. "You know, everyone always asks questions about, is this tournament in trouble? The home, the ACC and the Big Ten. They want to come in to New York. The Big East is -- this is the home. We are the home. We will always be the home. They are going to be tourists. I've said it before. They're going to come in. They're going to get a slice of pizza. Hopefully a bacon, egg and cheese, and a coffee, and then they're going to leave. But at the end of the day, the Big East will still be here."

Villanova's loss could mean the Wildcats get bumped off the No. 1 line. We'll find that out at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, when CBS airs its two-hour Selection Show. Villanova is now 29-5. It went 18-3 in the Big East this season, including the league playoff.

The last three years have seen three traditional Big East programs end long droughts of not winning the league bracket: Providence in 2014, Villanova in 2015, and now Seton Hall. We don't need any more columns or stories on the Big East redefining itself or changing its image. The Big East now is still a major, relevant conference. Realignment took away its appearance but couldn't strip it of its identity. "
 
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Because when it's a Butler - Creighton final it will be a ghost town. Enjoy your faux BE. Quit claiming nothing has changed.
 
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Because when it's a Butler - Creighton final it will be a ghost town. Enjoy your faux BE. Quit claiming nothing has changed.
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But no one is saying nothing has changed. The Big East lost the best programs it had. But the point, why hate on the current Big East? A strong Big East is good for everyone. I said this many times before. Do you want the entire Northeast to become irrelevant in basketball?, just like it is in College Football. Because if the Big East goes down, everyone else will suffer when you have to go 1000+ miles to play an RPI worthy team... Do you want to be surrounded by BCUs? It doesn't make sense to me. Some fans are really short sighted
 
Must be nice for a bunch of also-rans from the real Big East to finally feel success.
 
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So, I had a cube steak for dinner the other night. It was ok - but not once, not even for a second, did I ever confuse it for a 16 oz Filet Mignon.

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Willie and the rest. Stop shytting on the Big East. I don't get it. Why is it that basketball fans are shytting on the only major basketball conference in America. It makes me think of voters that vote against their own best interest. Let it be, Connecticut will be fine anyways and will be dancing. A good Big East allows a good crop of teams that Connecticut can play in the out-of-conference season that are nearby and draw interest:

Anyway here a bit of the CBS article:

"The old Big East. Physical to the end; whistles optional. This was a revival of conference character and atmosphere. Villanova and Hall fans sold out the building on Saturday night, and the volley between the teams and their bases was ear-splitting. If you were in the building and didn't get goosebumps multiple times, you didn't deserve to be watching the game in person.

Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and Nova coach Jay Wright said afterward how vital the environment felt. This was maybe the best atmosphere in the Garden since the conference reformatted to 10 teams.

"I'm going to get in trouble for this, but I don't care," Willard said. "You know, everyone always asks questions about, is this tournament in trouble? The home, the ACC and the Big Ten. They want to come in to New York. The Big East is -- this is the home. We are the home. We will always be the home. They are going to be tourists. I've said it before. They're going to come in. They're going to get a slice of pizza. Hopefully a bacon, egg and cheese, and a coffee, and then they're going to leave. But at the end of the day, the Big East will still be here."

Villanova's loss could mean the Wildcats get bumped off the No. 1 line. We'll find that out at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, when CBS airs its two-hour Selection Show. Villanova is now 29-5. It went 18-3 in the Big East this season, including the league playoff.

The last three years have seen three traditional Big East programs end long droughts of not winning the league bracket: Providence in 2014, Villanova in 2015, and now Seton Hall. We don't need any more columns or stories on the Big East redefining itself or changing its image. The Big East now is still a major, relevant conference. Realignment took away its appearance but couldn't strip it of its identity. "
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Was Seton Hall in the tournament already? I assume no. All the more reason we need to win today.
 
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