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Message: [QUOTE="ecasadoSBU, post: 2953774, member: 3976"] Do you realize I don't root for any Big East school in particular. I'm a fan of the Stony Brook Seawolves (mid-major) and the Connecticut Huskies. I do watch a lot of Big East basketball... but I don't have a team in that league. I just root for all the Northeast teams in that league. So there is no "dragging you along" here... Okay, now that my allegiance is out of the way we can talk about the facts (1) Big East Tournament had 3 out of 5 sessions sold out last year (2) Big East Tournament is the highest attended conference tournament in the country (3) Big East Conference has five of the original members including Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown which are culturally in the Northeast Region ( One - New England; 4 - Mid-Atlantic) (4) The original Big East founded in 1979 was also primarily composed of small schools with UConn, Syracuse, and Pitt being the exception... (5) What is your definition of Original? Because the Big East went through a lot of expansion and re-alignment over the years.... And then again... Why is this so important to you and the rest of UConn fans? Like who cares really? It's the Big East Conference like it or not! The average person will know it as the Big East conference. Actually, the average college basketball player will still see it as just the Big East Conference. [/QUOTE]