Catholic 7 Looking to Buy Big East Name on Their Way Out

[husky99]

http://zagsblog.com/articles/catholic-7-looking-to-buy-big-east-name-on-their-way-out/

 

[prankster]

http://zagsblog.com/articles/catholic-7-looking-to-buy-big-east-name-on-their-way-out/

So many snarky responses to choose from:

1. As a point of clarification, are they electing to leave or are we being kicked out?

2. No, they may not have the Big East name. But we will be pleased to pay them a small stipend to take Art Hyland and Mike Aresco with them as a little parting gift.

There are just too many others to post just now....

 

[upstater]

I wrote this on the football thread:

"From 2006 to 2011, the conference amassed $17.7 million from those units, according to the N.C.A.A., which would not say how much of that money was earned by the seven departing universities"

That's a lot less money than others have been talking about, but at least this fellow has a source. Also, it makes little sense to me that this is the extent of the money. The NCAA doles out $500 million each year in credits. How in the world did the BE only earn $3.5m a year (or less than 1%) when 12-15% of the tourney teams were BE teams and they regularly advanced?

Something is really bad with Sandomir's info. It's much more likely that $17m was one year's take.

Sorry, I don't trust that number.

And another thing: they are talking St. Louis, Butler, Xavier, Creighton to join.

Sorry, when I think East, I am not thinking St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Nebraska, Cincinnati, Indiana. That's as far flung as Houston, Dallas, Memphis, New Orleans or Cincinnati. In fact, the football schools have fewer teams in non-northeastern or atlantic coast states than the basketball teams do. UCF, USF, East Carolina, Temple, Connecticut are all eastern.

And one more thing: STFU Brey and Cronin. You both are johnny-come-latelys who haven't done squat. Which is why I guess you don't think of UConn and only think of the hangers on.​

 

[ctchamps]

I wrote this on the football thread:

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And one more thing: STFU Brey and Cronin. You both are johnny-come-latelys who haven't done squat. Which is why I guess you don't think of UConn and only think of the hangers on.​

No surprise a guy from a Catholic school leans towards the C-7. If the author of the article speaks with JC he would have two problems. He would have to point out the credibility UConn gave to the BE which over the last two decades pretty much equals, if it doesn't exceed, the validity of the BE in basketball. And secondly he would have needed an interpreter to understand JC.

So he gets Cronin to speak. Note Cronin is hoping for the super conferences to go to 80 because there is zero chance for an invite if it's 64.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Let them have the name. Whatever this band of misfits UConn is joining becomes, it will never be the Big East. UConn needs to move on to the next stage. Holding onto the name feels a little pathetic to be honest.

 

[ctchamps]

Let them have the name. Whatever this band of misfits UConn is joining becomes, it will never be the Big East. UConn needs to move on to the next stage. Holding onto the name feels a little pathetic to be honest.

Why? That name means something. I will derive great pleasure every year that the ACC plays and the number of ACC regular season and tournament records for Pitt, Cuse and Ville will start at zero. And if UConn ends up in another conference I'll have the same sadness even though I will be happy if it's a better one than the NBE. And starting next year UConn could increase its BE superiority. Is it meaningless because the conference is so different? Yes and no. Never underestimate the vast numbers of unsophisticated fans that casually watch sports.

At the very least I'm not going to be stupid and just roll over even if there is no real value. There is perceived value and if they want it bad enough let them pay for it. The time for sentimentality left the building the moment the NCAA did a retroactive APR ruling and Pitt and Georgetown vetoed the ESPN contract and then decided to bolt.

 

[cohenzone]

I think the rights to the name is a legit issue. Maybe the name should disappear altogether. Everyone knows that the league UConn will be in isn't what we know as the Big East. I thought Cronin's comments were on the amusing side. Do recruits of today know who Ewing and The Pearl are? They are as likely to associate UConn with the BE as any team. As for Brey, I have a hard time tolerating anything from ND. Let them collect their TV revenue and kiss Touchdown Jesus's tush.

 

[Danzz]

Let them have the name. Whatever this band of misfits UConn is joining becomes, it will never be the Big East. UConn needs to move on to the next stage. Holding onto the name feels a little pathetic to be honest.

No there is value to the BE name. Screw em', they can rename themselves The Big Choirboys.