Catholic schools leaving this year, taking Big East name

[Rico444]

I figured we had at least one more season to get acclimated to this crap...so much for that.

 

[Huskies2010]

catholic 7 + butler and xavier

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...name-new-league-next-season-according-sources

 

[Deleted member 3149]

Sooooo...... What conference does this put our name with? And no more big east tournament ever again? Weird.

 

[Rico444]

Might as well put our new conference tourney in Bridgeport, or something.

And not even Harbor Yard, I'm talking middle school gym.

 

[FluxTZ]

And boom goes the dynamite.

 

[61cygni]

Conference Formerly Known as Big East

 

[TheRogers]

Don't worry guys. Aresco's got this. He's negotiating a tournament venue in Maine. All opening day games will have to end promptly at 7pm though because its in conflict with the Rockport Lobsterfest Ball at 8pm. Our championship game will be sold out and quite a sight to behold on Tuesday at 2pm. Get your tickets ASAP. 2000 seats sell out pretty quickly.

 

[Huskies4ever]

I figured we had at least one more season to get acclimated to this crap...so much for that.

This conference realignment crap gets better and better.

 

[patrick]

This news combined with last night's loss puts me on suicide watch!!!

 

[RS9999X]

C-11 plus Butler. When does UConn join?

This makes for another weird discussion. Who gets paid more? The Road Kill Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco or the C-12/Big East Commissioner Jeff Hathaway?

Sent from my Lumia 920 via Windows 8. Now bite me Apple Droids.

 

[B1GEast]

Please let's not start the "get rid of football" shiat, Tranghese and Marinatto must be proud of what has transpired, this is what they couldn't see beyond.

 

[seanmc94]

Don't blame trangese, this is on marinatto

 

[B1GEast]

Don't blame trangese, this is on marinatto

No, it was Tranghese that added Depaul and Marquette instead of adding teams like Memphis and UCF to appease the bball schools. The lack of stability with football enabled the conference to get picked apart. This lies mostly with Tranghese, Marinatto was just an inadequate providence replacement to please the bball schools.

 

[Ts5034]

You know thats really just another hit below the belt. Since we cant play in the Big East tournament this year, i thought we at least had next seasons BE tournament as the last one with all the rest of the originals at MSG. Now thats down the drain.

As much as it hurts, i will always be grateful that i finally got the chance to see us win the tournament in person back in 2011 when we beat Louisville...and the whole 5 games in 5 days just made it extra special. One of my earliest memories of UConn basketball is watching the 1996 championship game at home with my parents and after Ray hit the winning shot we all started cheering. Ive been to the tournament many times in the past including the 6 OT game but one thing i always wanted to see was UConn win it. The BE championship game in 2011 will be a night i will never forget.

 

[huskymedic]

Sooooo...... What conference does this put our name with? And no more big east tournament ever again? Weird.

Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel)
2/28/13, 9:35 PM
Expect Memphis as the frontrunner location for the conference tournament of the Artist Formerly Known as the Big East.

Cripes...

 

[TRest]

Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel)
2/28/13, 9:35 PM
Expect Memphis as the frontrunner location for the conference tournament of the Artist Formerly Known as the Big East.

Cripes...

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Hardly a surprise. We have effectively joined CUSA, that's where it holds its tourney. Unlike St. Johns, Memphis benefits from hosting it.

 

[upstater]

NYC, Philly, Memphis, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, move it the around!

Start it in NYC so UConn doesn't have to be exposed much to these other cities.

 

[uconnforlife]

We can only hope that the ACC gets raided soon.

 

[HooperScooper]

Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel)
2/28/13, 9:35 PM
Expect Memphis as the frontrunner location for the conference tournament of the Artist Formerly Known as the Big East.

Cripes...

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Blues and BBQ down on Beale Street. Yahooo, here we come! Oh man, just shoot me right now. I'm praying every night that some conference saves UConn.

 

[patrick]

We can only hope that the ACC gets raided soon.

No we hope that all the Big ten marketing executives wake up and see that UCONN owns the t.v. ratings for cbb in New England. Which includes two of the biggest markets in New York and Boston!!

 

[HooperScooper]

It's been a rough nine months for the Connecticut athletic department

 

[Dove]

It's wild to think of what UConn did as a banner school that propelled the BE through the years and then...this. Its like Dan Akyroyd in Trading Places. From the top of the class to picking dumpsters for food.

 

[patrick]

It's been a rough nine months for the Connecticut athletic department

Wow what a HORRIBLE read!!!

 

[HooperScooper]

By the way, Aresco must have been on the verge of getting fired from CBS. Why on earth did he leave that cushy job to step into this mess?

 

[patrick]

It's wild to think of what UConn did as a banner school that propelled the BE through the years and then...this. Its like Dan Akyroyd in Trading Places. From the top of the class to picking dumpsters for food.

But just like Dan we will end up back on top!!