Defections from the BE and recruiting!

[ctchamps]

I know they are a different bird, but the BE is struggling to get the top 30 recruits for 2012-13 vs. other conferences. I'm sure there is a significant impact for the men's programs as well.

 

[uconNYC]

Compare this line-up of schools with any other conference. Only ACC is better. Really doubt conference affiliation is affecting BigEast recruiting

UConn
Louisville
Georgetown
Cincy
Villanova
Marquette
Memphis
Temple
St.Johns

 

[dante]

Memphis has been doing very well in recruiting..

 

[3uconn]

Memphis has been doing very well in recruiting..

Indeed. When they come they will be a major addition to the Big East. Number 2 class in 2013 right now.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Indeed. When they come they will be a major addition to the Big East. Number 2 class in 2913 right now.

They are recruiting 900 years in the future? Pastner is awesome.

 

[alexd]

Memphis, ND and Cuse all have a top 30 kids lined up from the 2013 class. Then again, Memphis isn't actually here yet and the other two schools are leaving.

 

[3uconn]

They are recruiting 900 years in the future? Pastner is awesome.

They can evaluate talent really good. Even Calipari has no chance against them in the coming hundreds of years.

 

[MCNPA]

Not all the top kids off the board yet. I know SJU is a finalist for both Rysheed Jordan and Jermaine Lawrence, but only 1 ship left. Lots of Big East teams have had big classes in the last 2 years and and quite young overall.

 

[ChrisSmithsPart]

Not all the top kids off the board yet. I know SJU is a finalist for both Rysheed Jordan and Jermaine Lawrence, but only 1 ship left. Lots of Big East teams have had big classes in the last 2 years and and quite young overall.

True but no way to deny negative recruiting is being used against league teams & is hurting teams to varying degrees. Although the BE is holding it's own in recruiting, until the comference attains a level of perceived stability (probably when tv contract is finalized by Aresco & team) it is what it is. The BE as a whole is pretty much in the same recruiting position as KO.

 

[Donyell]

Not at all predicting the demise of the Big East but it sure is a changing and it all happened so damm fast. Football, Football ,Football changed the whole landscape of the Big East and again did it in a hurry. The future for us , who the hell knows.

 

[ChrisSmithsPart]

Not at all predicting the demise of the Big East but it sure is a changing and it all happened so damm fast. Football, Football ,Football changed the whole landscape of the Big East and again did it in a hurry. The future for us , who the hell knows.

IMO it's actually TV, TV, TV. Syracuse & Pitt to the ACC doesn't do much for fb right? The point is SEC & PAC 12 bball stink so they market fb...BE & ACC bball is extremely valuable to TV. So the fact that the BE became the first conference to hire a TV exec to be its commish is a genius response to the changing college sports environment.

Let's see what the new commish delivers before believing to much in the negative public campaign being sponsored primarily by ESPN.