I think the Big East is in trouble. Besides UConn and Creighton, who else in this conference do you see being able to make a run in the NCAA? Not just make the dance, but go to the Elite 8 or better? Hate to say it, but the overall quality of the conference is at a pretty low point.
Think that’s about to change. Because this is an unmitigated disaster.
Marquette, St. John’s, and Xavier.
KO won a national title. Sure after the natty it turned to a total shat show but KO was far more successful than Neptune.
Well considering only 8 teams can make it to the elite 8, having 2 teams capable of doing that is pretty good if you ask me
There is only one team in the Big East I root for. I never get why people feel the need to root for the other teams in their conference. I only care about being the best team not the best conference.
Nova should be getting the best coach in the country.
I want the other Big East teams to do well out of conference because it helps UConn. The better the conference, the easier it is to recruit. I root for them in the NCAA tourney as well. Obviously I root for UConn above all of that, but the rooting is still to help UConn.
Not often but Nova already made a horrible small time hire with Neptune when they should've hired the best available coach in the country. Expecting to hit another home run hire out of Hofsta would be silly, IMO. Hire the best available coach in the country, someone who has been on multiple tournament runs and is a proven big time recruiter and big time coach.
Sad to say UConn will probably need to jettison itself from the Big East in the not-too-distant future and latch on with a power conference.
I get your point but Big East is a power conference in basketball.
Should have clarified when I say power conference, I'm talking about the big 3 in all sports (SEC/B12/B10). Honestly, I don't think you can really lump the ACC in with those 3 even though technically they are one of the P4.
Xavier and st johns. Most surprise teams benefit from a bracket collapse. See duke last year. Creighton and Marquette were better last year . St. Johns, georgtown are clearly better this year. Providence has a great class coming in next year. If villanova gets a new coach, they can be good next year with the portal. Marquette failed to make a run with 2 great teams which hurt the conference. 5 bid league and hopefully things break in big east favor.
So are you saying they should be getting Dan Hurley, the best coach in America?
LOL other than the Big 12 and SEC who has more than 2 that could be elite 8 caliber? Not the ACC or Big 10 so just the Big12 and SEC and both are loaded. I would put Marquette, Xavier, and St. Johns up with anything else the ACC or Big 10 can throw at that wall.
The argument of those stuck in the BE will make is that because they don’t have to wrestle with FB, is that all their resources are put into hoops and that will keep them relevant as a top hoops conference. This is generally faulty thinking because the trend is because of football, the P4 programs have big TV deals and the $$ to sink into other sports, while also building their overall brand nationally.
Best available coach in the country.
Boggles my mind in today’s world of information at your finger tips, resources and data/analytics that a coach can suck this bad. How hard is it to teach a movement and spacing offense? You can google it. When you see Hurley, Oates and Pope at the top of the game using it successfully why would you ever think running a stand around and watch one guy go is a good idea? It’s one thing if you’re middling and fine tuning something it’s another when you take good players and make them a sh8tty team year over year.
