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Historic day folks, for football people on the east coast of the U.S.A, and nationally. Navy football drops independance for the Big East conference.
Something near and dear to me, just behind UConn football - Navy. I'm psyched to have them joining the big east and to have annual games. Wowee wow.
Some things from Admiral Miller, and AD Gladchuck today that I"m sure will be in print soon.
Both had very high praise for the leadership of John Marinatto. I've been telling you all for a while now, that the big east leadership isn't the bunch of clowns the media makes them out to be, the problem for two decades, is that there priorities when it comes to the driving force in intercollegiate athletics revenue streams has been misguided. I have no doubt, after today, that the leadership over there in Providence has finally changed, and understands completely, without a doubt, that football is the driving force in intercollegiate money, and if the basketball baby they created is going to live as an adult, it will be becasue of football. Took a long time, but they get it.
Marinatto is to thank for the continued existence of the Big East conference, the conference we all know and love, in basketball, in football, in all sports.
What also stood out to me today, is that the concept of a national intercollegiate football conference, is a big deal, and that having a conference championship game is a stated goal. I can only hope that championship game, for a nationwide conference, will become a fixture in New York City.
There is no media force in the world, even in the current information tech age, that has the power of new york city.
Anyway, I"m frigging psyched that Navy is on board. The fact that this institution, the United States Naval Academy, and institution that has been independant since 1879 in football, and has it's own network broadcasting contracts, worldwide fanbase, etc.....
that the U.S. Naval Academy has committed its football program to the big east conference - is all I need to know that our leadership is finally on the right track, and the big east conference is going to be more than fine, for many years to come.
There are some schools out there, that are going to be very happy, that they managed to get on board this train, and many schools out there, that are going to be regretting hopping off.
What they say about actions and history, if you don't know it, your doomed to repeat it. Marinatto paid attention to his history in the past year or two, and changed the actions, and in the history of this conference, behind only the founder - Gavitt, Marinatto stands to be the most important guy in the history of the conference.
Some other presidents, and AD's and conference commissioners, did not pay attention to their history.
Something near and dear to me, just behind UConn football - Navy. I'm psyched to have them joining the big east and to have annual games. Wowee wow.
Some things from Admiral Miller, and AD Gladchuck today that I"m sure will be in print soon.
Both had very high praise for the leadership of John Marinatto. I've been telling you all for a while now, that the big east leadership isn't the bunch of clowns the media makes them out to be, the problem for two decades, is that there priorities when it comes to the driving force in intercollegiate athletics revenue streams has been misguided. I have no doubt, after today, that the leadership over there in Providence has finally changed, and understands completely, without a doubt, that football is the driving force in intercollegiate money, and if the basketball baby they created is going to live as an adult, it will be becasue of football. Took a long time, but they get it.
Marinatto is to thank for the continued existence of the Big East conference, the conference we all know and love, in basketball, in football, in all sports.
What also stood out to me today, is that the concept of a national intercollegiate football conference, is a big deal, and that having a conference championship game is a stated goal. I can only hope that championship game, for a nationwide conference, will become a fixture in New York City.
There is no media force in the world, even in the current information tech age, that has the power of new york city.
Anyway, I"m frigging psyched that Navy is on board. The fact that this institution, the United States Naval Academy, and institution that has been independant since 1879 in football, and has it's own network broadcasting contracts, worldwide fanbase, etc.....
that the U.S. Naval Academy has committed its football program to the big east conference - is all I need to know that our leadership is finally on the right track, and the big east conference is going to be more than fine, for many years to come.
There are some schools out there, that are going to be very happy, that they managed to get on board this train, and many schools out there, that are going to be regretting hopping off.
What they say about actions and history, if you don't know it, your doomed to repeat it. Marinatto paid attention to his history in the past year or two, and changed the actions, and in the history of this conference, behind only the founder - Gavitt, Marinatto stands to be the most important guy in the history of the conference.
Some other presidents, and AD's and conference commissioners, did not pay attention to their history.
