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Hey MACtion what hot exciting football game is on this Tuesday night?
 
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ecasadoSBU said:
I think the Big East is sustainable. The sum is greater than its individual parts. Those programs as long as they stick together are going to compete really well in basketball and they have a loyal following from alumni/casual fans in the NE region. They have the Gavitt games and now the Big 12 games to power up their schedule prior to conference play

I remember when the 2013 breakup was first was announced... Everyone thought that five years into the future the Big East would irrelevant and dead. But so far it has turned out that they arguably more alive and strong than ever before. That league is really solid and drawing a lot of attention every time the Big East Tournament rolls around.
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This year looks like it might be the beginning, of a fast descent for the Fake Big East. If Villanova, Georgetown, St Johns had voted the right way in letting Penn St in, and started a football division. Could have had an East Coast conference of Independents. Miami, Florida St, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Penn St, Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse, adding Cincinnati, and Louisville. Would have had the best of both worlds, and Notre Dame probably would have taken an ACC type deal to join.
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Interesting comments from the Vanderbilt coaching search. Some positive waves for the AAC.

"Unlike Oats’ Bulls, Cronin’s Cincinnati Bearcats were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the first round. Cronin could be fair game, but it may take even more to convince the Bearcats’ head coach of thirteen years to leave. Cincinnati has made the tournament a whopping nine straight times, and the AAC is only getting better:"
 
baggerbob said:
This year looks like it might be the beginning, of a fast descent for the Fake Big East. If Villanova, Georgetown, St Johns had voted the right way in letting Penn St in, and started a football division. Could have had an East Coast conference of Independents. Miami, Florida St, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Penn St, Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse, adding Cincinnati, and Louisville. Would have had the best of both worlds, and Notre Dame probably would have taken an ACC type deal to join.
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Hmmm. It's hard to say. You can't expect the league to win a National Championship every year. Even the 1980's/1990s Big East had years where it didn't produce F4/E8 teams.

I'm however concerned that Northeast basketball is losing strength overall. I hope I'm wrong.

Hopefully UConn, Syracuse, SJU, PC and the Hall keep the region interesting in the next few years
 
ecasadoSBU said:
Hmmm. It's hard to say. You can't expect the league to win a National Championship every year. Even the 1980's/1990s Big East had years where it didn't produce F4/E8 teams.

I'm however concerned that Northeast basketball is losing strength overall. I hope I'm wrong.

Hopefully UConn, Syracuse, SJU, PC and the Hall keep the region interesting in the next few years
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I had to giggle when I noticed you left BC out!
 
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