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Message: [QUOTE="CONN78SEJ, post: 4477242, member: 10604"] The only thing that you said in your reply to my post that was correct was to use the word “was”, when referring to the Big East as a top 5 men’s conference. As for recruiting, how about looking at last year or the year before (without including UConn) instead of going back 6 years to 2017. When was the last time there was more than four Big East schools in the AP top 25 at one time? Maybe 10 years ago, but even there I’m not so sure. Look at Big East schools that made the big dance, Villanova, Providence, St John’s, Seton Hall, DePaul, and Butler. What have they done lately? Especially founding members StJohns, Seton Hall, and Providence. As for your take on the BET at MSG, ratings are no where near what they were several years back, and who broadcasts them nowadays, compared to 15 or more years ago? You’re living in a dream world if you think the BET tournament carry’s the same weight it did 15 or more years ago. Just look at the coaches now in the Big East, no more Carnasecca, Rollie, John Thompson, Jay Wright, Rick Barnes, Rick Petino, PJ Carlisemo, Dave Gavitt, Rafftery, or JC. Yes, they have Hurley for the time being and I like Kevin Willard, but even they aren’t in the same class yet as the previously mentioned, some of whom are HOF’ers. Like I said, UConn’s bags are packed and when they leave, the Big East will revert to the Big Least. [/QUOTE]