Nova vs Hall. BIG EAST final.

BigEastPhil

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The old Big East also had football schools which made it so enjoyable and successful.I miss the local rivalry games and seeing some of the top teams/players in the country playing at the RAC.I don't get the same feeling with the B1G teams.
The old Big East was a league for the ages. There will never be anything like it again. As someone who went to every Big East Tournament when we were in the league, it was a time that i will always cherish with great memories. Kudos to the current Big East and to Villanova for keeping the BET alive and well but in reality the league is now a shell of itself. If the Big East can sway UCOnn into its fold, it will make the BET that much more like old times. Anyways we re where we need to be. Now hopefully the new BIg 10 commish will have our tournament at Barclays every 3 -4 years. ACC does it and the arena had juice which it will also with the Big 10 given the alumni in the NYC area as we saw with MSG last year.
 

wheezer

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The old Big East was a league for the ages. There will never be anything like it again. As someone who went to every Big East Tournament when we were in the league, it was a time that i will always cherish with great memories. Kudos to the current Big East and to Villanova for keeping the BET alive and well but in reality the league is now a shell of itself. If the Big East can sway UCOnn into its fold, it will make the BET that much more like old times. Anyways we re where we need to be. Now hopefully the new BIg 10 commish will have our tournament at Barclays every 3 -4 years. ACC does it and the arena had juice which it will also with the Big 10 given the alumni in the NYC area as we saw with MSG last year.

I guess Uconn just cannot give up the division one football dream, but they would do very well in the big east bb, and would bounce back..... they are stuck in a league where they are slowly dying......
 

wheezer

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Wow, 18 years. When listing all the "what ifs" in the history of RU athletics, I'd put this one at #1.

It was so close to happening. Mulcahy had met with Wright on a Wednesday. The deal was all but closed, except that Wright wanted to meet with the RU Chancellor first. That meeting was set for Sunday. But on Friday, Steve Lappas resigned and Villanova immediately targeted Wright. They contacted him on Saturday. On Sunday, Wright blew off his RU meeting to meet with Nova, and the rest is history.

as I remember hearing it.... Lappas did not just resign, he was forced out....... Nova helped him secure his next coaching job where he was hired quickly....

Nova did this because they knew if they did not act, we would get Wright....
 
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The old Big East was a league for the ages. There will never be anything like it again. As someone who went to every Big East Tournament when we were in the league, it was a time that i will always cherish with great memories. Kudos to the current Big East and to Villanova for keeping the BET alive and well but in reality the league is now a shell of itself. If the Big East can sway UCOnn into its fold, it will make the BET that much more like old times. Anyways we re where we need to be. Now hopefully the new BIg 10 commish will have our tournament at Barclays every 3 -4 years. ACC does it and the arena had juice which it will also with the Big 10 given the alumni in the NYC area as we saw with MSG last year.

The BE has good programs now but half of them are in the Midwest, so you don't have the local rivalries as much.
 

HallX2

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The old Big East was a league for the ages. There will never be anything like it again. As someone who went to every Big East Tournament when we were in the league, it was a time that i will always cherish with great memories. Kudos to the current Big East and to Villanova for keeping the BET alive and well but in reality the league is now a shell of itself. If the Big East can sway UCOnn into its fold, it will make the BET that much more like old times. Anyways we re where we need to be. Now hopefully the new BIg 10 commish will have our tournament at Barclays every 3 -4 years. ACC does it and the arena had juice which it will also with the Big 10 given the alumni in the NYC area as we saw with MSG last year.


Getting UConn would be a very good move. Perhaps another refugee from that league like Temple. 12 teams could work. Neither of those are going anywhere with FB.
 

BigRnj

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Xavier VS Creighton, DePaul VS Butler, Providence VS Marquette. Not a lot of appeal beyond pretty small fan bases. The upside is limited. In the BIG, SEC, ACC there are flagship state universities with huge alumni followings. Outside of Georgetown, Nova, and St. John’s there isn’t much there to compete with other power 5 conferences for eyeballs and national interest.
 
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Xavier VS Creighton, DePaul VS Butler, Providence VS Marquette. Not a lot of appeal beyond pretty small fan bases. The upside is limited. In the BIG, SEC, ACC there are flagship state universities with huge alumni followings. Outside of Georgetown, Nova, and St. John’s there isn’t much there to compete with other power 5 conferences for eyeballs and national interest.

Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, Providence have drawn much better than RU in mbb for a long time
 
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BigEastPhil

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Getting UConn would be a very good move. Perhaps another refugee from that league like Temple. 12 teams could work. Neither of those are going anywhere with FB.
If UConn joined conference would stay at 11 and probably continue double round robin.
 
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BigEastPhil

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Bleh, bland arena, most schools not close to it too
Barclays was good enough for ACC last 2 years and for 2022 tourney. It ll be good enough for Big 10 tourney in 2023 hopefully. Most fans attending are alumni who live in ny metro area. I was at last 2 ACC tourneys which had big time juice and were sold out as well.
 
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Barclays was good enough for ACC last 2 years and for 2022 tourney. It ll be good enough for Big 10 tourney in 2023 hopefully. Most fans attending are alumni who live in ny metro area. I was at last 2 ACC tourneys which had big time juice and were sold out as well.

There are better choices than that venue
 

BigEastPhil

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Everyone is hooting about msg but to me on tv the crowds look great at the United Center and is loud. I will be going to indy next year for the tourney.
 
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RUnTeX

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Where in the nyc metro area or even the east coast? Delany said he would prefer the tournament back east every 5 years? Wash DC 2 years ago was a disaster. Philly would be the same.

I agree... Philly would be easier for Rutgers and PSU fans but it would still underwhelm like DC did.
 

bac2therac

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I agree... Philly would be easier for Rutgers and PSU fans but it would still underwhelm like DC did.


yeah DC and Philly are no goes. It has to be MSG really, I think Barclays or Prudential would also miss the mark

Does great in Chicago though
 

BigRnj

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Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, Providence have drawn much better than RU in mbb for a long time

Everyone has, what’s your point? You’re kidding yourself if you think those teams (Seton Hall included) generate more interest than the BIG10, ACC, or SEC. Its not a Rutgers thing.
 

Seton75

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I cannot believe dan Hurley took that job without knowing they were going to be in a better league soon. I would live uconn to join. And agree, a 20 game home and home schedule.

The glory days of the BE was pre fb expansion.

I agree, you have to take that fb money if is available. I dont pay any attn to college fb. I could not name one Heisman candidate. I guess bama won it all again but I wouldn't bet much on it. But I do remember watching the flutie game when bc was great beating the best program of that era, Miami. And I wonder why they cant equal those times. Please don't tell me Miami can no longer cheat...lofl. bc, to name one school, gets lots more dough, has one local rival, and stinks in both sports. Dats progress I guess.
 

RUnTeX

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yeah DC and Philly are no goes. It has to be MSG really, I think Barclays or Prudential would also miss the mark

Does great in Chicago though

I guess the league doesn't even bother with Cleveland or Detroit