Big East meetings discussion
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 8:54 amIn addition to the talks about FCOA, I found this interesting:
Other men’s basketball issues facing the league include trying to finalize a nonconference scheduling agreement with the Pac-12, working on improving the Big East tournament in New York City and adjusting to rule changes expected to be enacted in June.
Also a member of the Division I men’s basketball committee, Rasmussen said some of the proposed rule changes designed to crack down on physical play could have a big impact on the Big East.
“Our league typically has been known as a league that traditionally is much more physical and the officials allow it,” Rasmussen said. “We have to make sure our coaches and officials know what we need to do to make an adjustment to the new rules.”
Rasmussen said he expects there will be considerable discussion on the league’s championship structure for sports other than men’s and women’s basketball. The current structure allows for a variety of tournament formats.
Four of the seven Big East schools that play baseball qualify for the conference tournament, while the volleyball tournament has four of 10 teams. In men’s and women’s soccer, six of the 10 advance.
“We have to decide what we’re going to do with championships across the board,’’ Rasmussen said. “You could make a strong case for the Pac-12 model, which doesn’t have championships. You earn your way in (to the NCAA tournament) based on how you played all year.
“You can make a case for everyone going to the conference tournament or for some model in between. I think our administrators are all over the board on this one, but that we need to get some consistency.”
http://www.omaha.com/creighton/basketba ... 97113.html
Other men’s basketball issues facing the league include trying to finalize a nonconference scheduling agreement with the Pac-12, working on improving the Big East tournament in New York City and adjusting to rule changes expected to be enacted in June.
Also a member of the Division I men’s basketball committee, Rasmussen said some of the proposed rule changes designed to crack down on physical play could have a big impact on the Big East.
“Our league typically has been known as a league that traditionally is much more physical and the officials allow it,” Rasmussen said. “We have to make sure our coaches and officials know what we need to do to make an adjustment to the new rules.”
Rasmussen said he expects there will be considerable discussion on the league’s championship structure for sports other than men’s and women’s basketball. The current structure allows for a variety of tournament formats.
Four of the seven Big East schools that play baseball qualify for the conference tournament, while the volleyball tournament has four of 10 teams. In men’s and women’s soccer, six of the 10 advance.
“We have to decide what we’re going to do with championships across the board,’’ Rasmussen said. “You could make a strong case for the Pac-12 model, which doesn’t have championships. You earn your way in (to the NCAA tournament) based on how you played all year.
“You can make a case for everyone going to the conference tournament or for some model in between. I think our administrators are all over the board on this one, but that we need to get some consistency.”
http://www.omaha.com/creighton/basketba ... 97113.html
