.ArmyVet wrote:Git.. my man... Love your passion. But you've got to stop imagining even for one second that Notre Dame is a possible Big East addition for basketball.
shizzle898 wrote:I know that everyone is worried about the upcoming TV contract and not losing the double round-robin but we are about to become the smallest power conference in basketball. That is not a good place to be. I predict that the Big East will expand to 12 before the contract comes up. I hope that is Gonzaga but I have a feeling it won't get done. My second choice would be Dayton. They have a rabid fan base, they are the only show in town, and they have good NCAA tournament history compared to the other potential additions sans Gonzaga.
DeltaV wrote:Why does everyone keep saying being the smallest conference in terms of number of members is a bad thing? We already have more games than FS1 can play, games get sold to CBS sports net. There only argument I can see would be to have more games in MSG for the tournament.
What does more teams get us, other than an unbalanced schedule?
adoraz wrote:DeltaV wrote:Why does everyone keep saying being the smallest conference in terms of number of members is a bad thing? We already have more games than FS1 can play, games get sold to CBS sports net. There only argument I can see would be to have more games in MSG for the tournament.
What does more teams get us, other than an unbalanced schedule?
It's all about perception in a world where the Power 5 and ESPN are trying to set their own narrative and potentially break away. The Big East needs to continue being one of the most elite conferences every year so we can continue being seen as a Power conference. That's critical for everything from recruiting to our TV contract.
The 2011 Big East is considered by many to be the greatest conference in history. As I'm sure you know 11/16 teams made the Dance that year.
The current Big East sent 7/10 teams to the Dance a few years ago, but that isn't considered a historic season by many. Ironically 7/10 (70%) is actually more than 11/16 (68.75%), but nobody sees it that way.
Most fans judge conference performance by how many teams make the Tournament each year (see: Big Ten hype... despite their Tournament blunders) and how far the top teams go. When we have fewer teams than everyone else we simply have fewer opportunities for teams to make the Dance and also advance (such as the 8 seed UNC making the finals this year, and Miami/St. Peter's making the Elite 8 despite their seeding).
I'm not saying the conference should go out and fill it with garbage, but it is overall a disadvantage having fewer teams.
DeltaV wrote:Why does everyone keep saying being the smallest conference in terms of number of members is a bad thing? We already have more games than FS1 can play, games get sold to CBS sports net. There only argument I can see would be to have more games in MSG for the tournament.
What does more teams get us, other than an unbalanced schedule?
Cheech wrote:IF Mora gets the UCONN football program going and that’s a BIG IF…UConn would take a bid to the ACC in a second. The Presidents and Val know that. They cannot stay independent and survive and they are going for it with Mora. So have to be ready for that .
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