ROSELLE, N.J. — When Larry Brown took the SMU job in April 2012, he did so in part because the Mustangs were eventually headed to the Big East Conference.
Brown looked forward to matching wits with coaches like Louisville’s Rick Pitino, Georgetown’s John Thompson III and Villanova’s Jay Wright.
“That was one of the biggest selling points in going to SMU,” Brown told SNY.tv last Friday at a coaches’ clinic at Roselle Catholic High School.
“To have an opportunity to be in the Big East I thought would be so great for our program.”
But the Big East has shifted dramatically since Brown, 72, returned to coaching at SMU. Louisville is headed to the ACC in 2014, following Syracuse, Pitt and Notre Dame out the door. And the seven Catholic schools that comprised the heart of the league are leaving and taking the Big East name with them.
Jet915 wrote:Brown is already trying to find a way to get out of SMU. He'll be there one more year I bet.
Jet915 wrote:Brown is already trying to find a way to get out of SMU. He'll be there one more year I bet.
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