Catholic 7 Will Keep Big East Name

[TheImmortalGoud]

https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/307262102320586753

Brett McMurphyVerified @McMurphyESPN
Catholic 7 schools will keep Big East name, expect to begin new league this fall, sources tell @ESPN

[Warner2BruceTD]

This is such tremendous news. As a guy who grew up on Big East basketball and the Big East Tournament, it's probably something you don't quite understand the importance of unless you grew up in the northeast, and I felt a tinge of relief in my gut when I read this. Among all of the muck and bullshit of football driven conference realignment, basketball finally wins one.

All of the history now remains with Georgetown, Villanova, St John's, Providence, Seton Hall. That was a big key to all of this. When those teams win championships, they are still winning Big East championships. All that remains behind from the old days is UConn, who will no doubt take their football elsewhere at some point anyway.

The Big East lives.

Sometimes, the good guys really do win.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Butler & Xavier are in.

Technically this is a "new league", but because they have the NCAA minimum of seven schools staying together from the previous season, they will retain their automatic tournament bid without the waiting period.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel
Catholic 7 version of Big East starts in 13-14. Will add Butler, Xavier, Dayton and St. Louis. And if up to me, Siena over Creighton.

[Warner2BruceTD]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9000502/catholic-7-schools-keep-big-east-name-new-league-next-season-according-sources

-Old Big East deal with ESPN that was just signed will now be for less money not that the C7 have left

-FOX Sports has a deal in place with the New Big East, and expedited this so it happens next season.

-Notre Dame wants to play in the New Big East for one season if ACC wont take them early

-Old Big East keeps its BCS auto bid next football season, despite pending name change

-fuck football! BIG EAST LIVES, M'FER

[SHOGUN]

SLU to the Big East! Great news.

[Warner2BruceTD]

NEW BIG EAST CURRENT RPI
Georgetown 0.6411
Marquette 0.6335
St. Johns 0.5671
Villanova 0.5769
Providence 0.5530
DePaul 0.4895
Seton Hall 0.5306
Xavier 0.5525
Butler 0.6094

AVERAGE 0.5726

CURRENT CONFERENCE RPI LEADERS
Mountain West 0.5851
Big Ten 0.5851
Big East 0.5809
—NEW BIG EAST 0.5726—
ACC 0.5697
Big 12 0.5626
Pac-12 0.5597

2011-2012 FINAL CONFERENCE RPI
Big Ten 0.5804
—NEW BIG EAST 0.5726—
Big East 0.5680
Big 12 0.5647
SEC 0.5629
Mountain West 0.5563
ACC 0.5520

NOTE: If including SLU (0.6076), Creighton (0.5990), and Dayton (0.5372) current average RPI would be 0.5747, which improves the New Big East conference RPI marginally, but doesn’t change the order of the above.

[ralaw]

This is such tremendous news. As a guy who grew up on Big East basketball and the Big East Tournament, it's probably something you don't quite understand the importance of unless you grew up in the northeast, and I felt a tinge of relief in my gut when I read this. Among all of the muck and bullshit of football driven conference realignment, basketball finally wins one.

All of the history now remains with Georgetown, Villanova, St John's, Providence, Seton Hall. That was a big key to all of this. When those teams win championships, they are still winning Big East championships. All that remains behind from the old days is UConn, who will no doubt take their football elsewhere at some point anyway.

The Big East lives.

Sometimes, the good guys really do win.

Amen! I grew up on the Big East as well, but I sort of wish Syracuse and Pitt were a part. They should go after VCU.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Amen! I grew up on the Big East as well, but I sort of wish Syracuse and Pitt were a part. They should go after VCU.

Big East with no Syracuse is a real weird thing to think about. For me it's Cuse, Georgetown, St Johns, and Nova as the four "old school" staple members. Its hard to fathom an ACC logo on the floor at the Carrier Dome. Shit just isnt right.

Part of me hopes UConn drops the football delusions of grandeur and jumps on board, but unless they drop to 1AA that isnt likely to happen. UConn & Cincy cant be thrilled with being stuck playing either sport with Tulane, ECU, Navy, Mamphis, South Florida, Central Florida, etc. What a disaster if that group had kept the Big East name.

There are some rumblings that this Notre Dame ACC thing might fall apart. If so, they want in for hoops. We'll see.

[Woy]

A caller on Dan Wetzel's radio show last night suggested for the Catholic 7 to look at RMU.

[Chrispy]

Uconn