CaribouJim
03-12-2013, 09:46 AM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/bigeast/2013/03/11/big-east-bids-farewell-to-tradition-in-last-conference-tournament/1977077/
Jamil Wilson on the front page of the USA Today printed edition today - to the right of the USA Today banner. Article in the sports section.
Some highlights:
Most will curse the football-driven realignment that threatens to diminish a sport that doubles as the heartbeat for a city. They will at the same time applaud the departing Catholic 7 -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova -- for managing to retain the Big East name, the Madison Square Garden venue for a postseason tournament and, most importantly, an authentic and elite basketball league.
Pitino, whose Big East days go back to 1985-87 at Providence, says the breakup is "very disappointing. It was the greatest basketball alignment in the history of college basketball. And all because a few people blew up our TV deal, and then they wind up moving themselves, everything was broken up … Football is running our country right now. It is running rampant."
Jamil Wilson on the front page of the USA Today printed edition today - to the right of the USA Today banner. Article in the sports section.
Some highlights:
Most will curse the football-driven realignment that threatens to diminish a sport that doubles as the heartbeat for a city. They will at the same time applaud the departing Catholic 7 -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova -- for managing to retain the Big East name, the Madison Square Garden venue for a postseason tournament and, most importantly, an authentic and elite basketball league.
Pitino, whose Big East days go back to 1985-87 at Providence, says the breakup is "very disappointing. It was the greatest basketball alignment in the history of college basketball. And all because a few people blew up our TV deal, and then they wind up moving themselves, everything was broken up … Football is running our country right now. It is running rampant."