Is Big East Overrated This Season?

It's tough to say we are overrated at a league, because OOC numbers have been great for the Big East in the early season. Big East typically performs well in the OOC early on. We usually fizzle during tourney time though.

That said, this conference is still IMHO a work in progress and still going to get better. The conference is still building an image, and trying to prove itself. Big East has done a good job of that thus far as a strong conference overall from top to bottom.

What will it take to get to the next step, I'm not sure? More teams have to get next-level talent and we need some tourney wins. I think it will help a bit when some of the blue blood programs have legendary coaches retiring over next few as well.

It may sounds silly, but should Calipari head to NBA, Pitino, Izzo, Coach K, Boeheim and other legends start retiring over next few years, it could cause some shakeup. I think some of those schools become less obvious choices for the blue-chippers, and the the schools that traditionally land a handful of top 40 kids every year, might get spread out a bit more.
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The conference doesn't have a lot of big OOC wins though. Providence over Arizona, the Hall over Wichita, Nova over St Joes and Butler over Purdue are the best they got. On the flip side the good teams beat the middling big conference foes they were supposed to beat for the most part.
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Is it OK to throw in St. Johns over the Cuse?
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No
 
From what I've seen of the Big East through SJU's first run through it is that there isn't a single team that you can bet on to go more than 2 rounds. With a likely 6 bids, it's likely that at least 2 will get favorable seeds that will get then through the first round. I just don't see any team that is balanced with a combination of height and guard play. If Marquette can get in, I like them as a dark horse to perhaps win a couple of games. Villanova gets a pass from me because we didn't see them with Ochefu and they played down to us, but I don't see even them going very far.
 
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is overrated ( except for their biscuits ). The big east we will find out come tournament time
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STOP IT!
 
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is overrated ( except for their biscuits ). The big east we will find out come tournament time
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STOP IT!
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they should just call it popeyes because tastes nothing like louisiana. Popcorn shrimp is ok the chicken is ok when you compare it to kfc but the only things that I'd say stand out are the biscuits and cajun mashed potatoes.

They would laugh that chicken right out of willie mae's scotch house in new orleans
 
If the season ended today the big east would have 2 #1 seeds. Nova and Xavier . According to the experts. That's not too bad.
 
If the season ended today the big east would have 2 #1 seeds. Nova and Xavier . According to the experts. That's not too bad.
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Do you think any of these experts will pick them to make the final four?

I don't think so
 
Because of their depth, experience, toughness & solid coach, I think Xavier has best shot of making final 8 or better with a few breaks.
 
That wasn't the question . Plus college ball is wide open this year. You never know. It's all about match ups in the tournament.
 
we have 3 teams in the top 10 right now ...yea the league kinda went down cause of the teams leaving to the acc big ten and etc but look at the teams other the depaul and st johns the rest of them are doing well i just hoped we can take a few teams back like uconn and etc but its a pipedream
 
Because of their depth, experience, toughness & solid coach, I think Xavier has best shot of making final 8 or better with a few breaks.
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The Big East desperately needs Nova to finally breakthrough and make an elite eight or final four. If not Nova hopefully Xavier can make a deep run. The Big East has had too many one and dones the last few years.
 
Because of their depth, experience, toughness & solid coach, I think Xavier has best shot of making final 8 or better with a few breaks.
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The Big East desperately needs Nova to finally breakthrough and make an elite eight or final four. If not Nova hopefully Xavier can make a deep run. The Big East has had too many one and dones the last few years.
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Nova has usually been such a good outside three point shooting team, but not this year. That, in combination with their absence of big man depth, gives me pause come the Dance. Watch they will prove me wrong, law of averages? :)
 
Because of their depth, experience, toughness & solid coach, I think Xavier has best shot of making final 8 or better with a few breaks.
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The Big East desperately needs Nova to finally breakthrough and make an elite eight or final four. If not Nova hopefully Xavier can make a deep run. The Big East has had too many one and dones the last few years.
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Nova has usually been such a good outside three point shooting team, but not this year. That, in combination with their absence of big man depth, gives me pause come the Dance. Watch they will prove me wrong, law of averages? :)
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Could see it happening Paultz lol, last year I thought their team was one of the best and strongest in the country and they had an early exit, this year I see a lot of weakness and watch them go far
 
The physical style of play that normally occurs with BE teams seems to hurt them come tournament time as the officiating usually goes against them.
 
Think Nova would be better served as a 2-3 seed. Hate those 8/9 teams.
 
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