Providence vs Villanova

[quote="Chicago Days" post=276268]Watching VA play the hated Tar Heels. Depressing the ACC Final is in Brooklyn![/quote]

I disagree - having the hated ACC and the Big Ten schedule their tournaments around the BE further validates that NYC & MSG is the mecca of basketball. Barclays is not close to MSG. I think it is comical. I think it probably helps BE recruiting
 
K. Sure hope you’re right. Just a bit discombobulating to see it played in Brooklyn. That’s all.
 
[quote="ipd200" post=276277][quote="Chicago Days" post=276268]Watching VA play the hated Tar Heels. Depressing the ACC Final is in Brooklyn![/quote]

I disagree - having the hated ACC and the Big Ten schedule their tournaments around the BE further validates that NYC & MSG is the mecca of basketball. Barclays is not close to MSG. I think it is comical. I think it probably helps BE recruiting[/quote]

The ACC tournament this year had little energy, By comparison MSG ROCKED! That can only help recruiting.
 
A couple of years ago I remember some people wondering if MSG was eventually going to push the Big East out of the Arena for our Tourney. We just sold out 3 out of 5 sessions with the strongest attendance yet while the ACC played Simultaneously in Brooklyn. The Big East is alive and well and getting better

Fuck Duke and Fuck the ACC.
 
[quote="Moon Mullen" post=276272]Villanova in many ways is becoming the Duke of the Big East. Without the cocky coach of course.[/quote]
But with the same bougie-like fans.
 
[quote="Section3" post=276285][quote="Moon Mullen" post=276272]Villanova in many ways is becoming the Duke of the Big East. Without the cocky coach of course.[/quote]
But with the same bougie-like fans.[/quote]



At least we have that.
 
[quote="Chicago Days" post=276268]Watching VA play the hated Tar Heels. Depressing the ACC Final is in Brooklyn![/quote]
Not for me.
 
[quote="redken" post=276289][quote="Chicago Days" post=276268]Watching VA play the hated Tar Heels. Depressing the ACC Final is in Brooklyn![/quote]
Not for me.[/quote]

The ACC and the Big Ten are rivals to our Big East.
We survive—even may thrive—but the Big East must ‘defend’ its base, or it dies.
Why, is it, that the ACC and the B-T ‘invade’ our ‘territory? But we do not, theirs?
They prevail in football.
Football $$$$$$$$$$’s fuel their expansion.
So, I don’t like it when they ‘invade’ our turf.
Makes me uncomfortable.
We’re a federation of small Catholic / Christian schools—hooped together.
Got to fight the ‘invaders’...with the best college basketball on the planet.
 
[quote="Chicago Days" post=276291][quote="redken" post=276289][quote="Chicago Days" post=276268]Watching VA play the hated Tar Heels. Depressing the ACC Final is in Brooklyn![/quote]
Not for me.[/quote]

The ACC and the Big Ten are rivals to our Big East.
We survive—even may thrive—but the Big East must ‘defend’ its base, or it dies.
Why, is it, that the ACC and the B-T ‘invade’ our ‘territory? But we do not, theirs?
They prevail in football.
Football $$$$$$$$$$’s fuel their expansion.
So, I don’t like it when they ‘invade’ our turf.
Makes me uncomfortable.
We’re a federation of small Catholic / Christian schools—hooped together.
Got to fight the ‘invaders’...with the best college basketball on the planet.[/quote]
I'm with you, Chicago. My comment had to do with my not being depressed that the ACC was "stuck" at the Barclay Center, and didn't get to showcase their tournament at the Garden. It made them look like a tier-two conference.
 
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With how good BET attendance has been this year, I'm not concerned. We sold out 3 of the 5 sessions. The Big Ten sold out only one session I believe (the semis). I think our first round session had higher attendance than their finals. I saw the stats somewhere and if I was on my pc would post them.

As for the ACC, I'd bet they had good attendance with how the matchups went. But MSG wants a conference to commit every single year, which the ACC won't do. If BET attendance wasn't great and the ACC asked MSG to host every year, then yes I'd be concerned despite our long term MSG contract.

This was really the first year I didn't feel nervous about our conference. I mean, we're going to have two freaking #1 seeds, 6/7 teams in the tournament yet again, a sold out conference tournament, etc. What more could you ask for? I do still feel nervous about St. John's, but the Big East? No.
 
It’s funny to see/hear ACC people throw words around as their tournament is the Mecca tournament of college B.B. Hah . The BE is arguably the best , most competitive conference in America , bar none . And , we play it in the real Mecca , Madison Sq Garden , not a sidebar Barclay’s Center .,Nova and Xavier will likely be 1 seeds . Virginia a 1 and Kansas a 1 . 2 BE teams , 1 ACC and 1 Big 12 .We are the Beast .
 
I am a Mullin loyalist and while I think Chris is all Class too, the rest of the College B.B. World will see it soon, next year for instance . I loved Mullin’s post Xavier game comment , “ I didn’t see anything .” Referring to the hand shake line . Unlike Mack who yapped his mouth and pointer fingers .
 
[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=276320]It’s funny to see/hear ACC people throw words around as their tournament is the Mecca tournament of college B.B. Hah . The BE is arguably the best , most competitive conference in America , bar none . And , we play it in the real Mecca , Madison Sq Garden , not a sidebar Barclay’s Center .,Nova and Xavier will likely be 1 seeds . Virginia a 1 and Kansas a 1 . 2 BE teams , 1 ACC and 1 Big 12 .We are the Beast .[/quote]

All i know is that this conference drags itself to Brooklyn to try to increase exposure. Yep all those schools with southern students and alumni that hate Yankees, yet root for players from our backyards who wear their uniforms. Pathetic losers who still fight the civil war in their minds
 
Right you are CD.. we need a bruiser who can play underneath and bump guysbout of the way . Even Bullock was tossed around like a doll by Spillman and Paschall .
 
Ugh red. That’s my fear. Hope they stay down along ‘tobacco road’. Damn, I view the 18,0000+ for Duke/Carolina game on Friday night as a threat to St. John’s and the BE—because it creates ‘recruiting buzz’ and plants the notion—‘see your folks can see you play for the ACC Championship right here in your hometown, Brooklyn.’
Th Big Ten creeping around also unnerves me.
Somehow the A10 doesn’t spook me.
Anyway, let’s keep the recruiting buzz on the Johnnies and the Big East.
 
[quote="Chicago Days" post=276325]Ugh red. That’s my fear. Hope they stay down along ‘tobacco road’. Damn, I view the 18,0000+ for Duke/Carolina game on Friday night as a threat to St. John’s and the BE—because it creates ‘recruiting buzz’ and plants the notion—‘see your folks can see you play for the ACC Championship right here in your hometown, Brooklyn.’
Th Big Ten creeping around also unnerves me.
Somehow the A10 doesn’t spook me.
Anyway, let’s keep the recruiting buzz on the Johnnies and the Big East.[/quote]

I doubt that the ACC and Big Ten will be anticipating returning to NYC for their tournament any time soon. Other than the Duke-North Carolina game where both have sizable NY area alums, the other schools , maybe except for fading Cuse, have no real desire to play in Brooklyn. The BIG will never want to move up its tourney again.
The most important thing is that St. John's recruits well and returns to the upper 5 in the Big East in NYC because New Yorkers support winners even if they are not alums.
Next year Mullin needs to fast track the process.
 
[quote="Chicago Days" post=276325]Ugh red. That’s my fear. Hope they stay down along ‘tobacco road’. Damn, I view the 18,0000+ for Duke/Carolina game on Friday night as a threat to St. John’s and the BE—because it creates ‘recruiting buzz’ and plants the notion—‘see your folks can see you play for the ACC Championship right here in your hometown, Brooklyn.’
Th Big Ten creeping around also unnerves me.
Somehow the A10 doesn’t spook me.
Anyway, let’s keep the recruiting buzz on the Johnnies and the Big East.[/quote]

Sadly if our fans could fill th e Garden for every home game there nearly every game would have the sn edgy of the BET. RECRUITING WOULD GET A HUGE BOOST. Chicken and egg
 
[quote="Class of 72" post=276329][quote="Chicago Days" post=276325]Ugh red. That’s my fear. Hope they stay down along ‘tobacco road’. Damn, I view the 18,0000+ for Duke/Carolina game on Friday night as a threat to St. John’s and the BE—because it creates ‘recruiting buzz’ and plants the notion—‘see your folks can see you play for the ACC Championship right here in your hometown, Brooklyn.’
Th Big Ten creeping around also unnerves me.
Somehow the A10 doesn’t spook me.
Anyway, let’s keep the recruiting buzz on the Johnnies and the Big East.[/quote]

I doubt that the ACC and Big Ten will be anticipating returning to NYC for their tournament any time soon. Other than the Duke-North Carolina game where both have sizable NY area alums, the other schools , maybe except for fading Cuse, have no real desire to play in Brooklyn. The BIG will never want to move up its tourney again.
The most important thing is that St. John's recruits well and returns to the upper 5 in the Big East in NYC because New Yorkers support winners even if they are not alums.
Next year Mullin needs to fast track the process.[/quote]
The Big 10 (can't get used to the BIG logo) will be dividing their next four post-season tournaments between Chicago and Indianapolis ... which is how it should be for their fans.
 
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