Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!

paultzman said:
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I really would enjoy it if its this format.

1) Add Dayton. 30 teams.

2) Break it into geography/historic rivalries:
West: Stanford, Cal, Creighton, SMU, Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Butler, Louisville
South: UNC, Duke, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest
East: UConn, Boston College, Providence, Syracuse, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

3) Expand conference games to 22 or 24

4) Implement round robin within divisional opponents, play two (or four) games per year against other divisional foes. Marquee match-ups only, so ESPN/FOX/Turner are happy.

5) 16 team tournament at MSG. No byes.
 
Before the first year starts the football schools will try to make every decision to benefit themselves. We just had the best ten years in conference history and put almost 50% of the teams in the tournament this season with so so OOC success. Rick must think we have a D1 football team if he thinks this will help St John's.
 
dk423 said:
I really would enjoy it if its this format.

1) Add Dayton. 30 teams.

2) Break it into geography/historic rivalries:
West: Stanford, Cal, Creighton, SMU, Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Butler, Louisville
South: UNC, Duke, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest
East: UConn, Boston College, Providence, Syracuse, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

3) Expand conference games to 22 or 24

4) Implement round robin within divisional opponents, play two (or four) games per year against other divisional foes. Marquee match-ups only, so ESPN/FOX/Turner are happy.

5) 16 team tournament at MSG. No byes.
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Not even worth it to consider FSU and Clemson. They can’t leave soon enough.

Likely several others too. I do think Duke gets left behind.

Duke, Ga Tech, BC, and Wake left behind with possibly SMU, Syracuse, and Virginia.
 
Marillac2 said:
Not even worth it to consider FSU and Clemson. They can’t leave soon enough.

Likely several others too. I do think Duke gets left behind.

Duke, Ga Tech, BC, and Wake left behind with possibly SMU, Syracuse, and Virginia.
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ACC will stick together until 2030-2031. Their settlement has the exit fee (including their media rights) at $165m this year, and descending 18m per year until $75m in 2030 before stopping.

It makes sense for both conferences to do this. For the ACC, its the only path towards survival because you're right -- a third of their conference is chomping at the bit to leave, while another third is trying to decide if its worth sticking around or go to the B12. The Big East will make its basketball product a lot better, and give the pure numbers necessary to keep the conference afloat once Clemson/FSU/Miami/UNC inevitably leave. The Big East should do this because they're also vulnerable to poaching once contracts are up, and we've seen the influence of the conference dwindle.
 
dk423 said:
I really would enjoy it if its this format.

1) Add Dayton. 30 teams.

2) Break it into geography/historic rivalries:
West: Stanford, Cal, Creighton, SMU, Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Butler, Louisville
South: UNC, Duke, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest
East: UConn, Boston College, Providence, Syracuse, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

3) Expand conference games to 22 or 24

4) Implement round robin within divisional opponents, play two (or four) games per year against other divisional foes. Marquee match-ups only, so ESPN/FOX/Turner are happy.

5) 16 team tournament at MSG. No byes.
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16 team tournament meaning 14 teams don’t make it? Can’t imagine the top 10 or so teams signing off on a huge conference with that as a possibility. Again I think the issue is the best 20ish teams from the two leagues can’t really get together to discuss it.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
16 team tournament meaning 14 teams don’t make it? Can’t imagine the top 10 or so teams signing off on a huge conference with that as a possibility. Again I think the issue is the best 20ish teams from the two leagues can’t really get together to discuss it.
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The only things that don't add up to me would be a conference tournament structure and how the numerous TV networks would divvy up the games. I don't think BE would let any teams go
 
nypost.com

A portrait of Rick Pitino’s intense family devotion from those who know the St. John’s coach best

Pitino Pride. A Hall of Fame family that has stood by their father through thick and thin, cheering on the Hall of Fame coach.
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Great article. Recommend reading.

“He needs basketball. I don’t believe he’ll ever not be coaching,” Chris said. “He told me he’s been retiring for the last 30 years, every year, I kid you not. I remember mid-’90s him talking about retiring.”
 
don't know how to transfer an article (maybe someone not tech challenged can) but yesterday's Washington Post carried a story on Rick--"The Relentless Genius of Rick Pitino". It is very complimentary and refers to him as a coach's coach. Nice comments from former players.
 
dk423 said:
nypost.com

A portrait of Rick Pitino’s intense family devotion from those who know the St. John’s coach best

Pitino Pride. A Hall of Fame family that has stood by their father through thick and thin, cheering on the Hall of Fame coach.
nypost.com nypost.com

Great article. Recommend reading.

“He needs basketball. I don’t believe he’ll ever not be coaching,” Chris said. “He told me he’s been retiring for the last 30 years, every year, I kid you not. I remember mid-’90s him talking about retiring.”
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When you talk retirement you’re already retired 🤪🤣
 
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