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Time for New Big East to pick a leader

Date: April 9, 2013
Author: Mark Blaudschun


As has been the case for the past several months, the new Big East is involved in a power struggle between Georgetown and the rest of the league, with Marquette being the leader of the opposition, which may be too strong a word since there is a consensus about the need to move forward. The debate is on how to go about doing that.

The stakes are big time since the league–Georgetown, Seton Hall, Villanova, Providence, DePaul, St. John’s, Marquette and the three newcomers–needs to be operational sooner, rather than later.

With the NCAA tournament now over, the focus should be to entice NCAA Vice President of Men’s basketball championships Dan Gavitt into moving back to the new Big East as its first commissioner,

Hiring Gavitt should be a slam dunk move since he is the most qualified candidate available and would provide a link to the heritage of the Big East past–his father Dave founded the conference in 1979–as well as linkage to the NCAA.

There are some elements among the Catholic 7 group which wants to make a complete break from the Big East tradition of the past, which is beyond stupid.

There are some elements among the Catholic 7 group which wants to make a complete break from the Big East tradition of the past, which is beyond stupid.

yorost wrote:Probably means what it sounds like, treat it like a brand new conference. No records, no history.

yorost wrote:Definitely would be deserving of "beyond stupid."