Gary Parrish on the new Big East

[MU82]

Pretty sure Reinsdorf just offered the UC to DePaul for 10 years, rent free with a bunch of amenities. Jerry does not want DePaul to build their own place.

Either way, they'll get crap dates between Bulls, Hawks and the circus. The UC is a 25 minute drive from campus, which is light years better than the All-State depending on the time of day. Plus, it would take 45 minutes or so if taking the brown line and the 20 bus to the UC.

UC is a 4-mile drive from Fullerton and Sheffield, the heart of campus. That should take only 10-15 minutes, though with lights it often takes more.

Ideally, you have a 7000-8000-seat campus arena that can be your own little barn-from-hell. Then, when you get good, you play certain teams at UC. Not unlike what Nova does and UConn still does a little. Win-win.

[muwarrior69]

In March 2000, while Quentin Richardson and Bobby Simmons were leading DePaul into the NCAA tournament, Marquette was losing to Xavier in the first round of the NIT to finish 15-14. Sports is cyclical. DePaul had great success under both Meyers and has had its moments intermittently since, Chicago is a great market and it's not out of the realm of possibility that it could turn things around under the right coach. And folks shouldn't forget how rough things were for Marquette a few coaches ago.

Not a criticism of the DePaul program, just a statement of where the program is at present. My hope for the Big East is that all the teams are competitive and FOX promotes the league the way ESPN promotes the ACC; Duke and UNC in particular.

[Groin_pull]

UC is a 4-mile drive from Fullerton and Sheffield, the heart of campus. That should take only 10-15 minutes, though with lights it often takes more.

Ideally, you have a 7000-8000-seat campus arena that can be your own little barn-from-hell. Then, when you get good, you play certain teams at UC. Not unlike what Nova does and UConn still does a little. Win-win.

That would be ideal, but there's no available land around their campus. Lincoln Park is packed. Where would you put an arena in that neighborhood?

[Sir Lawrence]

That would be ideal, but there's no available land around their campus. Lincoln Park is packed. Where would you put an arena in that neighborhood?

Lease Oz Park. 

[JakeBarnes]

That would be ideal, but there's no available land around their campus. Lincoln Park is packed. Where would you put an arena in that neighborhood?

Seriously.  The Lincoln Park area is pretty short on land, but I could see them trying to buy up property right around that U-haul on Fullerton.  Could be a pretty decent spot for it (this is conjecture, but what I'd do).

The UC would be a great place and beats the heck out of trying to get through the Junction during rush hour going outbound to get to Rosemont. 

[buckchuckler]

The New Beast.  I like it.  Can a conference have a mascot?

http://www.beastdome.com/wp-content/uploads/BeastBBall10-620x385.jpg

Does this make anyone think of the Monstars? 

[Tugg Speedman]

That would be ideal, but there's no available land around their campus. Lincoln Park is packed. Where would you put an arena in that neighborhood?

What happen to Finkl on Courtland west of Clybourn?

(it is a 14 acre steel plant 1/2 mile west of DePaul that is moving to the south side of Chicago.  It is a closer walk than the BC is to MU.)

[MU82]

That would be ideal, but there's no available land around their campus. Lincoln Park is packed. Where would you put an arena in that neighborhood?

They actually had a golden opportunity when Children's Memorial Hospital moved all of its operations to a downtown facility. Children's practically sat on the DePaul campus and was a large, sprawling area that would have easily accommodated an arena, parking and related facilities. Of course, it's prime real estate and it would have cost a ton, but isn't that what huge endowments are for?

Otherwise, they would have to buy up properties over time and eventually have enough area to build. That wouldn't be easy.

[JakeBarnes]

They actually had a golden opportunity when Children's Memorial Hospital moved all of its operations to a downtown facility. Children's practically sat on the DePaul campus and was a large, sprawling area that would have easily accommodated an arena, parking and related facilities. Of course, it's prime real estate and it would have cost a ton, but isn't that what huge endowments are for?

Otherwise, they would have to buy up properties over time and eventually have enough area to build. That wouldn't be easy.

True... but that's a terrible intersection for a stadium to be with fullerton/halsted/lincoln there.  It's already a mess without people trying to get to those facilities.

[MU82]

True... but that's a terrible intersection for a stadium to be with fullerton/halsted/lincoln there.  It's already a mess without people trying to get to those facilities.

It's moot, because the land is no longer available.