Wilbon and Kornheiser on PTI -- The Big East Is The Best BBall Conference

[Tugg Speedman]

In yesterday's PTI (Jan 5) Wilbon admonished Kornheiser for not watching college basketball.  Wilbon said the six week old CBB season has been great because so many teams are passing up "buy games" for real match ups that make the early season more interesting.

Wilbon also called Nova/Butler a great game and both agreed that the Big East is the best basketball conference in the country, noting they have 4 teams ranked this week, including #1.

Jan 5, 2017 PTI Podcast (comments about start around 20:30)
http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=18415423

These two guys absolutely carry the water for the mother-ship of ESPN.  So in 2014 when "30 for 30" did 'Requiem For The Big East' these guys spent literally a year talking about the Big East in the past tense.  One for be forgiven for thinking the Big East no longer existed.

http://www.espn.com/30for30/film?page=requiemforthebigeast

It was pointed out here and elsewhere that part of ESPN's "bashing" of the Big East might have been their move to Fox Sports.  ESPN was literally created to broadcast Big East basketball and its early years where defined by showing Big East Basketball.  So they came off, at least to me, acting like the Big East moving to Fox Sports was some sort of betrayal.

So this got me thinking, if they are now admitting that the Big East not only still exists and might also be the best basketball conference in the country, is this becoming accepted wisdom?  And if so, has the Big East finally move past the "funeral stage" of 2014 and still carries the swagger with basketball fans and high school recruits that it always has?

Thoughts?

[brandx]

My thought is that I already knew this. It doesn't make it any truer by having it verified by wannabe experts.

I am able to think for myself just fine.

[tower912]

Good.  ESPN has been rough on the Big East.  But the fans know.   Rumors of the Big East's death have been greatly exaggerated

[MU82]

Kornheiser and Wilbon have said this on multiple occasions this season.

ESPN college basketball insiders have been calling it great all season.

Any true college basketball fan whose knowledge extends beyond their own team or conference also knows it.

"Best" is extremely subjective and hard to prove. One of the 2-3 best ... no-brainer.

[tower912]

Any true college basketball fan whose knowledge extends beyond their own team or conference also knows it.

"Best" is extremely subjective and hard to prove. One of the 2-3 best ... no-brainer.

And in the end, that is what matters.     Certainly in the discussion.     And certainly NOT mid-major.   

[PBRme]

Kornheiser is unwatchable

[MU82]

Kornheiser is unwatchable

I rather enjoy him ... but then again I'm also a crusty, old, bald, Jewish ex-sportswriter.