NY Post: Butler, Dayton, Xavier to Big East 2013. SLU & Creighton 2014.

[Avenue Commons]

Interesting...

A report in the New York Post Wednesday said Dayton, will join Xavier and Butler as additions to the seven next season and Creighton and Saint Louis would join in 2014. But Lenn Robbins who wrote the story then told our Doug Harris late Wednesday afternoon that he'd head Dayton would be the last team him.

He said the reference was to the 12th team in, not the 10th.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/throughthearch/entries/2013/03/13/dayton_and_the_new_big_east.html/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

This would be more consistent with previous "leaks."

Pretty blatant mistake if true.

[Mutaman]

To each their own.  Plenty of BS at the other papers in town as well....lots of bloviating as well. 

Except you're moving the goalposts. We're not talking about "the other papers in town". We're talking about the idea that the Post speaks to anyone other than white reactionaries, or that its good for something other than its sports coverage. 

[Eldon]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9049766/source-new-big-east-announce-additional-members-7-10-days

Andy Katz is now saying that we'll officially know in 7-10 days.  "Dayton and [SLU] are also candidates, with Richmond probably a longshot"

If not Richmond then who for 12?  Looks like it's Dayton to me

[Eldon]

The 7-10 days makes sense.  Somebody on the Xavier board said that he heard that they are going to wait until the A10 tourney finishes.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Except you're moving the goalposts. We're not talking about "the other papers in town". We're talking about the idea that the Post speaks to anyone other than white reactionaries, or that its good for something other than its sports coverage. 

It reminds me of the classic line from the movie "Top Secret" where the jail warden explains the man who will interogate Val Kilmer.  "This is Claus and he only believes what he reads in The New York Post."

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

Except you're moving the goalposts. We're not talking about "the other papers in town". We're talking about the idea that the Post speaks to anyone other than white reactionaries, or that its good for something other than its sports coverage. 

What's a white reactionary? Bloomberg sh!tting himself over soda sizes?

[Mutaman]

What's a white reactionary? Bloomberg sh!tting himself over soda sizes?

Bloomberg's a Jewish centrist, albeit a very rich one. A white reactionary is somebody who uses words like "bloviating".

[Masterofreality]

Xavier fan, here. I come in peace.

Really excited that we are finally in a league with all of our long term Catholic partners.

I go back as far as Al McGuire coming to Schmidt Fielldhouse and road trips to Milwaukee to see X - Marquette games in the MECCA, before it was called that.

I am also proud to say that I was present in the Omni in Atlanta in 1977 for the Marquette Final 4 and National Championship. I still have the ticket stub.

By the way. Robbins in the NY Post has already pulled back on his column of this morning. He is now saying that he "heard" that Dayton will be the last team in, but not in 2013.

Butler, Creighton and X next year. book it! Should be fun.

[Mutaman]

Xavier fan, here. I come in peace.

Really excited that we are finally in a league with all of our long term Catholic partners.

I go back as far as Al McGuire coming to Schmidt Fielldhouse and road trips to Milwaukee to see X - Marquette games in the MECCA, before it was called that.

I am also proud to say that I was present in the Omni in Atlanta in 1977 for the Marquette Final 4 and National Championship. I still have the ticket stub.

By the way. Robbins in the NY Post has already pulled back on his column of this morning. He is now saying that he "heard" that Dayton will be the last team in, but not in 2013.

Butler, Creighton and X next year. book it! Should be fun.

Go Redlegs! Is this the year?

[dayton flyers]

Just adding my 2 cents.

As I've said before, I think the whole lack of achievement argument against Dayton boils down to Brian Gregory unfortunately underachieving.

IMO, Dayton can get to the level of Butler and Xavier, I don't see anything inherent in the Dayton program holding the program back.

Purnell left UD in good shape, the program was primed to take a step forward.  Unfortunately, BG just didn't get it done.

I guess you could argue that they should have paid Purnell more and kept him, but I've read on udpride that many of the UD fans were ready to move on from Purnell, they felt that Purnell wasn't doing a good enough job to warrant a big pay increase, but they certainly weren't going to fire Purnell either.

Previous to Purnell, Jim O'Brien struggled.  Previous to O'Brien was longtime coach Donoher.

Neither O'Brien or BG would have been given a pay increase.  IMO, with BG, things were nearing the point that BG might have been fired eventually.  A big reason BG got the GT job was because GT was in a financial predicament with the Paul Hewitt contract.

If Archie Miller doesn't work out, then I won't know what to think.  Perhaps if Archie doesn't work out, UD should change their method of hiring head coaches.

[dgies9156]

Xavier fan, here. I come in peace.

Really excited that we are finally in a league with all of our long term Catholic partners.

I go back as far as Al McGuire coming to Schmidt Fielldhouse and road trips to Milwaukee to see X - Marquette games in the MECCA, before it was called that.

I am also proud to say that I was present in the Omni in Atlanta in 1977 for the Marquette Final 4 and National Championship. I still have the ticket stub.

By the way. Robbins in the NY Post has already pulled back on his column of this morning. He is now saying that he "heard" that Dayton will be the last team in, but not in 2013.

Butler, Creighton and X next year. book it! Should be fun.

Welcome, we come in peace to kick a*s.

Seriously, welcome to the best conference in basketball. Glad to have you guys and hope to see you personally at the Bradley Center. It's across the street from the Milwaukee Arena/

Little bigger than the old Arena but if I may warn you, we lose here about as often as we did at the Arena.

[RJax55]

Xavier fan, here. I come in peace

Welcome and please join us in the Dayton hate.

[Eldon]

Xavier fan, here. I come in peace.

Really excited that we are finally in a league with all of our long term Catholic partners.

I go back as far as Al McGuire coming to Schmidt Fielldhouse and road trips to Milwaukee to see X - Marquette games in the MECCA, before it was called that.

I am also proud to say that I was present in the Omni in Atlanta in 1977 for the Marquette Final 4 and National Championship. I still have the ticket stub.

By the way. Robbins in the NY Post has already pulled back on his column of this morning. He is now saying that he "heard" that Dayton will be the last team in, but not in 2013.

Butler, Creighton and X next year. book it! Should be fun.

Welcome!  We are happy to have X playing in the conference.  Dayton, not so much (and I personally am still going strong against VCU).  Good luck in the A10 tourney, make us proud.

[LloydMooresLegs]

Xavier fan, here. I come in peace.

Really excited that we are finally in a league with all of our long term Catholic partners.

I go back as far as Al McGuire coming to Schmidt Fielldhouse and road trips to Milwaukee to see X - Marquette games in the MECCA, before it was called that.

I am also proud to say that I was present in the Omni in Atlanta in 1977 for the Marquette Final 4 and National Championship. I still have the ticket stub.

By the way. Robbins in the NY Post has already pulled back on his column of this morning. He is now saying that he "heard" that Dayton will be the last team in, but not in 2013.

Butler, Creighton and X next year. book it! Should be fun.

Couldn't be happier that you guys are in. Welcome. 

[Eldon]

At least in the new conference tourney, Dayton is guaranteed the 12 seed.  He-yooooo

[🏀]

I will refuse to recognize Dayton in the conference. Every game against then I'll have to post 'Why did Buzz schedule a buy game in the middle of conference play?'

[The Process]

I will refuse to recognize Dayton in the conference. Every game against then I'll have to post 'Why did Buzz Larry schedule a buy game in the middle of conference play?'

FIFY.

Also... if Dayton is in this conference, the pre-game video at the BMO Harris Bradley Center needs to involve Cavaliers getting smashed.

[Pakuni]

Bloomberg's a Jewish centrist, albeit a very rich one. A white reactionary is somebody who uses words like "bloviating".

Does that make someone who uses phrases like "white reactionary" on a college basketball forum a bloviator?

(note: You don't have to answer. We already know.)

[Mutaman]

Does that make someone who uses phrases like "white reactionary" on a college basketball forum a bloviator?

(note: You don't have to answer. We already know.)

Just responding to the dude's posting that Murdoch's rag has some merit to it. i know you wouldn't want me to let foolish statements go unanswered.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Just responding to the dude's posting that Murdoch's rag has some merit to it. i know you wouldn't want me to let foolish statements go unanswered.

Everyone has a different opinion of things.  Several MU alums write for the Post sports pages, one was a copywriter that posts here on this board. 

You don't like it, that's cool.  What you find meritous, others may not.  Lets leave race out of it.

Thanks

[bradley center bat]

I think many X fans know where the BC is. They played in the bc in the ncaa tourney couple of years ago.

[Mutaman]

Everyone has a different opinion of things.  Several MU alums write for the Post sports pages, one was a copywriter that posts here on this board. 

You don't like it, that's cool.  What you find meritous, others may not.  Lets leave race out of it.

Thanks

I'm all for the Kimbaya but how can you leave race out of it when you're talking about Rupert Murdoch or the people he sells his product to? The man made zillions pushing the Southern Strategy.

[buckchuckler]

Seriously, welcome to the best conference in basketball.

X is going to the ACC? 

[keefe]

A white reactionary is somebody who uses words like "bloviating".

Actually, I believe Chico is Hispanic. Or that's what Hoop mentioned.

[MarquetteDano]

Just adding my 2 cents.

Despite my brethren here, I would like to welcome Dayton posters.  My apologies for the brutality of our bunch.  Some of it was caused by your very own "UD Pride" moderator.  Some of it is unwarranted.

Regardless, if Dayton joins the New Big East I am hoping it is the next step for your program.