[Paint Touches] Who will Marquette’s "rival" be in the Big East?

[PaintTouches]

http://painttouches.com/2013/08/28/who-will-marquettes-rival-be-in-the-big-east/

[bilsu]

My predictions
MU/Creighton
DePaul/Butler
Seton Hall/Providence
Georgetown/St John's
Xavier/Villanova

[BubbaWilliams]

MU's National "rivals"

1) Louisville
2) ND
3) Tom Crean
4) The Texas coaching job
5) Condensation

[swoopem]

MU's National "rivals"

1) Louisville
2) ND
3) Tom Crean
4) The Texas coaching job
5) Condensation

The Journal Sentinel might be up there as well

[BobWildLoyalist]

MU's National "rivals"

1) Louisville
2) ND
3) Tom Crean
4) The Texas coaching job
5) Condensation

And Country Roads

[Galway Eagle]

No fantastic finishes against Nova?! I remember being a freshman at the game where scottie reynolds did this at 5:58

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK3HcT1TKV4

I personally think Xavier should be higher than a 5 as we ended their sweet 16 streak but that's just an opinion. 

[Eldon]

Why would PaintTouches be able to cover the Nova game but not the other games?

[MU82]

Come on ... when you're No. 1 by a mile, you have no rivals!

[ChicosBailBonds]

MU's National "rivals"

1) Louisville
2) ND
3) Tom Crean
4) The Texas coaching job
5) Condensation

UW-hyphen-milwaukee

[brewcity77]

I know they are down, but in this league it's DePaul. We have far more history with them. They likely saved Marquette basketball when they got us into the Great Midwest, and we repaid the favor by making sure they came along to the Big East. Who knows if they'll recover any time soon (probably need to get rid of JLP) but when it comes to actual rivals, they're it.

[Da 'Lanche]

My prediction is that Butler will turn into a real, legitimate and fun rival for us.    My daughter visited Butler this summer on her list of college choices (loved the school by the way) and they expressed tremendous excitement about joining the Big East.   They also told her that as fun as their gym gets it will be nothing compared to when MU comes to visit.  They appear thrilled to be joining the big east and recognize the name recognition and quality of the hoops programs remaining.  Our recent history with Butler only helps put a building block in place. When she told her hosts that her old man is an MU alumnus they really lit up.   I realize it is a small sample, but, I think BU will see MU as a huge challenge and eventually a new rival.  I think over time we will do the same.

[Wade for President]

My prediction is that Butler will turn into a real, legitimate and fun rival for us.

I strongly agree.  Having lived in Indy the last five years, I've developed friendships with many Butler alums, and all have expressed excitement about the new league. 

As tough a pill as that Maui loss was, Rotnei's (who names their kid that, seriously?) miracle shot, and our tourney win over them, automatically kick starts that rivalry.

Can't wait to see MU come to town.

[mileskishnish72]

I'm not sure I've got the concept. Is what they're trying to do is set up a long-term rivalry, or are they trying to figure out what games might be important (and get better ratings) on the last weekend? If it's the former, you'd think DePaul would be the natural fit. If the latter, my guess is that we'd open and close with the Jays.

[source?]

They should worry about strong matchups at the start and end of the season. Let the rivalries shake themselves out over a few years.

[muwarrior69]

I know that MU/DePaul would be the most likely rivalry due to proximity and playing history. It just seems to me that when we were good they sucked and when they were good we sucked and now that were good again they suck. Was there ever a time we were both competitive? If that were to happen it could be a great rivalry.

[bilsu]

I know that MU/DePaul would be the most likely rivalry due to proximity and playing history. It just seems to me that when we were good they sucked and when they were good we sucked and now that were good again they suck. Was there ever a time we were both competitive? If that were to happen it could be a great rivalry.

Raymonds second year we lost to DePaul in NCAA tourney.

[77ncaachamps]

UW-hyphen-milwaukee

Gotta be teal, right Chicos?

Certainly, UWM fans look at MU as a rivalry. The opposite is not true.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

I'm not sure I've got the concept. Is what they're trying to do is set up a long-term rivalry, or are they trying to figure out what games might be important (and get better ratings) on the last weekend? If it's the former, you'd think DePaul would be the natural fit. If the latter, my guess is that we'd open and close with the Jays.

I must be the only one who doesn't care about Creighton.... I'd put DePaul ahead of them; at least they're geographically close and in a major city.

[Galway Eagle]

I must be the only one who doesn't care about Creighton.... I'd put DePaul ahead of them; at least they're geographically close and in a major city.

I agree with you, Creighton may be fun this year but that's about it.  At least Depaul has an emotional appeal to a lot of MU students due to friends and family down there. 

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I must be the only one who doesn't care about Creighton.... I'd put DePaul ahead of them; at least they're geographically close and in a major city.

Maybe it's my East Coast bias but I agree with this statement.

[swoopem]

I don't care what the media promotes. To me our biggest rivals will be G'town and Nova because I see them as the biggest threats.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

UW-hyphen-milwaukee

or UW hyphen hyphen hyphen Milwaukee.

[bilsu]

This is not a thread about who we think our rival is. It is a thread about the Big East making the last day of the schedule being rivalry week for all the conference teams. That means our rival on that date is determined by them and they have to take into account 5 games. It seems obvious to me that location of schools will play into the decision, so I expect MU, DePaul, Butler and Creighton will make up two of the games. I guessing it is Butler vs DePaul and Creighton vs MU, but we could be matched with any of those three teams. I put Xavier with Villanova, because they are the middle schools geographically wise. Leaving 4 east cost schools, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall and Georgetown. I figured no one cares about Seton hall and Providence, so I put them together leaving a St. John's/Georgetown match up. I am not sure but, unless there is a change in the conference, whatever these games are this year will always be the end of the conference season games in future seasons, except the home/away team will alternate. Given that we will play every team twice, this is just a marketing ploy by Big East to promote the last game of the season.

[macman320]

MU's National "rivals"

1) Louisville
2) ND
3) Tom Crean
4) The Texas coaching job
5) Condensation

Amazing, post of the year. Made me 'LOL' as the millenials call it.

[The Lens]

This is not a thread about who we think our rival is. It is a thread about the Big East making the last day of the schedule being rivalry week for all the conference teams. That means our rival on that date is determined by them and they have to take into account 5 games. It seems obvious to me that location of schools will play into the decision, so I expect MU, DePaul, Butler and Creighton will make up two of the games. I guessing it is Butler vs DePaul and Creighton vs MU, but we could be matched with any of those three teams. I put Xavier with Villanova, because they are the middle schools geographically wise. Leaving 4 east cost schools, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall and Georgetown. I figured no one cares about Seton hall and Providence, so I put them together leaving a St. John's/Georgetown match up. I am not sure but, unless there is a change in the conference, whatever these games are this year will always be the end of the conference season games in future seasons, except the home/away team will alternate. Given that we will play every team twice, this is just a marketing ploy by Big East to promote the last game of the season.

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I think you nailed it