Grantland Previews Big East

[Schmidtyfactor]

Not much on MU for much of the article - as expected. But they love the wojo hire and gush about it for a section near the bottom.

Also, KUboobs twitter site ... interesting.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2014-15-ncaa-basketball-preview-the-big-east-villanova-wildcats-georgetown-hoyas-xavier-butler-creighton-marquette/

[LAMUfan]

Kinda offensive (upper mid major, Marquette going to be awful this year).  Awful?  I would direct him to look at that Georgetown GIF

[Golden Avalanche]

I don't read these previews much because there are a lot of stupid people employed by sports websites.

That written, I scrolled through the photos like a true professional and find it odd that the Big East Pre-Season Player of the Year selection would be considered "underrated" in the author's eyes.

[Benny B]

"And both the Big East and the AAC have multiple schools with post-WWII national championships, which is something no mid-major conference has."

Actually, the A-10 does.... LaSalle and Holy Cross.

[BM1090]

"And both the Big East and the AAC have multiple schools with post-WWII national championships, which is something no mid-major conference has."

Actually, the A-10 does.... LaSalle and Holy Cross.

Holy Cross is in The Patriot League.

[Coleman]

"And both the Big East and the AAC have multiple schools with post-WWII national championships, which is something no mid-major conference has."

Actually, the A-10 does.... LaSalle and Holy Cross.

So does the Missouri Valley. Loyola won in 1963.

NVM...multiple schools...

[GGGG]

Only two schools in the BE haven't been to a Final Four.  Xavier and Creighton.

Of the 8 remaining schools, 7 have been to multiple final fours.  (Seton Hall is the exception.)

[Galway Eagle]

Only two schools in the BE haven't been to a Final Four.  Xavier and Creighton.

Of the 8 remaining schools, 7 have been to multiple final fours.  (Seton Hall is the exception.)

What's funny is when I think of the teams that actually make this conference elite currently Id take X over anyone not named Marquette Villanova or Georgetown. Kinda shows how far 4 of the 7 and butler have fallen since their glory days

[Benny B]

Holy Cross is in The Patriot League.

My bad... you're right.  And so is Titus.

Only two schools in the BE haven't been to a Final Four.  Xavier and Creighton.

Of the 8 remaining schools, 7 have been to multiple final fours.  (Seton Hall is the exception.)

Not just a final four, but Seton Hall made it to the title game.

[GGGG]

What's funny is when I think of the teams that actually make this conference elite currently Id take X over anyone not named Marquette Villanova or Georgetown. Kinda shows how far 4 of the 7 and butler have fallen since their glory days

Only one conference (P12 @ 75%) exceeds 70% of conference members who have made multiple final fours.  One other matches (B12).  B10 is 64%.  ACC is 50%.  SEC is 29%.

[Benny B]

Only one conference (P12 @ 75%) exceeds 70% of conference members who have made multiple final fours.  One other matches (B12).  B10 is 64%.  ACC is 50%.  SEC is 29%.

Other than the Ivy League, the SEC is the only major or "upper-mid-major" conference where more than half of its members have never made a Final Four.  Even the A-10 and Mo Valley have had half their members in the FF.