Front page of ESPN's college bball page

[Coleman]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/

[tower912]

  Obligatory digs at Marquette and the Big East up front, but I am pretty sure that is an editorial requirement.   Then a charming puff piece.   But any PR is good PR, right?

[Coleman]

  Obligatory digs at Marquette and the Big East up front, but I am pretty sure that is an editorial requirement.   Then a charming puff piece.   But any PR is good PR, right?

It is what it is, I'll take the press.

[geps]

Yeah who says MU's not sexy?

[GooooMarquette]

It is what it is, I'll take the press.

Yep.  If it gets more people to want to watch MU, great.  They might even end up seeing a Wally highlight dunk or two.

[jesmu84]

Henry is on the right side as well

[MomofMUltiples]

The "still trying to redefine itself" Big East is the only conference with three teams in the top ten this week, and Villanova is not one of them.

[GoldenWarrior11]

If you think about it, the former incarnation of the Big East was the first and only conference/entity to tell ESPN "no" - refusing a TV offer of over $1 billion in 2011.  Due to the that refusing, ESPN brokered deals with ACC (another ESPN owned product) for Syracuse/Pittsburgh to bolt, causing a massive chain reaction that set off the defections for West Virginia, Rutgers, Louisville and Notre Dame, resulting in trying to devalue the product and effectively regulate the remaining schools to national irrelevancy (the C7, UConn, Cincinnati). 

The whole story (taking place from 2010-2013) is, in my mind, one of the most intriguing stories that was never told.

Despite ESPN's best (and continued efforts) the Big East is still alive, well and prospering.

[MerrittsMustache]

If you think about it, the former incarnation of the Big East was the first and only conference/entity to tell ESPN "no" - refusing a TV offer of over $1 billion in 2011.  Due to the that refusing, ESPN brokered deals with ACC (another ESPN owned product) for Syracuse/Pittsburgh to bolt, causing a massive chain reaction that set off the defections for West Virginia, Rutgers, Louisville and Notre Dame, resulting in trying to devalue the product and effectively regulate the remaining schools to national irrelevancy (the C7, UConn, Cincinnati). 

The whole story (taking place from 2010-2013) is, in my mind, one of the most intriguing stories that was never told.

Despite ESPN's best (and continued efforts) the Big East is still alive, well and prospering.

A potential "30 for 30"...that ESPN would never air 

[MUCrew]

If you think about it, the former incarnation of the Big East was the first and only conference/entity to tell ESPN "no" - refusing a TV offer of over $1 billion in 2011.  Due to the that refusing, ESPN brokered deals with ACC (another ESPN owned product) for Syracuse/Pittsburgh to bolt, causing a massive chain reaction that set off the defections for West Virginia, Rutgers, Louisville and Notre Dame, resulting in trying to devalue the product and effectively regulate the remaining schools to national irrelevancy (the C7, UConn, Cincinnati). 

The whole story (taking place from 2010-2013) is, in my mind, one of the most intriguing stories that was never told.

Despite ESPN's best (and continued efforts) the Big East is still alive, well and prospering.

30 for 30?  That would be a fun slap in the face wouldn't it?