Big East 2024 -25 Results

[Herman Cain]

Good win for Nova.

Was a good win for Nova. I think Neptune still has a lot of learning to do.

[MuggsyB]

Was a good win for Nova. I think Neptune still has a lot of learning to do.

Agreed. 

[Herman Cain]

Omg....I just looked at the box score.  Alexander and Schiermann are a combined 3-27.  Crazy.

It seems like once a season , Creighton will have a game where all their three point shooters go bad at the same time . Makes for an ugly outcome like today.

[Johnny B]

Creighton humiliated by Colorado state?

[DFW HOYA]

DePaul is home to Northern Illinois (4-1) this weekend. The next three are not as promising:

Iowa St.
at Texas A&M
Louisville

[warriorchick]

DePaul is home to Northern Illinois (4-1) this weekend. The next three are not as promising:

Iowa St.
at Texas A&M
Louisville

Northern Illinois is not exactly a gimmee for DePaul, either.

[warriorchick]

Creighton humiliated by Colorado state?

Is this an actual question?

[Scoop Snoop]

Northern Illinois is not exactly a gimmee for DePaul, either.

Half joke, half semi-serious question. Could the BE persuade DePaul to leave via a buyout?

[Mr. Nielsen]

Bunch of Big East schools in action today...
https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=65157.msg1590584#msg1590584

[The Sultan]

Half joke, half semi-serious question. Could the BE persuade DePaul to leave via a buyout?

Anything is hypothetically possible. But I don't know what would motivate either party to make that deal AND make the money work.

[HutchwasClutch]

Half joke, half semi-serious question. Could the BE persuade DePaul to leave via a buyout?

Not picking on you but have seen others here bring it up -  DePaul isn't giving the conference bad publicity and scandals, so just leave them be I say.  If they were Michigan St with Nasser and Tucker level scandals, then I'd try to kick them out.  But having a perennial bottom feeder in the league's marquee attraction, so what. The league is more than strong enough with high quality programs to compensate.  It's not so bad everyone having at least one team they should beat consistently.  It's a difficult enough league already. Plus, their women's basketball is strong, not sure about their other programs. 

[tower912]

Why?   

[Uncle Rico]

Why?

Attendance and performance.  It's one thing being bad, another when the apathy is so bad, you can only fill your arena with opposing fans.

They won't get kicked out nor do I think they should but the conversations aren't crazy. 

[HutchwasClutch]

DePaul is home to Northern Illinois (4-1) this weekend. The next three are not as promising:

Iowa St.
at Texas A&M
Louisville

Louisville is winnable for them.

[Scoop Snoop]

Attendance and performance.  It's one thing being bad, another when the apathy is so bad, you can only fill your arena with opposing fans.

They won't get kicked out nor do I think they should but the conversations aren't crazy.

Yep. And Hutch's take is very fair. I'm just venting. They seem to take the attitude "we don't care if we are the perennial bottom feeder." Crappy attitudes in bball programs, people, businesses etc. just piss me off.

[HutchwasClutch]

Yep. And Hutch's take is very fair. I'm just venting. They seem to take the attitude "we don't care if we are the perennial bottom feeder." Crappy attitudes in bball programs, people, businesses etc. just piss me off.

Agree completely it's a frustrating situation.  They aren't even decent once every 5 years or so.   They haven't been respectable since their C-USA days. 

[Uncle Rico]

Yep. And Hutch's take is very fair. I'm just venting. They seem to take the attitude "we don't care if we are the perennial bottom feeder." Crappy attitudes in bball programs, people, businesses etc. just piss me off.

They're in a market where unless they win, they'll always be an afterthought.  It's a tough gig, imo. 

[IrwinFletcher]

Attendance and performance.  It's one thing being bad, another when the apathy is so bad, you can only fill your arena with opposing fans.

They won't get kicked out nor do I think they should but the conversations aren't crazy.

DePaul has (finally) begun a capital campaign in order to raise funds for a practice facility on campus.  25 years too late, but at least they are beginning the process to become barely relevant.

[warriorchick]

It's too bad that they can't rewrite the Big East TV deal so that the revenue distribution that is at least partially based on performance.

Maybe DePaul would try a little harder if otherwise, they couldn't afford to be in the Big East.

[mugrad_89]

It seems like once a season , Creighton will have a game where all their three point shooters go bad at the same time . Makes for an ugly outcome like today.

Was watching one of the ESPN halftime shows and Crean was saying he doesn't think Creighton was at the same level as Marquette and UConn because they are too perimeter oriented.  Interesting take.

[Uncle Rico]

Butler beats Penn State.

Nova housing Memphis by 30 with :30 left in the first half

[MuggsyB]

I suppose 44-16 is acceptable at the half. 

[Uncle Rico]

I suppose 44-16 is acceptable at the half. 

Think Nova is a Sweet 16 caliber team.  Not as good as the top 3 in the league but a clear 4.

[wadesworld]

Think Nova is a Sweet 16 caliber team.  Not as good as the top 3 in the league but a clear 4.

I'm still not certain about Creighton. They should be good, but I'm not sold that the defense will be what it was last year

[Mu8891]

Nova may be better than Creighton...

And - looks like - will be tough for MU and UCONN