Which BE Team do you root for other than yours?

[REDMEN1415]

1. Villanova - My dad went there. I grew up a Nova fan. I almost went there as well.
2. Creighton - McDermott seems like a good dude, and he's tight with Cooley
3. Seton Hall - I live close, and will catch some non-PC games occasionally
4. Georgetown - Old big east loyalty, despite their coach and entitled fanbase
5. Butler - hard to dislike them
6. Marquette - they have inexplicably had our number for awhile, so that pushes them down slightly
7. Depaul - out of pity, and some of those OOC losses can reflect poorly on the conference
8. Xavier - I haven't really liked their players the past few years (Reynolds, Macura, etc.) but I love Sumner's game now
9. St John's - they've been bad for a long time, and their fans are blowhards (generally speaking). I don't think Mullin is the guy to do it. He seems like the HC in title only.

in no particilar order:
PC is a stinking new england team: like celtics, Pats, and the stinking Redsox Providence was always ok but nothing special (for some reason I really really had a dislike for the Bruins, maybe because they're in a diff div then the Rangers.)
Villanova - I really never had a problem with, Wright is a classy coach. Some of their fans are to high and mighty at time though, gets annoying.
SHU - I just don't like.
G-Town - Thompson is a sore loser when they lose, but if they win then he'll shake hand. whaaaaawhaaaaaawhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Creighton - I didn't like that ally oop last year to get to 100pnts. Classless. Looking to revenge that.
Butler, Marq, and X are all good members.

I root for all B.E members ooc, don't care during conf play. Gun to my head hmmmmm. Maybe X

[muskienick]

Creighton --- I've always respected the job they did while they were in the MVC. Jesuit
Butler --- (except for their time clock or its operator?) I enjoyed playing them in the MCC and A-10. Now it's even better!
G-town --- storied and respected program for many decades. Jesuit
'Nova --- They deserve everyone's respect for their 3-year dominance of the Conference and their overall excellence over time.
Providence --- I love Coach Cooley and I root for them against almost everyone except the Muskies.
Marquette --- I am a bit miffed with MU since they bolted from the MCC when it was a pretty damned good conference
DePaul and St. John's --- I want them to do well because of their geography. If they each were good consistently, our fan bases could be off the charts!
Seton Hall --- I want to like them as much as any other program in the 10-team Big East, but they have yo-yo'd through the first three years of the Conference's existence. We need to see a bit more consistency from the Pirates.

This above listing is not really done in any type of order. It merely states how I feel generally about each of our fellow Big East members.

[FriarJ]

1a. SHU, always felt we were attached at the hip as similar small schools battling the big guys. Daughter graduated there.
1b. Nova, again long time rival, great school, kid attending currently, NC, Jay Wright, what's not to love?
3a-3f Everbody else with special consideration given to Georgetown and St. John's for the history
9. Marquette, I'm so sick of losing to these guys and I have always hated their current coach, I hated that idiot Buzz as well. It's a shame really because as a kid I loved Al McGuire more than just about any coach. They really need to start hiring more likable coaches if they want to be 3g and let PC win a few times would be nice as well. Maybe it's all been payback for 97 when we thumped them and then made Wojciechowski cry in the next game.

[SJHooper]

Just to add, Xavier and Creighton have been great additions. I know some were concerned that Creighton was just Doug McDermott and when he went to the NBA, they'd be toast...but that was proven to be false. They are back in the top 25 with guys not named McDermott. Impressive. Xavier has been very consistent in their success and they have cemented themselves as the clear #2 in this conference since they've been here. Being #2 ain't too shabby when the only team above you is Nova.

Also dislike Seton Hall. They may be close to NYC but they are not even in the same state as NYC. We are the only major hoops program actually located IN an actual borough. And UConn fans can keep dreaming calling themselves "the 6th borough" while being 150 miles and 3 hours away from MSG. I take a lot of pride in being the only major program actually representing the city itself.

All in all, I root hard for all the Big East teams...of course until conference play

[Hall2012]

Like most people here, I root for everyone out of conference. I can't say I really have another team I consistently root for in conference play, but if I had to pick one it would be Providence. I feel like we're similar schools that couldn't quite get over the hump in the old Big east and have benefitted similarly from realignment. It was great seeing them win the BET in 2014 and then very exciting to be able to experience it with Seton Hall in 2016.

More so than rooting for a team, I tend to root against one team - and that's St. John's. My dislike for them is more about the fans than about the actual team. They're like the Yankees to Seton Hall's Mets - I'm sick and tired of hearing how important they are because they were good 20 years ago and don't worry they'll be that good again soon. That being said, I don't want St. John's to be bad - just not as good as Seton Hall. To be at your best, you need a strong rival to push you and I truly think Seton Hall-St. John's can be a rivalry worthy of national attention if both teams can get and stay good at the same time.

[BEhomer]

I root for whoever has the better chance of making the tourny. so in the past few years it was whoever was playing depaul.

[FriarJ]

Like most people here, I root for everyone out of conference. I can't say I really have another team I consistently root for in conference play, but if I had to pick one it would be Providence. I feel like we're similar schools that couldn't quite get over the hump in the old Big east and have benefitted similarly from realignment. It was great seeing them win the BET in 2014 and then very exciting to be able to experience it with Seton Hall in 2016.

More so than rooting for a team, I tend to root against one team - and that's St. John's. My dislike for them is more about the fans than about the actual team. They're like the Yankees to Seton Hall's Mets - I'm sick and tired of hearing how important they are because they were good 20 years ago and don't worry they'll be that good again soon. That being said, I don't want St. John's to be bad - just not as good as Seton Hall. To be at your best, you need a strong rival to push you and I truly think Seton Hall-St. John's can be a rivalry worthy of national attention if both teams can get and stay good at the same time.

20 years ago?

[gosports1]

Villanova- personal connections. similar to PC in terms of academics, student body etc. They have slight edge in BB program success

of the newbies

Creighton I like to see that they are able to prove the belong (coming from what the so called experts call a mid major conference) . My impression is the students/alumni are Midwestern versions of the students/alumni that are from PC

[BluejayBuff]

5) Creighton - Altman; Doug was fun to watch; Fan support including online especially when not talking about WSU LOL, Jesuit

This is now officially my favorite post of all time.

[Hall2012]

Like most people here, I root for everyone out of conference. I can't say I really have another team I consistently root for in conference play, but if I had to pick one it would be Providence. I feel like we're similar schools that couldn't quite get over the hump in the old Big east and have benefitted similarly from realignment. It was great seeing them win the BET in 2014 and then very exciting to be able to experience it with Seton Hall in 2016.

More so than rooting for a team, I tend to root against one team - and that's St. John's. My dislike for them is more about the fans than about the actual team. They're like the Yankees to Seton Hall's Mets - I'm sick and tired of hearing how important they are because they were good 20 years ago and don't worry they'll be that good again soon. That being said, I don't want St. John's to be bad - just not as good as Seton Hall. To be at your best, you need a strong rival to push you and I truly think Seton Hall-St. John's can be a rivalry worthy of national attention if both teams can get and stay good at the same time.

20 years ago?

Okay, 25+ years ago. I was just throwing a number out there rather than looking for specifics, but I suppose exactly 20 years ago falls in that period when they weren't good between the Carnesecca and Jarvis eras.