Summer 2019 - Big East - List Of Things To Do...
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:16 amThings Completed:
Coaching:
- Retained Kevin Willard from Virginia Tech poaching (ACC).
- Retained Ed Cooley from Michigan poaching (Big Ten).
- Added Mike Anderson from Arkansas.
Expansion:
- Added Connecticut as our 11th team, joining either for 21 or 22 season.
Things In Place:
- the Big East Tourney is locked into Madison Square Garden thru 2028.
- Partnership with Fox Sports is locked in place thru 2025.
- Gavitt Games locked in thru 2024 (i think).
- Big East vs Big 12 Challenge thru...
NCAA Rules Changes:
- Three-point line will move back to international distance, an excellent decision in my opinion.
Upcoming Things:
- Pan-Am Games in August, featuring Cooley, Willard, Brown's Mike Martin, and a roster of Big East talent.
Future Hopeful Things:
- extend MSG partnership for BET into 2030's.
- extend Fox Sports partnership into 2030's.
- scheduling arrangement with Gonzaga in some manner.
- win National Championships and make Final Fours.
- continue to be minimum top-3 conference.
- within 5 years make Big East perennial top conference.
- BET, have 3-pt contest on Wednesday at noon.
- BET, have alumni game on Wednesday at noon, following 3-pt contest.
- monitor expansion candidates, though that is shelved for the time being til the NCAA increases allowable games to 34 (which i'm predicting will happen within next 5 years).
- get new administration at DePaul.
Logo and Uniform Things:
- ask for waiver to allow Marquette and DePaul to wear untucked uniforms, preferably the 1977 duds.
- ask DePaul to return to old logo of demon sitting on rim like he's taking a dump.
Arena Things:
- upgrade Carnesecca Arena and XL Hartford Civic Center.
- boost DePaul attendance.
ADD MORE IDEAS PEOPLE:
Looking for a bunch of other items to add to the list... everyone is welcome to contribute... there are no bad ideas... all ideas could spark other additional ideas...
Coaching:
- Retained Kevin Willard from Virginia Tech poaching (ACC).
- Retained Ed Cooley from Michigan poaching (Big Ten).
- Added Mike Anderson from Arkansas.
Expansion:
- Added Connecticut as our 11th team, joining either for 21 or 22 season.
Things In Place:
- the Big East Tourney is locked into Madison Square Garden thru 2028.
- Partnership with Fox Sports is locked in place thru 2025.
- Gavitt Games locked in thru 2024 (i think).
- Big East vs Big 12 Challenge thru...
NCAA Rules Changes:
- Three-point line will move back to international distance, an excellent decision in my opinion.
Upcoming Things:
- Pan-Am Games in August, featuring Cooley, Willard, Brown's Mike Martin, and a roster of Big East talent.
Future Hopeful Things:
- extend MSG partnership for BET into 2030's.
- extend Fox Sports partnership into 2030's.
- scheduling arrangement with Gonzaga in some manner.
- win National Championships and make Final Fours.
- continue to be minimum top-3 conference.
- within 5 years make Big East perennial top conference.
- BET, have 3-pt contest on Wednesday at noon.
- BET, have alumni game on Wednesday at noon, following 3-pt contest.
- monitor expansion candidates, though that is shelved for the time being til the NCAA increases allowable games to 34 (which i'm predicting will happen within next 5 years).
- get new administration at DePaul.
Logo and Uniform Things:
- ask for waiver to allow Marquette and DePaul to wear untucked uniforms, preferably the 1977 duds.
- ask DePaul to return to old logo of demon sitting on rim like he's taking a dump.
Arena Things:
- upgrade Carnesecca Arena and XL Hartford Civic Center.
- boost DePaul attendance.
ADD MORE IDEAS PEOPLE:
Looking for a bunch of other items to add to the list... everyone is welcome to contribute... there are no bad ideas... all ideas could spark other additional ideas...