Omaha paper: Boulevard of new Big East battles

[Omaha1]

Omaha newspaper has done a series of article this week on the new Big East. Today they look at mens basketball.

Having shown its act can play in Peoria, Creighton relishes the opportunity of taking it to Broadway.

The move to the new Big East puts the Bluejays, along with Butler and Xavier, on a stage they've sought for years. No longer will those schools be constrained by the artificial label of mid-major.

Now they must prove the success they've enjoyed in games with big-boy competition can be maintained over the grind of a long conference season.

“If you're a competitor, which our guys are, you aspire to compete at the highest level,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “That's what has made the opportunities we've had to play in the past against BCS schools so enjoyable.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130420/B ... st-battles

[marquette]

Nice article. This season will be a transition for all of us, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.