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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 192421, member: 837"] My point is more the traditional rivalries are worth something and they don't develop overnight. Duke/UNC will be exciting from Day 1 but there is absolutely no geographical proximity. Sure, G'town and/or Pitt aren't particularly close but they are in metro areas with a bunch of alumni. (G'town games used to be basically home games until the new tix policies.) UConn is a northeast school, the Johnnies play at MSG. And don't undersell Marquette -- 7 straight 20+ win/NCAA tourney seasons and a final four appearance in 2003. A lot of those ACC schools would DIE for that consistency in hoops. The move had to be made. It's fine. But I swear there is something organically interesting and marketable about big east basketball. The BET is a good example -- I'd argue that it's the only college sporting event that NYC actually cares about. That is saying something from a marketing standpoint. [/QUOTE]