Big East Tournament to be 6 rounds w/ 19 teams in 2013-2014

[Orangeyes]

If Pitt & SU are still around

Gary Parrish

Big East basketball coaches support all teams playing in expanded hoops tournament

 

[skurey]

:rolling:

 

[normaliswear]

Just trying to make Pitt and cuse think they're willing to make them stay so they pay to get out.

 

[Toga]

BET renamed. New name - regular season.

 

[longtimefan]

If Pitt & SU are still around

Gary Parrish

Big East basketball coaches support all teams playing in expanded hoops tournament

Let's count.

There were 16 teams last year. In '12-'13, there will be 15--WVa is gone.

In '13-'14, 5 new teams will be added: Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, UCF. Which means 20 if SU and Pitt stick around, 18 if they are gone.

Maybe this is why the BB's gave Marinatto the boot.

 

[texascpa]

Best quote of the year:

It'll be a who's who of who's that

 

[All4SU]

Let's count.

There were 16 teams last year. In '12-'13, there will be 15--WVa is gone.

In '13-'14, 5 new teams will be added: Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, UCF. Which means 20 if SU and Pitt stick around, 18 if they are gone.

Maybe this is why the BB's gave Marinatto the boot.

I honestly have no idea who will be in the Big East then. No freaking idea. By definition, that is what's wrong with the Big East.

 

[All4SU]

At that point, you might just as well hold a standard 8-team tournament for the top 8 teams, and run a separate tournament for all of the other BE teams hosted at the seeded teams' sites running concurrently with the main tournament. Consider it a chance for teams 9+ to pick up some wins. Then play the final game of the "Lower Bracket Tournament" the afternoon of the Semifinals in NYC at MSG.

 

[cto]

There is no way that SU will be in the Big East for the 2014 BET.

 

[BlazeOrange]

May as well invite Boise, San Diego, and 10 other independents (or a small conference) to join as BE Associate- Tournament Only members. Then do a straight 32-team/ 5 round conference tournament. Which would be one less round than what they are looking at.

 

[SU2NASA]

I can't wait to watch that Monday afternoon session of Rutgers-SMU and Houston-USF.