Could a Big East Network have worked 10 years ago?

[orangepassion]

I know it would be more complicated with basketball/Football mix, but Gavitt was way ahead of his time with getting the big markets together.

 

[rrlbees]

I know it would be more complicated with basketball/Football mix, but Gavitt was way ahead of his time with getting the big markets together.

But very short sighted in realizing football was more important. There is no reason for not having THE predominant conference in the east.

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[orange79]

There is no reason for not having THE predominant conference in the east.

Well, ONE reason.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I thought ESPN was the original Big East Network.

 

[HarrisonJBounel]

An interesting question. The Big East braintrust clearly underestimated the value of football at the critical juncture.

IMHO, they needed to get Penn State in near the inception of the Big East (and would have needed to uncover the P e d o p h I l I aring that it was). Had they done that I think they would have been among the survivors - and perhaps even lured Notre Dame in for football.

I agree with Boeheim here - geographic disparity won't work well intra-conference.

 

[HtownOrange]

They had the Bis East Network and sold the rights to ESPN. They should have bought the rights to ESPN and recognized football would be a good addition to the network, as well as lacrosse and baseball. Ahhhhhh, what could have been...

 

[SmilinBob]

An interesting question. The Big East braintrust clearly underestimated the value of football at the critical juncture.

IMHO, they needed to get Penn State in near the inception of the Big East (and would have needed to uncover the P e d o p h I l I aring that it was). Had they done that I think they would have been among the survivors - and perhaps even lured Notre Dame in for football.

I agree with Boeheim here - geographic disparity won't work well intra-conference.

Until the conferences are so big they'll be able to put the natural rivals back together again.

 

[HtownOrange]

Until the conferences are so big they'll be able to put the natural rivals back together again.

We can only hope.

 

[SmilinBob]

We can only hope.

And hope we are a part of the haves as well.

 

[PeteCalvin]

I thought ESPN was the original Big East Network.

It was. Then they turned on the hand that fed them.