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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1910001, member: 622"]
To the OP:

Miami won a Championship while in the Big East.  VATech was ranked annually.  WVU had some stellar years.  In truth, the Big East was an OK confernce.  Better than the ACC for a while.  Like many stated throughout this site, P's decline, GRob, Marrone as a short timer and Shafer not living up to potential hurts.  Michigan when through some rough years, Texas, Alabama, etc.  Everyone does.

It didn't help the BE that Syracuse, which is often recognized as the heart of the BE was down towards the end.  Miami was gone, BC was gone.  VATech was gone.  Pitt was down.  and Syracuse was down.  WVU was the premier team and UConn and Rutgers filled the void of Pitt and SU being down.

I don't think the BE hid the decline, I think PSU's money grab under the less-than-saintly JoePa did more damage to eastern football than the BE on its own.  Had PSU not been greedy and demanded sharing of all sports money except football, an eastern league probably would have been formed that would have been truly regional.  Had the hoops schools been more realistic, the BE may still be a player.  PSU set the standard as a money grab, scorned the east for the midwest and is nothing but an afterthought now.  Telling a recruit they get to play UM and tOSU is great, telling the same kid you have to play Iowa, Illinois, Purdue is far less impressive.  Especially when kids want their parents to see them play.  Sure, Rutgers and Maryland helps that issue a little, but let's face it, Rutgers has no history in any sport, where's the chalenge?
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