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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 13926, member: 652"] Where have the TV gurus stated they want the hybrid to remain. If ESPN or the TV gurus could pick between having Marquette, DePaul vs. Syracuse 1 time a yr or they could potential get 2 Pitt vs. Syracuse, or 2 Notre Dame vs. Syracuse games rather than one which do you think they would prefer? DePaul had a great history with Mark Aguiere and Ron Meyer, and even 15 yrs ago with Bill Kennedy and Quinton Richardson, but to think the networks care about a small Catholic school which is the 3rd most popular team in its CITY, or a small Catholic school in Milwaukee is hilarious. The only basketball onlies that bring anything to the conference are St. John's for MSG and NYC recruiting, Villanova for Philly recruiting, Georgetown for DC/Baltimore recruiting, and Notre Dame because of their national brand. While Marquette is a good team they don't bring much to the Big East conference, Seton Hall and Providence bring the history of being original members, DePaul brings a nice roadtrip for opponents. This contract even though the Big East is a basketball first conference is being driven by college football. The networks finally realize the value of college football programing. While the Big East doesn't have a national brand in football it has the media markets in Tampa, Louisville, Cincinnati, Western Pennsylvania , Metro-New York/New Jersey, Connecticut, and starting next year Dallas/Fort. Worth. These markets reach enough televisions that while there is no Michigan or USC justify a 20 million per team/yr contract and especially when you have Louisville,Syracuse, Pittsburgh, UConn anchoring a pretty nice basketball conference. If the football schools had any guts they would force a split when the TV Ks expired and wait till the MSG BET K expire and just go on there own way. Under this scenario the football schools wouldn't be forfeiting their NCAA TV shares and the basketball schools can get their own deal. In the food chain of the NCAA the BE football schools are higher up than of the BE basketball schools, but SU administration feels loyalty to the BE basketball and wouldn't support a split unless they are completely forced too. [/QUOTE]

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