This article is a too early for my taste but its true.
http://deadspin.com/5842935/the-big-east-is-reaping-what-its-founder-sowed
Dave Gavitt knew the future of Providence College basketball couldn't sustain itself and so his plan was to hitch PC's wagons to other programs in a conference that would allow it compete and remain in a power conference. Really this whole conference boils down to protect a Catholic school in the smallest state in the country with an enrollment of 3,850 the ability to play major basketball. Now I know SU benefited from the Big East, but ask yourself if we needed the conference more than these other schools. While I realize we aren't North Carolina or Kentucky the Dome would always be a recruiting tool for SU.
http://deadspin.com/5842935/the-big-east-is-reaping-what-its-founder-sowed
Dave Gavitt knew the future of Providence College basketball couldn't sustain itself and so his plan was to hitch PC's wagons to other programs in a conference that would allow it compete and remain in a power conference. Really this whole conference boils down to protect a Catholic school in the smallest state in the country with an enrollment of 3,850 the ability to play major basketball. Now I know SU benefited from the Big East, but ask yourself if we needed the conference more than these other schools. While I realize we aren't North Carolina or Kentucky the Dome would always be a recruiting tool for SU.