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Opinion: Is the Big East too difficult for its own good?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.danstake.com/feeds/4878148974022698725/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html'/><author><name>Dan McGowan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15754593602002280351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19079811.post-3829727003492087807</id><published>2010-10-06T04:39:22.254-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-06T04:39:22.254-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Excellent post and really like the concept.</title><content type='html'>Excellent post and really like the concept.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default/3829727003492087807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default/3829727003492087807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html?showComment=1286354362254#c3829727003492087807' title=''/><author><name>colored athletic tape</name><uri>http://www.trainersroom.com/Taping-Supplies-s/3.htm</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19079811.post-4878148974022698725' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/posts/default/4878148974022698725' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1594086079'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19079811.post-5967134918237206296</id><published>2010-03-08T16:51:32.838-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T16:51:32.838-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahem, yes, good points. But as the PC coach said o...</title><content type='html'>Ahem, yes, good points. But as the PC coach said of his team, &amp;quot;Either they can&amp;#39;t or won&amp;#39;t play defense.&amp;quot; Everyone knows that defense is really offense since it rattles the other team, creates edginess, and enables surprises. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clearly PC&amp;#39;s all offense game has enabled rival coaches to figure out what PC is up to, instruct their teams at the half on how to rattle PC, and rev up the motivation. It&amp;#39;s not al all clear how PC&amp;#39;s coach has used the half time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But here&amp;#39;s the real ahem: media and money. The Big east is structured to dominate key media markets, and get a large number of teams into the NCAAS. The more teams, the farther they go, the more money the league and each team earns. Plus media contracts are worth more (except for bottom teams like PC).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do not forget that the Big East is a business as well as a sports league. Then you will understand its quirks.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default/5967134918237206296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default/5967134918237206296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html?showComment=1268085092838#c5967134918237206296' title=''/><author><name>John McGrath</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19079811.post-4878148974022698725' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/posts/default/4878148974022698725' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-967239580'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19079811.post-6500636539288910800</id><published>2010-03-08T16:10:18.075-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T16:10:18.075-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Nice to see a post again slacker.

I think you hav...</title><content type='html'>Nice to see a post again slacker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think you have a point but it&amp;#39;s not like these kids are playing 82 games.  They should have fresh legs and the Big East should prepare them better than anyone for the tournament.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default/6500636539288910800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/4878148974022698725/comments/default/6500636539288910800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html?showComment=1268082618075#c6500636539288910800' title=''/><author><name>Rob</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.danstake.com/2010/03/is-big-east-too-difficult-for-its-own.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19079811.post-4878148974022698725' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19079811/posts/default/4878148974022698725' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1331575409'/></entry></feed>
