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• Postgame Thoughts -- 'Nova 77, Duke 54
• By Dan Graziano 3/27/2009 12:41 AM ET
• Well, you don't have to look too hard to get the point of this night in NCAA Tournament history. The Big East won three of the four Sweet 16 games played tonight -- two of them easily. At this very ... More »
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• Bracketology Busters: No. 1 Pretender
• By Jacob Wheatley-Schaller 2/18/2009 11:54 AM ET
• Each week, ESPN's Joe Lunardi predicts the NCAA tournament field if the season ended today. While he's good at this, Lunardi only focuses on past performance, and wins and losses. Bracketology ... More »
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• Seton Hall Too Cheap to Be in Big East
• By Chas Rich 2/17/2009 9:10 PM ET
• Yes, times are tough. Everyone is looking to cut costs anywhere. Even athletic departments are not immune. That said, there are efficient cost reductions and there's being just plain cheap. Seton Hall ... More »
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• No Point Calling Cards Contenders Yet
• By Ray Holloman 1/20/2009 5:31 PM ET
• There are many positives about Rick Pitino. The man could recruit the ghost of Adolph Rupp into a Louisville uniform, his defenses could make a polar bear sweat, and his perfectly coiffed hair could ... More »
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• Big East - SEC Basketball Challenge
• By Charles Rich 4/06/2007 2:52 PM ET
• This one has been in the works for a while, but it's finally been announced. The Big East and SEC will play a limited challenge series over the next several years. I'm sorry, they are calling it an ...
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• The Big East Just Became a Lot More Fun with Huggins
• By Charles Rich 4/05/2007 9:51 PM ET
• The Anti-Beilein is taking the job at his alma mater and home town. The Big East has the villain it has lacked for a while. A coach fans from all the other teams can hate without reservation. The ...
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• Spring Practice Questions Complete Series: Big East
• By Charles Rich 3/27/2007 11:43 AM ET
• In case you've missed any of the Spring Practice Questions for the Big East, here they are in one convenient location for greater ease. Come on, you know you are dying for some, any sort of football ...
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• Take the South Florida Job, Please
• By Charles Rich 3/26/2007 10:53 PM ET
• If the theory goes that even the worst major conference job has greater potential and more to offer then the best mid-major gig, then let's just call the University of South Florida the exception that ...
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• Marquette Remains at a Huge Disadvantage
• By Charles Rich 3/14/2007 12:33 AM ET
• The star billing for the East 8/9 game between Marquette and Michigan State is first the coaches. Pupil Tom Crean against mentor Tom Izzo. The next set of stars are the guards Marquette's Dominic ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Pitt Panthers
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 5:13 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 27-6, 12-4 in conference RPI: 5 How They Got In: At-large. Seed/Bracket: 3 / West (Kansas) Mascot: Panther. The Panther was adopted in 1909, and part of the reason was ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 5:01 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 24-7, 11-5 in conference RPI: 31 How They Got In: At-large Seed/Bracket: 6 / Midwest (St. Louis) Mascot: Leprechaun. The Leprechaun became the official mascot in 1965. ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Marquette Golden Eagles
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 4:02 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 24-9, 10-6 in conference RPI: 22 How They Got In: At-large Seed/Bracket: 8 / East (East Rutherford) Mascot: Golden Eagle. Once upon a time it was "Warrior," but there ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Villanova Wildcats
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 3:33 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 22-10, 9-7 in conference RPI: 19 How They Got In: At-large Seed/Bracket: 9 / West (San Jose) Mascot: Wildcats. The name was chosen amidst a campus-wide contest in 1926. ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Louisville Cardinals
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 2:59 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 23-9, 12-4 in conference RPI: 37 How They Got In: At-large Seed/Bracket: 6/South (San Antonio) Mascot: Cardinal. The State Bird of Kentucky is the Cardinal (as it is for ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Georgetown Hoyas
• By Charles Rich 3/10/2007 11:31 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 25-6, 13-3 in conference RPI: 9 How They Got In: Winning the Big East Tournament and the Big East Regular Season Championship. Seed: 2/East (East Rutherford) Mascot: ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Syracuse Orange
• By Charles Rich 3/10/2007 3:57 PM ET
• [UPDATE: We mistakenly believed that Syracuse was a lock for the NCAA Tournament. We apologize for jumping the gun on proclaiming them in the tournament. ] Conference: Big East Record: 22-6, 10-6 in ...
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• Big East Championship: Playing for a #2 Seed
• By Charles Rich 3/10/2007 3:06 PM ET
• It may be tough to figure which teams deserve a #1 seed, when they all have flaws or reasons not to "deserve" it (between Wisconsin, UCLA, UNC, Ohio St., Florida and Kansas). That leaves two of the ...
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• Big East Tournament Quarterfinals: It's All Top Seeds
• By Charles Rich 3/09/2007 12:33 AM ET
• It may have required hanging on for dear life. It may have needed double OT, but in the Big East the top 4 seeds all advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in 10 years. Pitt completed the ...
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• Recapping the Early Quarterfinal Big East Tournament Results
• By Charles Rich 3/08/2007 8:37 PM ET
• Georgetown 62 Villanova 52 57 Okay, so obviously I meant to say that Villanova would come out slowly and sluggishly and finish with a strong effort before falling to Georgetown. Not come out strong ...
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• Big East Tournament Quarterfinals Late Action Preview
• By Charles Rich 3/08/2007 4:32 PM ET
• Tonight has 3 teams playing for NCAA Tournament seed and 1 team trying to get on the right side of the bubble. #7 WVU vs. #2 Louisville, 7pm These two never faced each other this season. so there is ...
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