There's still a football product back there, camouflaged this week by disgruntled Catholic schools, talk of dissolution and inevitable lawsuits.
Not much actually has changed in the way of Big East football despite the seven basketball schools looking for commonality elsewhere.
Big East football schools can now take honest stock of where they are, guzzle a dose of realism and assess all options. The league still has arguably the best football lineup among the five smaller conferences.
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Lenn Robbins, New York Post - December 13, 2012
The Big East Conference, the only to send three teams to a Final Four, will announce Thursday that its non-FBS programs are splitting from their brethren, sources told The Post.
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Pete Thamel, Sports Illustrated - December 14, 2012
The departure of the seven Catholic Big East basketball schools from the league appears to be inching toward inevitability.
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B. McMurphy, A. Katz & D. O'Neil, ESPN - December 13, 2012
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Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News - December 14, 2012
With the likelihood their athletic programs will be left without a conference as soon as next season, officials at longtime Big East members Connecticut and Cincinnati are exploring multiple options regarding their future.
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