[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

Is the Big East really that good this year? Or is it a case that it is finally a good conference to actually match the complete nonsensical hype they get every year when they are vastly overrated. Are 6 of the 8 eilite 8 and 3 or 4 of the final 4 really coming from the Big East?? Maybe all the new teams have indeed made it the supreme super conference. But since the NCAA tourney went to 64 teams in 1985, the Big East is at best the 5th best conference in tourney performance...clearly far behind the ACC, Big 10, SEC, Big 12. Are we now just seeing the effect of the additions of Marquette, Cincinnati, Louisville??

Count me as one of those that hasn't bought into the hype. I think it's a good conference. I don't think it's anywhere near a great one. I think that 4-16, there isn't a conference that can compete with them. But their top teams haven't shown me that they are better than the top four from the ACC. I think people mistake parity for toughness. I don't think WV beating Pitt or Syracuse beating UConn shows how good those teams are. I think it shows instead how vulnerable Pitt and UConn are. We'll see how it plays out but I don't think there is more than one Big East team in the Final Four. If that.