Commish Update

**paulxu** · 06-23-2013, 01:32 PM

Paris Hilton for Commish!

**paulxu** · 06-25-2013, 12:04 PM

Now we're a circus:

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...ege-basketball

(I do like the Huggins reference though)

coasterville95 · 06-25-2013, 12:14 PM

ESPN has got to be loving this, seeing as they now have an agenda of belittling the Big East since that Fox Sports 1 deal was inked.

Then again, didn't we think they had a commish hiding in the wings just waiting for the split? Perhaps, not.

One way or another, - the conference needs a strong start on July 1. If not then, it at least has to have its act together to conduct its first athletic contest in August is it?

**GoMuskies** · 06-25-2013, 12:26 PM

No one's really gonna give a rat's ass about anything the Big East does until November.

LA Muskie · 06-25-2013, 01:44 PM

While I have no doubt that ESPN is enjoying a good laugh about all of this, it will be short-lived. And regardless, I don't think there's a thing in that article that hasn't been uttered on this board. The fact that they are relishing in it doesn't mean it's not true.

**xubrew** · 06-25-2013, 03:37 PM

Someone has got to make the schedules. Someone has got to hire the officials. Someone has got to oversee compliance. Someone has got to coordinate and sign off on the championships/tournaments. How will ticket allotments work?? What are the dates?? What are the sites?? It would be nice if there was someone in charge of marketing, and someone else in charge of media relations, but I guess that isn't absolutely essential.

When Fox Sports 1 writes the check, who's in charge of handling and distributing that?? Who do the networks negotiate with or communicate with when it comes to picking which games they want to air?? And, I said this earlier, but who's making the game schedule that will determine when the games will be played that the network wants to show??

I'm sure things will work out, but not having a commissioner, and for that matter not having any sort of league office or league staff, is no small problem.