Originally Posted by FlyerGuyer
Ackerman said any school up for consideration would have to check a lot of boxes before entering into real discussion.
"Geography would be important," she said. "Commitment to basketball would probably be the No. 1 thing, the notion that they would be additive as it relates to our basketball prospects. Are they going to help secure our chances every year of getting into the NCAA Tournament? Possible No. 2: Would they help us with our tournament? Would they bring fans to Madison Square Garden?"
The Catholic-school angle is also not insignificant. Butler, which is private and of similar makeup to the other nine, is the only non-Catholic institution in the Big East. There's also a high level of camaraderie and morale among the membership now, something that Ackerman noted wasn't there right before the old Big East fissured, when the league was bigger.
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"The Catholic School angle" is not a quote from Ackerman, so it is the author's opinion.
Who know what "geography" means? Close to the other schools, close to Creighton, not in an area of another BE school, in a large metro area?
