If we were in the Big East: 1. Archie may very well still be our coach (Indiana a big draw, I realize) 2. MW is our PG 3. Carter is still coming 4. No threads about the AAC (we are not going to a football conference) 5. The beer at Tim's tastes better 6. The chapel bell rings a little clearer 7. We would probably host the First Four moving forward 8. We make the tournament 9 out of 10 years 9. We are not a stepping stone or a retirement ground for an alumnus 10. No issue with SOS, home and homes 11. Better recruits 12. Better assistants 13. No more high school gyms at Bonnies, Fordham, and LaSalle 14. No more matching up against a #4 seed quality team while seeded as a #7 15. Way more money than the A10 16. Prestige that goes with playing in a top conference 17. Way more exposure on the networks and media 18. Get to beat down on Xavier again on a regular basis 19. Eliminate 50% of the posts on this site complaining about recruits, scheduling, seeding, and general disrespect 20. Elevating profile of all other UD athletics 21. Align us with more like institutions I could go on... Why is there not a three person committee dedicated to getting us into this conference? Any costs incurred will be more than made up when we join. I am sorry, if UD is so great and we can do so many things in the community, growing our campus, and improving UD as a brand there has to be more that we can do to make this happen. The reasons that I have read that prevent us from getting in: 1. Not a big enough market 2. Xavier admin hates us 3. DePaul hates us 4. GTown hates us 5. Travel 6. There is some super secret Jesuit handshake that we don't know All of the above is bull, and we are misinformed. These are Catholic institutions and have to be reasonable. I realize that college sports are a business, we just have to come to an agreement that works for the current members. With all the connections, brain power, and cash that UD has we sure can make it happen.