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BE Media Day

On By @gtmoblueIn college basketball 365

All the Usual Stuff

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Courtesy:  Big East Conference

 

Big East Media Day kicked off today.  All the usual stuff in John Fanta, Coaches Poll, All-Big East lists, etc.

Much love being shown to Seton Hall this year as they are the pick to win the conference.   Villanova and surprising Xavier are picked 2nd and 3rd.  I would have guessed Marquette (4th) or Creighton (7th).    Providence also a surprise at 5th, ahead of Georgetown and Creighton.  Butler, the Johnnies, and DePaul finish the list.

https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2019/10/10/seton-hall-basketball-big-east-media-day/3879863002/

https://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/10/9/mens-basketball-seton-halls-powell-named-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BEMediaDay?src=hashtag_click

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/xavier/xaviersports/2019/10/10/expectations-high-xavier-musketeers-big-east-media-day/3910254002/

Coaches Preseason Poll:

BIG EAST Conference
@BIGEAST

COACHES POLL TIME!

@SetonHallMBB
is the preseason favorite in #BIGEASThoops, edging
@NovaMBB

by a single point.

@XavierMBB

slated third, followed by

@MarquetteMBB

and

@PCFriarsmbb

tied for fourth to round out the top-five.

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Seton Hall’s SG Miles Powell as PoY

 

BIG EAST Conference
@BIGEAST
: What Trenton makes, the world takes.
Myles Powell (
@Myles_MBP_23

) is the #BIGEASTHoops Preseason Player of the Year!

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7:18 AM · Oct 10, 2019Twitter Media Studio
All Big East 1st Team
BIG EAST Conference
@BIGEAST
Standouts from five programs make up the #BIGEASThoops Preseason All-Conference First Team.
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Well!  This is gonna spur a lot of debate, as though that wasn’t the case already.  Powell over Howard as PoY.  IMO could have gone either way.  However, the spoils generally go to the player on the best/better team.  So with The Hall predicted to win the conference, Powell gets the nod.
No Villanova player on the First Team All-Big East?  The Wildcats are picked Second in the league, but muster only two Second Team picks at 5th (Gillespie) and ? 6th (Samuels).  I didn’t know there were 6 second team picks also.  This seems to be a hit/slight towards the defending champions.  I would have placed one of the three; 3rd place Xavier, 5th place Providence, or 7th place Creighton 1st team picks on the 2nd team.  No need to guess which one, probably Diallo.  Butler’s Baldwin is a good pick.
Villanova freshman center Jeremiah Robinson-Earl picks up the FoY.
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Courtesy:  Creighton Athletics
Creighton:
The Jays are picked low again.  The Coaches seem to habitually pick Creighton in the bottom tier.  They have done so 4 time in 7 years.  Last year 9th, now 7th this season.  Fortunately the team and staff don’t generally listen to the noise and chatter.  CU has finished 3rd (ties) the last 3 years running.  In my August predictions I have the Jays 3rd again…hedging only due to the questions regarding pivot players.  With a healthy team Creighton can win the conference.
Jon Nyatawa
@JonNyatawa
Here’s the annual

@_robanderson

chart detailing Creighton’s tendency to out-perform the preseason expectations from Big East coaches

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8:44 AM · Oct 10, 2019TweetDeck
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Courtesy: Creighton Athletics

 

There are good programs, and then there’s…

On By @gtmoblueIn college basketball 365

Kansas puts on a Show!

 

 

Judge for yourself.

 

You hire Snoop Dogg to do a show…but expect to get:

G rating symbol
G – General Audiences
All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

yeah, right.

 

Kansas issued an apology to their fans.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/27770289/kansas-apologizes-snoop-dogg-show-late-night-phog

 

There are many Midnight Madness festivities across the nation.

SI.com  https://www.si.com/college/2019/10/04/midnight-madness-schedule-dates-kentucky-duke

In Lexington, it’s “Big Blue Madness”; in Lawrence, it’s “Late Night in the Phog.” Indiana is home to “Hoosier Hysteria,” while other schools opt for celebratory scrimmages or slam dunk contests to introduce their players to their fans and create hype for the upcoming season. Many schools even make the event a part of Homecoming weekend, with entertainment and extravagance at the center of the chaos.

The event has turned into a major recruiting tool as well, with programs competing to secure the attendance of top recruits and pulling out all the stops to impress them. Snoop Dogg will be making an appearance at Allen Fieldhouse this year, while John Legend will perform at Providence’s Late Night Madness and T-Pain will be at Marquette Madness.

KU’s was one-of-a-kind!

LE –  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2857259-snoop-dogg-on-kansas-performance-they-invited-me-to-come-do-what-i-do

…And I respect them, and I wasn’t gonna put no smut on their name and say they did anything wrong because they invited me to come do what I do. … And when you pay for Snoop Dogg, you’re gonna get Snoop Dogg.”