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The Big East can still survive

Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange.

Photo credit: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange. (Getty Images)

It’s time for people upset with Syracuse and Pittsburgh’s decision to leave the Big East for the ACC to face facts. The Big East is not the conference it used to be.

Sure, recent additions of Temple, Central Florida, Houston, SMU, Boise State (football only) and San Diego State (football only) will beef up the league’s football, but basketball has clearly taken a back seat. So it’s understandable...

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