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per Chad:
On a weekend getaway with his wife this summer, Richard Pitino strolled Michigan Avenue in Chicago and took notice of all the Big Ten gear he passed.
Fans walked through the city in shirts and hats that represented their favorite teams.
It was another reminder to him that, in his words, the Big Ten is “a Midwest conference.”
And yet, the Big Ten is continuing its oft-criticized flirtation with New York City, taking another step this basketball season to attract the people of that city, scheduling convenience be darned.
Even though Madison Square Garden was booked for the March Sunday commonly known as Selection Sunday, the day conference basketball tournaments end and the NCAA announces its 68-team bracket, the Big Ten was so determined to play in New York City that it is hosting the conference tournament a week early at Madison Square Garden.
That forced alterations for the entire men’s basketball season and is the reason the Gophers play two conference games this week – the first at home against Rutgers Sunday – before resuming their nonconference slate with four more contests.
“It was amazing just seeing all the different (Big Ten) hats,” Pitino said, recalling his trip to Chicago. “When you walk through New York, you’re not getting that. But (Big Ten Commissioner) Jim Delany is a lot smarter than I am, and I understand why he’s doing it.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/0...richard-pitino-says-its-a-midwest-conference/
Go Gophers!!
On a weekend getaway with his wife this summer, Richard Pitino strolled Michigan Avenue in Chicago and took notice of all the Big Ten gear he passed.
Fans walked through the city in shirts and hats that represented their favorite teams.
It was another reminder to him that, in his words, the Big Ten is “a Midwest conference.”
And yet, the Big Ten is continuing its oft-criticized flirtation with New York City, taking another step this basketball season to attract the people of that city, scheduling convenience be darned.
Even though Madison Square Garden was booked for the March Sunday commonly known as Selection Sunday, the day conference basketball tournaments end and the NCAA announces its 68-team bracket, the Big Ten was so determined to play in New York City that it is hosting the conference tournament a week early at Madison Square Garden.
That forced alterations for the entire men’s basketball season and is the reason the Gophers play two conference games this week – the first at home against Rutgers Sunday – before resuming their nonconference slate with four more contests.
“It was amazing just seeing all the different (Big Ten) hats,” Pitino said, recalling his trip to Chicago. “When you walk through New York, you’re not getting that. But (Big Ten Commissioner) Jim Delany is a lot smarter than I am, and I understand why he’s doing it.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/0...richard-pitino-says-its-a-midwest-conference/
Go Gophers!!
