still thoroughly confused on the BE 'protected rivalry'...

[dmac80]

I found this on a Villanova site, and now I'm even more confused. If the rival changes each year, then isn't it just a final in conference game and not really a 'protected' rivalry? I don't get it.




UPDATE - 8/29 (6:00pm): New Big East media relations chief John Paquette has clarified to VUhoops that the end-of-season rivalry games will change from year-to-year. So, even if Villanova closes the 2013-14 season with Seton Hall this year, they could be scheduled for Georgetown next season.

"[T]hat does not mean every team will have one rival -- or the same rival -- on the last day of the season," Paquette explained.

In effect, the Big East has only decided to make the last day of the regular season a rivalry for each school. Which rival a school will play, however, can change on a yearly basis.

www.vuhoops.com/2013/8/28/4667568/big-e ... -next-week

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[ccaibew1225]

I agree, just a little hype for the last game.

[NJRedman]

I think they mean like GTown will play SJU one year and Nova the next or Marq playing DePaul one year and Creighton or Butler the next. I doubt we see many Butler/Providence games or SJU/Creighton games to end the year.

[gmoser1210]

So essentially, the last conference game of the year will be played against.........a conference opponent.........every year. Good to know.

[Friarfan2]

Looks like it is just one rivalry game. A way to hype up Georgetown v villanova.

I don't think anyone here would call shu v butler, or providence v creighton or sju v Marquette, "rivalry" games.