From the East Coast Bias:

@Mengus22:

"ESPN 680 pre-game starts at 6:00. In the first hour @38Godfrey will be our guest. At 7:00, Big East commissioner Mike Aresco will join us."

"No, will be joining us by phone. RT @Dgrace75: @Mengus22 Is Aresco at the game tonight?"

https://twitter.com/Mengus22/status/261903404664774656

The coordinated Aresco response tour rolls on...The man is a warrior.

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Interesting Cincinnati and Louisville to remain in same division.
CJ

"Enormous" interest from other networks publicly...

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RU ready for Primetime!!!

Blasted McMurphy's report!

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RU ready for Primetime!!!

[quote='TheRock' pid='8434435' dateline='1351293107']
"Enormous" interest from other networks publicly...

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RU ready for Primetime

Could totally see ville and cincy coming west with memphis and ecu added in the east! Also the fact that he goes out of his way to make nice with espn regarding their treatment of the bigeast tells me that ESPIN is still very much in play at this time. Also seems to have softened his stance on the 7th game, still thinks it will happen but is definitely tempering things!

Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

(10-26-2012 06:17 PM)TheRock Wrote:  Blasted McMurphy's report!

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Aresco basically said,

I woke up the other day, said wtf is this crap, who put this crap out here, who do they think I am, oh hell no I have deal with this bs quick fast.

(10-26-2012 06:19 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

It's called being a PROFESSIONAL.....

He doesn't need to get down in the mud with ESPN.

He will soon prove why....

He is taking the high road.

(10-26-2012 06:19 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

Really? This is still ESPN we're talking about & Aresco is David vs. Goliath. He's not gonna go on a full frontal attack to win this for the BE. But he will win.

(10-26-2012 06:24 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:19 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

It's called being a PROFESSIONAL.....

He doesn't need to get down in the mud with ESPN.

He will soon prove why....

He is taking the high road.

I understand that. He needs to however subscribe to the practice if you can't say anything nice and true than don't say anything at all when it comes to ESPN.
CJ

(10-26-2012 06:24 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:19 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

It's called being a PROFESSIONAL.....

He doesn't need to get down in the mud with ESPN.

He will soon prove why....

He is taking the high road.

My take with this guy is this...he will "Kill you with a smile" and you wouldn't even know it...

As for him not being in Louisville...if he is doing the important things like the TV Deal & Bowl situation than he gets a pass.

I do like the fact in his way he blasted McMurphy though...

(10-26-2012 06:27 PM)TheRock Wrote:  Really? This is still ESPN we're talking about & Aresco is David vs. Goliath. He's not gonna go on a full frontal attack to win this for the BE. But he will win.

I guess I'm just get tired of see Big East officials kiss ESPN's enormous a$$.
I would prefer to see David sling a rock.
CJ

(10-26-2012 06:28 PM)Maize Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:24 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:19 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

It's called being a PROFESSIONAL.....

He doesn't need to get down in the mud with ESPN.

He will soon prove why....

He is taking the high road.

My take with this guy is this...he will "Kill you with a smile" and you wouldn't even know it...

As for him not being in Louisville...if he is doing the important things like the TV Deal & Bowl situation than he gets a pass.

I liken it to the story about the Old Bull and the Young Bull. Aresco bein the old bull

(Sitting up on a hill looking down at a heard of cows)

Young Bull: Hey, why don't we quick run down there and funk one of those cows....

Old Bull: No, let's walk down there and funk them all...

(10-26-2012 06:28 PM)Maize Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:24 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:19 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Obviously this guy doesn't listen watch or listen to the same ESPN the rest of us do. "Nice comments" about The Big East Mike? Are you kidding me? Comments like this make me wonder if this guy really knows whats going on or not. Then turns around and says there have been statements about Big East football that are not true... Who the he11 do you think is saying bad things about Big East football.

It isn't about basketball Mike

"Both teams tonight have outstanding football and basketball."

Unfortunately you aren't there to see it Mike. I also question why he isn't in Louisville tonight for this game.

It's called being a PROFESSIONAL.....

He doesn't need to get down in the mud with ESPN.

He will soon prove why....

He is taking the high road.

My take with this guy is this...he will "Kill you with a smile" and you wouldn't even know it...

As for him not being in Louisville...if he is doing the important things like the TV Deal & Bowl situation than he gets a pass.

Aresco's philosophy on ESPN -

The more you kick me in the teeth, the wider my toothless grin

(10-26-2012 06:30 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(10-26-2012 06:27 PM)TheRock Wrote:  Really? This is still ESPN we're talking about & Aresco is David vs. Goliath. He's not gonna go on a full frontal attack to win this for the BE. But he will win.

I guess I'm just get tired of see Big East officials kiss ESPN's enormous a$$.
I would prefer to see David sling a rock.
CJ

He's just winding up!!! I believe Goliath is going to get schooled.

CJ, ESPN is going aggressively after basketball, at least, so Aresco is not going to make a full frontal assault on them right now. It's counterproductive. He's attacking McMurphy directly to quell the disinformation. McMurphy works for ESPN, remember? Good strategy.

And as busy as Aresco has been lately, fighting for the BE, I think I would give him a pass on the Keg of Nails tonight.

dude was on a bazillion radio shows today out putting out fires, that's more important than attending a game