Nobody is denying Big East history, I just don’t think it surpasses the ACC. Look at the winning percentage per year and you’ll find the ACC has a much better overall record. Nine times the ACC has had a winning percentage over .650 as a conference, Big East: twice. Statistically, the best Big East year was the very first when they only played 6 conference games and demolished Little Sisters of the Poor and the St. Oblivious schools that should be D2. In 2004, the ACC finished with 6 of 9 teams ranked in the AP and sent six to the Dance. The next two teams finished with 19 and 18 wins apiece. Much stronger top to bottom than the BE.

If you want to argue media impact and so forth fine, but objectively the ACC is the best. That’s why the Big East Crown Jewels are now in the ACC and not the other way around.