Big East Bonus Episode Part 1: Conversations with Val Ackerman, Thad Matta and Rick Pitino
Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports
4.6 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Live from Big East Media Day, Matt Norlander talks to Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, Butler Coach Thad Motta, and St. John's Coach Rick Pitino.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello from Madison Square Garden was here on Wednesday for Big East Media Day and |
| 0:10.3 | we're going to do what we did with the Big Ten. So, was able to sit down and interview a variety of coaches didn't get everyone. |
| 0:17.0 | They cram a lot into a little bit of time here at MSG. |
| 0:19.0 | So it's physically impossible to get every single head coach, but we got some big ones for you so we're going to do three episodes |
| 0:24.8 | with these standalone interviews this first one is actually going to start with the commissioner |
| 0:28.0 | Val Ackerman we had a nice long conversation about the big east in general and |
| 0:31.0 | where we might be headed in college athletics. |
| 0:34.0 | Then we'll go Butler Stadmata, close out with Rick Patino, appreciative of his time. |
| 0:39.1 | So that's this episode. |
| 0:40.1 | We've got two more coming with an additional six interviews that'll be hitting the feed shortly. |
| 0:43.6 | But let's get to me and Val Airmen talking Big East. |
| 0:46.8 | This is a treat. Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman joins us on the CVS Sports Eye on College Basketball Podcast. |
| 0:54.1 | Val, this is our first ever like video audio on the record interview, so I appreciate this. |
| 0:59.3 | I'm so excited, Matt. |
| 1:00.3 | This is, we were just like breaking new ground. |
| 1:02.0 | How about that? |
| 1:03.0 | 45th year of the Big East. |
| 1:06.6 | You're bringing back the old logo here and there, which I love. |
| 1:10.9 | What makes you proudest to be the person that's been at the helm of keeping this conference |
| 1:16.5 | at the forefront of college basketball for the past decade plus? |
| 1:19.6 | Well Matt, you've been following this leak for a long time. |
| 1:21.8 | When I got this job now 11 years ago in a few months, |
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