but i like the quote that kevin willard had about the fact that the big 10 was -- excuse me, acc is coming to new york. he said, you know, we've been here for a long time. we'll continue to be here. they are going to come in for a pizza and then they are going to leave. >> right. [ laughter ] >> new york city is still the big east tournament. we feel strongly about that. i don't know how much crossover in terms of fans there will actually be. the big east tournament is such a great tradition, something that fans plan for and look forward to, and listen, if we have a big east tournament or the kind of matchups we had this season, next season, we don't really concern ourselves with any other conference coming in. >> you mentioned football a couple of times. of course the big east does not have football right now, but it seems like college athletics are being, i guess, led by the college football programs. but you were able to have that success without any football programs there. was the demise of the big east a little bit of a rush to judgment by everybody out there? did it almost kind of l