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As expenses explode for individual schools, Big East conference payouts are covering a smaller portion of that bill.

As the conference arm race cranks up around the country, it’s a good time to examine the health of the Big East’s ledgers.

The correct (and easy) answer is yes. By leaving Marquette with 3 years of eligibility for the NBA and going undrafted, Justin Lewis has started his professional career by digging a hole where none needed to exist. It’s as simple as that. But the best way to assess a decision isn’t by looking at the […]

Following a thorough late night victory over Villanova on Feb 2, the 2nd win over the Big East’s standard bearer in 2 weeks, Marquette was sitting at 16-7, 8-4 in Big East play and dreaming of just high the ceiling for this team could be. It wasn’t just that it beat Nova twice, it was […]

Having trouble keeping track of who’s graduated, who’s taking a COVID year, and who’s going pro within Marquette’s Big East brethern…not to mention staying up to date on transfer madness? Paint Touches has you covered. We’ll be tracking the comings and goings of every team in the Holyland of Hoops with updates every few days. […]

The end of the Big East season is nigh, but this week promises to be filled with intrigue. So I tried and help decipher what scenarios will put Marquette where. MU can still finish as high as 5th and as low as 6th, but there are a lot of options about who they play and […]