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Rick Pitino Says Jay Bilas Should Be The Next Big East Commissioner, For Some Unknown Reason

The Big East has been in flux over the last two years, with major schools, including Syracuse, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, jumping ship for more competitive and financially stable conferences. To make matters worse, the new college football playoff system means the conference will lose its AQ bid, which was its only real attraction.

Former Big East commissioner John Marinatto stepped down amidst this crisis, and the conference has been without a leader since early May. But wait! Here comes Rick Pitino with a random solution.

“I would take a portion of the Syracuse and Pittsburgh money [each school paid the Big East $7.5 million to join the ACC in 2013], give him a 5-year contract and pay him 2 million per year. He has charisma, knows T.V., has a legal background, outstanding presence, and a creative thinker. He would be a grand slam.”

Bilas is a known critic of NCAA practices, so a part of him would definitely be drawn to the job, if only to influence the direction of college sports. But he might not take the opinions of other league officials seriously due to their lack of GREAT WINGSPAN, or hatred of Lil’ Wayne. Also, how can you trust someone who follows exactly zero people on Twitter? You can’t. You just CAN’T.

But then there’s this, so yeah.

[CBS Sports]

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