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McMurphy's Law: John Marinatto Gets His Tie and Big East Gets Horned Frogs

Big East commissioner John Marinatto ventured out into the madness of Black Friday in Providence, R.I., in search of only one item: a purple tie. Marinatto was unable to secure the coveted tie, but he got an even better present on Monday -- a new football member for the Big East. TCU and the Big East announced Monday...

John Marinatto, Big East Commissioner, Discusses Expansion

TAMPA, Fla. – Since the Big East Conference announced Tuesday it would expand from eight to 10 football members, Big East commissioner John Marinatto suddenly discovered he became more popular, especially with university presidents and athletic directors. "Several schools have indeed reached out to me," said...

Big East Dismisses UCF, Memphis Expansion Report

Big East commissioner John Marinatto and other league officials told FanHouse that an Orlando TV report claiming the Memphis and the University of Central Florida would be invited to join the Big East as soon as next week is inaccurate. "Those reports are not true," Marinatto (right) told FanHouse Thursday. Orlando's...

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto Thanks Big 12 With Roses

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said during Tuesday's teleconference discussing how his league remained together that "a lot of people thought it wouldn't be good for college athletics if the Big 12 no longer existed." No one probably felt stronger about that statement more than Big East commissioner John Marinatto. If the...

Where in the World Will Notre Dame Land?

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Without question, Notre Dame is the most powerful, most recognizable and easily the most marketable member of the Big East Conference. Yet, the Fighting Irish aren't even part of the Big East's football membership. And with the Big Ten looking to expand, and the dominoes that could follow...

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John Marinatto Resigns: Big East Commissioner Steps Down After Less Than Three Years

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigned Monday after less than three years on the job and a wave of departures by high-profile schools.

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05/21/12 How The Big East Died, And Was Dead All Along Source: High School Sports Zoom To write the epitaph of the Big East, we welcome Northeasterner Bobby Big Wheel.
05/15/12 Brad Rock: Rock on: Ex-Jazz forward Carlos Boozer's... Source: Deseret News - Salt Lake City UT After Chicago's playoff-ending loss to Philadelphia, last week, ex- Jazz forward Carlos Boozer was asked to assess his season, which included a 1-for-11 shooting performance in Game 6.
05/13/12 Eric Crawford | Silence is right choice at Louisville Source: The Courier-Journal - Louisville KY Things are very quiet around the University of Louisville on the conference realignment front.
05/11/12 4-1-Zoo: Pitt To Sue Big East Source: CBS - KDKA 2 - Pittsburgh PA The University of Pittsburgh is planning to sue the Big East Conference in order to ensure it can join the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013, according to multiple reports.
05/10/12 This straight arrow just couldn't resist: 'Au revoir,... Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA So what's the school fight song, the William Tell Overture?

Background on john marinatto

John Marinatto was the former commissioner of the Big East Conference. He served as senior associate commissioner of the Big East from 2002 until he began his tenure as third commissioner of the conference on July 1, 2009. He resigned from his position as commissioner on May 7th, 2012.

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