Article: It's unwieldy 13 in Big East

Sometime in the next few weeks -- probably shortly after the NCAA convention in San Diego early next month -- the Big East will decide on its configuration for the rest of the decade.

Will it be one monstrous 13-team league with a staggered schedule or will it break into divisions of seven and six teams?

That might not seem like such a big deal, but it's important to the teams involved, so much so that the coaches and presidents of the conference schools have debated the issue since the Big East announced its move from 10 to 12 and then 13 teams, with the inclusion of Notre Dame last spring.

Having a 13-team league is in many ways difficult to work. With 10 teams, home and away games ...

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