College basketball is seeing an increase in conference vs. conference showdowns trumped up by television networks to try to manufacture ratings. The newest is the Big 12 / Big East Battle manufactured by Fox and in the first edition of this series, the Texas Tech basketball team and its conference brethren were humbled.
The Big East, traditionally one of the top basketball leagues in the nation, won eight of the 10 games in this event, something that has to be considered a surprise in that the domination was so thorough. But in actuality, this event was rather competitive.