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Dana O'Neil joins the show to chat about her new book, The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History, Pearl's impact, Ewing's dominance, when the league officially arrived, the most underrated team in the conference, the Big East and ESPN marriage, UConn's rise, Jim Boeheim still coaching at Syracuse, the 1985 and 1987 Final Four brackets influencing the BE on the national stage, why there was nothing like the Big East Tournament and more!