Most of the stories for the Big East Media Day will be in tomorrow’s paper, because that’s the way the news cycle used to be. Some are ahead of the curve.

The AP, of course, already has its summary. And it’s all WVU, so let’s just move on.

The Louisville beat writer for the Courier-Journal, already has his piece up. The oh-so subtle angle, to promote a L-ville-WVU rivalry.

Yesterday, the majority of the focus clearly was on U of L and West Virginia. Both expect to be nationally ranked in preseason polls. Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese pointed to a budding rivalry between the Cardinals and Mountaineers as a promising development for the league.

The teams staged a triple-overtime thriller in Morgantown last season, with the Mountaineers winning 46-44 after erasing a 24-7 third-quarter deficit. Both coaches called that game a good start. They meet this year on Nov. 2 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

“It’s not a rivalry yet, but it’s going to get there,” Rodriguez said. “When you start playing and it’s a game like we had and it’s triple overtime, then it accelerates the process. For us, the Pitt game, the backyard brawl is the No. 1 rivalry. And people are talking about our game with Marshall being a rivalry. But the Louisville game will probably become a rivalry much quicker.”

The advent of blogs and reporters has been a boon to transparency as they cop more often to getting the good grub.

Well, sure, last night I was at a free clam bake at the Eisenhower House in Fort Adams National Park outside Newport. All the lobster, chicken, steamed clams, corn on the cob, mussels, etc., you can eat. It’s tough, but we do what we have to do to get the news, you know? (And, if it makes anyone feel any better, I counted 17 mosquito bites on my forearms alone.)

And nothing like a nice setting to cushion the blow of being in Syracuse and covering the unanimous pick for the bottom of the conference.