Eight takeaways from the Butler basketball schedule, which was released Tuesday:
>> Network executives have decided which Big East teams deserve the widest exposure. Their verdict? Not the Bulldogs.
Out of 20 total appearances on major networks – Fox and CBS – Butler has one: a Jan. 7 game at Georgetown.
Defending NCAA champion Villanova has six, Xavier and Georgetown four each and Creighton two. Butler has the same as Marquette, Providence and Seton Hall. DePaul and St. John’s have none.
>> In their first three Big East seasons, the Bulldogs started conference play 0-5 (which became 2-14), 1-2 and 0-2 (which became 3-6).