We've made jokes about the Worldwide Leader's lack of interest in talking about Marquette's conference, but the attitude is real.
Back in February of 2013, Marquette and the other members of the Catholic Seven announced their intention to decouple from the remaining football playing members of the Big East. Along with that decision came a shiny new television deal with Fox Sports that pays the 10 members of the Big East a great deal more money than they were making under the old TV deal with ESPN.
It turns out that ESPN decided to get snooty about the current incarnation of the Big East spurning them and their money, which is hilarious since it's their money that cause Pitt, Syracuse, and Louisville to leave for the ACC in the first place.