Requiem for the Big East
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Requiem for the Big East is a documentary film that chronicles the rise and fall of the Big East college basketball conference and its cultural and economic impact on the sport.
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| Requiem for the Big East canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Requiem for the Big East Context triple: [Ezra Edelman, notableWork, Requiem for the Big East]
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A.
The Big Dance
The Big Dance is the widely used nickname for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top team in U.S. college basketball.
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B.
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason championship event for teams in the NCAA Division I Big East Conference, held to determine the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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C.
Dozin’ at the Knick
Dozin’ at the Knick is a live Grateful Dead album recorded at Albany’s Knickerbocker Arena in 1990, showcasing extended improvisations and classic songs from the band’s later era.
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D.
New York Racket
New York Racket was the original name of the American department store chain that later became known as Belk.
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E.
New York Sack Exchange
The New York Sack Exchange was the nickname for the dominant early-1980s New York Jets defensive line renowned for its prolific quarterback sacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Requiem for the Big East Target entity description: Requiem for the Big East is a documentary film that chronicles the rise and fall of the Big East college basketball conference and its cultural and economic impact on the sport.
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A.
The Big Dance
The Big Dance is the widely used nickname for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top team in U.S. college basketball.
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B.
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason championship event for teams in the NCAA Division I Big East Conference, held to determine the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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C.
Dozin’ at the Knick
Dozin’ at the Knick is a live Grateful Dead album recorded at Albany’s Knickerbocker Arena in 1990, showcasing extended improvisations and classic songs from the band’s later era.
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D.
New York Racket
New York Racket was the original name of the American department store chain that later became known as Belk.
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E.
New York Sack Exchange
The New York Sack Exchange was the nickname for the dominant early-1980s New York Jets defensive line renowned for its prolific quarterback sacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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sports documentary ⓘ |
| about |
Madison Square Garden Big East Tournament
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linked to:
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
college basketball rivalries in the Big East ⓘ television-driven growth of college basketball ⓘ |
| chronicles |
evolution of college basketball on television
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history of the Big East Conference ⓘ impact of conference realignment on the Big East ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
cultural impact of the Big East Conference
ⓘ
economic impact of television on college basketball ⓘ relationship between ESPN and the Big East ⓘ |
| director | Ezra Edelman ⓘ |
| distributor | ESPN ⓘ |
| features |
archival game footage
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interviews with former coaches ⓘ interviews with former players ⓘ interviews with sports media executives ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Big East dominance in college basketball
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conference realignment in the 2000s ⓘ expansion of the Big East in the 1980s ⓘ formation of the Big East in 1979 ⓘ split of the original Big East Conference ⓘ |
| genre |
basketball documentary
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sports documentary film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commercialization of college sports
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regional identity in sports conferences ⓘ tradition versus business in college athletics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Big East Conference
ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ESPN ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | 30 for 30 ⓘ |
| portrays |
decline of the original Big East due to realignment
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rise of the Big East as a television conference ⓘ |
| producer |
ESPN Films
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linked to:
ESPN
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| releaseContext |
ESPN 30 for 30 documentary series
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linked to:
30 for 30
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| subject |
college basketball realignment
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fall of the Big East Conference ⓘ rise of the Big East Conference ⓘ television and college sports ⓘ |
| title | Requiem for the Big East ⓘ |
| writer | Ezra Edelman ⓘ |
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