NCAA tournament returns to NYC, where it was once the main event

"I think it's all positive," said Kaiser who helped found the original Big East. "March Madness is a wonderful, wonderful event and is national in scope. The

CCNY won the NCAA title at Madison Square Garden in 1950 and then captured the NIT 10 days later / AP

"I think it's all positive," said Kaiser who helped found the original Big East. "March Madness is a wonderful, wonderful event and is national in scope. The NCAA has gone its own way [since leaving New York]. They have moved the Final Four around the country and made sure a national game was developing. College basketball is so important now and so attractive. The prestige is distributed throughout the entire country."