The biggest. The baddest.
November 26, 2008 3:44 am by donaldTonight’s results erased any doubt which conference is the best in the country.
- (8) Notre Dame 81, (6) Texas 80
- Syracuse 89, (22) Kansas 81 (This one was practically a home game for Kansas; the game was played in Kansas City, MO.) Syracuse also beat (18) Florida the night before.
Let’s also not forget that South Florida beat High Point 59-46. Those Panthers from High Point put up a fight.
Tomorrow’s UNC-ND game could not be larger. If things go the Beast’s way, we could see something that seems awfully unprecedented: four of the top five teams in the nation belonging to a single conference, namely the Big East. Currently, the top five teams in the country are: (1) UNC, (2) UCONN, (3) Louisville, (4) Pittsburgh, (5) Michigan State. It’s not crazy to think that if ND can beat (6) Texas and (1) UNC back-to-back that they’ll leapfrog Michigan State and Duke.
Needless to say, it’s an exciting, exciting time to be a Big East fan. Next week there will be eight Big East teams in the top 25. It’s early, but that’s downright sick.
One prediction from the Nostradonaldmus: by season end, Tory Jackson of Notre Dame will arguably be the best guard in the Big East. He’ll also have a small chance to go pro.
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3 Responses to “The biggest. The baddest.”
IF ND beats UNC tonight, they may be #1. I’d be surprised if the BE did not have the top 4 ranked teams.
The Big East is without a doubt the strongest conference in the country. maybe the best we’ve seen in many years. UNC however, is probably the best team I’ve seen in a few years also. They decimated the Irish last night. Were light years better than ND. True the Irish had a tough road to get to the championship game at Maui and Harangody was on IV all day with the flu (he still had double figures and out rebounded Hansbrough), but even a rested and healthy Notre Dame team could not have kept up with the speed and tenacious defense of the Heels. But how about Kyle McAlarney????? I’ve never seen a shooting exhibition like he put on in the 2nd half last night.
I thought that game was pretty accurate. UNC is about 15 points better than ND. Of course, I was hoping for the upset, but we all got a real harsh dose of reality as to just how good North Carolina is last night.