Two out of Four Ain’t Bad
March 30, 2009 8:02 pm by Coach OClose to the quote from Meatloaf in his Bat Out of Hell cd, but not quite. Hopes of getting three Big East teams into the Final Four ala 1985 disappeared as Louisville hit the skids against Michigan State on Sunday. Louisville had been riding along in the weakest bracket after also finding themselves on the fast track to a BET victory. Michigan State was the first real tough team the Cards met in the NCAA’s and proved to be more than the Ville could handle.
And how about Nova? What a stunning win against Pitt in the Elite Eight game Saturday. Here is a team that many picked to struggle in the league this year. But even though they may have been in a struggle, they never gave up. Not once! We have been accused of ‘hating’ Villanova by a commenter on this site. I will say that I don’t think a hated of the Cats has ever been shown here. Not by this writer for sure. Just to let know….. my daughter is a grad student at Villanova right now, and her fiance is graduating from Villanova Law School in May. I will say emphatically that I am not a Nova hater, but I am pleasantly surprised with their progression. As I’ve said before, no coach has the success of getting his troops to play their best ball every year in the NCAA’s like Jay Wright. I will say that as much as I’d like to see the Wildcats in the final game next Monday night, I do feel they won’t get past UNC on Saturday.
UConn has weathered all sorts of problems this year to get to the Final Four. Major injuries, coaching tirades at press conferences, recruiting violation questions all led to victories. The Huskies deserve all the credit for their great play in the NCAA’s this year. A.J. Price has turned into a major player in the Huskies run. Kemba Walker almost singlehandedly willed UConn over Mizzou. And on and on…… So they now play a road game at Michigan State on Saturday and I feel they can handle that. UConn’s road performance this year has only one blemish on it. They should have enough left to whip MSU in a tight game and then will have to play their best game by far this year to beat UNC in the final. UNC looks a little too strong for the Huskies but, lets see…….
How about a Nova-UConn championship game???????? That would be the best….!!!!!!
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5 Responses to “Two out of Four Ain’t Bad”
How about 0-2! Big Least.
3 number ONEs and no TITLE. How sweet it is. Big east needs to change its philosophy. Bullying other teams might be a good way of winning games BUT is not the way to win a championship. They wilted in the face of two talented teams that could withstand their “play basketball like it is football” game plan.
3 number ONEs and no TITLE. How sweet it is. Big east needs to change its philosophy. Bullying other teams might be a good way of winning games BUT is not the way to win a championship. They wilted in the face of two talented teams that could withstand their “play basketball like it is football” game plan.
3 number ONEs and no TITLE. How sweet it is. Big east needs to change its philosophy. Bullying other teams might be a good way of winning games BUT is not the way to win a championship. They wilted in the face of two talented teams that could withstand their “play basketball like it is football” game plan.
ACC Joe, congratulations on UNC winning the championship. The ACC had a great year, but it was surely not their best (in terms of overall strength) in many years. There’s no doubt this was the Big East’s best season in many years. The Big East had a better season than the ACC, but the ACC had the championship winning team.