Okay, this sounds like a reach but hear me out.
Since the advent of conference play, only one similar game stands out for me with the regular season conference championship on the line. I think you can guess.
In 1985 we had every reason to be sky high when we went down to Landover, ran up a double digit lead (14 points) with our newest addition who was Berry Berry good. A furious comeback fell short and when Georgetown and St Johns met again, in a college basketball sense it was Frazier vs Ali - yes THAT big on a national level and even bigger in Queens.
Of course we could beat them at home, right? First place in the Big East on the line. #1 national ranking on the line. Every reason to believe it was the precursor of the National Championship. For us it was all three.
Except for us it was a crushing defeat. We were pummeled. Bloodied so badly, we would lose twice more to Georgetown without even a puncher's chance.
That loss in the sweater game was the forebearer of many disappointments in big moments. It seems that with very few exceptions over the past 40 years with the chips on the line, whether an ncaa or NIT bid, or a place in the standings, we failed.
Yesterday meant a TON. Win and we strengthen our grip on first place to 2, 2.5, and 3.5 games. Lose and Creighton ties us for first, but also wins the first tie breaker in head to head. First place would be a lot less likely since we'd have a lot of ground to make up. If Creighton went 3-2 down the stretch, we'd have to go 4-1. Impossible? No. Much more difficult, definitely.
Instead we reverted to our grind it out success with a ton of big plays. If we go 3-2, a trailing team would have to go 5-0 with at worst the head to heads knotted.
Gigantic win in a big test for our guys. They came through. Biggest regular season win ever in conference play so far? Maybe, but Im sure ESPKEN will go to work
Happy as hell with this one.
Since the advent of conference play, only one similar game stands out for me with the regular season conference championship on the line. I think you can guess.
In 1985 we had every reason to be sky high when we went down to Landover, ran up a double digit lead (14 points) with our newest addition who was Berry Berry good. A furious comeback fell short and when Georgetown and St Johns met again, in a college basketball sense it was Frazier vs Ali - yes THAT big on a national level and even bigger in Queens.
Of course we could beat them at home, right? First place in the Big East on the line. #1 national ranking on the line. Every reason to believe it was the precursor of the National Championship. For us it was all three.
Except for us it was a crushing defeat. We were pummeled. Bloodied so badly, we would lose twice more to Georgetown without even a puncher's chance.
That loss in the sweater game was the forebearer of many disappointments in big moments. It seems that with very few exceptions over the past 40 years with the chips on the line, whether an ncaa or NIT bid, or a place in the standings, we failed.
Yesterday meant a TON. Win and we strengthen our grip on first place to 2, 2.5, and 3.5 games. Lose and Creighton ties us for first, but also wins the first tie breaker in head to head. First place would be a lot less likely since we'd have a lot of ground to make up. If Creighton went 3-2 down the stretch, we'd have to go 4-1. Impossible? No. Much more difficult, definitely.
Instead we reverted to our grind it out success with a ton of big plays. If we go 3-2, a trailing team would have to go 5-0 with at worst the head to heads knotted.
Gigantic win in a big test for our guys. They came through. Biggest regular season win ever in conference play so far? Maybe, but Im sure ESPKEN will go to work
Happy as hell with this one.
