Big East January '26 Thread

[FfldCntyFan]

St John's doesn't appear to run a lot of offense and they do a ton of grabbing (and get away with most of it) on defense.

I wonder who Rickey will throw under the bus for this game.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

St John’s looked like what happens when a bunch of me-first overpaid mercenaries get stuck together and forced to play a team game. They were horrible on offense and defense the last 4min. Delicious!

 

[rashadray11]

How has St. John’s continued to be projected to make the tournament? They don’t have the resume for it.

 

[blkknight1]

St Johns are choke artists

Can’t sneak up on anyone this year. It’s one thing to be the hunters now they are the hunted.

They are getting every teams best shot not something they are used to.

 

[Goldenflash]

Nova is the second best team in the Big East and with the way Willard recruits and what they should have returning next season they are back. It's amazing how incompetent Neptune was, PC currently has a similar disaster with Kim English. If Willard was coaching PC they are a tournament team, if Hurley was coaching them they're a second weekend team.

Nova should be ranked on Monday.

 

[BGesus4]

The big question is will Pitino go with players or assistant coaches for who’s fault it is

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Impactful loss for St John's future tourney seeding. Not really helping the conference (or themselves!).

 

[Goldenflash]

Looks like St John’s might be NIT good….

 

[SwingDog]

Should be a doozy of a post game presser from Pitino.

 

[HooperScooper]

Nova should be ranked on Monday.

Let’s hope so because if not the Big East will only have 1 ranked team.

 

[blkknight1]

St John’s looked like what happens when a bunch of me-first overpaid mercenaries get stuck together and forced to play a team game. They were horrible on offense and defense the last 4min. Delicious!

Brando and Donny said it during the game. Use the portal to supplement but you gotta retain some guys and really build the culture that the key to it. SJU don’t get that memo.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

St John's doesn't appear to run a lot of offense and they do a ton of grabbing (and get away with most of it) on defense.

I wonder who Rickey will throw under the bus for this game.

He should throw himself under the bus because (wait for it) he doesn't have a point guard.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I don’t care how this may hurt the conference I will always smile when St. John’s loses after last year’s victory laps.

 

[REB1094]

…is St John’s even going to make the tournament?

 

[CL82]

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

…is St John’s even going to make the tournament?

Legit question.

 

[gsmooth]

Lot's of Friars in Storrs South

Pitino could not get off the floor fast enough. LMFAO , St John's is unable to have home court advantage in MSG against UConn or Providence. MSG is Storrs South, but today we rented it to PC so they could make it Providence South.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Brando and Donny said it during the game. Use the portal to supplement but you gotta retain some guys and really build the culture that the key to it. SJU don’t get that memo.

Rickey's culture isn't something that you want sticking to any of the players. It's probably a lot better for all involved that they only spend a short amount of time around him.

 

[superjohn]

Let’s hope so because if not the Big East will only have 1 ranked team.

Big East only has 1 ranked team this week. Seton Hall second receiving votes and St. John's receiving votes. Nova mysteriously not receiving voted despite having the resume, metrics, and passing the eye test.

 

[FightOnCT]

For perspective: this is PC’s first win in the top TWO quadrants

 

[Palatine]

Kevin Stacom looks like Nostradamus.

 

[SoFla Steve]

I don’t care how this may hurt the conference I will always smile when St. John’s loses after last year’s victory laps.

Unfortunately, it will hurt the conference.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Hopkins may be the most overrated player in the country the last 4 seasons. He sucks. I would bury him on the bench if I was Rick.

 

[HooperScooper]

Big East only has 1 ranked team this week. Seton Hall second receiving votes and St. John's receiving votes. Nova mysteriously not receiving voted despite having the resume, metrics, and passing the eye test.

I must be looking at the wrong AP rankings. I saw SJU at 25. Is there a newer poll?

2025-26 Men's College Basketball Rankings - ESPN

Find the 2025-26 NCAAM rankings on ESPN, including the Coaches and AP poll for the top 25 NCAAM teams.

www.espn.com

 

[Lanphoon]

Changing my requirements for UConn's Big East season. Need to roll everyone and go undefeated.