November Big East OOC thread

[gtcam]

The big east maybe benefitted as much as any conference from the extra covid years. Tons of seniors and fifth year and grad transfers last year. Most of these teams are just not very talented. Creighton, Villanova and Uconn are really the only teams that have P5 athletes or at least don't look overmatched physically against good teams.

Xavier is no slouch

 

[shizzle787]

Worst/best OOC records (predictions)
Creighton: 8-3 vs. 10-1
UConn: 8-3 vs. 10-1
St. John's: 9-2 vs. 11-0
Butler: 7-4 vs. 9-2
DePaul: 5-6 vs. 10-1
Marquette: 6-5 vs. 9-2
Providence: 8-3 vs. 10-1
Xavier: 6-5 vs. 9-2
Seton Hall: 6-5 vs. 9-2
Georgetown: 4-7 vs. 8-3
Villanova: 7-4 vs. 9-2

Big East: 74-47 vs. 104-17

Midpoint: 89-32

To get 7 bids: 96-25
To get 6 bids: 89-32
To get 5 bids: 80-41
To get 4 bids: 74-47

 

[mauconnfan]

33-10 (2-7).

Butler defeats the Citadel.

Butler has improved and again like Xavier, now is coached up better with Matta. Big East will be deep and you will need to bring it every night from the get go.

 

[SeattleHoop]

If Floyd is not good enough for Providence, he is not good enough for us.

The point of my rant wasn’t centered on whether or not Floyd is good enough for our team.

I think we are better than Providence.

My point is that I really disrespect Cooley after that happened and that has nothing to do with whether or not Floyd would have played here

 

[SeattleHoop]

I love Cooley. He’s a great guy. Sorry you don’t like him.

Do you not think it a bit slimy that he potentially lied or misled one of our own players in order to pull him away over to his team?

I thought I liked him too until that happened.
Hurley was asked about it in an interview and he seemed very disturbed about the situation.

 

[shizzle787]

34-10 (2-7).

Pleasant surprise: Georgetown beats La Salle.

 

[Punkbo]

Do you not think it a bit slimy that he potentially lied or misled one of our own players in order to pull him away over to his team?

I thought I liked him too until that happened.
Hurley was asked about it in an interview and he seemed very disturbed about the situation.

I don’t think he’s slimy at all. Recruiting is difficult. Coach Cooley has a sterling reputation. When he coached at Fairfield, he was loved by his players, the fans, other coaches, the community and the administration. It’s hard to do much better than that. Could he have changed with a higher profile job? Of course, but based on my interactions with him, I truly doubt it. He is one of the true gentlemen in the game.

 

[AntG168]

The big east is down. We should cream everyone except creighton, nova, and Xavier. Watching SH now and they’re not good

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

i forgot Willard left Seton Hall to coach Maryland. Seton Hall was great under him, sucks he left.

 

[Huskyforlife]

i forgot Willard left Seton Hall to coach Maryland. Seton Hall was great under him, sucks he left.

Seton hall forgot what they were before Willard. Took him for granted.

 

[HeGotGame]

Another PC loss, just hate to see it.

 

[shizzle787]

35-11 (2-7)
Seton Hall wins; Providence loses.

 

[shizzle787]

I think the BE is a 4.5 bid league this year: St. John’s would be #5 and I wouldn’t be stunned if they were 11-0 going into conference play due to a very weak OOC schedule.

 

[How Sway?!]

So what we rooting for, an Oklahoma state win or a DePaul win

 

[shizzle787]

So what we rooting for, an Oklahoma state win or a DePaul win

DePaul.

 

[his dudeness]

Ugly, incompetent loss for Providence. People forget, but before the Al Durham dream season Cooley almost coached himself out of a job. Bryce Hopkins was a great pickup though, he looks like he'll be drafted next summer. Need to sweep them this year.

 

[HeGotGame]

DePaul.

Yea but you are also probably rooting for PC against St. Louis and Miami.

DePaul has no chance of being a good win for UConn, OK St, a loss to Depaul damages those chances.

 

[shizzle787]

36-12 (2-8).

UConn wins; DePaul loses.

 

[shizzle787]

The league badly needs UConn and Creighton to be ruthless OOC.

 

[superjohn]

Ugly, incompetent loss for Providence. People forget, but before the Al Durham dream season Cooley almost coached himself out of a job. Bryce Hopkins was a great pickup though, he looks like he'll be drafted next summer. Need to sweep them this year.

You completely made that up.

 

[jontaejones]

The league badly needs UConn and Creighton to be ruthless OOC.

Still a lot of OOC games left, but looks pretty rough.

Result of the transfer portal being hit or miss. Probably some of these teams (Providence, Seton Hall) start putting it together in Jan/February so the Big East leaders take on damaging losses to teams with numbers.