Number 1

[FearThePups]

Gampel will be rocking Wednesday night.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Just endless kudos to this staff and this roster!

The craziest thing is how they have won three national championships since last being "#1"

 

[Palatine]

The craziest thing is how they have won three national championships since last being "#1"

That's the thought that hit me. 3 titles, no #1 rankings.

 

[Travelman6]

Omg Seton Hall is still not ranked

28th and 29th in both polls but they should be at least 5 spots higher, at least. Sadly if they go 1-1 they will fall further than they would rise by going 2-0, guaranteed. Pre season ranking is sometimes too big of a hole for some teams that end up solid to climb out of.

 

[jibsey]

That Clingon goes down and UConn still gets to Number 1 is incredible.

More important than being #1 is keeping him on the floor the rest of the season. All things possible if that happens.

 

[Mookson]

I’m more impressed by the length of the shorts in 2009

 

[willie99]

Rat Poison

Just put a bigger target on our backs. I like being disrespected





PS: With Clingan, we're the best team, so there's that

 

[Travelman6]

I’m more impressed by the length of the shorts in 2009

I think there was a fairly famous (or "boneyard trending") topic about shorts a few years ago, someone can correct me if I am wrong. But it was mostly everyone taking the piss out of the OP which resulted in much hilarity.

 

[superjohn]

I’m more impressed by the length of the shorts in 2009

They went from huge shorts to short shorts and it now feels like they found that goldilocks zone...

 

[BarkingDog]

None of this would have happened without going home to the Big East and getting Danny. I hope the skeptics that wanted us to join the B12 for football reasons finally shut up.

“The Big 12 represented almost a third of this Top 25 with a national-best eight teams.”

The SEC was second with four. The Big East has three ranked teams. Nos 1, 17 & 18.

The Big 12 is the nation’s best basketball conference.

You will get no arguments from me on the Hurley part of that statement, so glad we have him.

But why wouldn’t we want our basketball in the best conference?

 

[Greedo]

 

[phillionaire]

They went from huge shorts to short shorts and it now feels like they found that goldilocks zone...

View attachment 95211

never forget

 

[Kitaman]

Just in time for our nemesis Creighton. Now is the time for domination and destroying their tiny little kryptonite rock.

 

[B1GEast]

Doomed!

 

[AdamaNation]

Imagine that. The pre-aggrieved are wrong again.

Happy to say I’m one. Now let’s start that defense of the ranking Danny!!! Let’s get at least 2 wins up here our st least 2 weeks

 

[superjohn]

View attachment 95212
never forget

 

[Poe]

View attachment 95212
never forget

That ankle skirt is fantastic

 

[giddyup]

Hate being #1 but love it. One bad game or an unlucky bounce and it’s a painful fall from the top that can play head games with the players. But, it’s nice to be the king.

 

[FearThePups]

“The Big 12 represented almost a third of this Top 25 with a national-best eight teams.”

The SEC was second with four. The Big East has three ranked teams. Nos 1, 17 & 18.

The Big 12 is the nation’s best basketball conference.

You will get no arguments from me on the Hurley part of that statement, so glad we have him.

But why wouldn’t we want our basketball in the best conference?

I’ll give you a few reasons
1. We are located in the Northeast. We have a rich history here.
2. Does it really matter if we are in the Big 12? With our #1 ranking, I don’t think so.
3. The amount of travel involved. Half our games would be in the Midwest or west coast. Do you think our players and fans find that appealing?
4. The cost of travel especially as the Big12 wasn’t interested in our other athletic programs and would not pay our school a full member share.
5. I don’t think Hurley has any desire to coach games not in our area. I get the DePaul. Marquette, Butler, Xavier argument on geography, but we have a strong east coast presence. See point 1.

I’m curious to know what other Yarders think.

 

[Kolumbo]

They went from huge shorts to short shorts and it now feels like they found that goldilocks zone...

View attachment 95211

I hated those shorts and I can't believe they even existed. Just awful.

 

[HooperScooper]

View attachment 95213

Quinones borrowed shorts from the women's volleyball team.

 

[FearThePups]

That ankle skirt is fantastic

So’s that diaper.

 

[Dove]

After Losing Andre, Adama, Hawk and Clingan. Just wow.

 

[runner11]

To lose 3 NBA players and reach #1 is incredible. I look at who we should be losing and it seems like a top 25-ish team but will the portal and our staff, every season is potentially elite.

 

[Dove]

I hated those shorts and I can't believe they even existed. Just awful.

Remember that kid from St Bonnies whose shorts looked like baggy pants on him?

EDIT...photo is above