Re: This day in Big East History
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Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:21 amby Wizard of Westroads
Thanks for that, Stever! That entire first BE season was one long party for Creighton fans: fans singing Sweet Caroline so loud after a timeout that Marquette got messed up and turned the ball over, the Wragge Nova game, Dougie's last second shot to beat the Johnnies, Dougie's senior night against PC ...
Eight years later, I still can't believe we get to play in this league. Basketball Valhalla!
Re: This day in Big East History
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Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:41 pmby Omaha1
Wizard of Westroads wrote:Thanks for that, Stever! That entire first BE season was one long party for Creighton fans: fans singing Sweet Caroline so loud after a timeout that Marquette got messed up and turned the ball over, the Wragge Nova game, Dougie's last second shot to beat the Johnnies, Dougie's senior night against PC ...
Eight years later, I still can't believe we get to play in this league. Basketball Valhalla!
Yeah everyone remembers the Wragge game. I think CU led 90-50 at one point. But the game at home might’ve been an even bigger butt kicking in that it wasn’t even really competitive 101-80.
Re: This day in Big East History
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Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:47 pmby kayako
Wizard of Westroads wrote:Thanks for that, Stever! That entire first BE season was one long party for Creighton fans: fans singing Sweet Caroline so loud after a timeout that Marquette got messed up and turned the ball over, the Wragge Nova game, Dougie's last second shot to beat the Johnnies, Dougie's senior night against PC ...
Eight years later, I still can't believe we get to play in this league. Basketball Valhalla!
It was very fortunate timing for both Creighton and the Big East. Having a once in a generation caliber player of the year was massive for the perception of this conference in the very first season of reconfiguration.
Re: This day in Big East History
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Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:12 amby stever20
Got a good one for 2/19- UConn @ Georgetown from 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnqRcm1gyIE&t=7s
Re: This day in Big East History
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Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:43 pmby stever20
Had to post this one from 37 years ago tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_KOtPnwAoc
Re: This day in Big East History
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Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:58 pmby admin
Great stuff. Love the sweaters and hearing Raf on the call. It's pretty amazing how the game has changed since then.
Re: This day in Big East History
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Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:00 pmby stever20
admin wrote:Great stuff. Love the sweaters and hearing Raf on the call. It's pretty amazing how the game has changed since then.
The thing that's amazing to me watching that first game with the 2 is how the game was called. Some real ticky tack fouls as folks would say early on.
Re: This day in Big East History
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Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:49 pmby hoops22
Fun watching bits of that sweater game again. Even though the Johnnies were ranked No 1 at the time, game was never really competitive. Georgetown was on a whole different level. Still amazed that they didn't win it all that year. In the earlier Georgetown/UCONN game, that was a great match up of guards with Iverson vs Allen. Funny thing is as good as those guys were, I thought Kerry Kittles was better than them both that year. I was at the BET championship game later that season, when they both met again, and UCONN got revenge with a one point victory. One other thing that was funny, at the end of the regular season game Dick Vitale starts going off how he doesn't want to hear anyone talk about the ACC or BIG 10 being the best league, because the Big East is the best basketball league hands down. These days we're lucky if ESPN even acknowledges the BE, let alone heap that kind of praise on us.
Re: This day in Big East History
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Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:34 pmby stever20
for 2/28 I have one from Butler before joined the Big East.... From 2009 so lots of guys who went on to the big NCAA runs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbvbbu388ZQ&t=28s
Re: This day in Big East History
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:30 pmby stever20
For Creighton fans- this one isn't full game but still.... 10 years ago today-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwlROCva-U