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From the ProJo's Kevin McNamara:

"We play high-profile programs every day in the Big East," Cooley said. "That keeps coming back. Kentucky. It's another game. The Big East is the best basketball conference in the country. We're going to play teams like that every single day."

http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/college/content/20131129-ed-cooley-i-don-t-give-a-damn-about-kentucky.ece

I love it! The NBE is about strength and who we do have, not about doubt and who we don't have anymore!

Edit: In Ed's own words!

Go Cooley! Great point. We don't bow down to anyone.

he can say that all he wants. We need the wins outside the conference though. Bottom line. w/o those wins, we will be disappointed come March. It's not another game at all.

And don't lose by twenty!! What is the status of the two freshman? I was hoping 'indefinitely' meant until Kentucky.

stever20 wrote:he can say that all he wants. We need the wins outside the conference though. Bottom line. w/o those wins, we will be disappointed come March. It's not another game at all.

I'll take CC's enthusiasm over your "bottom line" all day. You missed his entire point. Nothing he said meant anything about not kicking UK's a$$, you have no idea what ur talking about..

TheHall wrote:

stever20 wrote:he can say that all he wants. We need the wins outside the conference though. Bottom line. w/o those wins, we will be disappointed come March. It's not another game at all.

I'll take CC's enthusiasm over your "bottom line" all day. You missed his entire point. Nothing he said meant anything about not kicking UK's a$$, you have no idea what ur talking about..

he said it's just another game. I'm sorry- but it's not just another game. The reality is, we need wins over teams like Kentucky, Kansas, etc. If we don't get them- we won't be looked at as a big boy.

stever20 wrote:

TheHall wrote:

stever20 wrote:he can say that all he wants. We need the wins outside the conference though. Bottom line. w/o those wins, we will be disappointed come March. It's not another game at all.

I'll take CC's enthusiasm over your "bottom line" all day. You missed his entire point. Nothing he said meant anything about not kicking UK's a$$, you have no idea what ur talking about..

he said it's just another game. I'm sorry- but it's not just another game. The reality is, we need wins over teams like Kentucky, Kansas, etc. If we don't get them- we won't be looked at as a big boy.

CC gets paid to forget more about bball than every poster on here combined will ever know. Like I said I'll ride with coach cooley over your pysco-babble every day.

of course he would say that. He's trying to deflect pressure off his team. To act like everything is just perfect in the conference like he's trying to say, is just not accurate. 6 of our 10 teams now have 2 losses at least. With Villanova and Providence having huge games this weekend that they aren't favorites in. To act like he's going to have another game like Kentucky this year- nope.

You totally distract from the point of the OP. A lot of people here probably take pride in the words CC used. Just because that type of pride means little to you it's no reason to take the thread off the rails. Go grovel on your own about NCAA bids if you like, some us want to enjoy the entire inaugural season.

stever20 wrote:of course he would say that. He's trying to deflect pressure off his team. To act like everything is just perfect in the conference like he's trying to say, is just not accurate. 6 of our 10 teams now have 2 losses at least. With Villanova and Providence having huge games this weekend that they aren't favorites in. To act like he's going to have another game like Kentucky this year- nope.

No, his point is that he doesn't give a sh!t about Kentucky... he cares about the Friars, he cares about playing mistake free ball, he knows we have talented players, he knows what PC is capable of, he has pride in our conference... PC has spent the last 33+ years playing Georgetown, etc, etc, etc, etc, playing in the best conference. Top to bottom, complete, the Big East remains as good or better than every other conference. Like he said-- UK has great players... congratulations to them... but we or any Big East team is supposed to be in awe of these freakin guys...??? Eff that...