Folks I give you . . .

[Bill Marsh]

Your 2015 first place DePaul Blue Demons!!!

All alone in first place. Sure is lonely at the top.

How can you not love this story? Happy New Year, DePaul fans. Hope it's a good one and it brings lots of cheer.

[RDinNY]

Funniest of all is theguys who are flipping out because Depaul isn't helping out the conference by losing games. Keep it up, Depaul.

[DemonLS]

Thank you! It has been about 20 years since we have been good....with about 3 small blips in between.

[BEhomer]

let me ask you depaul fans. do you want your team to go on some magical run and make the tourney and in the off season wind up giving purnell 5 year extension?

[XU85]

and just like that Xavier no longer has a loss to a 200+ RPI team...

Congrats Depaul!

[Hall2012]

What a dream start to Big East play for the Demons! But the schedule's about to get a lot tougher. They'll make a believer out of me if they can at least split their next 2 home games (Georgetown and DePaul). Or just win this weekend @'nova- that'd do it too but I guess I'm still being a hate and all but ruling out that possibility.

My favorite tweet I saw last night: "The temperatures outside are hovering around 10 degrees and DePaul is in first place in the Big East. Yup, hell's freezing over." @JPGuerette -- good SHU source on twitter if anyone's interested btw.

[DemonLS]

Purnell is not getting a 5-year extension.

Purnell usually puts in some time to rebuild and then leaves to rebuild again. So my guess is that he will not be here for the new stadium....unless he lands some better recruits....which may just happen.

[ChestRockwell85]

I am sure Purnell is a good guy but I think you find a replacement ASAP and start to rebuild. Unless he makes the NCAA tournament this year he doesn't deserve an extension. I am not trying to sound like an elitest, granted Villanova has done nothing but help the Big East name, but some of you guys settle for the "We Do OK!" mentality. Become a competitor, this league needs all the help it can get and Purnell is NOT the answer.

[Jet915]

DePaul isn't going anywhere. They played two home games and beat a team that is spiraling downhill on the road. If they are middle of the pack by the end of the year, I'd be surprised. I still think they will be playing (with Creighton) on Wednesday night in the BET. Purnell needs to go, he isn't take Depaul anywhere IMO.

[DemonLS]

Jet,

I am certainly not high on the DePaul horse but you have no idea how well or not well they will play. I watch every game in-person and cannot figure it out.

You know....it appears they may have had some internal issues despite all their injuries too. DePaul is still not at full strength yet.