Who would have thought that the Wildcats would be the Big 5 team to make it into the sweet 16? A lot of people including myself pegged Temple as the team that would make it. And, many liked St. Joe's. But, Nova? Unless you're an alum you probably didn't see them making it very far.
Heck, they were a bubble team and weren't seen as even making the tournament on Selection Sunday.
But, they willed their way to victory against Clemson on Friday night and dominated Siena yesterday and will go up against number one seeded Kansas in the Sweet 16.
St. Joe's fans no doubt want to see Nova lose. The rivalry between St. Joe's and Nova students is approaching Duke-UNC territory.
With me being a Temple alum I root for whoever makes it the furthest. So, with that said, go Wildcats!
Hell, at this point I'll take an NCAA championship and be satisfied. Our four pro teams are approaching the quarter century mark with their titleless drought. To quote a character from the movie, "Network" I'll bastardize the line a bit.
This is a whorehouse sports world, I'll take whatever championship I can get.
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Back to Life?
Flyers win three straight as season winds down
It appears as though the Flyers are back to life. For now anyway.
They've run off three straight wins against Atlanta (who they always beat), New York, and the Islanders (who they own this year). Now, they head on the road against the Rangers, Devils, and Islanders. Sooner or later, their luck will have to run out against the Islanders.
But, maybe just maybe they have their number this year. I don't see them beating the Devils though unless Martin Brodeur blows out a knee during the game...not that it would be a bad thing. And, with them just coming off a win against the Rangers, that's an L too. Look for the Flyers to go 1-2 on this mini road trip.
Hopefully that will be enough to get them in. Not that they'll go anywhere; this team needs a franchise goaltender to win a cup and they don't grow on trees.
If I were GM Paul Holmgren, I would trade Gagne, Briere, 3 1st round picks, and a prospect to Calgary for their stud goaltender Kiprusoff.
It's going to take a king's ransom to get a franchise goalie and that's what the Flyers will have to give up to get one.
Otherwise, you can forget about a Stanley Cup from this team.
When it comes down to it, Biron and Nitty aren't even close to good enough.
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