I know I'm supposed to be watching some football game right now, but I'm still hung over from the big win this afternoon. It was ugly, the crowd wasn't up to its normal standards, and the opponent isn't one that will set the world on fire, but it was still HUGE.
This team is now tied for third place in the Big Ten, and you can say the Big Ten is down this year, but the two teams that appear to be worth a damn have both lost to NU. With every win NU gets, ugly or not, we're closer and closer to something we've only dreamed about: NU turning the corner as a basketball program. Is it possible to imagine NU is where Duke was 45 years ago or Gonzaga was 25 years ago? Getting to the tourney in 2017 was the first step. Getting there in back-to-back years is step #2. Step 3: ? Step 4: Perennial Power.
This team is now tied for third place in the Big Ten, and you can say the Big Ten is down this year, but the two teams that appear to be worth a damn have both lost to NU. With every win NU gets, ugly or not, we're closer and closer to something we've only dreamed about: NU turning the corner as a basketball program. Is it possible to imagine NU is where Duke was 45 years ago or Gonzaga was 25 years ago? Getting to the tourney in 2017 was the first step. Getting there in back-to-back years is step #2. Step 3: ? Step 4: Perennial Power.