I stand by my main point. I do not think Baylor’s title in 2021 makes them a better program than Illinois or Purdue all-time, and I’d argue anyone who does is just lazy when it comes to such a subject.
On this topic, my buddy who played for Maryland in the mid-'60s once told me that he got chatting with Gary Williams at a player alumni event. Gary apparently remarked that winning an NC was so incredibly difficult and that so many disparate elements had to align over a season and in the tourney that he was amazed he'd been able to achieve it.
I think BU leaned a lesson and really grew from last year's debacle. Sometimes, through adversity and conflict, arises a true understanding of what one wants to accomplish.
I honestly think Brad felt two conflicting things after the Houston loss:
Haven’t been to College Station, but College Park is truly awful…I feel this may be the start of a classic Loyalty offshoot
I thought that the no liquor in the grocery store thing was only here in Montgomery County. I've lived here more than 18 years and I still can't fathom it.
Huge!
Bloody hell! That cracked me up!
I was in College Park nearly 20 years ago. The highlight was a Ruby Tuesday, iirc. I had never heard of one and can’t say I’ve seen one since.
They still exist. I ate at one about a month ago. Nothing to write home about.
Agree - And I think long gone are the days where you have a good 4-5 person prep class and wait 2-3 years for it to mature as upperclassmen. Too many transfers and things that can go wrong. The key is identifying the attitude (clear that Domask, Harmon, and Guerrier are about winning, not just scoring 15 a game for a contract). Can we keep finding the harmons and Felizs who relatively are not these huge portal fights.
. . . and it gives BU more options with Ty. If Ty is struggling at PG, then Nico can fill in. Ty is versatile, so he may be playing all positions at one point--especially if BU goes small.
I do understand your point, but this year, I feel the Illini can run the Terrapins out of the gym and cover the points. No trap game here; they know their history against Maryland.
