(03-05-2018 12:22 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 12:02 PM)MU88 Wrote:  UC beat the 11th ranked team on the road. Why is that such a big deal? Beat #11 Georgetown on the road in 2011 and 2012 and #3 Syracuse on a neutral court in 2012. UC dominated CUSA for years. Winning the American is no bigger accomplishment. Plus, UC has won national titles. Historically, they are one of the most successful programs in NCAA. To suggest beating the 11th rank team on the road is one of the biggest victories in school history is a kind of a joke.

People have short memories. I recall a UC victory at Villanova against a Top 10 Jay Wright team and lots of great battles with Marquette over the years, including during the Dwayne Wade years. One year Oklahoma State came into the Shoe with a Top Ten team and UC took the Cowboys out to the woodshed with about a 28-point margin of victory. Any UC wins over Louisville, and there have been a number of them when both UC and UofL were in the Big East, including the recent one at UofL where Sean Kilpatrick made like 15 consecutive free throws against a constantly fouling Cardinal team to clinch the victory. As previously noted, last year's home victory over Xavier was memorable, in part because of the quality of play, but also UC overcoming a 28 point first half and a 40-point overall game by Trevon Bluiett.

I think we are talking Cronin era.

This game would be a blip on the all time UC list.