The Big 5 College Basketball Thread

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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    pjhawks said:
    The Juggler said:
    Yeah....suck it, Penn! lol
    Congrats on breaking your Big 5 losing streak and avoiding 6th place this year.
    HUGE win!!
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    So Temple's just gonna be in the pod with Lasalle & Drexel every year? Thought they might switch it up.
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  • pjhawks
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    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    So Temple's just gonna be in the pod with Lasalle & Drexel every year? Thought they might switch it up.
    I believe it was a 2 year deal so both teams got home games, and it switches up next year.  so most likely your pod next year will be Temple Nova and Lasalle. Hawks can't be in the same pod as LaSalle and can only play LaSalle in a championship game since they play 2x in the A10.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,546
    pjhawks said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    So Temple's just gonna be in the pod with Lasalle & Drexel every year? Thought they might switch it up.
    I believe it was a 2 year deal so both teams got home games, and it switches up next year.  so most likely your pod next year will be Temple Nova and Lasalle. Hawks can't be in the same pod as LaSalle and can only play LaSalle in a championship game since they play 2x in the A10.
    Thanks for the info!
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  • cutz
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    St. Joe's with a nice win vs Texas Tech.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,472
    cutz said:
    St. Joe's with a nice win vs Texas Tech.
    Erik Reynolds is terrific. I've thought that ever since last year when he nearly led to them a win at Kentucky in a game that went overtime.
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  • pjhawks
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    cutz said:
    St. Joe's with a nice win vs Texas Tech.
    Great win.  That will be a Quad 1 win.  Another chance tonight against Texas. Gonna be tough to beat two big schools back to back but will be fun 
  • The Juggler
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    I was a little scared those kids were gonna rush the court last night. Thank god they didn't. Good win though. Go Cats. 
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,690
    The Juggler said:
    I was a little scared those kids were gonna rush the court last night. Thank god they didn't. Good win though. Go Cats. 

    that was an impressive win against an unbeaten Cincy team. :clap:
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    Anyone going tomorrow?
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,690
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Anyone going tomorrow?

    I'm not but will probably watch some of it on tv (I'm guessing it will be televised somewhere?)

    Also not really Big 5 related but how about Penn St. beating #8 Purdue last night? They've looked pretty decent this year (could be ranked in next weeks poll).
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  • pjhawks
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    The Big  5 Classic is well done and a nice home at the Wells Fargo.  Little disappointing the games weren't great yesterday but Ill take the win for my Hawks.   If the teams can improve and get back to being really good teams in the future could really end up rocking the Wells Fargo.  Let's hope that happens in the future.  But it's going to take more than just nova to get back to be really good.

    and Johnny it looks like the pods next year you will be with Nova and Lasalle and the Hawks will have Penn and Drexel according to the Inquirer.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    pjhawks said:
    The Big  5 Classic is well done and a nice home at the Wells Fargo.  Little disappointing the games weren't great yesterday but Ill take the win for my Hawks.   If the teams can improve and get back to being really good teams in the future could really end up rocking the Wells Fargo.  Let's hope that happens in the future.  But it's going to take more than just nova to get back to be really good.

    and Johnny it looks like the pods next year you will be with Nova and Lasalle and the Hawks will have Penn and Drexel according to the Inquirer.
    Congrats Hawks.

    Welp, Nova just hit another 3. Temple is playing Holy Spirit or Holy Sisters or something tomorrow night.
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  • The Juggler
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    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    pjhawks said:
    The Big  5 Classic is well done and a nice home at the Wells Fargo.  Little disappointing the games weren't great yesterday but Ill take the win for my Hawks.   If the teams can improve and get back to being really good teams in the future could really end up rocking the Wells Fargo.  Let's hope that happens in the future.  But it's going to take more than just nova to get back to be really good.

    and Johnny it looks like the pods next year you will be with Nova and Lasalle and the Hawks will have Penn and Drexel according to the Inquirer.
    Congrats Hawks.

    Welp, Nova just hit another 3. Temple is playing Holy Spirit or Holy Sisters or something tomorrow night.
    I had the good fortune of hanging out with a buddy who's a huge Temple fan right after that game ended on Saturday. 

    It was an enjoyable evening lol. Go Cats.
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  • Wobbie
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    how come if I go ESPN app > NCAA basketball > leagues, there’s no big 5? are youse guys talking about some league it morphed into or just philly area schools in general?

    P.S. my dad went to Penn but the Trumps sure cheapened that brand.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,546
    Wobbie said:
    how come if I go ESPN app > NCAA basketball > leagues, there’s no big 5? are youse guys talking about some league it morphed into or just philly area schools in general?

    P.S. my dad went to Penn but the Trumps sure cheapened that brand.
    It isn’t an official league or conference. Basically an informal league for bragging rights. Last year they drastically changed the format and now there’s a triple header in the Sixers arena. 
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  • pjhawks
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    Wobbie said:
    how come if I go ESPN app > NCAA basketball > leagues, there’s no big 5? are youse guys talking about some league it morphed into or just philly area schools in general?

    P.S. my dad went to Penn but the Trumps sure cheapened that brand.
    It used to be the main 5 Division 1 schools in the city, well novas not in the city actually, would all player each other every year and decide a city champion.  In the late 80s/early 90s after fat ass Rollie Massimino won the title in ‘85 nova big timed the other schools and decided they only wanted to play 2 of the games each year.  It was a pr nightmare for them until Jay Wright came along and valued the Big 5 again. He then kicked the ever living shit out of the other teams winning the most Big 5 games in a row.  Once he retired and the Big East went to 20 conference games a year it was decided to the on this new format.  The new format now includes Drexel the 6th D1 school in Philly.  So the new format is two 3 team pods that each play two games at home sites  Then the pods crossover for a one day Triple header at the Wells Fargo center to decide who finishes 1st thru 6th. 
  • The Juggler
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    Wobbie said:
    how come if I go ESPN app > NCAA basketball > leagues, there’s no big 5? are youse guys talking about some league it morphed into or just philly area schools in general?

    P.S. my dad went to Penn but the Trumps sure cheapened that brand.
    It's an unofficial conference that provides an opportunity for schools in the area to play against a true Blue Blood program once a year.


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  • Wobbie
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    Well explained, fellas.

    i know juggler is a nova guy. Are the rest of you aligned differently?

    ”fat rollie massimino” stole a bunch of money from UNLV.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • pjhawks
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    Wobbie said:
    Well explained, fellas.

    i know juggler is a nova guy. Are the rest of you aligned differently?

    ”fat rollie massimino” stole a bunch of money from UNLV.
    See Jugglers comment above why everyone in Philly hates nova fans.

    ask him how nova has finished the two years of the current pods and Big 5 classic,  hint: at least
    this year they didn’t finish last 

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