DJ Gallo of ESPN’s Page 2 put together his own preseason Top 25, complete with Page 2-style comedic and witty commentary on each team. It’s worth a read in general, but I want to highlight his blurb on Villanova at #23:
23. Villanova — Villanova is the last of seven Big East teams in the Top 25. Ten teams from the conference are expected to make the NCAA tournament. So let’s update the list of postseason tournaments from least prestigious to most:
3. NIT
2. NCAA tournament
1. Big East tournament
Hells yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. There’s a fine line between anti-Syracuse fear-mongering talk about the hellish nature of the Big East this season, and mad props respect-giving big-ups like what Gallo is laying down here. The latter kind of commentary I approve of.
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Solid quote from Gallo.
During media days, a Connecticut assistant had a similar sentiment when asked about the strenght of the Big East this year:
“There are only two better conferences this year: The Eastern and Western.”
This year is going to be fun.