The best line of the night came from the commentators on the Ole Miss telecast:
This... is a 9th place team in the Big East? C'mon, I know the Big East is loaded but..."
The amazing thing is I think Shaka knew what he had. He was like Al in the sense he wasn't advertising. He let the team "sneak up" on everyone else, which so far they've done.
I was optimistic about this team coming into the season. I didn't expect this, but I thought they'd be good. What Shaka has shown so far is a nine-deep, team and defense oriented group coupled with strong coaching has made a tremendous difference.