2025-26 Big East Thread

[tower912]

Bizjack not playing against SHU.


Clearly saving himself for MU.

[MUDPT]

Does St. John's have any suspensions? Read that Powell got two extra games in addition to his automatic one for being ejected for fighting.

[burger]

Does St. John's have any suspensions? Read that Powell got two extra games in addition to his automatic one for being ejected for fighting.

Raising his hands and looking for an ovation after close-lining another player.....Even if it was Hopkins....Surely did not help....

Pretty much your next Providence Pud.....Who was that center from a year or two back....Same idiot....Different year....

[MuggsyB]

Raising his hands and looking for an ovation after close-lining another player.....Even if it was Hopkins....Surely did not help....

Pretty much your next Providence Pud.....Who was that center from a year or two back....Same idiot....Different year....

Oduro.

Total pos. 

[MuggsyB]

X and Nova in ot. 

[MarquetteMike1977]

Xavier Villanova are in overtime
Villanova 83 Xavier 83

[MarquetteMike1977]

Villanova 86 Xavier 83 2:41 in OT left

[MarquetteMike1977]

Nova 88 X 86 43.7 left in ot
34.2 left

[MarquetteMike1977]

90 v 89 X 9.1 left

[MarquetteMike1977]

Villanova 91 Xavier 89
Xavier threw it away

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Tre Carrol just chucked the game away on an errant pass.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Final Villanova  92 Xavier 89

[nyg]

Tre Carrol just chucked the game away on an errant pass.

Sort of like MU final shots this year. Whoops.... But great game to watch

Glad Shaka said he will "evolve" with portal.

NOVA with 5 starters consisting of four portals and a Top 20 recruit.
X with 5 starters consisting of five portals.

[wadesworld]

Sort of like MU final shots this year. Whoops.... But great game to watch

Glad Shaka said he will "evolve" with portal.

NOVA with 5 starters consisting of four portals and a Top 20 recruit.
X with 5 starters consisting of five portals.

And one team is awful, the other is mid.

[Jay Bee]

Glad Shaka said he will "evolve" with portal.

He said what now?

[mileskishnish72]

And one team is awful, the other is mid.

If MU were 21-5 I doubt you'd be calling them "mid".

[MUbiz]

If MU were 21-5 I doubt you'd be calling them "mid".

Villanova is currently 27th in Kenpom. if that is mid, I would take that all day for MUBB this year.

[wadesworld]

Villanova is currently 27th in Kenpom. if that is mid, I would take that all day for MUBB this year.

This year?  Of course.  Marquette isn't close to mid this year.  They're also a team that could've easily lost twice to the worst Marquette basketball team in a long, long time.  They have 1 win against an at large Tournament team this year.

[MUbiz]

This year?  Of course.  Marquette isn't close to mid this year.  They're also a team that could've easily lost twice to the worst Marquette basketball team in a long, long time.  They have 1 win against an at large Tournament team this year.

I think over 90% of scoopers would take 27th in Kenpom and comfortably in March Madness this year, if not any year for MUBB.

Who cares if Nova could have lost to MUBB this year - they did not lose and won both games. Nova did something MUBB could not do this year - finish the game strong and pull out wins.

[wadesworld]

I think over 90% of scoopers would take 27th in Kenpom and comfortably in March Madness this year, if not any year for MUBB.

Who cares if Nova could have lost to MUBB this year - they did not lose and won both games. Nova did something MUBB could not do this year - finish the game strong and pull out wins.

Against a bunch of bad teams.  They'll certainly be on my radar for being upset in round one, and I'd be shocked if they make the second weekend.  They have two Q1 wins on the year (and just 1 this calendar year, since that's a thing at Scoop apparently), and a Q3 loss.

[MUbiz]

Against a bunch of bad teams.  They'll certainly be on my radar for being upset in round one, and I'd be shocked if they make the second weekend.

Not Nova's fault the Big East is terrible this year and they do not have the Q1 opportunities that the B10 and B12 have. They have won most of the games on their schedule and its enough to get into March Madness. Who cares about Nova being a second weekend team?  That was not the point of this at all. The point was you are calling Nova mid when they are 21-5 and comfortably in the field.  If MUBB was in this same scenario, I doubt you would be calling MUBB mid.

[wadesworld]

Not Nova's fault the Big East is terrible this year and they do not have the Q1 opportunities that the B10 and B12 have. They have won most of the games on their schedule and its enough to get into March Madness. Who cares about Nova being a second weekend team?  That was not the point of this at all. The point was you are calling Nova mid when they are 21-5 and comfortably in the field.  If MUBB was in this same scenario, I doubt you would be calling MUBB mid.

Miami is 26-0 and comfortably in the field.  They're not even mid.  Glad for the Big East that Villanova scheduled just 4 power 5 opponents in the non-conference and beat a bunch of low majors, but they're not that good.

[MUbiz]

Miami is 26-0 and comfortably in the field.  They're not even mid.  Glad for the Big East that Villanova scheduled just 4 power 5 opponents in the non-conference and beat a bunch of low majors, but they're not that good.

You're arguing against a point I never made. Nobody said Miami was "mid," so building your response around that is a strawman. And honestly, it feels like you're being contrarian just for the sake of it rather than responding to what I actually wrote.  It's hard to have a good‑faith discussion when you keep responding to arguments nobody made. No wonder a lot of Scoop posters aren't exactly fans of you.

[Billy Hoyle]

Miami is 26-0 and comfortably in the field.  They're not even mid.  Glad for the Big East that Villanova scheduled just 4 power 5 opponents in the non-conference and beat a bunch of low majors, but they're not that good.

I wish I could agree with you, but if they lose the conference tourney, they're sitting on the bubble for Dayton with their SOS (1-0 in Q2, nothing but Q3 and Q4 left). They are currently 49 in the NET but behind some current bubble teams like TCU, Santa Clara, San Diego State, and USC who are unlikely to get an auto bid.

I hope they make it but mid-majors like them are held to a higher standard by the P4 who actually run the selection process. Indiana State was 29 and missed the tourney, despite a 2-4 record in Q1 games at 6-2 in Q2.

[The Sultan]

Miami is 26-0 and comfortably in the field.  They're not even mid.  Glad for the Big East that Villanova scheduled just 4 power 5 opponents in the non-conference and beat a bunch of low majors, but they're not that good.

Villanova is more safely in the tournament than Miami is right now.

Regardless, Villanova took a bunch of transfers with a first year coach and is safely in the tournament right now. When Shaka was in year one and did the same, we were all thrilled. Nova Scoop should be as well.