Chiguy14 wrote:We are now ranked number 22! That feels good. We have great momentum behind us. Let's keep the streak going
I started reading up from number 25 and was getting very angry!
THE GOLDEN AGE OF LOYOLA BASKETBALL
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I started reading up from number 25 and was getting very angry!
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Now is the golden age for Loyola Basketball. We had some nice runs in the past before the modern era - everything after Larry v. Magic in 1979, but nothing sustained.
I have followed our program since 1983 - I realize that is a drop in the bucket for Brot, but we are light years ahead of where we were.
This run is much better than the run we had when I was in school.
In 84-85, we had a nice run, but we were fortunate. Sullivan pull together a collection of transfers and local kids. He assembled a good team and had a nice run. There was the potential for creating a Chicago college basketball power house, but the administration made all the wrong moves. It didn't double down. It didn't build a building. It went with the wrong conference. It poorly handled TV and radio coverage. There was no vision. In fairness, other programs have shown us the way since - Gonzaga, Villanova, Marquette.
We weren't the only school to fail - look at DePaul - they had a better, more established program in the 80s and have driven that into the ground.
You have to give a lot to Porter Moser and Steve Watson. The players are essential Doyle. Custer, Krut, Williamson, Richardson, but someone had to sell them on it.
We have good facilities and are in a good conference with teams that are committed to being relevant - two things that were missing in the 80s.
I have followed our program since 1983 - I realize that is a drop in the bucket for Brot, but we are light years ahead of where we were.
This run is much better than the run we had when I was in school.
In 84-85, we had a nice run, but we were fortunate. Sullivan pull together a collection of transfers and local kids. He assembled a good team and had a nice run. There was the potential for creating a Chicago college basketball power house, but the administration made all the wrong moves. It didn't double down. It didn't build a building. It went with the wrong conference. It poorly handled TV and radio coverage. There was no vision. In fairness, other programs have shown us the way since - Gonzaga, Villanova, Marquette.
We weren't the only school to fail - look at DePaul - they had a better, more established program in the 80s and have driven that into the ground.
You have to give a lot to Porter Moser and Steve Watson. The players are essential Doyle. Custer, Krut, Williamson, Richardson, but someone had to sell them on it.
We have good facilities and are in a good conference with teams that are committed to being relevant - two things that were missing in the 80s.
Re: THE GOLDEN AGE OF LOYOLA BASKETBALL
Rambler88 wrote:Now is the golden age for Loyola Basketball. We had some nice runs in the past before the modern era - everything after Larry v. Magic in 1979, but nothing sustained.
The modern era actually began when they eliminated the center jump after each basket.
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made me feel better when Drake lost and dropped ranking massively leaving us alone up there in rankings