CaseyGarrisonforPrez wrote:Can the basketball season just start already? When Creighton is mid pack in the Big East then their boisterous supporters won't feel so inclined to crow about things.
I read somewhere about Jim Boeheim talking about having to go to Clemson, SC now. And he said something like "well I guess they have a Denny's there." I can't wait until Jay Wright asks around for recommendations for a nice dinner the night before the game and they end up at Runza. They'll love it.
What a coincidence that you used Jay Wright in your example. He was interviewed today about taking Villanova to Omaha and he didn't mention Runza but here's the quote:
"I'm really excited. I've watched games there. I watched St. Joe's out there and, as a matter of fact, I think they got buzz-sawed out there by 40. That team (Creighton) was unbelievable and that environment was unbelievable. I watched that. You watch a place like that and think, 'That would be cool.' I went out there to watch a kid at Iowa Western Junior College and so when I was out there I was like, 'Let me drive around this place, let me see the arena (CenturyLink).' Omaha was a great town, I stayed overnight there. And so, I do look forward to it. Having said that, we'll probably get hammered there!"
Looks like Jay Wright is looking forward to the Omaha trip more than Boeheim is to Clemson.
"When you lose a program like Creighton, there's no sugarcoating it," Elgin said. "It's a devastating loss. They're going to go on and have success in the league they've joined..." Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports, October 10, 2013.