A Disgusting Sight!

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A Disgusting Sight!

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Went skiing today at Wachusett Mountain and on the way home coming off I 290 on to MA 146 was a giant electronic billboard with the home of the 1947 NCAA D1 Basketball Champions in the background.

The sign was all lit up in black and white and said "Providence College Friars 2014 Big East Champions"

The ironic cruelty of it all......

A little bit of history on the Crusaders from Wikepedia is shared below.....

Turned down the Big East in 1980 and have pretty much disappeared ever since. The 77-78 team with Ronnie Perry and Michael Vincens / Chris Potter was a strong club....

Now we have this bill board rubbing in what might have been.....I for one was sad to see the Crusaders drop down to lower level of play.

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In the championship game, Holy Cross faced a Bruce Drake coached University of Oklahoma team in another sold-out game at Madison Square Garden. Kaftan followed up his semi-final game performance with 18 points in the title game, leading the Crusaders to a 58–47 victory against the Sooners.[4] Holy Cross finished the 1947 championship season with 23 straight wins and became the first college from the New England area to win a national college basketball title.
35,000 people watched a parade in the team's honor on Holy Cross Day in Worcester. Future NBA legend Cousy was named AP and UP player of the year. In 1989, the NCAA voted teammate George Kaftan to the all-decade team of the 1940s. The Crusaders lost in the 1948 NCAA tournament's opening round.
In 1954, Holy Cross won the NIT Tournament behind another future NBA Hall-of-famer and Celtics legend Tom Heinsohn.
In 1977, Holy Cross defeated a good Providence team twice on last-second shots by forward Chris Potter and led top-ranked Michigan at the half in the first round of the NCAA tournament before being defeated.[5]
The following year, 1978, Sports Illustrated ranked Holy Cross and freshman of the year Ronnie Perry ninth in its pre-season poll.
Following the team's championship years in the 1950s, the Crusaders have been ranked only occasionally by the Associated Press. After appearing in 65 of 116 total weekly polls (56%) in the 1950s, the Crusaders appeared in only 5 of 126 weekly polls (4%) in the 1960s and 9 of 148 (6%) in the 1970s.[6] The Crusaders have not been nationally ranked since January 1978.[7]

Men's NCAA Tournament[edit]
The Crusaders have appeared in twelve NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–12.[1] The Crusaders have not won a NCAA tournament game since 1953.
Summary[edit]
1947 – Champion
1948 – Semifinalist – Second Round Exit
1950 – Regional Fourth Place – First Round Exit
1953 – Elite Eight – Third Round Exit
1956 – First Round Exit
1977 – First Round Exit
1980 – First Round Exit
1993 – First Round Exit
2001 – First Round Exit
2002 – First Round Exit
2003 – First Round Exit
2007 – First Round Exit
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We're gonna run the picket fence at "em.....now boys don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!
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