…and miles to go before we sleep.

History & Tradition: We’ve come a long way!

While the sentiment “We’ve come a long way, baby!” is an apt one. There is still much left on the plate.

Yes we’re getting ranked fairly consistently. We get a lot of ink in the national press (none locally, heh, heh). And yes, we play Big-boy ball in the BEST basketball conference in the land. The Jays are the 2nd best program in BE Basketball, and a consistent sports program across the BE sports spectrum. As I’ve previously stated…Is this enough?

There are still a good handful of milestones for Mac (and Coach Huss) to reach. We’ve got 1 RS Championship under our belt. We can do better.

Milestones for the picking…

Regular Season championships – BET Championships – Breaking the glass of the 30-win ceiling.

One RS Championship & 0-5 in BET Championships. As said by another: “We ARE Creighton”. We can win more championships. The record book rapidly forgets the Bridesmaid & Company, remembering only the Champions!

30-Win Season: Both Korver & Doug won 29 games during a season. Neither made it far into the dance to break the ceiling. This is an important milestone. My 2 cents is that the 1st 30-Win team will be the greatest of all-time, regardless of what they do in the dance.

Undefeated season: There’s been 2 Creighton undefeated full seasons, early on. Both under the first ‘official/recognized’ HC Thomas ‘Tommy’ Mills: 1917-18, 11-0 and 1918-19, 10-0. Mills’ record was 53-6 over 4 years.

One loss season: There’s been one (1) under HoF Coach Eddie Hickey. 1943-43, 16-1.
Two Loss seasons: 3 under Coach Arthur “Schabie’ Shabinger – 1923-24, 1924-25, & 1927-28.
3 loss seasons: Three. Two under Coach Mills – 1916-17 & 1919-20, and one under Coach Shabinger – 1933-34.
Since 1985, the best seasons were the Korver (29-5) and McDermott (29-6) seasons.

Dance goals: Another Elite Eight run (or 2). That bar has been set high now. Sweet Sixteens are becoming the routine (Yes, we’ve come a long way, baby!).

Needless to say I deserve, WE deserve a few Final Fours and a few NCAA Titles ( i love trophies ). Can Big Al get us a 3-peat and make history?!!!

Too much for a delusional, Alzheimer’s riddled, old fart, like gtmo to ask? No. No it isn’t. Our fan-base is rabid, loyal, faithful, and deserving of the best! Get’er Done Coaches!

“This is our time. This is our great opportunity… Standing strong – for a great, great future.” – Fr Timothy Lannon, SJ
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Nicholas Klein (1918)

from BJB, gtmo’s signature quotes…

¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_seasons