And so the Big Win Tournament comes to an end. It was a slim margin, but in the end, Irish basketball fans chose the 1978 Elite Eight win over the 2015 ACC Championship. Normally, this is where I would tell everyone how thankful I am for their participation (which I am) and how I hope…
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The Big Win Tournament — And Then There Were Two
Thirty-seven wins entered the dome back in April. Those wins represented the biggest Notre Dame men’s basketball program had achieved in the sport’s modern era. When I seeded the wins originally, I kinda figured two of them would stand above the rest. Your votes have confirmed my position, and today we will select between those…
The Big Win Tournament — A Chalky Final Four
For those unfamiliar with the term, a tournament is said to be “chalk” when the favorites win. It goes back to horse racing, so I guess you can watch “The Sting” if you want to get a feel for it. Regardless, it’s an apt term for how this final week of the Big Win Tournament…
The Big Win Tournament — The Final Week Begins
Back on April 13th, we kicked off the Tournament of Big ND Men’s Basketball wins. 37 of the most meaningful victories in ND men’s basketball history were seeded, and your votes determined which survived each week. Today, we kick off the final week of the tournament, and reveal Seeds #2 through #8. Those Super Seven,…
The Big Win Tournament — Week Four Finals
Twenty eight wins are down to two, as the Big Win Tournament reaches the finals of Week Four. The top seven seeds await this week’s winner, which will either be one of Mike Brey’s Irish team’s recent successes or a vintage win that has yet to be replicated anywhere. Let’s go to the tape. Round…