ESPN’s Dana O’Neil has yet another spectacular article on Villanova. In her latest entry, she discusses how the identity of Villanova was born. It was a tradition that was started 4 years ago against North Carolina, and now it has come full circle. Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry aren’t here anymore, but they are still on the minds of the current team.
“Coach always would say, ‘That’s the way Randy did it,’ or ‘This is how Kyle did it,’ and of course it gets old hearing it,” Reynolds said. “But at the same time, they earned it. They made us reach to be what they were. They set the bar for everything that we wanted to be and how we wanted to play.”
O’Neil also discusses that 2005 matchup with North Carolina, and how the players weren’t scared then, and they aren’t scared now.
…How can you not love Dana O’Neil?…another fantastic job by her…I was just listening to Jay Wright on 950 AM and he said that the team watched the 2005 game against UNC on their way to Detroit…these guys weren’t in school then…but you can tell it’s time for revenge…
…I love how the alumni still stay in touch with the current players…I wasn’t even at Villanova yet for that last matchup, but I was committed to come here and remember that game vividly…I want revenge too…
