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(03-21-2023 01:55 PM)mac Wrote:  Old Dominion beat #3 Syracuse at Scope in 1980. We beat #1 Depaul in Chicago in 1981. We used to be really good and a team folks were leery to see come up as their next game. Some my try and deflect on the Monarchs being downright average to below average now by perhaps not knowing the Monarchs early D-1 history (maybe they weren't around or even born then!). Heck, in 1976 in ODU's first season in D-1 they went to mighty ACC member UVA and beat them on their home court. They also went to Clemson (forget the year, around the time frames I mentioned) and beat them in the NIT and also played a great game in a 2 or 3 point loss against Villanova in the NIT too. (That one hurt, thought we had them).

It's sad to see what's happening now.

ODU lost to Villanova in the NIT in '77 which was the same year they defeated Georgetown in the semifinals of the ECAC Tournament (then lost to Syracuse in the final). I think that was the season that they won 22 straight games.

ODU defeated Clemson in the NIT (at Clemson) 61-59 in '79.

The '76-'77 season is when ODU moved up to D1. That team had the likes of Wilson Washington, Ronnie Valentine, Jeff Fuhrmann, Reece Neyland, and Joey Caruthers. I'm pretty certain that team would have easily beaten any of Jeff's recent teams.