is the notre dame basketball team following in the footsteps of its football squad?
The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the holder of the most all-time victories in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins[1] and all-time winning percentage[1], with an all-time record of 1994-635-1[1][2][3]. Kentucky also leads the NCAA in NCAA tournament appearances, NCAA tournament games, and ranks second to UCLA in NCAA championships with 7, and second to UNC in NCAA tournament wins with 98.[4] In addition to these titles, Kentucky also has won the National Invitation Tournament in both 1946 and 1976.[5][6] The Wildcats play their home games in Rupp Arena, a facility named for their former coach, Adolph Rupp. The arena’s official capacity is 23,500, and the team consistently ranks first in the nation in home game attendance.[7] The team’s huge fan base is often referred to as the “Big Blue Nation”. Likewise, the team itself is often referred to as the “Big Blue.” In the 1980s the team was credited with popularizin
As institutions, Stanford, Northwestern and Notre Dame have a lot in common. All are academically renowned private schools with Division I-A football programs. When the NCAA released its most recent Graduation Success Rate data, all three boasted four-year scores of 95 percent or higher On the field, however, the Cardinal and Wildcats haven’t always been in the same league as the Fighting Irish. The latest example of this came Saturday. Both Stanford (against No. 7 Oregon) and Northwestern (at No. 8 Iowa) knocked off Top 10 opponents, a feat Notre Dame has not accomplished since the second game of head coach Charlie Weis’ tenure in 2005. Proud Domers would surely scoff at any comparison between their beloved Irish and the historically second-class squads in Evanston and Palo Alto, but is there really that much difference between the three programs these days? All three sport six victories this season. Northwestern just became bowl eligible for the third straight season (compared with t
