Just twelve months ago, the Main Line was in mourning. Now, the Wildcats are back in the Top 25, rewriting the rules of the post-Jay Wright era. How did a seemingly broken program find its roar?
The banners hang high in Finneran Pavilion, but on the floor, the product is unrecognizable. As the Wildcats stumble through another January slump, we strip away the nostalgia to ask the uncomfortable question: Did the dynasty retire with the man in the suits?
It was supposed to be the turnaround year. But one injury, a frozen January night at Wintrust, and the brutal economics of the Big East have revealed a painful truth: competence is not enough to break the curse.
