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Joe Lunardi’s Latest Bracketology Has a Potential Nova-Temple Sweet 16 in Philly
By Kyle Scott
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St. Joe’s employee Joe Lunardi has released his latest Bracketology and it includes three Philly teams. Behold, the East region:
That’s Bucknell, Jay Wright’s alma mater, Pitt, a longtime Nova rival with a head coach eminently familier with Jay’s style, and then, come Sweet 16 time, IN PHILLY, Temple. This city would absolutely turn itself inside-out for a Nova-Temple Sweet 16 matchup at Villanova’s home arena, the Wells Fargo Center. It won’t happen. Temple’s a bubble team and they probably won’t get in. But if it does, Nova would finally get the Pregame Live (because Temple would be involved). [UPDATE: Just to be clear– I fully think Lunardi placed Temple in Philly just to troll us.]
Meanwhile, the school for which Lunardi is the VP of Communications:
I’m sure Phil Martelli would find something to bitch about with this matchup. Why? Because Phil Martelli.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.