Pervis had a really good game against North Texas, which I attended.
If I know my North Texas history, that was back in the 01-02 season. I'm not saying that we're going to destroy your team and sow the Manhattan soil with salt, but I will say that our basketball program has really evolv...
Wait... You guys are a public education institution in the state of Kansas, right? I should probably avoid using that word; I don't want to cost your school any state funding or get anyone in any legal trouble.
The team and the program have "e-word"-ed tremendously since then. That was actually JJ's first year as a head coach. Took over a team coming off multiple 20-loss seasons and put them over .500 that year.
Since then, things have improved by leaps and bounds. This year gave us a 4th consecutive 20-win season for the first time in school history (just like you guys... milestone high five!) and Johnny has doubled our school's postseason appearances in the past 4 years alone.
Part of the fun of the Johnny Jones era has been getting to witness the "e-word" of Mean Green basketball from despair to respectability to the cusp of what may be something very, very special. He's been our Intelligent Designer, and witnessing his Creationism at work has been a fun ride.