Talk about being set up to fail.
St. John's begins its Big East schedule tonight -- yes, New Year's Eve -- in an 8:00 start at Georgetown, arguably the team the Red Storm matches up with the worst in the league.
Oh yes, did we mention that the team took a five-hour bus trip yesterday and will do the return portion of the trip after the game, putting the players on the road on what is a notorious night for intoxicated drivers?
So much for Auld Lang Syne.
The Red Storm (9-2) has proven to be an aggressive, athletic, deep squad, which should serve it well over the course of an 18-league game schedule.
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