Run It Back ? Philadelphia Has Once…In February Could It Be Done Twice ?

 2024 NFL Standings through 10.5 weeks :

Chiefs (9-0) 1st in AFC

Eagles 2nd in NFC 

February 2005 the Eagles loss Super Bowl XXXIX to New England in Jacksonville by 3. 

February 2018 the Eagles ran it back in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis while defeating New England vs. Brady & Belicheck. 

February 2023 in Glendale, Arizona during Super Bowl LVII vs. Kansas City, Philadelphia loss by 3 to Mahomes and Reid. 

February 2025 the Super Bowl is in New Orleans. There is plenty football left to be played. The Chiefs are looking to become the only NFL in history to win 3 Super Bowls in a row. 

Could the teams really square off and run it back ? 

Barring major injury to both teams. For Philadelphia their is no Nick Foles to come  off the bench like in 2017 if Jalen was to go down.

The intrigue is Carson Wentz who played MVP level football in 2017 prior to ACL injury in Los Angeles is Mahomes backup.

Or is this like 1996-97 LL Cool J ‘Hey Lover’ Lyrics “ It’s a fantasy it won’t come true”. 

📸 from watching Super Bowls 52 & 57 respectively. 

5 Down 25 More To Go #NovaNation Due To Past Success = Tough Watch

 

The 2024-25 Villanova Mens Basketball season is 5 games in with 25 left to play in the regular season. After Friday’s game in Baltimore vs. Virginia a defeat to drop the Wildcats to 2-3. 

The Wildcats, unfortunately are becoming a tough watch. This is the 3rd season since Jay Wright retired following the 2022 Final Four in New Orleans. Only player remaining for that roster is Villanova best player graduate player Eric Dixon.

His game has come along way from then to now. 

Growing up here at Sports247365 we grew up rooting for the Big 5 / City 6 yet Villanova was right there at the top of the list. 

Those teams of Celestand, Haynes, followed by Kittles, J. Lawson, Kittles, eventually Tim Thomas. Turn of the century : Wayans, Lowry, Ray, Foye. Then you had 4 Final Four appearances from 2009 to 2022 including a pair of National Championships in 2016 & 2018. Those teams featured, Mikal, Donte, Josh and Jalen all future NBA pros. 

The last 2 years no NCAA tournament appearances. This could be trending to year 3 of that, under former Nova assistant current head coach Kyle Neptune. Whether it’s offense, defense, shooting, rebounding, play making it doesn’t appear their is one thing, this team can hang their hat on in the Big East. 

Here at Sports247365 we grew up a fan, yet over the years able to forge relationships with those in the program. 

Literally becoming a friend of the program. 

Definitely not easy writing this article of where Villanova basketball is, especially where they have come from.