Well, that was kind of depressing.
As the Battle of the Winless trudged onwards in a scoreless fashion in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, I started to develop a bad feeling about the entire deal. 10th place DePaul and 11th place Marquette were playing much too even of a soccer match to make me feel optimism that the Golden Eagles would escape Wish Field with a victory and the very important three points in the Big East standings.
And then, in the 78th minute, Abdoul Karim Pare dragged his foot behind him while trying to muck up a DePaul attack on the very right perimeter of the 18 yard box.