Indeed! And as a longtime College Basketball fan I absolutely hate it, but it is what it is. There are two choices, stomp one’s foot and rail against the portal or “if you can’t beat em, join em” and try to get some of them as well to supplement the roster.
Watching Gameday UCONN is definitely a BB
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Indeed! And as a longtime College Basketball fan I absolutely hate it, but it is what it is. There are two choices, stomp one’s foot and rail against the portal or “if you can’t beat em, join em” and try to get some of them as well to supplement the roster.
UConn could've fallen off a cliff when the original Big East dissovled but their athletic department woke up and realized that basketball was more valuable to them than football so they went independent in football and rejoined its old Big East friends for a much better basketball conference. I don't think its any surprise that they found their footing again after that move was made.
Definitely a superior program to UK the last 25 years… it’s depressing to even think about.
They’ve had some down seasons… even losing ones! However, when it comes to final fours and natty count, it’s not close!
They’ve had some down seasons… even losing ones! However, when it comes to final fours and natty count, it’s not close!
Assuming Cal would've outcoached Brad Stevens is something I'd love to believe in hindsight but doubt would happen in '11.
Cal should've won in '14 but Kevin OIlie's guards destroyed him and he allowed UConn to dictate the pace of the game just as I believe he would've with Butler in '11.
2 of their championships were gift wrapped by Cal
That is one of many problems i have with him, he constantly lets the other team dictate the tempo.
Not sure they are a BLUE BLOOD. they are a great program. They are 25th in all time wins. Their win percentage is 64%. They have been playing since 1901 (2 years longer than UK and others).
That is like Saying UCLA is a blue blood when they had a 10 year period of dominance. Lets check back in about 20 years from now. They might have 15 NCAA Championships. They might be the program all others are measured.
That is like Saying UCLA is a blue blood when they had a 10 year period of dominance. Lets check back in about 20 years from now. They might have 15 NCAA Championships. They might be the program all others are measured.
Not a blue blood *yet. That implies bloodline royalty in the sport. They are missing the 40s-89 history.
But they are an Elite top tier program. Ppl have gotten lazy and over used Blueblood to water down the meaning to purely consistently pupate top 10 all time.
They can’t be irrelevant for more decades than they’ve been relevant in the history of the sport. Currently they have been relevant about 3 decades. But that doesn’t mean they never will be…the longer the CBB timeline, the less the 40-70s make up of the timeline…that’s a 1/3 of the timeline rn and UConn has only been relevant 1/3 of the history of CBB. Give it another 2-3 decades of them being a top 5-10 team and this conversation is different as the generations to come will see them as “been there from the beginning. But as of today, you still have ppl alive that remember them being a nobody…those ppl have to die off and UConn stay elite and once everyone alive of all ages at least 60 and under can’t remember a time they weren’t a huge part of CBB fabric then they’ll be a blue blood.
But they are an Elite top tier program. Ppl have gotten lazy and over used Blueblood to water down the meaning to purely consistently pupate top 10 all time.
They can’t be irrelevant for more decades than they’ve been relevant in the history of the sport. Currently they have been relevant about 3 decades. But that doesn’t mean they never will be…the longer the CBB timeline, the less the 40-70s make up of the timeline…that’s a 1/3 of the timeline rn and UConn has only been relevant 1/3 of the history of CBB. Give it another 2-3 decades of them being a top 5-10 team and this conversation is different as the generations to come will see them as “been there from the beginning. But as of today, you still have ppl alive that remember them being a nobody…those ppl have to die off and UConn stay elite and once everyone alive of all ages at least 60 and under can’t remember a time they weren’t a huge part of CBB fabric then they’ll be a blue blood.
Thank God our white guys were better than theirs back in the day or we’d be #3 on the NCAA title list!!
Yeah but how many players did UCONN having playing in this years All-Star game l?? Priorities.
