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The Big Dance Thread
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GO HUSKERSIES
UConn Huskies
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Washington Huskies
N.Illinois Huskies ......... (N.Illinois at Nebraska, September 16 2023)
Huskers .... only one
I’m a big time UCONN fan. Worked state security for many games over the years. Looking forward to SDS - UCONN game Monday evening. Nothing is a lock in college basketball but I believe UCONN is the better team and will have their 5th NC when the dust settles. BTW... mighty Kansas only has 4 NC’s so UCONN will be in unique company if they win.
BEAT UCONN
Hurley is a bit too cocky for me … I suspect most coaches are … he’s just got that east coast upitty about him.
Born and raised in Jersey City, NJ which probably accounts for his abrasive manner of speaking. It’s really a NYC/North Jersey thing imo. UCONN was very fortunate to hire him as he’s been very successful everywhere he’s coached. Hope he sticks around at UCONN for a long time!
Teams that beat UConn - Marquette (twice), Creighton, Xavier, Providence, Seton Hall, and St. John’s.
Notable non-conference wins - Alabama, Ok State, Oregon, IState and Florida.
UConn was only the 5th championship team to win every tournament game by double digits. The Huskies won by an average of 20 points, which is the 2nd most ever.
Pretty darn dominating indeed.
Also a team not ranked in the Top 25 preseason.
It is going to be interesting to see what happens to college basketball. NIL, transfer portal, one-and-done's, conference realignment, some legendary coaches leaving the game - Coach K, Boeheim ... the middle class is getting better and the blue bloods are not dominating like they once did.
UConn has more NC's than Kansas. Final Four participants were from Big East, Conference USA, Mountain West, and ACC. Where was Big 10, Big 12, SEC and PAC 12?
Basketball is the one sport where turn-arounds can happen quickly. The B1G played 20 conference games with 3 games separating 2nd place from 12th place. UConn finished in 4th place in their conference - Marquette won both the regular season and conference tournament, Creighton and Xavier finished ahead of UConn.
If I am Trev Alberts I have to believe with the right organization that they can get a competitive men's and women's basketball program!
