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If UConn Wins Tonight...
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:28 am
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:28 am
They will have won 4 championships. That's more than Kansas(3), the same as Duke, and 1 less than UNC and Indiana. They would have won all of them in the last 16 years, twice as many as any other team in that timespan.
Obviously they don't have the storied history as many of the other top programs, but why don't they get all the hype and coverage as all these other teams these days? I'm guilty of leaving them out of many conversations, but I'm just curious as to what yall think the main reason is why people don't mention UConn these days in the same breath as Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, etc.?
Obviously they don't have the storied history as many of the other top programs, but why don't they get all the hype and coverage as all these other teams these days? I'm guilty of leaving them out of many conversations, but I'm just curious as to what yall think the main reason is why people don't mention UConn these days in the same breath as Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, etc.?
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Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:36 am to jg8623
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but I'm just curious as to what yall think the main reason is why people don't mention UConn these days in the same breath as Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, etc.?
I guess you forgot how much attention they got before last season when they were suspended from the NCAA tournament.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:39 am to boXerrumble
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I guess you forgot how much attention they got before last season when they were suspended from the NCAA tournament.
Not sure what your point is. Just saying generally people don't talk about UConn the way they do about the other blue bloods, when they have won titles at the same or higher rate in the last 20 years
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:46 am to jg8623
The LSU Baseball of college basketball?
Or Miami Football
Or Miami Football
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 7:48 am
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:51 am to jg8623
they're new money
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:07 am to Flair Chops
quote:
but I'm just curious as to what yall think the main reason is why people don't mention UConn these days in the same breath as Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, etc.?
Not a traditional powerhouse in ANY sport
Not a huge fanbase
Not a big audience draw (not like Duke/UNC/Kentucky/UCLA)
I said it earlier, but it is a lot like early Miami football in that way. They didn't get "respect" until the late 80s, and they were not a big program.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:10 am to jg8623
Total Final Four appearances
App. School
18 North Carolina
17 UCLA*
16 Kentucky
15 Duke
14 Kansas
10 Louisville, Ohio State*
8 Indiana, Michigan State
6 Arkansas, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State
5 Connecticut, Florida, Georgetown, Houston, Illinois, Michigan**, Syracuse
4 Arizona, Kansas State, LSU, Oklahoma, UNLV, Utah
3 California, Iowa, Marquette, N.C. State, San Francisco, Texas, Villanova*, Wisconsin
2 Baylor, Bradley, Butler, CCNY, Colorado, Dartmouth, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Holy Cross, La Salle, Maryland, NYU, Oregon State, Providence, Purdue, St. John's, Stanford, Temple, USC, Virginia, West Virginia, Wichita State,
1 Charlotte, Dayton, Drake, Duquesne, Florida State, George Mason, Georgia, Indiana State, Iowa State, Jacksonville, Loyola (IL), Memphis**, Mississippi State, New Mexico State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Santa Clara, Seattle, Seton Hall, SMU, St. Bonaventure, UTEP, Virginia Commonwealth, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, Wyoming
App. School
18 North Carolina
17 UCLA*
16 Kentucky
15 Duke
14 Kansas
10 Louisville, Ohio State*
8 Indiana, Michigan State
6 Arkansas, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State
5 Connecticut, Florida, Georgetown, Houston, Illinois, Michigan**, Syracuse
4 Arizona, Kansas State, LSU, Oklahoma, UNLV, Utah
3 California, Iowa, Marquette, N.C. State, San Francisco, Texas, Villanova*, Wisconsin
2 Baylor, Bradley, Butler, CCNY, Colorado, Dartmouth, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Holy Cross, La Salle, Maryland, NYU, Oregon State, Providence, Purdue, St. John's, Stanford, Temple, USC, Virginia, West Virginia, Wichita State,
1 Charlotte, Dayton, Drake, Duquesne, Florida State, George Mason, Georgia, Indiana State, Iowa State, Jacksonville, Loyola (IL), Memphis**, Mississippi State, New Mexico State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Santa Clara, Seattle, Seton Hall, SMU, St. Bonaventure, UTEP, Virginia Commonwealth, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, Wyoming
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:12 am to lsutigers1992
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Not a traditional powerhouse in ANY sport
Not a huge fanbase
Not a big audience draw (not like Duke/UNC/Kentucky/UCLA)
I said it earlier, but it is a lot like early Miami football in that way. They didn't get "respect" until the late 80s, and they were not a big program.
I agree with that
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:16 am to Phat Phil
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Total Final Four appearances
This is a whole other subject for me. The only sport that glorifies and magnifies getting to a semi final game. It's almost like Final Four appearances, while still a big accomplishment, is just as big as a championship
When talking about coaches or players in other sports you talk championships, no one cares howmany semi final games tthey got to
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:33 am to jg8623
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This is a whole other subject for me. The only sport that glorifies and magnifies getting to a semi final game. It's almost like Final Four appearances, while still a big accomplishment, is just as big as a championship
When talking about coaches or players in other sports you talk championships, no one cares howmany semi final games tthey got to
that's just the bullshite/fricked up nature of college basketball. everyone admits the tourney is a fricking joke, indirectly
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:36 am to SlowFlowPro
The tourney is a joke.
The BCS has almost never fricked up who the best team is.
The NCAA tourney fricks it up probably half the time.
The BCS has almost never fricked up who the best team is.
The NCAA tourney fricks it up probably half the time.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:37 am to jg8623
quote:
This is a whole other subject for me. The only sport that glorifies and magnifies getting to a semi final game. It's almost like Final Four appearances, while still a big accomplishment, is just as big as a championship When talking about coaches or players in other sports you talk championships, no one cares howmany semi final games tthey got to
I agree with this
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:39 am to Cosmo
a 7 and 8 seed are playing for the title tonight. your argument is very valid
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:41 am to SlowFlowPro
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a 7 and 8 seed are playing for the title tonight. your argument is very valid
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:43 am to bwallcubfan
People don't put up banners for CWS appearances?
I mean, besides, USC, LSU, Texas, and Arizona State?
I mean, besides, USC, LSU, Texas, and Arizona State?
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:43 am to jg8623
quote:
Obviously they don't have the storied history as many of the other top programs, but why don't they get all the hype and coverage as all these other teams these days?
Part of it is because they're overshadowed by their women's program. When you think UConn you think Geno.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:44 am to Quidam65
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Part of it is because they're overshadowed by their women's program. When you think UConn you think Geno.
Not really at all. I think Jim Calhoun.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:44 am to SlowFlowPro
I agree the tourney and the way they decide a champ is a joke
But glorifying the a semi final game in terms of players and coaches legacies is a joke
Tom Izzo is an amazaing coach and I would love to have him coaching my team. However, if any other coach or player in any other sport gets to 6 semi final games and only wins 1 title would go down as someone who choked in the big games. Peyton manning, Brady, LeBron, Phil Jackson, and so on would get absolutely destroyed if they had that same record
But glorifying the a semi final game in terms of players and coaches legacies is a joke
Tom Izzo is an amazaing coach and I would love to have him coaching my team. However, if any other coach or player in any other sport gets to 6 semi final games and only wins 1 title would go down as someone who choked in the big games. Peyton manning, Brady, LeBron, Phil Jackson, and so on would get absolutely destroyed if they had that same record
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 8:46 am
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:45 am to jg8623
There not going to win, UK will dominate this game inside as long as the Harrison's don't screw the gameplan up.
UConn will have to win this game at the guard positions, their backcourt could be a major problem for the Harrison's.
UConn will have to win this game at the guard positions, their backcourt could be a major problem for the Harrison's.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:46 am to nicholastiger
Yea, that's why I said IF
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