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RE: Why is UConn Men's Basketball Not Considered a Blue Blood by the Sports Media?
(03-30-2017 04:25 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  
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(03-30-2017 05:37 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  The blue bloods to me are: Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, Indiana, UCLA. All of them at some point pretty much defined what college basketball was (I think NC State would be up there if they could've kept winning after the 80s). They weren't just winning college basketball, they WERE college basketball.

UConn just always seemed to be the team that had to really punch above their weight to get to where they were.

UConn and Cincinnati would fall into the next group of traditional basketball powers. Cincinnati while still very good hasn't won on the national stage recently and UConn doesn't have the history or the consistency of the blue bloods.

Villanova, Georgetown, Syracuse, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Arizona, Florida, Notre Dame, and Marquette are just some of the schools I would put in the same group as Cincinnati and UConn.

Indiana is also dangerously close to falling into the second tier. Another decade of average basketball and their program starts to look like the other the Big Ten schools.

All time AP rankings and NCAA tournament wins are good way to judge a program by taking into account both the regular season and post season. It rewards a team like Cincinnati this year that won 30 games and spent most of the season in the top 25 while also giving credit to a team that makes a run in the tournament.

Once you get up to the highest tier, I don't think you come down.

Boy i disagree with that entirely. Blue bloods are longevity of course, but you can definitely lose that status if you haven't been there for a very long time. Indiana in my view has done so already. UCLA is on the clock, but the last couple of years has helped them for sure.
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1st title was in 1999. They werent good in the 1970s and 1980s. That's when the "blue bloods" really started dominating. In other words, UConn is sort of "new money" in comparison.

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(03-23-2017 04:54 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Why is Duke a blue blood with five NC's in 25 years but not UConn with four NC's in 20 years (the most of any school in the past 20 years)? Does Dickie V's incessant and unapologetic promotion of Duke set the tone? I truly do not understand it.

Because "blue blood" means "old money", it means your ancestors arrived on the Mayflower, not that your dad became a dot.com zillionaire 15 years ago. That's called "nouveaux riche", new money.

UConn is the latter not the former.
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(03-30-2017 07:43 PM)gostangs Wrote:  
(03-30-2017 04:25 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  
(03-30-2017 08:06 AM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  
(03-30-2017 05:37 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  The blue bloods to me are: Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, Indiana, UCLA. All of them at some point pretty much defined what college basketball was (I think NC State would be up there if they could've kept winning after the 80s). They weren't just winning college basketball, they WERE college basketball.

UConn just always seemed to be the team that had to really punch above their weight to get to where they were.

UConn and Cincinnati would fall into the next group of traditional basketball powers. Cincinnati while still very good hasn't won on the national stage recently and UConn doesn't have the history or the consistency of the blue bloods.

Villanova, Georgetown, Syracuse, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Arizona, Florida, Notre Dame, and Marquette are just some of the schools I would put in the same group as Cincinnati and UConn.

Indiana is also dangerously close to falling into the second tier. Another decade of average basketball and their program starts to look like the other the Big Ten schools.

All time AP rankings and NCAA tournament wins are good way to judge a program by taking into account both the regular season and post season. It rewards a team like Cincinnati this year that won 30 games and spent most of the season in the top 25 while also giving credit to a team that makes a run in the tournament.

Once you get up to the highest tier, I don't think you come down.

Boy i disagree with that entirely. Blue bloods are longevity of course, but you can definitely lose that status if you haven't been there for a very long time. Indiana in my view has done so already. UCLA is on the clock, but the last couple of years has helped them for sure.

Indiana has decades of goodwill built up.
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RE: Why is UConn Men's Basketball Not Considered a Blue Blood by the Sports Media?
Reviving this thread as I noticed something about the way the blue bloods can be separated out by NCAA tournament bids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_D...bids_by_school

The top 7 schools by NCAA bids are:

1. Kentucky (56)
2. North Carolina (48)
T-3. Kansas (46)
T-3. UCLA (46)
5. Louisville (42)
6. Duke (41)
7. Indiana (39)

Next closest are Villanova and Notre Dame with 36.

All of the top 7 programs listed above have at least 3 national championships and 8 Final Four appearances.

UConn is the only program not in the top 7 with 3 or more championships (4), but they are far behind in Final Four appearances (5) and NCAA tournament bids (32).

Michigan State has 9 Final Four appearances, but only 2 national championships and 31 NCAA tournament bids.

Ohio State has 10 Final Four appearances, but only 1 national championship and 27 NCAA tournament bids.

Villanova, Cincinnati, Florida, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgetown, Wisconsin, UNLV, Houston, etc... all programs with great history, but they meet none of the 3 criteria above (top 7 in NCAA bids, 3 championships, 8 Final Four appearances).

You could maybe disqualify Louisville on lack of All-Americans -- the other blue bloods are all double digits vs. 6 for Louisville -- but they've been to the Final Four in 5 decades with 3 different coaches. That trumps the lack of big-name players for me.

So I'm going to go with those 7 as my blue bloods.
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(03-23-2017 05:24 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 04:54 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Why is Duke a blue blood with five NC's in 25 years but not UConn with four NC's in 20 years (the most of any school in the past 20 years)? Does Dickie V's incessant and unapologetic promotion of Duke set the tone? I truly do not understand it.

Because they aren't in a "P5". It's rigged. Gonzaga could win it all 3 straight years and not be considered a blue blood.

well Gonzaga and UConn are on two different levels....
in my opinion UConn is not considered a blue blood because of lack of consistently and they don't have that many final four appearances. and Every so often during JC reign UConn would miss the tourney and play in the nit. that doesn't happen to duke or UNC. So that is IMO why UConn is not considered a blue blood. i still think they are a blue blood regardless of what espn thinks lol
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(03-28-2017 05:02 AM)Puckhead48E Wrote:  Ya'll are confusing national program with blue blood. UCONN is a national program. Their success and runs have earned that recognition. They can walk into any gym and their program is recognized. Players know they will have a chance for March success at UCONN.

Duke or UNC or KU walks into the gym...that same player knows he will have March success and will be playing on the national stage in late March

National programs get great players because they know they will start. Blue bloods get great players who know they'll have to fight to get on the court. That's the difference. UCONN and UC are the closest we have in the AAC, and neither are on that level. UCONN is a national program, but a few more soft seasons and that flower will wilt too. UC is a big regional power that can play on the national stage. SMU is getting to the UC level, but needs to win in March to cement it. And Memphis is an enigma wrapped in a riddle...trying to regain Calapari success while avoiding the trouble that always seems to bubble just outside his door.

We just need to get multiple teams to national power status and the league will be fine.


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I can't tell if you are being intentionally or unintentionally ignorant about Memphis basketball but our success didn't start with Cal and it won't stop after him either. Trouble isn't always "bubbling" justify outside our door. The ncaa ok'd Derrick Rose to play during that season then turned around and disqualified it when the season was over. They then made up a violation that has only been used against Memphis. Now the Dana Kirk issue from over 30yrs ago was wrong. However Memphis and Cincinnati are basically on the same level historical events though Memphis has been better and gone farther in the NCAA tournament in the past 20yrs or so07-coffee3
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(03-29-2017 12:46 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  https://twitter.com/AP_Top25/status/847118306591068161

BREAKING: AP ranks all-time top 100 basketball teams based on weekly polls; No. 1 all-time is Kentucky.

10: @GoBearcatsMBB
16: @UConnMBB
26: @Memphis_MBB
51: @TUMBBHoops
56: @UHCougarMBK
83: @TUMBasketball
86: @SMUBasketball

This list right here is exactly why I don't understand all of this negative talk about the AAC not being a bball powers conference just because a couple of down seasons (I also think some really bad seedings of our top teams hurt), when all of the indicators suggest otherwise. For the record though I think UCONN is as close to being a blue blood as you can get without being one. I think if they can go on another great run that has nothing to do with Calhoun, that should cement their place 04-cheers
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(04-25-2017 02:15 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  Reviving this thread as I noticed something about the way the blue bloods can be separated out by NCAA tournament bids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_D...bids_by_school

The top 7 schools by NCAA bids are:

1. Kentucky (56)
2. North Carolina (48)
T-3. Kansas (46)
T-3. UCLA (46)
5. Louisville (42)
6. Duke (41)
7. Indiana (39)

Next closest are Villanova and Notre Dame with 36.

All of the top 7 programs listed above have at least 3 national championships and 8 Final Four appearances.

UConn is the only program not in the top 7 with 3 or more championships (4), but they are far behind in Final Four appearances (5) and NCAA tournament bids (32).

Michigan State has 9 Final Four appearances, but only 2 national championships and 31 NCAA tournament bids.

Ohio State has 10 Final Four appearances, but only 1 national championship and 27 NCAA tournament bids.

Villanova, Cincinnati, Florida, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgetown, Wisconsin, UNLV, Houston, etc... all programs with great history, but they meet none of the 3 criteria above (top 7 in NCAA bids, 3 championships, 8 Final Four appearances).

You could maybe disqualify Louisville on lack of All-Americans -- the other blue bloods are all double digits vs. 6 for Louisville -- but they've been to the Final Four in 5 decades with 3 different coaches. That trumps the lack of big-name players for me.

So I'm going to go with those 7 as my blue bloods.

I like your analysis. Thanks for compiling those stats.

OSU making the final four 10 times in 27 appearances is as remarkable as only winning the whole thing once in 10 final fours.
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(04-25-2017 10:15 AM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(03-29-2017 12:46 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  https://twitter.com/AP_Top25/status/847118306591068161

BREAKING: AP ranks all-time top 100 basketball teams based on weekly polls; No. 1 all-time is Kentucky.

10: @GoBearcatsMBB
16: @UConnMBB
26: @Memphis_MBB
51: @TUMBBHoops
56: @UHCougarMBK
83: @TUMBasketball
86: @SMUBasketball

This list right here is exactly why I don't understand all of this negative talk about the AAC not being a bball powers conference just because a couple of down seasons (I also think some really bad seedings of our top teams hurt), when all of the indicators suggest otherwise. For the record though I think UCONN is as close to being a blue blood as you can get without being one. I think if they can go on another great run that has nothing to do with Calhoun, that should cement their place 04-cheers


I think we are gonna need another coach in order to do that unless Ollie pull some bull****
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(04-25-2017 07:19 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 05:24 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 04:54 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Why is Duke a blue blood with five NC's in 25 years but not UConn with four NC's in 20 years (the most of any school in the past 20 years)? Does Dickie V's incessant and unapologetic promotion of Duke set the tone? I truly do not understand it.

Because they aren't in a "P5". It's rigged. Gonzaga could win it all 3 straight years and not be considered a blue blood.

well Gonzaga and UConn are on two different levels....
in my opinion UConn is not considered a blue blood because of lack of consistently and they don't have that many final four appearances. and Every so often during JC reign UConn would miss the tourney and play in the nit. that doesn't happen to duke or UNC. So that is IMO why UConn is not considered a blue blood. i still think they are a blue blood regardless of what espn thinks lol

Since 1993, UConn has missed the Dance once every three seasons just about. What powerhouse in any sport misses the playoffs that often? Maybe in the NFL because of how tough it is to make the playoffs.

Gonzaga better make every NCAA Tournament from here on out and win 10 national titles. They have a long way to go.
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(04-25-2017 11:59 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 07:19 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 05:24 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 04:54 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Why is Duke a blue blood with five NC's in 25 years but not UConn with four NC's in 20 years (the most of any school in the past 20 years)? Does Dickie V's incessant and unapologetic promotion of Duke set the tone? I truly do not understand it.

Because they aren't in a "P5". It's rigged. Gonzaga could win it all 3 straight years and not be considered a blue blood.

well Gonzaga and UConn are on two different levels....
in my opinion UConn is not considered a blue blood because of lack of consistently and they don't have that many final four appearances. and Every so often during JC reign UConn would miss the tourney and play in the nit. that doesn't happen to duke or UNC. So that is IMO why UConn is not considered a blue blood. i still think they are a blue blood regardless of what espn thinks lol

Since 1993, UConn has missed the Dance once every three seasons just about. What powerhouse in any sport misses the playoffs that often? Maybe in the NFL because of how tough it is to make the playoffs.

Gonzaga better make every NCAA Tournament from here on out and win 10 national titles. They have a long way to go.

Yep. Areas where UConn are behind the blue bloods:

- UConn is far behind the blue bloods in terms of NCAA tournament appearances and Final Four appearances.

- They lack in All-Americans and, correct me if I wrong, but I don't recall a UConn player ever winning a major national player of the year award.

- Outside of Ray Allen, I don't think UConn has put any sure-fire HOF players in the NBA. To be fair, Louisville and Duke lack in that department as well, but make up for it elsewhere.

- From 1968 to 1989, they only made the tournament twice. None of the blue bloods have a streak like that.

- Their first Final Four and national championship didn't happen until 1999.

UConn is a great program, but they are not a blue blood.
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Also, prior to the late '90s, UConn would probably only rank as about the 5th- most prestigious school in the conference in terms of accomplishments behind Cincinnati, Temple, Memphis, and Houston. Their accomplishments in the past 20 years have elevated them past those programs for sure, but there is still a lot of work to do to catch up to the true blue bloods.
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(04-25-2017 12:41 PM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 11:59 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 07:19 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 05:24 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 04:54 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Why is Duke a blue blood with five NC's in 25 years but not UConn with four NC's in 20 years (the most of any school in the past 20 years)? Does Dickie V's incessant and unapologetic promotion of Duke set the tone? I truly do not understand it.

Because they aren't in a "P5". It's rigged. Gonzaga could win it all 3 straight years and not be considered a blue blood.

well Gonzaga and UConn are on two different levels....
in my opinion UConn is not considered a blue blood because of lack of consistently and they don't have that many final four appearances. and Every so often during JC reign UConn would miss the tourney and play in the nit. that doesn't happen to duke or UNC. So that is IMO why UConn is not considered a blue blood. i still think they are a blue blood regardless of what espn thinks lol

Since 1993, UConn has missed the Dance once every three seasons just about. What powerhouse in any sport misses the playoffs that often? Maybe in the NFL because of how tough it is to make the playoffs.

Gonzaga better make every NCAA Tournament from here on out and win 10 national titles. They have a long way to go.

Yep. Areas where UConn are behind the blue bloods:

- UConn is far behind the blue bloods in terms of NCAA tournament appearances and Final Four appearances.

- They lack in All-Americans and, correct me if I wrong, but I don't recall a UConn player ever winning a major national player of the year award.

- Outside of Ray Allen, I don't think UConn has put any sure-fire HOF players in the NBA. To be fair, Louisville and Duke lack in that department as well, but make up for it elsewhere.

- From 1968 to 1989, they only made the tournament twice. None of the blue bloods have a streak like that.

- Their first Final Four and national championship didn't happen until 1999.

UConn is a great program, but they are not a blue blood.

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(04-25-2017 12:41 PM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 11:59 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 07:19 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 05:24 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  
(03-23-2017 04:54 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Why is Duke a blue blood with five NC's in 25 years but not UConn with four NC's in 20 years (the most of any school in the past 20 years)? Does Dickie V's incessant and unapologetic promotion of Duke set the tone? I truly do not understand it.

Because they aren't in a "P5". It's rigged. Gonzaga could win it all 3 straight years and not be considered a blue blood.

well Gonzaga and UConn are on two different levels....
in my opinion UConn is not considered a blue blood because of lack of consistently and they don't have that many final four appearances. and Every so often during JC reign UConn would miss the tourney and play in the nit. that doesn't happen to duke or UNC. So that is IMO why UConn is not considered a blue blood. i still think they are a blue blood regardless of what espn thinks lol

Since 1993, UConn has missed the Dance once every three seasons just about. What powerhouse in any sport misses the playoffs that often? Maybe in the NFL because of how tough it is to make the playoffs.

Gonzaga better make every NCAA Tournament from here on out and win 10 national titles. They have a long way to go.

Yep. Areas where UConn are behind the blue bloods:

- UConn is far behind the blue bloods in terms of NCAA tournament appearances and Final Four appearances.

- They lack in All-Americans and, correct me if I wrong, but I don't recall a UConn player ever winning a major national player of the year award.

- Outside of Ray Allen, I don't think UConn has put any sure-fire HOF players in the NBA. To be fair, Louisville and Duke lack in that department as well, but make up for it elsewhere.

- From 1968 to 1989, they only made the tournament twice. None of the blue bloods have a streak like that.

- Their first Final Four and national championship didn't happen until 1999.

UConn is a great program, but they are not a blue blood.

Yeah but All-Americans and PoY's are overrated. They've had some really big stars over the years that have even gone on to have long and productive NBA careers such as Ray Allen, Rip Allen, Jake Voskuhl, Khalid el-Amin (I know I likely misspelled that) and Ray Okafor to name a few. So I don't see how that argument adds up.
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(04-25-2017 11:12 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 10:15 AM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(03-29-2017 12:46 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  https://twitter.com/AP_Top25/status/847118306591068161

BREAKING: AP ranks all-time top 100 basketball teams based on weekly polls; No. 1 all-time is Kentucky.

10: @GoBearcatsMBB
16: @UConnMBB
26: @Memphis_MBB
51: @TUMBBHoops
56: @UHCougarMBK
83: @TUMBasketball
86: @SMUBasketball

This list right here is exactly why I don't understand all of this negative talk about the AAC not being a bball powers conference just because a couple of down seasons (I also think some really bad seedings of our top teams hurt), when all of the indicators suggest otherwise. For the record though I think UCONN is as close to being a blue blood as you can get without being one. I think if they can go on another great run that has nothing to do with Calhoun, that should cement their place 04-cheers


I think we are gonna need another coach in order to do that unless Ollie pull some bull****

Yea, I like Ollie but he doesn't seem to be up to the challenge. Wouldn't it be great if Calhoun came back like Edsall did04-cheers
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(04-25-2017 02:12 PM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 11:12 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 10:15 AM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(03-29-2017 12:46 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  https://twitter.com/AP_Top25/status/847118306591068161

BREAKING: AP ranks all-time top 100 basketball teams based on weekly polls; No. 1 all-time is Kentucky.

10: @GoBearcatsMBB
16: @UConnMBB
26: @Memphis_MBB
51: @TUMBBHoops
56: @UHCougarMBK
83: @TUMBasketball
86: @SMUBasketball

This list right here is exactly why I don't understand all of this negative talk about the AAC not being a bball powers conference just because a couple of down seasons (I also think some really bad seedings of our top teams hurt), when all of the indicators suggest otherwise. For the record though I think UCONN is as close to being a blue blood as you can get without being one. I think if they can go on another great run that has nothing to do with Calhoun, that should cement their place 04-cheers


I think we are gonna need another coach in order to do that unless Ollie pull some bull****

Yea, I like Ollie but he doesn't seem to be up to the challenge. Wouldn't it be great if Calhoun came back like Edsall did04-cheers
now, you got me dreaming oh if only....

he was also one of a kind..lol
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RE: Why is UConn Men's Basketball Not Considered a Blue Blood by the Sports Media?
I think Blue Bloods are defined more by the players you sign than by what you've done in the NCAA's. Of course the best programs will have had considerable success in the NCAA's but the Burger Boys are the litmus test. K|Uck City hadn't won a national championship in 100 years but were still having their pick with recruits. If you're a head coach and the recruiting season to you is picking up a Rivals sheet and checking the boxes on which 5 star player you'll offer a scholarship to, you're a Blue Blood. Everybody else is out on the street begging. Sometimes I think K|UCK isn't a BB anymore because I've seen them lose out a lot to Duke, Kentucky, and UNCheat. I don't see it the other way around... not that I'm paying ANY attention to what's happening up north. Maybe there are only 3 BB's now with K-Who maintaining alternate membership status. Had they not stole that ring from Memphis in 2008, they'd definitely be out of the club.


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RE: Why is UConn Men's Basketball Not Considered a Blue Blood by the Sports Media?
(04-25-2017 02:19 PM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 02:12 PM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 11:12 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 10:15 AM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(03-29-2017 12:46 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  https://twitter.com/AP_Top25/status/847118306591068161

BREAKING: AP ranks all-time top 100 basketball teams based on weekly polls; No. 1 all-time is Kentucky.

10: @GoBearcatsMBB
16: @UConnMBB
26: @Memphis_MBB
51: @TUMBBHoops
56: @UHCougarMBK
83: @TUMBasketball
86: @SMUBasketball

This list right here is exactly why I don't understand all of this negative talk about the AAC not being a bball powers conference just because a couple of down seasons (I also think some really bad seedings of our top teams hurt), when all of the indicators suggest otherwise. For the record though I think UCONN is as close to being a blue blood as you can get without being one. I think if they can go on another great run that has nothing to do with Calhoun, that should cement their place 04-cheers


I think we are gonna need another coach in order to do that unless Ollie pull some bull****

Yea, I like Ollie but he doesn't seem to be up to the challenge. Wouldn't it be great if Calhoun came back like Edsall did04-cheers
now, you got me dreaming oh if only....

he was also one of a kind..lol
Yea, wouldn't be great if Calhoun came back with a 5yr deal with a hand picked successor Ala Larry Brown ,and go to the Sweet 16's in yr2 and the f4 yr3 then re-retire knowing that he personally built a blue blood. Hey dream on, that's what the office season is all about buddy lol.04-cheers
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RE: Why is UConn Men's Basketball Not Considered a Blue Blood by the Sports Media?
(04-25-2017 02:56 PM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 02:19 PM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 02:12 PM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 11:12 AM)Huskypride Wrote:  
(04-25-2017 10:15 AM)Tigersmoke3 Wrote:  This list right here is exactly why I don't understand all of this negative talk about the AAC not being a bball powers conference just because a couple of down seasons (I also think some really bad seedings of our top teams hurt), when all of the indicators suggest otherwise. For the record though I think UCONN is as close to being a blue blood as you can get without being one. I think if they can go on another great run that has nothing to do with Calhoun, that should cement their place 04-cheers


I think we are gonna need another coach in order to do that unless Ollie pull some bull****

Yea, I like Ollie but he doesn't seem to be up to the challenge. Wouldn't it be great if Calhoun came back like Edsall did04-cheers
now, you got me dreaming oh if only....

he was also one of a kind..lol
Yea, wouldn't be great if Calhoun came back with a 5yr deal with a hand picked successor Ala Larry Brown ,and go to the Sweet 16's in yr2 and the f4 yr3 then re-retire knowing that he personally built a blue blood. Hey dream on, that's what the office season is all about buddy lol.04-cheers
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