Alexa comes back from the Dark Side

[HuskyNan]

ESPN’s predictions for the title game

 

[oldude]

All is forgiven for Alexa. As for the other four prognosticators, hopefully they will all dine on a healthy serving of “crow” after tonight’s game.

 

[HuskyNan]

SI piles it on, too

Keep it coming, guys. UConn likes being an underdog

 

[jaundicedeye]

ESPN’s predictions for the title game

I appreciate that all of the subsequent recap articles on ESPN have been thoughtful and somewhat balanced. I am surprised, though, that I have not come across anything in any of the pieces mentioning that they all, across the board, blew their picks on the UCONN vs. Stanford game.

 

[Scooter]

Not much analysis in either article and the prognosticators seem to be putting a lot of weight on the game from early in the season. UCONN has certainly had the tougher road to the final. Time to prove everyone wrong again!

 

[GoUconn7961]

Doomed. ESPN. The masters of prognostication.

 

[oldude]

I appreciate that all of the subsequent recap articles on ESPN have been thoughtful and somewhat balanced. I am surprised, though, that I have not come across anything in any of the pieces mentioning that they all, across the board, blew their picks on the UCONN vs. Stanford game.

Media types are seldom if ever burdened by second guessing themselves……

 

[RedStickHusky]

A little bit but of snark from Voeppel on UConn's "adversity".

 

[eebmg]

Hmm. Doesn't Katie Barnes read and watch her own Paige Bueckers / Azzi Fudd pieces?

 

[RedStickHusky]

Media types are seldom if ever burdened by second guessing themselves……

Accuracy is not their metric; us talking about them is.

 

[CL82]

Bring it on. I love the fact that so many are so confident we have no chance. I feel like Connecticut has always been at its best disproving the doubters.

Still, there’s no doubt about it South Carolina is a formidable team and Connecticut isn’t at full strength. It’s not going to be easy. I guess if so many “experts” are so sure that we are going to lose then the only thing to say is…

 

[Sifaka]

Voeppel maintains a remarkable consistency. Her writing is uniformly competent and devoid of both spark and insight.
Yes, SC has a stronger roster, a better record and should be favored by oddsmakers. That was true before they played Kentucky for the SEC championship. They lost.

I look forward to a hard fought game tonight.

 

[eebmg]

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Bring it on. I love the fact that so many are so confident we have no chance. I feel like Connecticut has always been at its best disproving the doubters.

Still, there’s no doubt about it South Carolina is a formidable team and Connecticut isn’t at full strength. It’s not going to be easy. I guess if so many “experts” are so sure that we are going to lose then the only thing to say is…

Good. Azzi has some toilet Paper.

 

[EdSaid]

The good thing about what Charlie Creme says? It's usually wrong.

 

[Zarathustra]

It's not exactly a "Hoosiers" movie, but the Huskies
are 40 minutes away from finishing their " business"!

 

[FormerCTrez]

ESPN’s predictions for the title game

Thank you HuskyNan

 

[Carnac]

Good. Azzi has some toilet Paper.

There is a story behind this comment some may not know about.

 

[Waquoit]

Voeppel maintains a remarkable consistency. Her writing is uniformly competent and devoid of both spark and insight.

But she has a long tradition of existence.

 

[FormerCTrez]

The good thing about what Charlie Creme says? It's usually wrong.

Lol! Lol! Lol!

 

[FormerCTrez]

There is a story behind this comment some may not know about.

I got the gist of this statement though. And I love it!

 

[HuskyNan]

South Carolina's dominance has 11-time champ UConn in an unusual role — the underdog

Sunday's national championship features a national title game between two highly respected head coaches in Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley writes Mike Lopresti.

www.ncaa.com

 

[ucbart]

I appreciate that all of the subsequent recap articles on ESPN have been thoughtful and somewhat balanced. I am surprised, though, that I have not come across anything in any of the pieces mentioning that they all, across the board, blew their picks on the UCONN vs. Stanford game.

Yup-All they did, cough Voepel cough was double down that Stanford lost the game. Like, she has given zero credit to UCONN at all, nor has anyone at all, really. The narrative has been framed that Stanford blew it.

 

[CTGirl15]

Mechelle Voepel has picked against UConn in every game since the Sweet Sixteen Indiana game. I'm taking this as a GREAT sign.

 

[Next 12]

South Carolina's dominance has 11-time champ UConn in an unusual role — the underdog

Sunday's national championship features a national title game between two highly respected head coaches in Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley writes Mike Lopresti.

www.ncaa.com

Thank you HuskyNan for this great article. I have been following UCONN women's BB for the last 9 years and the one thing I have seen for this team is their ATTITUDE. Geno's philosophy ,You go into each game with the thought you are going to win. If you don't think that you have put the seed of doubt in your mind and you've already lost. I believe in intangibles, and UCONN's attitude is you have to try and take from me and I won't let you.It will be a historical game no matter the outcome. GOHUSKIES!!! Get what belongs to you!

 

[my2cents]

When a team overcomes adversity, it makes them tougher.
A lot of our FF teams have been undefeated going into the FF and the first bit of trouble is not something those teams were used to, and lost.
This team, where it gets very little credit for the adversity that they have faced , but overcame it and WON.