Andy Katz Top 10 CBB Rivalries

[HuskyWarrior611]

1. Since when the hell did Marquette become our #1 rival?

2. It sucks that our rivalry with Syracuse doesn’t make lists like these anymore.

 

[HU5KIES]

Here is the thread from when this tweet was originally created Is Marquette a UConn rival?

 

[gsmooth]

1. Since when the hell did Marquette become our #1 rival?

2. It sucks that our rivalry with Syracuse doesn’t make lists like these anymore.

since never

 

[RedStickHusky]

Creighton or Nova, maybe. Haven't really been in the new league long enough to match the OBE rivalries.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I would say Villanova is a Bigger Rival than Marquette
Location is closer both are truly Eastern Teams
A 33 year history vs 10 year.
We even played Nova when we we in the AAC
2014 NCAA Tourney
Home and Away
2017 , 2018
Both teams have won multiple NC this century . A no brainer .
So even apart we’ve gotten together . The only other old Big East team we played was Syracuse 3-4 times and GT home and Away
I Don’t recall anyone screaming for a game with Marquette .
PC is our oldest conference Rival as the series dates to the 1940’s
UMass , RI , BC and Holy Cross were traditional NE Rivals
Cincinnati with Mick was our only Real AAC Rival , Memphis/ Houston a distant second For some reason Temple never got to where should be .

 

[HooperScooper]

1. Since when the hell did Marquette become our #1 rival?

2. It sucks that our rivalry with Syracuse doesn’t make lists like these anymore.

@TheAndyKatz ranks his top rivalries for the 23/24 season

This season. From the original posting of this 3 weeks ago.

 

[RichCTBB]

Every time Andy Katz puts one of his top 10 lists out he loses more and more credibility imo

 

[Inyatkin]

They know they need to have UConn on these lists, but there's no one credible to put us with. So they go with another top Big East team. Marquette? Sure

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Who would you put as Uconn's top rival in the 2023-2024 season then as?

 

[RedStickHusky]

For me it's Creighton but it's not a long-standing rivalry. Could just as easily say that every team that wants to knock us off the top of the mountain is a rival.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

1. Since when the hell did Marquette become our #1 rival?

Since 2023.

 

[aburks41]

Who would you put as Uconn's top rival in the 2023-2024 season then as?

Villanova. If Neptune doesn't completely suck, it'll be UConn and Nova competing for that top spot in the Big East pretty much every year.

Also, there's some good potential for St Johns to become a fun rival depending on how long Pitino sticks around.

Same with Georgetown and Cooley. If he can turn them back into 2000's Georgetown, that rivalry will reignite

 

[superjohn]

Villanova. If Neptune doesn't completely suck, it'll be UConn and Nova competing for that top spot in the Big East pretty much every year.

Also, there's some good potential for St Johns to become a fun rival depending on how long Pitino sticks around.

Same with Georgetown and Cooley. If he can turn them back into 2000's Georgetown, that rivalry will reignite

And Marquette and Creighton and Xavier...

The league is just really tough.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Who would you put as Uconn's top rival in the 2023-2024 season then as?

I get more excited about the Creighton and Nova games than Marquette tbh.

This season especially I’m excited about playing St John’s and Georgetown. Understand it’s way too soon to put them on this list yet though.

There’s just no kind of animosity or history with Marquette I feel like outside of them winning the Big East last year.

Our rivalry with Providence is more like a little annoying brother rivalry.

 

[superjohn]

I get more excited about the Creighton and Nova games than Marquette tbh.

This season especially I’m excited about playing St John’s and Georgetown. Understand it’s way too soon to put them on this list yet though.

There’s just no kind of animosity or history with Marquette I feel like outside of them winning the Big East last year.

Our rivalry with Providence is more like a little annoying brother rivalry.

What's the animosity and history with Creighton? We've only shared a conference with them for 4 seasons, we've shared a conference with Marquette for 12 seasons.

 

[RichCTBB]

If Jay Wright doesn’t retire than it’s Villanova. Neptune is unproven and hasn’t had a healthy squad for a full season yet….Marquette? Maybe in a couple of years if they can prove that last year wasn’t an outlier (which I don’t think it will be). The Creighton games are always tough, but I can’t seem to reconcile the Creighton as a National brand. Also, they’re in Omaha!?! That gives me flashbacks of when I thought Gregg Marshall and Wichita were going to be our new rivals in the AAC

 

[bfs3]

I would like to see the rivalry between Villanova and us get stronger. I’d also like to see a bottom half of the top 25 Georgetown team develop into a rivalry where we knock them out of tournaments each year. I really don’t like Cooley and now that he left Providence the way he did it’s hard for me to feel that same hatred toward a scorned Providence team.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I would like to see the rivalry between Villanova and us get stronger. I’d also like to see a bottom half of the top 25 Georgetown team develop into a rivalry where we knock them out of tournaments each year. I really don’t like Cooley and now that he left Providence the way he did it’s hard for me to feel that same hatred toward a scorned Providence team.

Have you interacted with Providence fans? Cooley being there or not doesn't matter to me.

 

[bfs3]

For me it's Creighton but it's not a long-standing rivalry. Could just as easily say that every team that wants to knock us off the top of the mountain is a rival.

Creighton is one team we’ve played the past few years where I didn’t expect to win.

 

[bfs3]

Have you interacted with Providence fans? Cooley being there or not doesn't matter to me.

Honestly no not at all. I’ll pause that comment until I can evaluate further. I just assumed deep down they knew they weren’t at our level. I did enjoy knowing they didn’t want us back in the big east though.

 

[Inyatkin]

Who would you put as Uconn's top rival in the 2023-2024 season then as?

Given the history, the top 10 rankings and Cooper Flagg, you could credibly say Duke

 

[bfs3]

Given the history, the top 10 rankings and Cooper Flagg, you could credibly say Duke

Maybe it’s my age group but I would still feel more satisfied stomping Syracuse than I would Duke. I’d welcome the coverage we’d get from the latter but it always feels good when Syracuse fans suffer. I wish this was a yearly OOC series

 

[HuskyFich]

I'd argue that Nova is our longest standing rival.

But, I can't stand Marquette and their mighty mouse of a coach in Smart. They play hard, slightly dirty, and know how to get inside your skin.

Also, Happy to replace Marquette in the rankings with Xavier. I love rooting against Sean Miller whenever the chance arises. Remembering the clock & timeout antics during the second game last year, I imagine the excitement between Hurley & Miller is just getting started.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

What's the animosity and history with Creighton? We've only shared a conference with them for 4 seasons, we've shared a conference with Marquette for 12 seasons.

Up until this past season they’ve had our number it seemed like while in the NBE.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

And Marquette and Creighton and Xavier...

The league is just really tough.

Yep, we haven't even mentioned Providence, who has as good a shot as anyone