Big East Title on the line this Saturday!

[IndyLives]

Possibly the biggest regular season game in the Hurley Era. The whole team is hungry for that elusive Big East Title! A win probably clinches it. Marquette #4 in the national rankings - huge game.

 

[upstater]

Possibly the biggest regular season game in the Hurley Era. The whole team is hungry for that elusive Big East Title! A win probably clinches it. Marquette #4 in the national rankings - huge game.

Does the Big East still crown the regular season champs as "Regular Season Champions" while the tourney winner is considered "Big East Champions"?

 

[Waquoit]

Does the Big East still crown the regular season champs as "Regular Season Champions" while the tourney winner is considered "Big East Champions"?

If we win, 2024 will be added to the list at Gampel I bet.

 

[JungleLobo]

If we win, 2024 will be added to the list at Gampel I bet.

What position do you play?

 

[OkaForPrez]

What position do you play?

I shame you for shaming someone saying we. Let people feel emotionally connected to their teams. Carry on.

 

[willie99]

What position do you play?

Booster, we all help pay the bills. Any questions? Do you understand how that works?

We're in the mix for number six baby

As for Saturday's game, can't wait to help bring it home

 

[RedStickHusky]

I shame you for shaming someone saying we. Let people feel emotionally connected to their teams. Carry on.

I say "oui" to "we".

 

[businesslawyer]

Does the Big East still crown the regular season champs as "Regular Season Champions" while the tourney winner is considered "Big East Champions"?

Yes. All conferences do because the autobid goes to the conference champions by NCAA Rules.

 

[businesslawyer]

What position do you play?

Seriously? That’s your contribution to the board, and you want/expect to be taken seriously?

 

[Palatine]

What position do you play?

Without fans there would be no sports as we know them. Anyone who doesn't understand the concept of the fans being "we" is just strutting their ignorance. Sports fans pay for everything associated with their teams. If that is not enough, look at home and away records. Fans affect the outcome of game, it's called home field advantage. The players are aware of this, they openly acknowledge this phenomenon. It explains the success of large market teams like the Yankees and Dodgers.

By asking "what position do you play" you also leave out the coaches, staff and every other person who make the existence of the team possible. There is a old expression that applies. Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. Silly, silly man.

 

[REB1094]

I still think regular season titles are strange, but I’m all in on winning one! Last time Marquette came to CT it ended poorly for them. Hoping for a similar result

 

[Waquoit]

What position do you play?

What's funny about this is that I try to say UConn instead of we but slipped up here. But you can bite me.

 

[pepband99]

What position do you play?

 

[giddyup]

Let’s win the game in front of us first.

 

[Inyatkin]

I used to be anti-"we" in sports, but this is the flagship university for the state of Connecticut, representing all 3.5 million of us, plus anyone else who wants to get on board. It's we all the way.

 

[CTBasketball]

We could just claim we have Covid and have the last 4 road games cancelled to win it outright too.

Ala Providence in 2022.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I shame you for shaming someone saying we. Let people feel emotionally connected to their teams. Carry on.

In all candor, I get a bit irritated when one of our fans refers to the team as 'they'. I see that as intentionally distancing themselves from the the team.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

We could just claim we have Covid and have the last 4 road games cancelled to win it outright too.

Ala Providence in 2022.

True, but those of us who value actual achievements would prefer to win on the court, not some administrator's office.

 

[XLCenterFan]

What position do you play?

Shame on you. Of course it’s “we.” We will be here longer than the coach, players, or AD.

 

[drayenob]

It's a "Stripe Out". Get your color here

 

[dogpause]

I shame you for shaming someone saying we. Let people feel emotionally connected to their teams. Carry on.

I think your post has been wee-wee'd on by nearly the entire Boneyard.

 

[upstater]

Yes. All conferences do because the autobid goes to the conference champions by NCAA Rules.

I get that about the autobid, but actually all conferences don't do that.

The ACC is like the Big East.

But the B1G crowns the tourney champ as "the B1G Tournament Champion" and the regular season champion is "the B1G Champion."

This is in keeping with the fact that the B1G was the last of the big conferences to even schedule a tournament; at the time they didn't want one, they were dragged to it; and once they allowed a tourney to happen, they made sure that only the regular season champion would be considered THE champion.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Seriously? That’s your contribution to the board, and you want/expect to be taken seriously?

Troll gonna troll.
Let the bait be.
Expect more.
It's that time.

 

[UCann]

As Hurley says, it's "We Season"! The fanbase needs to embrace it, too.

 

[ctchamps]

In all candor, I get a bit irritated when one of our fans refers to the team as 'they'. I see that as intentionally distancing themselves from the the team.

Some fans exclusively identify with their teams. Some fans exclusively objectify their teams.

When a team is successful more fans have a close identification with a team and use "we" and "ours" when talking about the team.

When the team plays badly more fans switch to the pronouns "they" and "them", or objectify the team criticizing a coach, player, team or program.

I don't have a problem with "we", "they", "our" or "them". I have a problem with people who can only identify with things they find successful and abandon or throw under the bus things that are going badly. These "fair weather" fans are what I find annoying. Given that I'm a lazy SOB, I don't know who is demonstrating this weakness so I just believe everyone is consistent in their tenor.

Interestingly, when JC was in the early stages of making UConn a successful program many posters took issue with the identifiers of "we" and "our" and called out posters who employed it. It could be a generational shift in attitudes but my opinion is that with the sustained success of the program more people have confidence in the UConn Mens Basketball program making it safe for them to allow it to become a part of their alter ego.

 

[Travelman6]

Possibly the biggest regular season game in the Hurley Era. The whole team is hungry for that elusive Big East Title! A win probably clinches it. Marquette #4 in the national rankings - huge game.

I guess that could be right. #4 at home would be the biggest regular season win. I think @Kansas could have been his biggest RS win. So close, oh well.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I get that about the autobid, but actually all conferences don't do that.

The ACC is like the Big East.

But the B1G crowns the tourney champ as "the B1G Tournament Champion" and the regular season champion is "the B1G Champion."

This is in keeping with the fact that the B1G was the last of the big conferences to even schedule a tournament; at the time they didn't want one, they were dragged to it; and once they allowed a tourney to happen, they made sure that only the regular season champion would be considered THE champion.

I prefer this. I value the regular season more than the tournament.

 

[RichCTBB]

True, but those of us who value actual achievements would prefer to win on the court, not some administrator's office.

That’s offensive to all of the helms national championship poll winners from the olden days.

 

[ucp990411]

I am 68 years old and I have used "us" and "we" since I became a fan in the early 60's. A few years ago my wife asked me what number I was. She's the best.

 

[JungleLobo]

Shame on you. Of course it’s “we.” We will be here longer than the coach, players, or AD.

Got em