Come out, come out, wherever you are!

[YKCornelius]

If ever there was an appropriate time to emerge from the shadows and stand behind this team, now is that time. As the Huskies make final preparations to meet their latest, perhaps greatest, challenge - the impressive, formidable South Carolina Gamecocks - I can’t help but feel blessed to bear witness to this remarkable, wonderful season. I am so proud of this team. To celebrate the occasion, and to encourage all of you to fear not but rather embrace the challenge the team faces tomorrow, I offer the following (with respectful apologies to fans of The Bard);

If we are marked to lose, we have to bear just one game loss;
And if to win, the greater challenge the greater glory.
God's will! I pray thee, post not one excuse more.
I am not covetous for a Thumbs-Up,
Nor care I who doth reply upon my post;
It yearns me not if others my posts despair;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honor and glory,
I am the most offending soul alive.

No, faithful Husky fans, wish not reprieve from elsewhere.
God's peace! We would not lose so great an honor
As one excuse more methinks would debase
The best hopes we have for this team!
Oh, do not post one excuse more!
Rather proclaim it, Boneyard, through my post,
That worried fans which fear the outcome of this game,
Let them post so that their lamentations shall be noted,
And no Thumbs-Down put into their accounts;
As we should not diminish that fan's company
That fears to embrace the challenge ahead of our team.

And yet Sunday is the game versus South Carolina.
The Husky fans that embrace this day, and post to the battles fought,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named
And proudly invoke the name of UConn.
The young Husky fans that shall cheer this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast their families,
And say "To-morrow is South Carolina."
Then will they visit the Boneyard and show archived posts,
And say "These posts your Gramps made that day."

Old posters forget, and posts shall be forgot,
But they'll remember, with archived glory,
What feats were done that day. Then shall our Huskies,
Familiar in our threads as household words,
Be in their keyboards freshly remembered.

This story shall the faith-filled fans teach their young;
And South Carolina shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we cheering on this team shall be remembered -
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers and sisters;
For the fans that stand behind this team with me today
Shall be my brother and sister; be they distant fans on-line,
This day shall bring them shared glory;
And fans in other forums now at their keyboards
Shall think themselves accursed they did not post here,
And shall hold their fandom cheap whilest any Boneyarder posts
That stood behind UConn upon this noble day.

Agincourt or the XL Center. Against all odds - bring it on. Whether tomorrow brings a Thermopylae or a Rorke’s Drift, what a glorious time it is to be a UConn Husky, and what a privilege it is to watch them battle!

 

[MinneHusky]

Great post lol. I've got my 2022 Final four UConn tshirt on, trying to be patient for the game. I'll be watching from the comforts of my couch, with snacks, some sweet tea and a furboy curled up next to me (until he gets tired of my yelling) from balmy Minnesota.

 

[Bone Dog]

Brings tears to my eyes just to read it! Now you’ve got me weeping, damn you!

 

[Inthepaint]

Don’t need anything else to remind me why I watch UCONN WCBB with such joy & interest.
Maybe I’m slightly biased, but there is something special about this program, the coaches and, most of all, those young women who give their all every time.
The names and faces change, but not the spirit, dedication, and devotion to each other, the fans and the Husky Legacy.
At this point in time, the deck might be stacked against us and we appear to be overmatched.
But, it’s never been wise to underestimate this particular group of Amazons.
The only thing we know they won’t do is quit.