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[QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4354070, member: 5798"]
Agreed. My thinking here while UConn is still a top 3-4 team, they are no longer the dominant elephant in the room they once were. UConn has fallen back to the pack so to speak. The number of losses last year and the teams we lost to bear that out. Losing to unranked Georgia Tech, Oregon, Villanova, and needing two overtime periods to beat North Carolina State in game 4 of last season’s national tournament.

A lot of schools (coaches) no longer fear UConn as they once did. UConn on your schedule can be a recruit tool (or lure). It also gines your program nstional attention as most of UConn’s games can be seen nationally. I’m way out here on the west coast in Southern California, and I get ALL of UConn’s WBB games.

Last but not least, win or lose; playing UConn will provide an opponent with a bench mark as to exactly where they are among elite top 5 ranked Programs in the upper room.

Some coaches still shy away from the thought of playing UConn. Some see it as an probable loss in their precious preseason schedule. They are trying to build confidence, momentum and a habit of winning. A 20 point loss to UConn would disrupt that flow.
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