Dare we even talk about the winning streak?

[oldude]

Shame on everyone who has participated in this potentially MOJO killing thread. Each of you must now kill a live chicken, run outside during a thunderstorm, wave the dead chicken over your head and repeat, "one game at a time... one game at a time..."

 

[baggerbob]

Carnac sez......The best way to extend to record to 91 games is to concentrate on the most important game on the schedule...the next one, and NOT look ahead.
There have already been some upset losses this year, i.e. Texas, Tennessee, Ohio State, Stanford, Washington, Kentucky, etc. #20 Kentucky and #17 Tennessee lost to unranked teams (Colorado & Penn st. respectively). I don't want to be a killjoy on this, but I agree with bizarro aj. THIS team's winning streak is 4. That's the only streak they need to be concerned with at the moment.

Let's not look ahead an get caught in the "trap game" snare. Let's play 'em like they're gonna come, one at a time. If they take care of the business at hand, at some point the possibility of extending the program win streak to 91 will be right in front of them, and they can deal with it then. The Huskies have got some tall mountains to climb and concur long before they can begin to be concerned about winning streaks. The only thing the team should be concerned about right now, is their next opponent, Chattanooga, in 6 days at the XL Center. That's the most important game on their schedule.

The only number that's important for this team is 5, the 5th straight National Championship, everything else is not important, except to fans.

 

[UConner]

We all know the record. The longest winning streak ever recorded in Division 1 CBB history (men's or women's) is 90 games in a row by UConn from November 2008 through December 2010. The closest number to it in WCBB was 70, also earned by UConn from November 2001 through March 2003.

And of course, here we sit in 2016 with the new second-longest winning streak in WCBB history at 79 and counting. UConn won the last 37 games of 2014-15, all 38 games of 2015-16, and the first four games in 2016-17. A win over Chattanooga next Monday, if indeed the Huskies pull it off, gets UConn to 80 consecutive.

80 consecutive is amazing. No other WCBB program has come close to 80, and UConn will likely accomplish that twice. What's more, no other WCBB program has come close to 70, and UConn has done it three times already.

So the magic question lies right in front of us: dare we even think about 90 in a row?

Of course, we know the path to 90 is incredibly difficult. Let's say the Huskies do get to 80. The next 10 games after Chattanooga are fraught with peril:

Depaul
Texas
@Notre Dame
@Kansas State
Ohio State
@Nebraska
@Maryland
@UCF
ECU
USF

And finally, a win over SMU in Dallas would get UConn to 91.

Look, we're not there yet. This would be an extreme challenge. But to eclipse Maya, Tina, and Tiff in the process? That would be almost unfathomable.

Remember, Uconn has three 70+ game streaks, and no one else is close to one streak of 60. And now I'm even mentioning 80 and 90??? If you were wondering just how elite a WBB program UConn is, this is as sure a measure as we have.

Nothing is a done deal, but this is worth monitoring. Depending on how far Uconn goes, we may just witness history. We're witnessing some flavor of history already.

Of course, if we lose to Chattanooga Monday, I'm open to being drawn and quartered for even mentioning this.

To be continued...

Has anybody lined up the horses for the drawing? With chain saws the quartering will be easy. Messy but easy...

 

[Bestiarius]

Shame on everyone who has participated in this potentially MOJO killing thread. Each of you must now kill a live chicken, run outside during a thunderstorm, wave the dead chicken over your head and repeat, "one game at a time... one game at a time..."

Nah, don't worry, the mojo here is nojo.

Only the players must concentrate on the next game. Here, we can assume the streak will extend until Rebecca Lobo's daughters can pick it up and keep it going.

 

[Carnac]

The only number that's important for this team is 5, the 5th straight National Championship, everything else is not important, except to fans.

baggerbob, you said: "everything else is not important". Are you suggesting that winning the NC game in April is the only thing this team needs to be concerned with?
Winning as many games along the way is not important?. Each player getting better and improving their skill set is not important?. The team gelling and learning to play together as one, is not important? If I read your post correctly, It sounds as if none of the things they need to do along the way matters, just winning the NC game. All of those things come under the: "everything else" umbrella. Please clarify.

 

[Patty Bailey]

Shame on everyone who has participated in this potentially MOJO killing thread. Each of you must now kill a live chicken, run outside during a thunderstorm, wave the dead chicken over your head and repeat, "one game at a time... one game at a time..."

...while naked!

 

[alexrgct]

The more I think about this, the more I'm going to be all about it.

There is no mojo to kill. We had three of the top five players-at least- in WCBB last season. They've now moved on. I'm inspired by how well Uconn has responded to those losses, how Crystal has come on, how great a recruiting class Geno is bringing in this year, and so forth. And I'm in awe of the notion that we are on the cusp of 80 in a row as our girls head into XL to face Chattanooga. I'll be happy with 80 in a row; Geno would have accomplished the unthinkable twice what no program has come within the same universe of accomplishing once.

This has been such a great ride, one that such great players as KML and Kiah, Stewie/Morgan/Mo, and now Crystal/Gabby/Kia/Napheesa/KLS, have all built. I am honored to have experienced it. I am honored by what I'm experiencing.

Geno is amazing. I'm grateful that on this Black Friday, we get to unwrap the gift that's kept on giving. And I'm grateful to have great seats for the Chattanooga game.

 

[Gus Mahler]

The more I think about this, the more I'm going to be all about it.

There is no mojo to kill. We had three of the top five players-at least- in WCBB last season. They've now moved on. I'm inspired by how well Uconn has responded to those losses, how Crystal has come on, how great a recruiting class Geno is bringing in this year, and so forth. And I'm in awe of the notion that we are on the cusp of 80 in a row as our girls head into XL to face Chattanooga. I'll be happy with 80 in a row; Geno would have accomplished the unthinkable twice what no program has come within the same universe of accomplishing once.

This has been such a great ride, one that such great players as KML and Kiah, Stewie/Morgan/Mo, and now Crystal/Gabby/Kia/Napheesa/KLS, have all built. I am honored to have experienced it. I am honored by what I'm experiencing.

Geno is amazing. I'm grateful that on this Black Friday, we get to unwrap the gift that's kept on giving. And I'm grateful to have great seats for the Chattanooga game.

Nice post. Good for you.