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I fear we are in the same boat that we’ve been sailing in for the past 5 years. Great players, great record, very high seed, no championship. I was very excited when UCONN moved back to the Big East. I knew they needed to play a tougher schedule so they wouldn’t go into the tournament soft and get beaten by hardened but less talented teams as has happened in recent years. But I didn’t do my homework. There isn’t a ranked team in the Big East other than UCONN. They will sleepwalk thru the final part of the season. Other top teams will play other ranked teams down the stretch. They will be ready for tourney play. UCONN will not. No one to blame here it’s just the way it is. I think the loser of the SC/ Tex A&M game gets to the Final Four.....because they went through the gauntlet.
 
LoboDays said:
I fear we are in the same boat that we’ve been sailing in for the past 5 years. Great players, great record, very high seed, no championship. I was very excited when UCONN moved back to the Big East. I knew they needed to play a tougher schedule so they wouldn’t go into the tournament soft and get beaten by hardened but less talented teams as has happened in recent years. But I didn’t do my homework. There isn’t a ranked team in the Big East other than UCONN. They will sleepwalk thru the final part of the season. Other top teams will play other ranked teams down the stretch. They will be ready for tourney play. UCONN will not. No one to blame here it’s just the way it is. I think the loser of the SC/ Tex A&M game gets to the Final Four.....because they went through the gauntlet.
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So DePaul isn't in the Big East anymore?
 
LoboDays said:
I fear we are in the same boat that we’ve been sailing in for the past 5 years. Great players, great record, very high seed, no championship. I was very excited when UCONN moved back to the Big East. I knew they needed to play a tougher schedule so they wouldn’t go into the tournament soft and get beaten by hardened but less talented teams as has happened in recent years. But I didn’t do my homework. There isn’t a ranked team in the Big East other than UCONN. They will sleepwalk thru the final part of the season. Other top teams will play other ranked teams down the stretch. They will be ready for tourney play. UCONN will not. No one to blame here it’s just the way it is. I think the loser of the SC/ Tex A&M game gets to the Final Four.....because they went through the gauntlet.
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You're right you didn't do your homework, otherwise you would know that DePaul is also ranked.
 
ScottCT said:
You're right you didn't do your homework, otherwise you would know that DePaul is also ranked.
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Apologies. There is another ranked team in the Big East. I didn’t look down the list that far.
 
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LoboDays said:
I fear we are in the same boat that we’ve been sailing in for the past 5 years. Great players, great record, very high seed, no championship. I was very excited when UCONN moved back to the Big East. I knew they needed to play a tougher schedule so they wouldn’t go into the tournament soft and get beaten by hardened but less talented teams as has happened in recent years. But I didn’t do my homework. There isn’t a ranked team in the Big East other than UCONN. They will sleepwalk thru the final part of the season. Other top teams will play other ranked teams down the stretch. They will be ready for tourney play. UCONN will not. No one to blame here it’s just the way it is. I think the loser of the SC/ Tex A&M game gets to the Final Four.....because they went through the gauntlet.
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Good lord. Somebody make it stop. Please.

How frequently must someone emerge from the dark recesses to start a thread like this one, whining about conference affiliation out of some desperate need to displace onto external forces The Blame for past or future losses?

Make it stop.
 
MSGRET said:
So DePaul isn't in the Big East anymore?
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It's mind-boggling how some of the fans are just so spoiled. It's really amazing. :)

I never thought any of my hoop teams would be extremely dominant like a UCLA was- and I used to wonder how they'd feel.

Now I see how some were probably- just so spoiled. :)Here we have this season - witnessing the most special season from a freshman that we have ever seen - and UCONN has seen unbelievable all-time greats.

Instead - some are posting about a game that hasn't even happened yet. :):) So what UCONN is number 1.

Then making up an excuse why UCONN has lost despite the fact they have gone to every final four. But then some can't come to grips that other teams have scholarship players too. And other great coaches too. And college kids are not pros. Instead - there's excuses of the loss-- it can't be that on that given night the other team was just better???? :)

Two straight years UCONN went undefeated and got beat by buzzer beaters. Ohh the Horror of the whole season!!!!

Whatever . . . :)
 
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Ranking after the top 8 or so so are skewed by the over-ranking of the P5 conferences. DePaul, Marquette and Seton Hall would probably do quite well in the Big Ten.
 
2017 - 2020 we played a tough OOC schedule. Still got beat at the FF. That's why they have an NCAA tournament. You don't get to be Champs until you "win it all". Only SC gets to hang a banner without "winning it all". ;);)

Conference didn't matter when we won the last 3 while being in the AAC???????????
 
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may be next year can hold a game like others confrence
big ten vs big east ,cross over
then may be we can know whats the different
 
Well, the BE has been more competitive than the AAC. Not saying much given how bad AAC has been, but still a noticeable improvement.

If UConn doesnt win it all its because they dont have enough balance. Not enough inside game & physical presence. That's been the case the past 5 years for the most part. Although, I blame Geno for the 2018 season when we lost to ND in the semis (Gabby, Nurse, Azura were seniors, KLS & Collier were juniors). That team had more than enough balance/talent to win it all. Geno forgot to coach in the 2nd half blowing a lead down the stretch.
 
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2017 - 2020 we played a tough OOC schedule. Still got beat at the FF. That's why they have an NCAA tournament. You don't get to be Champs until you "win it all". Only SC gets to hang a banner without "winning it all". ;);)

Conference didn't matter when we won the last 3 while being in the AAC???????????
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Let's talk golf. Ever play Belgrade Lakes. My buddy has a cabin up there. I've played it twice.
 
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LoboDays said:
I fear we are in the same boat that we’ve been sailing in for the past 5 years. Great players, great record, very high seed, no championship. I was very excited when UCONN moved back to the Big East. I knew they needed to play a tougher schedule so they wouldn’t go into the tournament soft and get beaten by hardened but less talented teams as has happened in recent years. But I didn’t do my homework. There isn’t a ranked team in the Big East other than UCONN. They will sleepwalk thru the final part of the season. Other top teams will play other ranked teams down the stretch. They will be ready for tourney play. UCONN will not. No one to blame here it’s just the way it is. I think the loser of the SC/ Tex A&M game gets to the Final Four.....because they went through the gauntlet.
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Sometimes Uconn just isn't the best team. Women's College basketball is better as a whole when it's not predetermined who will make the final four and who will win the National Championship.
 
It appears that some have taken issue with my thoughtful, well written post. One that clearly explains why UCONN puts the best 5 players on the floor but gets beat by lesser, but more tournament-ready teams when it counts. I hold no resentment. Looking forward tonight’s game and 5 players with double digit points and a whole lot of minutes for AE who will be key in the later rounds.
 
Been hearing a lot of this the last few years. The ironic thing about it is I recall in 2014-2016, a lot of the haters/naysayers used to say that Uconn's "easy" schedule gave them and advantage over the other contenders.
The cry would be that Uconn would only have to get up for about 4-5 games a year and could cruise through the rest of their schedule whereas teams from the Power 5 would have to survive battle after battle all season long. Then come tournament time Uconn would be a lot fresher than the other teams that were worn down from all their tough games over the course of the season.
Now that there's been a few years since a title the perspective on the schedule has changed.
 
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