Duke fans are beyond delusional with this entire recruitment.
And that is so much of what this is all about now.
Flagg is a generational talent. Getting him would give us a short-term superstar and an immeasurable lasting boost to the program’s trajectory. Cooper in himself is worth all of the hype and all of the effort.
But what has really galvanized UConn fans is the light his recruitment has shed on how a program like Duke looks down at us, even though we are the ones who will be hanging a banner on Opening Night while they pass some damn baby around their student section.
“Courtesy visit,” “he’s a Duke lock,” the idea that Duke gets who they want, when they want and we are wasting our time getting our hopes up because he ain’t coming, the belief that we can settle for the leftovers once the big boys take who they wish — like UConn is that random mid-major near a recruit’s hometown that appears on a top five as a favor or the average Joe who couldn’t possibly take the prettiest girl to the prom unless he paid for the date.
This is now about “screw your brotherhood, we are nobody’s little brother,” about making it clear that not only will we run your ass off the court in March, but we’ll also stand toe-to-toe for the biggest recruits in October. This is about showing that the Basketball Capital of the World isn’t just a sign we hang in our gym, it’s something our fan base and the best damn coaching staff in America wakes up and lives every single day (even in the freezing cold of winter, in New England).
No matter how Flagg’s decision ultimately plays out, this recruitment has rocked the status quo — just look at the #SocialMediaInsiders who went from UConn shouldn’t even bother to backpedaling and covering their tracks. This recruitment is a very clear salvo that UConn is breaking through a wall and running with the biggest dogs for whomever we choose, too. And those self-proclaimed blue bloods are shaking in their boots because they know we’ve beat them with less, and we will wipe the floor with them with more.
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