How dare you snub my Washington Huskies!
Crap, this is what happens when you try to look at wikipedia on your phone and keep track.How dare you snub my Washington Huskies!
So you're saying the ACC as a whole (and if we include teams that actually made it in different conferences) has had more FF than Uconn? Hunh, who would have thunk it.
What's interesting is two of those teams (Washington and Cal) have free-fallen to the bottom of the barrel since reaching their Final Fours. Certainly hasn't always translated to sustained success. On the flip side, one of the better P12 programs over the past ~6 years, UCLA, has yet to surpass the Elite 8.
I think you see that more in men's hoops, a random Final 4 appearance sometimes has zero bearing on continued high level success. But it can happen in wcbb too. Especially if you replace the coach who led you to the Final 4 w/ a coach who can't recruit, doesn't develop players very well, and has no offensive scheme.
NO, unfortunately VG did not parse out the affiliation at the time of achieving the Final Four.So you're saying the ACC as a whole (and if we include teams that actually made it in different conferences) has had more FF than Uconn? Hunh, who would have thunk it.
And the SEC, if you sneak TA&M into their total rather than the B12 tied Uconn?!
Yes but I was responding to a comment about the last decade. I don't consider 2010 to be part the last ten years.
Don't forget the part where the coach who led you to the Final Four left the cupboard all but bare because he's barely recruited anyone significant since the graduating class. The successor was not set up for success.I think you see that more in men's hoops, a random Final 4 appearance sometimes has zero bearing on continued high level success. But it can happen in wcbb too. Especially if you replace the coach who led you to the Final 4 w/ a coach who can't recruit, doesn't develop players very well, and has no offensive scheme.
In the past, Cal has gotten lucky at times with local players wanting to go there. Then when those players were done, the team's run didn't continue. I do think Charmin Smith has a shot at turning the program around now that she's in charge.
McDonald and Melgoza were waiting for Wynn. Certainly better than anyone on the roster awaiting the new coach this time. McDonald didn't transfer out immediately (I looked it up--Wynn hired in April, McDonald left in June). Also you have to consider there were 2 Senior guards from the Final 4 team, a potentially explosive scorer in Romeo, and an up to that point underachieving post player who at least had some size in Strother that were all forced to retire due to injuries. You have those 4 available Wynn's first year and the cupboard isn't nearly as bare as everyone seems to think it was. Injuries certainly weren't Wynn's fault, but neither were they Neighbors'. Just rotten luck.
Thanks, But you left out the AAC which had 6 in its 6 years of existence!
Come on VG, you're better than the simple effort you put forth when summing the conferences...I updated for this year's conference affiliations.
