From now on….

[Fishy]

We’ll be ones who will tell other schools if they’re a blue blood or not.

Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UCLA….make your cases now.

 

[mauconnfan]

We’ll be ones who will tell other schools if they’re a blue blood or not.

Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UCLA….make your cases now.

Yup good call here!

 

[caw]

That…that seems fair.

 

[gsmooth]

We’ll be ones who will tell other schools if they’re a blue blood or not.

Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UCLA….make your cases now.

I respect those programs and their histories. However, they have no choice but to respect UConn’s program as well. They don’t have to like UConn, but they have to respect them.

 

[Stinger92860]

I respect those programs and their histories. However, they have no choice but to respect UConn’s program as well. They don’t have to like UConn, but they have to respect them.

The 40s and 50s don’t count. Sorry.

 

[87Xfer]

Agreed. What's the over/under on Hurley's tenure here? 1? 15?

 

[EROCK CONN]

“but , but , but , we won two Helm’s titles…..”

 

[UCTitleTown]

It's crazy how dillusional Kentucky fans are talking that they're a better program.

 

[KingAG]

It's crazy how dillusional Kentucky fans are talking that they're a better program.

They weren’t before tonight. And they damn sure ain’t now

 

[nomar]

We’ll be ones who will tell other schools if they’re a blue blood or not.

Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UCLA….make your cases now.

I’d rather be Jeff Bezos than Judge Smails

 

[Hurleyman216]

Also, for anyone wondering, UConn is the #1 job in college basketball for both men’s and women’s. Let all the rest of them play musical chairs, we’ll keep who we have.

 

[Kitaman]

It's like comparing a vintage car to a Bugatti.

One is best viewed in the parking lot, and the other is best viewed on the Court.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

It's crazy how dillusional Kentucky fans are talking that they're a better program.

And they can only dream about having our coach.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

F&$# them.

I mentioned in an earlier thread about how the Morgans and Vanderbilts built the Met because the old money wouldn't let them join the Academy of Music (the original Manhattan opera house). Within a few years, the old money started begging the nouveau riche to let them join the Met.

We just caught North Carolina, Kentucky (who won half of their titles when we still had 48 states), you're next.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

We’ll be ones who will tell other schools if they’re a blue blood or not.

Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UCLA….make your cases now.

And Carolina's gotta have some 'xplaing to do soon, too.

 

[Palatine]

We’ll be ones who will tell other schools if they’re a blue blood or not.

Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UCLA….make your cases now.

Damn straight.

 

[G0UCONN]

Best Husky team ever.

Not pro wise.

But team wise.

 

[jorge34]

Screw the blue blood nonsense

“Blue blood” is for fans of teams that haven’t been relevant in decades

They can keep it. Uconn are red bloods

6 naty’s in 7 tries

Shove it Kentucky

 

[LBird33]

Great teams win with grace. - Enjoy it embrace it. Act like you’ve been there before

 

[Edward Sargent]

Blue blood is like N emeritus status old and ignored

 

[FfldCntyFan]

In 1948, Kentucky’s first title, there were eight schools in the tournament. They had to beat Columbia to get to the final four (all three games they played that tournament were at MSG), Holy Cross to get to the championship game then Baylor to win it all.

In 1949, when they won their second, there were also eight schools in the tournament. They beat Villanova, then Illinois to win the “east” (again at MSG), then traveled to Seattle a week later to face Oklahoma A&M (now State).

We can make an exceptionally valid case that those two titles are what separates UK from us at this point in accomplishments. By the way, UK’s best player then, Alex Groza (brother of NFL hall of famer Lou Groza) was banned for life from the NBA as he and a couple other UK players were involved in point shaving during the 1948-1949 season (second title). It would not be unreasonable to call at least one of UK’s first two titles into question.

 

[Seamus84]

Forget the last 25 years, we have the most titles in the last 50 years. They’re all chasing us

 

[Dogdeacon]

UConn has more titles in the last 25 years than Dook & UNC COMBINED, as Danny said;
"UCONN RUNS college basketball"

 

[NJHusky]

It's crazy how dillusional Kentucky fans are talking that they're a better program.

So far they’ve been told no thanks by Hurley, Oats…..

 

[Palatine]

In the words of a great American

"UConn has run college basketball for the last 30 years. Let's go!"

 

[Chief00]

You got to give Jason Butikofer, Jared Thomas and Marc D’Amelio credit too. They have taken NIL to another level at UConn for MBB. We can do now, what the big football schools do, in regards to basketball.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Forget the last 25 years, we have the most titles in the last 50 years. They’re all chasing us

Seriously.

Yes, over the last 25 years we lap the field, but we have more titles than anyone since 1971, when you were still allowed to decline NCAA Tournament bids and there were limits on the number of teams per conference.

 

[ninety-nine]

In 1948, Kentucky’s first title, there were eight schools in the tournament. They had to beat Columbia to get to the final four (all three games they played that tournament were at MSG), Holy Cross to get to the championship game then Baylor to win it all.

In 1949, when they won their second, there were also eight schools in the tournament. They beat Villanova, then Illinois to win the “east” (again at MSG), then traveled to Seattle a week later to face Oklahoma A&M (now State).

We can make an exceptionally valid case that those two titles are what separates UK from us at this point in accomplishments. By the way, UK’s best player then, Alex Groza (brother of NFL hall of famer Lou Groza) was banned for life from the NBA as he and a couple other UK players were involved in point shaving during the 1948-1949 season (second title). It would not be unreasonable to call at least one of UK’s first two titles into question.

Not to mention, Kentucky didn't even include Black players on their teams until 1969 -- 1969!! -- due to segregation policies in the South. Half of their NCAA titles are firmly from that era. UConn may not have a ton of big-time basketball history before Calhoun came along, but not all history is good history, either.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

 

[huskymedic]

UConn has more titles in the last 25 years than Dook & UNC COMBINED, as Danny said;
"UCONN RUNS college basketball"