Geno Ties John Wooden ...Again

[JavaMan]

Best 100-game stretches across the major sports

With Connecticut women’s basketball being so dominant, here’s something you might have overlooked: The Huskies’ win over Memphis on Wednesday improved them to 99-1 in their past 100 games.

How does that compare across other major sports? With the help of the Elias Sports Bureau, we have a list of the best 100-game stretches.

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Men's College Basketball –- 1971-74 UCLA (99-1)
John Wooden was the mastermind behind the UCLA dynasty. AP Photo
During what was arguably the greatest dynasty in sports history, John Wooden’s Bruins went on their best run from 1971 to '74, losing only one game in a three-season span, and starting 13-0 in 1973-74. During that stretch, UCLA won 20 straight games against ranked opponents, as well as seven straight against top-five teams. The Bruins won the final three of seven straight national championships, and Bill Walton won the Naismith Award in 1972, 1973 and 1974, and was voted AP Player of the Year in 1972 and 1973.

[LINK] to complete list

WAIT: There are five other "best 100-game stretches across the major sports" besides the UConn and UCLA teams already mentioned. Go ahead ...take a shot, jot down a few of the dominant 100 game stretches in sports history that you can recall to see how you fare. Good luck!

 

[UcMiami]

Best 100-game stretches across the major sports

With Connecticut women’s basketball being so dominant, here’s something you might have overlooked: The Huskies’ win over Memphis on Wednesday improved them to 99-1 in their past 100 games.

How does that compare across other major sports? With the help of the Elias Sports Bureau, we have a list of the best 100-game stretches.

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Men's College Basketball –- 1971-74 UCLA (99-1)
John Wooden was the mastermind behind the UCLA dynasty. AP Photo
During what was arguably the greatest dynasty in sports history, John Wooden’s Bruins went on their best run from 1971 to '74, losing only one game in a three-season span, and starting 13-0 in 1973-74. During that stretch, UCLA won 20 straight games against ranked opponents, as well as seven straight against top-five teams. The Bruins won the final three of seven straight national championships, and Bill Walton won the Naismith Award in 1972, 1973 and 1974, and was voted AP Player of the Year in 1972 and 1973.

[LINK] to complete list

WAIT: There are five other "best 100-game stretches across the major sports" besides the UConn and UCLA teams already mentioned. Go ahead ...take a shot, jot down a few of the dominant 100 game stretches in sports history that you can recall to see how you fare. Good luck!

A similar thread was posted a few days ago with a lot of dominant streaks listed (including the list from ESPN who had a blog post on this.) Uconn has done the 99-1 trick before - connected to the end of the 90 game win streak.
The one I think is pretty impressive is the UNC women's soccer streaks: 103 wins followed by a loss to UCONN, followed by 101 wins.

 

[JavaMan]

A similar thread was posted a few days ago...

Thanks, Miami. I didn't catch the previous post. I kind of pride myself on not doing that. I always try to survey the post listing (including the ones that I haven't read through) so that I don't step on a previous post. Guilty on this one, though! I'll have to be more vigilant. I went back and found the ones that you referenced, some good stuff. Thanks, again.

 

[hussybulldog]

Now Geno needs to win 7 NCAA championships in a row to catch up with another record of John Wooden's. We should start a poll and predict if he can do this.

 

[Bonpland]

I give North Carolina the nod for going 204-1, but Penn State's women's volleyball won 109 in a row, a mark we might have challenged.

 

[bballnut90]

A similar thread was posted a few days ago with a lot of dominant streaks listed (including the list from ESPN who had a blog post on this.) Uconn has done the 99-1 trick before - connected to the end of the 90 game win streak.
The one I think is pretty impressive is the UNC women's soccer streaks: 103 wins followed by a loss to UCONN, followed by 101 wins.

Penn State volleyball from 2007 to 2010 won 109 in a row. Even after the streak was snapped, they went on to win a title that year with a lineup of primarily first year players.

In 2008 they won every single match 3-0 until the semifinals where they won 3-2 and then went on to sweep the final. For the year they went 114-2 in games played (which for lack of a better comparison, is somewhat similar to outscoring your opponent in basketball every quarter or every half for the year). 8 years later, 4 of their starters are competing for spots on the 2016 Olympic team while the other 2 front row starters had record setting careers and both were named All Americans for 3 years. One of the most dominant teams in the history of collegiate sports.

 

[Roundball fan]

If John Wooden is the Wizard, What are we going to call Geno?

 

[hussybulldog]

If John Wooden is the Wizard, What are we going to call Geno?

Wizard II? Magician?

 

[ndmb]

If John Wooden is the Wizard, What are we going to call Geno?

I haven't lived in Connecticut for a bit, but a while back there was a storefront in East Hartford that had a sign in the window: "Sorcerer of Storrs." Works for me.

 

[CCinCT]

If John Wooden is the Wizard, What are we going to call Geno?

The "Sorcerer of Storrs"

 

[CCinCT]

I haven't lived in Connecticut for a bit, but a while back there was a storefront in East Hartford that had a sign in the window: "Sorcerer of Storrs." Works for me.

I was posting this my reply to hussybulldog (or trying to) with the middle dog in the avatar sitting with her butt planted on my chest against my chin, simultaneously licking my eye and ear. Needless to say, I had great difficulty in seeing the screen and typing my response.

 

[ThisJustIn]

Geno is Gandalf?

 

[CCinCT]

Geno is Gandalf?

Tennessee fans would have you believe he is Saruman

 

[MilliniumPrince]

If John Wooden is the Wizard, What are we going to call Geno?

Billie, beacuse he is the GOAT

 

[HoopsFan21]

They did a comparison of Geno and Wooden during the game. I didn't realize that Geno has 300+ more wins than Wooden. I guess they probably played a lot less games back then.