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Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 2886674, member: 1646"] I NEED this season to start, and I NEED UConn to be good. I have a feeling I'm not the only one. For years, this was an exciting and anxious time of year. The anticipation of UConn basketball starting. Then the season started and the first few cupcake games were fun appetizers. After a few weeks, I'd look at the UConn schedule and other Top 25 teams, and rush home to watch big UConn games, and I'd watch other big games as well. Finally, studying tourney seedings, not to fill out a bracket, but to analyze UConn's path to a Final 4 (and championship). The last few years none of that has happened. We've been pretty dead right from the beginning. I personally wrote KO off a couple seasons ago (even though I hoped I'd be wrong). My anticipation each season was forced and nostalgic, I didn't really believe. In my 20's I would've been angry about the losing seasons. I've learned that isn't healthy and instead I became indifferent. UConn basketball took a back seat. I'd check scores and often not turn a game on. By mid-season I wouldn't even know they were playing. I also avoided other games, partially out of jealousy, partially because it reminded me how bad UConn was. I'm excited about this year again! I'm not expecting a Calhoun-like 25+ win season, but I'm hopeful about caring. My football teams suck (Giants, and UConn football). I built a nice set-up in my basement 3 years ago and assumed I'd watch big games down there when my family was annoyed by me. It gets used almost exclusively for Fortnight (son) and old episodes of Friends (daughter). I want to take my basement back! My anticipation is real this year. I'm okay with bumps, but I want to care all season. I'm going with 20-10. I don't even know if that's the full number of regular season games. I just ran through the schedule at uconnhuskies.com. I factored in a few WTF games and an upset here or there. I'm hoping someone sneaks into the Harvard scrimmage and posts updates/analysis! [/QUOTE]

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