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[QUOTE="donalddoowop, post: 2939343, member: 6552"]
For those of you who pick UConn to win, remember this.  Last season with Gabby, Kia, and Z, and ND playing without Turner, UConn struggled to win and had it not been for Z's and Walker's offense, would have lost.  In the FF, ND again without Turner and UConn with Kia, Gabby, and Z, UConn was beaten.  Kia and Gabby did not play as well as they had played in previous games.  Z kept them in the game in spite of what some said were defensive mistakes and Walker did not play at all.   Collier played very well.  This season, without Kia, Gabby, and Z, and ND with Turner and playing at home, it will be very hard for UConn to win.  Now Williams and Walker are playing in place of Kia and Gabby.  There will be a lot of pressure on them to produce.  KLS is better, Collier and Dangerfield are better but there is no one on the bench to match Z's contributions and it may be too much to expect Nelson, Irwin, and Coombs to do so.  In spite of what some may say about excuses, after watching last season's FF game and ND against Iowa, it would be naive to think that officiating won't favor ND.  Great teams sometimes overcome partial officiating but UConn is not yet a great team.  I hope UConn wins but I believe ND should be favored.
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