Huskies didn't stick around

[Vowelguy]

Sorry but the title of this thread is inappopriately accusatory. I would be very surprised if ANY team ever stuck around after elimination. Did UCLA or Maryland stay in Bridgeport after losing in the semis?
Dumb title.

 

[triaddukefan]

Sorry but the title of this thread is inappopriately accusatory. I would be very surprised if ANY team ever stuck around after elimination. Did UCLA or Maryland stay in Bridgeport after losing in the semis?
Dumb title.

Maybe they wanted to stay but couldnt get tickets

 

[Padutch5]

I'm at the game looking at Geno.

Channel61 streamed the arrival of the team.. Geno was the only coach not on the plane.

 

[CocoHusky]

The NCAA pays specific dollars toward costs of the teams in the final 4. The teams that don't make the final game get a lesser reimbursement. So in effect they have to pay on their own if they stay.
My recollection of the final fours we attended is that it is rare for teams to stick around after they lose. In fact, I wonder if they would not have left on Saturday if not for some of the awards made on Saturday. I also believe Geno may host a big dinner Saturday night, but I'm not certain of that.

I fully understand this. Having to pay if you stay is a good reason not to stay-no dispute here. What I dispute is UCONN did not stay because they had to get back for classes on Monday.

 

[Aluminny69]

I seem to remember a UConn team staying to watch a final that they were not in. Geno made them stay. The team looked very disinterested, and not happy to be there. Could have been a Big East Final, or NCAA final. Geno was trying to make a point to the team, this is what you are playing for. ( Of course, it all could have been a dream. Does anyone else remember this?)

 

[CocoHusky]

Sorry but the title of this thread is inappopriately accusatory. I would be very surprised if ANY team ever stuck around after elimination. Did UCLA or Maryland stay in Bridgeport after losing in the semis?
Dumb title.

Fell free to read beyond the title and you will find @DaddyChoc
asking this question "Have other teams stuck around to watch UConn win the last 4 titles?"
There was nothing inappropriate or accusatory about the post because you can't accuse unless you know the answer to that question.

 

[HuskyNan]

I seem to remember a UConn team staying to watch a final that they were not in. Geno made them stay. The team looked very disinterested, and not happy to be there. Could have been a Big East Final, or NCAA final. Geno was trying to make a point to the team, this is what you are playing for. ( Of course, it all could have been a dream. Does anyone else remember this?)

It was the Big East tourney when they lost to Villanova.

 

[j66kicker]

I seem to remember a UConn team staying to watch a final that they were not in. Geno made them stay. The team looked very disinterested, and not happy to be there. Could have been a Big East Final, or NCAA final. Geno was trying to make a point to the team, this is what you are playing for. ( Of course, it all could have been a dream. Does anyone else remember this?)

Yes - vaguely. Believe it was a Big East tourney. I think his message was that it was only courteous/sportsmanlike to hang around and watch, not pout and go home.

 

[CTyankee]

I seem to remember a UConn team staying to watch a final that they were not in. Geno made them stay. The team looked very disinterested, and not happy to be there. Could have been a Big East Final, or NCAA final. Geno was trying to make a point to the team, this is what you are playing for. ( Of course, it all could have been a dream. Does anyone else remember this?)

Big East Final... I don't remember the year...

I can't stand this... I couldn't even watch the championship game... When does the next season start?

 

[Aluminny69]

It was the Big East tourney when they lost to Villanova.

Thanks to HuskyNan, j66kicker, and CTyankee. Good to know I'm not completely crazy. Actually, I'm pretty good at remembering trivial facts, just can't remember where I left my car keys, or glasses, or wallet, or....

 

[triaddukefan]

It was the Big East tourney when they lost to Villanova.

Coach Hatchell did that in 2015 for the ACC Finals. Even though the finals were on Sunday... and the Heels lost on Friday night. Needless to say they didnt seem too enthused. Hatchell also made the team stay on the bench after the 2013 Championship.... and had to watch the Duke celebration

 

[CocoHusky]

Thanks to HuskyNan, j66kicker, and CTyankee. Good to know I'm not completely crazy. Actually, I'm pretty good at remembering trivial facts, just can't remember where I left my car keys, or glasses, or wallet, or....

I put your wallet in the mail-weeks ago.

 

[connie]

I can't stand this... I couldn't even watch the championship game... When does the next season start?

Amen. Congrats to SC. But just too painful. If that makes me a bad sport, then I guess I'll carry the sin to the grave. Anyway, MSU and SC don't need my blessing. They proved they belonged.

 

[Icebear]

I believe the NCAA only pays for you as long as you win. At lest that is how it was in Div. 3 for the bear cub.

 

[Striper69]

From a player's perspective, it is not too exciting to play for the title of , "best also ran." A game against Stanford would, at this time, have no meaning so it would not have the intensity you want. The players are tired and disappointed. They want to go home and forget about this. So they go home. But they won't be able to forget. Probably a good thing. I do agree that this is a team of champions, even without the title. It would be great if the student body, and anyone for whom it is convenient, could show that. But I think they know that they are loved and admired. Time now to go. For everything must end.

I wanted to record a video of a couple of Oral Roberts players in the Summit League Tournament after their game a few weeks ago. I coordinated it with their PR guy but told him "I hope they don't lose cause they're not going to feel like talking if that happens".

Sure enough they lost and I waited for about 45 minutes after the game and he finally came out and said that they didn't want to do the interview.

You can understand how players feel after a loss. This loss was pretty monumental. They probably just want to get it off their minds.

 

[winitall]

I've been to a number of Final 4's and the losing teams never hang around for the final game.

 

[ctfjr]

I've been to a number of Final 4's and the losing teams never hang around for the final game.

The only FF championship game I hung around for was in St Louis when the Leprechaun beat us in the semis & then went on to win it all. No interest in doing that again. I also didn't watch the game last night.

 

[chrissaran]

If is wasn't for UConn, there would be very little talk about WCBB.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Yes - vaguely. Believe it was a Big East tourney. I think his message was that it was only courteous/sportsmanlike to hang around and watch, not pout and go home.

The game was in Hartford, so it's not as if there was much travel involved.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I don't recall the team sticking around after semi-final NCAA losses. One year, Geno did, but he was President of the WBCA, so he had to.

 

[Henry]

If they stayed I would have been fine with it but with our state budget I appreciate them not running up the tab.

 

[cswhb]

I seem to remember a UConn team staying to watch a final that they were not in. Geno made them stay. The team looked very disinterested, and not happy to be there. Could have been a Big East Final, or NCAA final. Geno was trying to make a point to the team, this is what you are playing for. ( Of course, it all could have been a dream. Does anyone else remember this?)

It was Big East, quite a few years ago.