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Message: [QUOTE="UConnSportsGuy, post: 5144480, member: 323"] As we get ready for the Big East opener versus Xavier on Wednesday, I was thinking that we always seem to struggle in our conference openers every year. So I looked back at our historical results and I could not believe our history in conference openers. For being one of the greatest programs in college basketball history over the past 20 years and having so many great teams, it is absolutely unbelievable to look at our record over that time. Here is a summary for those unaware: [B]UConn's Record in Conference Openers:[/B] Last 8 Years : 1-7 Last 12 Years : 2-10 Last 20 Years : 4-16 Hurley at UConn : 1-5 That is absolutely insane. And this isn't just a recent phenomenon, but one that has been a long term trend for us. I wouldn't even expect a bottom dweller team to have a .200 winning percentage in conference opening games. But for a blue-blood and dominant program like UConn to have a .200 winning percentage in conference openers is unbelievable to me. UConn has more National Championships than conference opening wins since Jan 1 2004. Dan Hurley has a .167 winning percentage in conference openers and has more National Championships than he does conference opening wins. This is one of those weird stats that is just mind-blowing and incomprehensible to me. Someone get these stats to Hurley and the team to make sure they don't get full of themselves or complacent again and make sure they come ready to play on Wednesday! :D [/QUOTE]

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