Kansas Dec 1

[Rocktheworld]

Love it

 

[Blue Blood]

Flights out of Boston are direct and very cheap right now. Very close to pulling the trigger just wish my wallet had a little more time to recover after Houston.

 

[HCCForever]

Flights out of Boston are direct and very cheap right now. Very close to pulling the trigger just wish my wallet had a little more time to recover after Houston.

No kidding. I spent quite a bit of money and went mid-budget by driving and staying in decent but no high-class hotels. Well worth it. Hopefully soon my voice will recover.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Love the shot at KU's home-cooking from the OSU guy.

 

[EROCK CONN]

Friday game ?

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Love the shot at KU's home-cooking from the OSU guy.

Gottlieb is such a putz.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Friday game ?

Looks like it. Seems odd, even for early December?

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

I am finding a way to be there.

But man, those ticket prices are going to be bonkers I’d imagine.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Gottlieb is such a putz.

He doesn't bother me. The reality is that he knows way more about basketball than clowns like Goodman.

 

[EROCK CONN]

Looks like it. Seems odd, even for early December?

Most likely because college football conference championships are that following Saturday and then NFL on Sunday.

 

[August_West]

Love the shot at KU's home-cooking from the OSU guy.

That OSU guy is still embarrassed about the game against Kansas he entered with his shorts on backwards.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

He doesn't bother me. The reality is that he knows way more about basketball than clowns like Goodman.

True.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It appears that Gottlieb has finally gotten over his need to knock UConn at any opportunity. Yes, he does know basketball (it would be nearly impossible to be the type of PG he was, at the level he played without having a very high understanding of the game) but he has often pulled out some schtick to justify some ridiculous prediction. Bucknell over UConn in 2011 comes to mind, but there were others.

He would have more credibility if he didn't let some petty agendas influence his commentary

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

It appears that Gottlieb has finally gotten over his need to knock UConn at any opportunity. Yes, he does know basketball (it would be nearly impossible to be the type of PG he was, at the level he played without having a very high understanding of the game) but he has often pulled out some schtick to justify some ridiculous prediction. Bucknell over UConn in 2011 comes to mind, but there were others.

He would have more credibility if he didn't let some petty agendas influence his commentary

What was his "petty agenda" being advanced in picking against UConn 12 years ago?

There is not, in fact, a nationwide conspiracy among members of the media to disparage Connecticut basketball.

 

[FLDawg16]

And you spelled Donavan's name wrong. WGAS. The important thing is playing the game. This will put their out of conference winning streak to a test.

I love that you corrected his spelling...and also spelled it wrong

 

[HuskyHawk]

I am finding a way to be there.

But man, those ticket prices are going to be bonkers I’d imagine.

Count on it. I doubt many season ticket holders will dump those tickets. Going to be scarce.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

What was his "petty agenda" being advanced in picking against UConn 12 years ago?

There is not, in fact, a nationwide conspiracy among members of the media to disparage Connecticut basketball.

Not sure what crawled up your downspout but.....

I never stated any conspiracy. I have however heard numerous disparaging remarks from Gottlieb towards the school the basketball program and the athletic programs in general for more than a decade and a half.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Actually this is kind of disrespectful. We are the national champions this game should be a home game for UConn. Another example of what we have had to overcome. How can Shaka not be playing in Texas. Kansas probably complained or it had something to do with Shaka. I mean he did coach at Texas right? What’s Kansas like 150 and 2 in their last 152 games in Allen. The more I think of this the less it makes sense.

 

[Greg]

Gottlieb is such a putz.

He is right about 5 on 8 though. It's like being a northern team and trying to won at Duke. Good luck when all the game on the line calls are going the other way.

 

[pj]

Actually this is kind of disrespectful. We are the national champions this game should be a home game for UConn. Another example of what we have had to overcome. How can Shaka not be playing in Texas. Kansas probably complained or it had something to do with Shaka. I mean he did coach at Texas right? What’s Kansas like 150 and 2 in their last 152 games in Allen. The more I think of this the less it makes sense.

This is absurd. Should everyone respect us, and give us 30 home games? But then how would we be prepared for adversity / hostile crowd / NCAA tourney? Think of how much the "disrespect" from the officials in January toughened this team up and prepared them for an NCAA championship.

I think it's great to get to play in Allen Fieldhouse. And don't mistake, as two "blue bloods," we and they are rivals now.

 

[Hunt for 7]

This is absurd. Should everyone respect us, and give us 30 home games? But then how would we be prepared for adversity / hostile crowd / NCAA tourney? Think of how much the "disrespect" from the officials in January toughened this team up and prepared them for an NCAA championship.

I think it's great to get to play in Allen Fieldhouse. And don't mistake, as two "blue bloods," we and they are rivals now.

Ok we can have your opinions as I can. If the challenge becomes a yearly event let’s see how many good big 12 teams play us in conn. I don’t think we need to get 30 home games but when you start a league vs league competition, we should get to choose. Let’s see what happens when we play.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Love it

Is Clingan sitting in this photo?

 

[HCCForever]

I love that you corrected his spelling...and also spelled it wrong

No excuse other than I'm a fool. To quote Mark Twain, "Better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt"

 

[HuskyHawk]

This is absurd. Should everyone respect us, and give us 30 home games? But then how would we be prepared for adversity / hostile crowd / NCAA tourney? Think of how much the "disrespect" from the officials in January toughened this team up and prepared them for an NCAA championship.

I think it's great to get to play in Allen Fieldhouse. And don't mistake, as two "blue bloods," we and they are rivals now.

Can confirm from the KU perspective, they hate Duke and Kentucky. They have faced Duke in the tournament a lot. Scheduled them this year and a few years ago. Recently they have been scheduling Kentucky home and home for several years now (Adolph Rupp is also from KS).

UNC is a weird case, because Dean Smith is from KS and played at KU under Phog Allen. Larry Brown was a UNC alumni. Then Roy Williams was a UNC alumni too. They don't play UNC.

The point is, there is a bit a of a "club" and if UConn can break into it, and get regular home and homes with UK, KU, UNC, UCLA and IU, that would be good for us.

 

[pj]

Can confirm from the KU perspective, they hate Duke and Kentucky. They have faced Duke in the tournament a lot. Scheduled them this year and a few years ago. Recently they have been scheduling Kentucky home and home for several years now (Adolph Rupp is also from KS).

UNC is a weird case, because Dean Smith is from KS and played at KU under Phog Allen. Larry Brown was a UNC alumni. Then Roy Williams was a UNC alumni too. They don't play UNC.

The point is, there is a bit a of a "club" and if UConn can break into it, and get regular home and homes with UK, KU, UNC, UCLA and IU, that would be good for us.

I would love that. Regular KU home-and-homes would be awesome. Duke didn't do home-and-homes in the northeast but maybe with K gone they will change that. Kentucky, I'm less enthusiastic while Calipari is there. UCLA and IU might help build our Big Ten relationships and national brand. There's a lot of B10 teams I'd enjoy playing (Rutgers and Penn State and Maryland for the northeast recruiting rivalries, Michigan/Mich St/Ohio St/Illinois/Wisconsin all have basketball history).