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Message: [QUOTE="ninety-nine, post: 4412797, member: 5497"] Despite being very engaged for the entire game and really taking satisfaction in being at the Rent when UConn finally knocked off BC, I can't say it ever occurred to me that this was a situation where field-rushing would have felt like an authentic expression of joy in the moment. It just wasn't that kind of game, nor was it that big of an upset. It was more of a validation that UConn can compete again. BC made too many mistakes to ever make it feel like UConn was in serious danger after we took that early 10-0 lead, and the 2022 version of BC isn't exactly a Goliath whom we were shocked to beat. Honestly, the Fresno State win was more dramatic emotionally. It was stunning to see UConn hang in there the whole game and then find a way to win late in the fourth quarter. That's where we turned the corner, and it felt special despite the fact that UConn has no rivalry with Fresno State beyond a little payback for the 2021 blowout loss. (Not that it occurred to me that we should rush the field there either, but it felt like something really important had happened for the program after several years of being unbelievably awful.) [/QUOTE]