More motivation Danny ...

[Inyatkin]

If true I stand corrected. I know I read that somewhere or maybe a dream?

Rick Barnes' only Final Four run included a win over UConn. I know some people are young here, but c'mon.

 

[Bboy Lace]

Going back years, whenever I would see ESPN articles where they would have a few different analysts weigh in on topics, teams, or games, Metcalf would always have an anti-UConn slant. Does that make him a “hater”? I don’t know; but the fact that I remember his name and remember back to that tells you something

This was my point. Historically Medcalf has had an anti-UConn slant. I remember the name and him usually (not always) going against UConn. But maybe you're right.... maybe me calling him a hater was going too far of a take.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

When has a Rick Barnes team ever met expectations in the tournament?

In the timeless words of the Gin Blossoms, “if you don’t expect too much from me, you might not be let down.”

 

[Mr. French]

Rick Barnes has never got past the sweet 16

*With Kevin Durant on his team

 

[HitDog]

Rick Barnes' only Final Four run included a win over UConn. I know some people are young here, but c'mon.

I can still see the ball get stuck down by 2 with about 30 seconds to go and Texas had the possession arrow.

 

[willie99]

Rick Barnes' only Final Four run included a win over UConn. I know some people are young here, but c'mon.

The wedged basketball alternate possession game played in Texas

Ricky needed all the luck the tourney can offer

When we're home in the dance, it ain't a close game

 

[tzznandrew]

Sure because anything can happen but none of those teams were as loaded and ready to go at a repeat like it appears Uconn might. This is just another clown looking to take a shot at the program. I mean the guy has MSU in his F4 after they just lost their opening game to a mid minor and has 1 F4 since 2015. Yawwwn!

I mean, Kansas was a 1 seed last year and Baylor was the year before. It'd be great if we were a 1 seed this year.

 

[uconnyankee]

It would be great to repeat. But the journey is half the fun. For me I would be ok with a very good regular season which means either a BE regular season title or BE tourney championship and making it to the second weekend 0f the NCAA tourney. If we take care of business in the regular season by finishing 1st or 2nd and then making the BE championship game we are probably at worst a three seed probably two seed if we do one of the two and more than likely a 1 seed if we do both. If we do that then the rest will be fun. We should never expect another run like last year. It was mind blowing. I would still be stressing out and Dan Hurley would be emptying the bench. It was a surreal tourney run and how many fans can say they ever experienced anything like it. We are a very lucky fan base even though our school gets no respect from the 5* recruits.

Winner of big East will be one seed unless they don’t make final of BET.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I mean, Kansas was a 1 seed last year and Baylor was the year before. It'd be great if we were a 1 seed this year.

Im hoping so badly that no matter if its a 1 or 2 seed that we get bracketed with Duke. I want the satisfaction of knocking them off like you would not believe. Most ive wanted in years.

 

[navery12]

I think our brains are broken collectively because so many in media disliked Calhoun and held a grudge because he wasn’t obsequious or whatever. Matt Ehalt was a genuine UConn hater but even he seems to like Hurley. The other Post guy too. I guess the last true hater is that BC guy who covers local field hockey but he isn’t really relevant enough to count.

Give Ehalt time, he spent last season killing Hurley all the way through the NCAA tournament. He's already started laying the seeds of Hurley criticism again

 

[HitDog]

Not disagreeing but I was curious what he's been writing lately and went to his twitter timeline and here is his last tweet.

 

[RedStickHusky]

It's all win-win for ESPN... We're in here clicking and talking about their silly predictions which will be quickly forgotten if wrong and used to bolster an undeserved reputation if right. No risk/high reward sports hackery.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Mystery teams, All-Americans and other national predictions for 2023-24

The first top 25 team to exit the NCAA tournament​

Medcalf: I'll pick UConn. Why? Recent champs have had rough outings the year after their title runs (or two years later, in Virginia's case, since we didn't have a 2020 national championship). Duke's 2015-16 squad was the last national champion to reach the second weekend in the next NCAA tournament. How wild is that? The Huskies could get caught in a similar title hangover.

FINAL FOUR PICKS (* NEXT TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPION)​

Borzello: Kansas*, Michigan State, Tennessee, Baylor
Gasaway: Kansas*, Purdue, Tennessee, Creighton
Lunardi: Kansas*, Purdue, Duke, Tennessee
Medcalf: *Houston, Kansas, Purdue, Michigan State

This is not anti-Uconn. Trends are appropriate markers for making predictions.