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[Ripper32]

What are they crying about? They had the first two games in Buffalo and couldn't seal the deal.

 

[John]

I looked quickly, and it was super funny how several of them were saying that the college championship format no longer works, because the 'best' teams don't win. Several posters were espousing the Mike and Mike nonsense of college football's format being superior. They want the regular season to mean more than it already does (because they can't play well in the post season).

All because they didn't win. The bitterness/envy was palpable.

There's a definite arguement to be made for going back to the Helms Trophy format.

 

[Excalibur]

I looked quickly, and it was super funny how several of them were saying that the college championship format no longer works, because the 'best' teams don't win. Several posters were espousing the Mike and Mike nonsense of college football's format being superior. They want the regular season to mean more than it already does (because they can't play well in the post season).

All because they didn't win. The bitterness/envy was palpable.

And it all makes me smile . . .

And I love the logic. If you can't win when it really matters, just try to re-define what matters.

 

[Inyatkin]

I looked quickly, and it was super funny how several of them were saying that the college championship format no longer works, because the 'best' teams don't win. Several posters were espousing the Mike and Mike nonsense of college football's format being superior. They want the regular season to mean more than it already does (because they can't play well in the post season).

All because they didn't win. The bitterness/envy was palpable.

Their one title they were a three seed. They wouldn't have sniffed a BCS-style title game that year. At least two of our four titles we'd have likely been in there.

 

[Hume]

I loved the UNC game thread. They complained about the pro UK refereeing calls more then we did. Nice getting another perspective even if it wasn't completely objective.

 

[SixRings]

Oh the butt hurt that Payday must be feeling over in Cinci has got to be epic. I bet he openly cried when KO was cutting the net last night.

 

[Dave Carlson]

Oh the butt hurt that Payday must be feeling over in Cinci has got to be epic. I bet he openly cried when KO was cutting the net last night.

Not true because Oscar Robertson.

 

[phillionaire]

Oh the butt hurt that Payday must be feeling over in Cinci has got to be epic. I bet he openly cried when KO was cutting the net last night.

If Cincinnati didn't have to play Harvard they would have won the title

 

[joober jones]

Frankly I don't give a damn what Syracuse thinks.

The only way Syracuse will ever be a blue blood is if they all inject blue food coloring into their veins.

 

[Palatine]

I enjoyed his from the Syracuse board.

Hate to say it but I'm ready for JB to retire. We're known for the zone and being "long and athletic". I'd rather be known for final 4s and national championships.

 

[tzznandrew]

Not true because Oscar Robertson.

I'm pretty sure Oscar Robertson's mere existence is worth 3 national titles, which means that they lead us 5 to 4.

Just sayin'.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

On Syracuse:

Every single Syracuse fan I know in real life is super awesome. Respectful towards UConn, wishes them luck when they are playing in the tournament, and wishes we were in a real conference. I'm not afraid of competition: I'd love to play Syracuse more frequently, and to be the same conference as them (although now my preference is the B1G).

Their board is full of many jealous haters. But they don't represent all fans.

That said, I can't believe I'll be the first to post this here:

4>1

I was hosted last night, as with 2011, by a Syracuse grad: part of the mojo. Once he gets over SU's disappointing exit from the tournament, he's more than happy to root for UCONN, and very supportive of my enthusiasms. He even mentions that his MBA is from UCONN. He may yet come around for the full season, but it's a slow process. I can wait.

 

[Dooley]

Syracuse is so far behind UCONN, we can't even see them in the rearview any more. The NCAA can put UCONN back in the Yankee Conference and it wouldn't matter. We're meeting another President (actually, going back to say hello!) and they are paying millions of dollars to make claims that they are New York's team while watching UCONN dominate MSG from their couches that are located over 6 hours away.

 

[Adios]

I was hosted last night, as with 2011, by a Syracuse grad: part of the mojo. Once he gets over SU's disappointing exit from the tournament, he's more than happy to root for UCONN, and very supportive of my enthusiasms. He even mentions that his MBA is from UCONN. He may yet come around for the full season, but it's a slow process. I can wait.

Just remind him a master's degree is more valuable than a bachelor's degree.

 

[StoweD210]

Oh the butt hurt that Payday must be feeling over in Cinci has got to be epic. I bet he openly cried when KO was cutting the net last night.

Going into, he knew that Cronin could guide a team to the sweet 16, but wasn't sure how Ollie would perform. Now, has his answer and a benchmark for how an Ollie coached team can perform in the NCAAT.

 

[TheRogers]

Remember that Syracuse poster who suggested we should get in as much 3 > 1 jabs as we can because we won't see the 3 change for a looooooong time and that they are on the rise. Then he/she said their program just got off from a final four "appearance" and boldly said, "What have you guys done lately!?!"

Wonder what happened to that person? Hmmmmmm....

 

[MilliniumPrince]

The only way Syracuse will ever be a blue blood is if they all inject blue food coloring into their veins.

Blue and yellow make green

 

[Huskies4ever]

Remember that Syracuse poster who suggested we should get in as much 3 > 1 jabs as we can because we won't see the 3 change for a looooooong time and that they are on the rise. Then he/she said their program just got off from a final four "appearance" and boldly said, "What have you guys done lately!?!"

Wonder what happened to that person? Hmmmmmm....

We've only won 2 national championships.

 

[noeynox]

Go check Syracuse board. Not too happy over there.

One Of Their Fans Posted He Watched Lord Of The Rings Last Night Instead. I Think That Is Good Name For THEM to Call US.

 

[Fishy]

On Syracuse:

Every single Syracuse fan I know in real life is super awesome. Respectful towards UConn, wishes them luck when they are playing in the tournament, and wishes we were in a real conference. I'm not afraid of competition: I'd love to play Syracuse more frequently, and to be the same conference as them (although now my preference is the B1G).

Their board is full of many jealous haters. But they don't represent all fans.

100% true.

I've met and have spent time with a lot of folks from the Syracuse board.

Without exception, they're terrific people, they're charitable people and they love the Orange.

I don't visit the board anymore and I certainly don't post on it - there's an element there, (as there is here), that is just too irrational to deal with a fan from elsewhere. That's sort of a shame given that we started the board for them - I was the original holder of the Syracusefan.com URL back in 2002 or so.

That said, I've started to enjoy trolling dasher without even visiting their board. It's just easy and he takes bait like a half-starved roach in a roach motel.

 

[Gurleyman]

Funny listening to people on other boards complain that we've beaten 2 eight seeds in our last two title games. Since UNLV lost to Duke, only 2 teams have entered the FF with 30-game win streaks. Duke in 1999 and Florida this year. See if you can determine what those teams have in common. And not blue uniforms - they have different shades.

Kansas fans got me by talking about how bad the FF was in 2011, compared to when they won when four one seeds made it. Well, Kansas could have done something about that vs VCU. And Davidson had a 3 in the air to beat them the year they did win.

 

[johnhuskies95]

My favorite part of the Syracuse board is that they're rationalizing this by talking about how the only reason we've won more championships than them is because they have better players than us, particularly their guards, thus they leave earlier. I guess they're ignoring the fact that they two four year starters in Jardine and Triche there at the same time.

 

[tzznandrew]

100% true.

I've met and have spent time with a lot of folks from the Syracuse board.

Without exception, they're terrific people, they're charitable people and they love the Orange.

I don't visit the board anymore and I certainly don't post on it - there's an element there, (as there is here), that is just too irrational to deal with a fan from elsewhere. That's sort of a shame given that we started the board for them - I was the original holder of the Syracusefan.com URL back in 2002 or so.

That said, I've started to enjoy trolling dasher without even visiting their board. It's just easy and he takes bait like a half-starved roach in a roach motel.

I don't know any of them on that board personally, but a number of them used to post over here (CTO especially), and they were just fine.

Things somewhere along the line--maybe mid-late 2000s--went down hill.

 

[champs99and04]

My favorite part of the Syracuse board is that they're rationalizing this by talking about how the only reason we've won more championships than them is because they have better players than us, particularly their guards, thus they leave earlier. I guess they're ignoring the fact that they two four year starters in Jardine and Triche there at the same time.

It really is strange, we could have had Andre Drummond and Jeremy Lamb on this team.

 

[Fishy]

I don't know any of them on that board personally, but a number of them used to post over here (CTO especially), and they were just fine.

Things somewhere along the line--maybe mid-late 2000s--went down hill.

CTO comes to my house for Christmas - at this point, she's family and has been for years.

But you're right - we can complain about the Syracuse board, but if she tried to post here, some internet tough guy would make it unpleasant for her...which is why she doesn't.