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Nova is UConn’s biggest rival

upstater said:
For so many years in the 90s it was St Johns. Then it became Pitt in the 00s. At the end of the decade it was Syracuse. Until they left. After that Cincinnati. We’ve been out of phase with PC. After years of beating them they now have UConns number, so it’s hard to build a rivalry that way. BC? UConn once beat BC 23 straight times, so… no. UConn v Nova or PC have the greatest potential going forward unless St Johns pick it up again.
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Commitment issues
 
I remember at the beginning of the Big East, the conference has an us against the world mentality, where everyone wanted to kill each other, but there was respect. Every school was proud in 1995 when there were 3 Big East teams in the Final Four. I think expansion with schools that had their own agendas hurt that. The league because a mish mash of football and basketball schools, good academics and Louisville, etc.
With realignment, the conference got back to its roots.
Uconn may be a State school with football, but they're clearly a basketball school with quality academics like the rest of the league. Also, most of the coaches get along and have a mutual respect for each other.
There will be rivalries based on geography, but in most years, the biggest rivals are going to be determined by the league standings.
 
Zissou said:
Nova 37 wins to UConn 31 wins in series history.
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You keep throwing out "facts" like this and we'll hate you by the end of the night. Jk.

I personally think it's on UConn to win the league or tourney (while beating Nova along the way) to get this rivalry warmed back up.

A few more recruiting battles wouldn't hurt either.
 
Zissou said:
1. Nova
2. Cuse
3. Providence
4. Georgetown
5. St Johns
6. BC

AmIRight?
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I don't consider St Johns a rival at all. I would put Duke and UK at 3 and 4 behind Cuse and Nova because of the number of times we've met them in the NCAA Tournament - and considering the stakes of those games when we played them. They hate UConn lol
 
I hate Syracuse and want everything bad to happen to them. I want their program to suffer and fall into an abyss and never make it out. I don't want that for Nova. Nova being great makes UConn a better program. I don't like how Nova has demolished us every time we've played since the 2014 tournament though.

The Big East will be at it's best when UConn and Nova are battling for the top spot
 
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Cuse, PC, pitt then nova.

But sadly the Cuse and Pitt as rivals is way diminished now. But I can’t forget those regular season and MSG battles.
 
aburks41 said:
I hate Syracuse and want everything bad to happen to them. I want their program to suffer and fall into an abyss and never make it out. I don't want that for Nova. Nova being great makes UConn a better program. I don't like how Nova has demolished us every time we've played since the 2014 tournament though.

The Big East will be at it's best when UConn and Nova are battling for the top spot
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I like how you slipped in the 2014 tournament reference. Not.
 
I Bleed Blue said:
I think there is too much respect between our two programs to be true rivals. As I’ve said before, it’s hard to hate Jay Wright. JW coaches the right way, develops players, is active in the Nova community, and his suit game is unmatched.

We do both equally dislike Cuse though so the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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God that man has incredible suit game

Dude is like real life Harvey Spector in that regard
 
how can we still be rivals with Cuse if they wont agree to place us at least once every two years at MSG?
 
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Northbound said:
Cuse, PC, pitt then nova.

But sadly the Cuse and Pitt as rivals is way diminished now. But I can’t forget those regular season and MSG battles.
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Pitt is 11-17. And it’s one of their better seasons since defecting.
 
Zissou said:
Right?

Georgetown and Cuse will always have each other first, and they have both been down too long.

Nova and UConn have a balanced history, titles, and are both competitive today.

Everyone agree?
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So much better sounding than Cincinnati or south Florida or Memphis right?
 
Zissou said:
Commitment issues
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You need some sustained excellence. St. John's cratered. Pitt is Pitt. Then we stayed in the only conference we'd practically ever known while you guys left, and we were left with Cincy.
 
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BUConn10 said:
Yes 100%.

The game we just watched only cemented this. The circumstances and challenges to get the win only amplified the newly growing rivalry for both sides. Fk cuse and pitt, new era now.
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Great win Huskies! I hate it!

But this is what it’s all about. High energy. Sold out. 2 ranked teams late in the season. Top 10 team beaten on the road.
 
aburks41 said:
I hate Syracuse and want everything bad to happen to them. I want their program to suffer and fall into an abyss and never make it out. I don't want that for Nova. Nova being great makes UConn a better program. I don't like how Nova has demolished us every time we've played since the 2014 tournament though.

The Big East will be at it's best when UConn and Nova are battling for the top spot
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I’d rather that happen to Duke than Syracuse. They’re the most cringeworthy and preppy program with the worst fans ever. Bunch of fake tough guys with the media love equivalent to Queen James
 
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Zissou said:
38-32 all time. 6 game lead for your Villanova Wildcats.

But tonight is yours. Enjoy.
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The one win that I actually remember that you had that made me hate Villanova was Kittles coming in when we were ranked #1 in the country (Ithink for the first time?) the rest are forgettable.
You guys are catching up with 5 big East championships now to our 7 and 3 national championships to our 4. So you have to be happy that we don’t totally dominate you in these categories like we used to. Makes it more of a rivalry.
 
Hey Guys,

The Old 80's Big East had it all for rivalries. It was the best basketball league, by far, of all time - even better than the ACC in its heyday. EVERY BE TEAM & school was hated by everyone else. PURE HATRED! Every visiting coach (except for Little Looie) was hated& reviled. Every game was an absolute rumble, on & off the court. And the level of hoops & coaching was bar none the best in the land. The energy was incredible at those games, like today's Villanova game approached.

Villanova as the new main Huskie rival today? Sure! why not? But you cannot HATE their ongoing excellence, their good guy, successful coach, their great academic school, or the outstanding talent they consistently attract to the Main Line campus. The Wildcats are a class act all around. But Villanova is certainly no candidate for 'bitter rival' at this time. Not Yet! And Syracuse is gone as is hated BC. Providence simply can't compete with UConn's resources every year. So where is the next true rivalry going to come from?

I mean, anyone, anyone who remembers hearing the courtside "dialogue" between Jim Calhoun & Big John Thompson with that huge white towel hanging malevolently off his 6'10" 300+ lb. shoulder & Jim's face bright red among -f bombs, or saw the post-game fisticuffs everywhere inside & outside those arenas? They experienced what "hated rivalry" truly was.

Georgetown's teams were always great - but their whole approach, coach & players, were the complete definition of the word "THUGS!" And "HOYA PARANOIA was quite a real phenomenon!" And many Huskies played like that too back then, egged on by JC. NOW UCONN - GEORGETOWN? THAT was what a bitter, hated rivalry looked like friends. Glad I experienced it.

Georgetown had hated rivalries with EVERYONE back then. Thompson really did encourage a disrespecting racial edge in his players, unapologetically. Many had police records. Many didn't belong or qualify for any school, let alone a top 20 university like Georgetown. Back then. Intimidation was the rule. Kill or be killed. SoThompson had Big Time problems with JC, Gary Williams, Jim Boeheim, Rollie Massimino, Joe Mullaney & Ricky Pitino, & PJ Carlesimo - the original legendary BE coaches. And those guys were always ready to come to blows, every game.

The only coach universally loved by all was that little basketball luigi from Bayside Queens, Looie Carnesseca (actually, he grew up on the East side over his folks Italian Deli). He originally coached St. Ann's Catholic. which became the Archbishop Molloy of so many NBA & St. John's players, Ha!) Everbody who knows Looie loves him! He's now 97, & still going strong. Those were the days. Looie was a character, crawling around the sidelines in those hideous sweaters. And back then, there were so many characters allowed to be themselves in the game & all of sports. No PC shibai. Remember truly crazy but truly funny people like the young Al McGuire twitching & coaching at Marquette in the Garden.

I think Creighton will grow into a major rivalry with UConn if they stay in the BE (geographic distance is an expense that many private (or state) schools can't pay for anymore), despite/because of the different regions. Same with Marquette. Coach Smart aggression is something to hate, BTW. But he's really good in the right situation. He instills that old BE edge. He actually fired everyone from last year's team & brought in 'his players' right away. They are young & good!

Still, I think that UConn has everything it needs to attract great talent up to Storrs again & DOMINATE today's Big East & the NCAA for a long time. I'd be happy if they could get some great shooters up there next year like we saw at the XL with Villanova's expert marksman today. Ha!

We'll learn more about today's BE rivalties at the BE tournament at MSG! Yesss!

Father Demo
 
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