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CocoHusky said:
Ever notice that only the losing teams comments on the referees? Why is that? I heard the same drivel from Baylor fans reference Griner against Louisville in 2013 and I have heard the same thing from UCONN fans in reference to ND victories over UCONN 2012-13-All weak excuses. Danielle Adams played her behind off and beat ND!
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Totally agree. Bad refs are just part of the game. You must rise up and overcome! Period.

N.B. This will not stop me from raving like a lunatic when I watch games live.
 
CocoHusky said:
Ever notice that only the losing teams comments on the referees? Why is that? I heard the same drivel from Baylor fans reference Griner against Louisville in 2013 and I have heard the same thing from UCONN fans in reference to ND victories over UCONN 2012-13-All weak excuses. Danielle Adams played her behind off and beat ND!
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So you have never blamed the refs for a loss? Interesting. Of course people who win dont have to. THEY WON!!! Who complains after a win other then a coach ?
 
Whether or not it's actually valid (and I suspect not), there is no team in all of collegiate sports that the official's whistle or flag seemingly rescues from defeat more often than Notre Dame.
 
southbendcane said:
Thats what i hear. I also hear injuries are part of the game. Let us have one would ya .
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Notre Dame also handily beat Connecticut when they played with Svet/Shea. In 3 games that season, Notre Dame won by 15 at home, lost on a buzzer beater at Connecticut, and then won by 16 in the Final Four. On paper UCONN had one of its most talented teams ever, but Notre Dame was the better team that year.
 
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CocoHusky said:
[QUO and TE="southbendcane, post: 1823976, member: 7230"]Not at all. Just making a point that we have had more success against U Conn then Stanford in defense to a earlier post. To be the champ you have to beat the champ. Until that happens on a consistent basis N.D. is just a squirrel trying to get a nut.
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No...because this is not boxing. In WCBB you have to beat who ever is in front of you. Recall that before ND got the most recent NC shots at UCONN it had shots and TA&M and Baylor-ND whiffed on both. A ND obsession with UCONN is not a good thing for ND. UCONN didn't look around at the FF last year and say Hey, where Is ND? ND might have been looking to far ahead and got clipped by Stanford.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't call it obsessed . Thats a little harsh. I doubt N.D. was looking ahead to U Conn when they played the Cardinals. Stanford is one of the best women's programs in basketball. Its not like it was the Final Four and they were playing U Conn next. They still had a few more games to win after that game. Stanford shot lights out and we didn't have our best stuff. Sometimes the best team doesnt win. Baylor lost to Louisville. U Conn lost some games they were suppose to win. It happens. For you to say they lost because of their obsession for U Conn is odd to me. I guess Baylor and South Carolina lost because they were looking ahead to lol.
 
BigBird said:
Whether or not it's actually valid (and I suspect not), there is no team in all of collegiate sports that the official's whistle or flag seemingly rescues from defeat more often than Notre Dame.
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It's not the refs.... it's the hand of God!
 
BigBird said:
Whether or not it's actually valid (and I suspect not), there is no team in all of collegiate sports that the official's whistle or flag seemingly rescues from defeat more often than Notre Dame.
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southbendcane said:
No...because this is not boxing. In WCBB you have to beat who ever is in front of you. Recall that before ND got the most recent NC shots at UCONN it had shots and TA&M and Baylor-ND whiffed on both. A ND obsession with UCONN is not a good thing for ND. UCONN didn't look around at the FF last year and say Hey, where Is ND? ND might have been looking to far ahead and got clipped by Stanford.
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I wouldn't call it obsessed . Thats a little harsh. I doubt N.D. was looking ahead to U Conn when they played the Cardinals. Stanford is one of the best women's programs in basketball. Its not like it was the Final Four and they were playing U Conn next. They still had a few more games to win after that game. Stanford shot lights out and we didn't have our best stuff. Sometimes the best team doesnt win. Baylor lost to Louisville. U Conn lost some games they were suppose to win. It happens. For you to say they lost because of their obsession for U Conn is odd to me. I guess Baylor and South Carolina lost because they were looking ahead to lol.[/QUOTE]
BigBird said:
Whether or not it's actually valid (and I suspect not), there is no team in all of collegiate sports that the official's whistle or flag seemingly rescues from defeat more often than Notre Dame.
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bballnut90 said:
Notre Dame also handily beat Connecticut when they played with Svet/Shea. In 3 games that season, Notre Dame won by 15 at home, lost on a buzzer beater at Connecticut, and then won by 16 in the Final Four. On paper UCONN had one of its most talented teams ever, but Notre Dame was the better team that year.
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bballnut90 said:
Notre Dame also handily beat Connecticut when they played with Svet/Shea. In 3 games that season, Notre Dame won by 15 at home, lost on a buzzer beater at Connecticut, and then won by 16 in the Final Four. On paper UCONN had one of its most talented teams ever, but Notre Dame was the better team that year.
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We both know this but thats never going to fly on this board. They were better the year they beat them 3 times to. You can only beat a good team so many times. Sooner or later they will win one. Problem is they won the one that mattered the most.
 
It has been many decades since I cared that much about a 17 year old woman's decision. But I am enjoying reading all the hub-bub about Megan Walker. Please, carry on.......
 
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To win a NC you not only need good players you need good players who are unselfish and play as a team. You need team continuity, team defense, and you need team confidence and team leaders. This coming season you have alot of good teams and some sleepers who could knock off anybody. The difference this season is how teams develop over the season because in March it will come down to who can execute as a team on both sides of the ball and Defense will come first. If you think not remember the Cuse last season .
 
Tonyc said:
To win a NC you not only need good players you need good players who are unselfish and play as a team. You need team continuity, team defense, and you need team confidence and team leaders. This coming season you have alot of good teams and some sleepers who could knock off anybody. The difference this season is how teams develop over the season because in March it will come down to who can execute as a team on both sides of the ball and Defense will come first.
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You also need excellent conditioning - something Muffet's and everyone else's teams seem to lack. You'd think conditioning would be the easiest thing, but unless you practice hard and go hard all the time, I guess a team won't ever get there and have that extra gear when they need it.
 
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The only real question is this:

Does MW and her family get to keep all the swag from the schools she doesn't choose?
 
cbraarj said:
Notre Dame would have none if Shea and Svet didnt get hurt. 2 first team AAs!
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cbraarj- - -Right on! ND fans forget that Svet & Shea AA's & Seniors were hurt! They bring up that ND earlier in the season beat UCONN with both girls playing. UCONN beat them on the "Bird at the buzzer" shot in the BIG EAST Final! Chairwoman of NCAA seeding committee didn't know that UCONN beat ND in BE Final when ND was given the #1 #1 seed and UCONN should have gotten that seed by winning the Conference title!
UCONN was up by 15 at 1/2 time, Geno goes insane in the locker room, team blows 15 lead and DT goes 1 for 15, and ND wins at the end! BUT, and it's a huge BUT, if Svet & Shea weren't hurt UCONN with 2 senior AA's leaders wouldn't have blown the 15 point lead and DT wouldn't have played much in 2nd 1/2 because of the 2 seniors getting preference! ND & UCONN were the 2 best teams there, Purdue & SMoS were on the other side of bracket, so UCONN vs ND was basically for Nat'l Championship and Geno doesn't lose Championship games, either team would have beaten the other 2!
The win would have been the 2nd in a 5 Championship run!
If ND were to win the next 10 NCAA Championships in a row they would only TIE UCONN at 11!
 
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ocoandasoc said:
It's not the refs.... it's the hand of God!
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Wrong sport. ;)

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southbendcane said:
I wouldn't call it obsessed . Thats a little harsh. I doubt N.D. was looking ahead to U Conn when they played the Cardinals. Stanford is one of the best women's programs in basketball. Its not like it was the Final Four and they were playing U Conn next. They still had a few more games to win after that game. Stanford shot lights out and we didn't have our best stuff. Sometimes the best team doesn't win. Baylor lost to Louisville. U Conn lost some games they were suppose to win. It happens. For you to say they lost because of their obsession for U Conn is odd to me. I guess Baylor and South Carolina lost because they were looking ahead to lol.
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Obsession is not a bad thing until it is! There is more of that excuse making loser mentality again: "Sometimes the best team doesn't win."-really? Name the game that : "U Conn lost some games they were suppose to win" and UCONN will gladly say congrats to the other team not make excuses. You don't have to "guess" about Baylor and SC not wanting any parts of UCONN-those are document facts. Baylor took UCONN off the schedule until Stewie graduated and SC got beat down at home by UCONN a few weeks earlier.
 
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Svet was injured against Syracuse in regular season!! Shea was hurt with 5 minutes left in the 1st half of the BE Championship game! Bird was a gametime decision because of her back! You could see her holding her back the whole game because of the pain and she still hit 2 shots at the buzzer! As for NDs win at ND The Irish shot 46 free throws compared to 13 for Uconn! What is wrong with that picture?
 
cbraarj said:
Svet was injured against Syracuse in regular season!! Shea was hurt with 5 minutes left in the 1st half of the BE Championship game! Bird was a gametime decision because of her back! You could see her holding her back the whole game because of the pain and she still hit 2 shots at the buzzer! As for NDs win at ND The Irish shot 46 free throws compared to 13 for Uconn! What is wrong with that picture?
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A nice, if bitter-sweet account of that game. Geno's great point is that UConn might have been better off not going into the locker room at half-time with a big lead:
"I think if the game was tied at halftime, we had a better
chance to win. I think getting up and then the lead
is slowly dwindling, and it's like [choking sound], and
the screw is slowly turning and you could see it happening
right in front of your eyes."

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Kaizen said:
How people think about Texas, Ohio and Syracuse this year?
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Texans love big hats and longhorns. Ohioians like buckeyes and pizza (in the former Connecticut territory)-- Cuse people--like cold, snow and oranges.
Was there something else you wanted????
 
bags27 said:
A nice, if bitter-sweet account of that game. Geno's great point is that UConn might have been better off not going into the locker room at half-time with a big lead:
"I think if the game was tied at halftime, we had a better
chance to win. I think getting up and then the lead
is slowly dwindling, and it's like [choking sound], and
the screw is slowly turning and you could see it happening
right in front of your eyes."

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This was NOT a disaster--it was one of those: Breaks Of The Game! The culmination of bad breaks (pun intended) and injuries. It is NOT a game I regret losing--. I regret those games against ND when the talent was there (for UConn) and just could not push the game over the edge to win.
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
Chairwoman of NCAA seeding committee didn't know that UCONN beat ND in BE Final when ND was given the #1 #1 seed and UCONN should have gotten that seed by winning the Conference title!
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Explain how the chairwoman of the seeding committee couldn't possibly know that UCONN beat ND in the BE final? How could you lead a committee that does exactly that...watch and evaluate games and tournaments so that the most correct seeding can be made? I'm 100% pro UCONN but I can't seem to understand where this comment comes from. Is there a news article somewhere where she states "Hey I have the most important job on the committee to oversee the seeding and, oops, but I forgot to check the outcome of that BE final game against the two biggest teams of the season. My bad!"

I mean I'm right up there with ya about UCONN, with Shea and Svetlana things MIGHT have been a bit different but come on...if there really is something that points to this I'd love to read it. That would be a very interesting article.
 
BroadwayVa said:
This was NOT a disaster--it was one of those: Breaks Of The Game! The culmination of bad breaks (pun intended) and injuries. It is NOT a game I regret losing--. I regret those games against ND when the talent was there (for UConn) and just could not push the game over the edge to win.
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didn't say it was a disaster. but it was a blown chance to play in (and therefore possible to win) a national championship game. And of the ~5000 games/year played by D-1 teams, there is one game at the end of the season that everyone really, really want to be in. So, I suspect there are some folks in Storrs and beyond who do regret losing it.

And, while I appreciate that you're a true fan who really lives and knows WCBB and its finer points, if UConn had won that game, in the broadest sweep of history there would not have been a single loss to ND that would ultimately have been consequential.
 
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