The ESPN Miss St UConn Commercial

[the Q]

I think it's an obvious angle for ESPN to pursue. For four of the last five years March Madness has had UConn as a given and the rest of the teams competing for second place. Miss. St. "came out of nowhere" in the mind of the casual fan to beat an overwhelming favorite. That is exactly what makes the men's March Madness so compelling.

I think that there will be a rematch this year and I recognize that Miss. St. is a formidable opponent.

(We're doomed.)

should still beat them by 20.

but they should've done that last year too.

 

[CL82]

should still beat them by 20.

but they should've done that last year too.

Doomed, I say. Doooooomed!

(And I actually think it will be much closer. They are a tough match up for us. McGowan is a force to be reckoned with and their guard play is very solid.)

 

[mbr33ct]

I've said that all year that most ppl won't remember SC winning the NC last year...but they would remember MSU beating UConn...it's a compliment to how dominant UConn has been in Woman's basketball IMO...it's also great board material for Geno. I think ESPN was prob going for more of the look anything is possible angle..something that has not been a useable angle in Woman's basketball in recent years. I have been to a lot of MSU games this year and yes that shot is part of the highlight real to start the game but it's def not been a focus of anything I've seen connected to anything MSU has done this year. We have the slogon "Work Harder" because it's not the UConn win most msu fans worry about..it's the one that we didn't get.

This whole Miss State video of them upsetting UConn could also be another factor playing into Dawn's hands of "us against the whole world". Miss St is/has been getting the PR more so than South Car's National Championship win. My 2 cents right there.

 

[the Q]

Doomed, I say. Doooooomed!

(And I actually think it will be much closer. They are a tough match up for us. McGowan is a force to be reckoned with and their guard play is very solid.)

If the girls choke again, then the reality might be they weren’t as good as we think they are.

 

[dogged1]

I'm sorry. I missed all the above classics.

Good one. LOL

 

[dogged1]

If the girls choke again, then the reality might be they weren’t as good as we think they are.

Yeah, I know once every 100 games or so, they have a bad game at the same time the opponent is playing out of their minds.

 

[Zanzman]

If the girls choke again, then the reality might be they weren’t as good as we think they are.

Choke really cause they didn’t win they choked mayb they were out played

 

[the Q]

Choke really cause they didn’t win they choked mayb they were out played

when you play that tight, and that scared against a team that had like a 12% chance according to 538, it's nothing but a choke job.

 

[Zanzman]

Problem with husky fan expectations are unreasonable......... perfection

 

[the Q]

Problem with husky fan expectations are unreasonable.... perfection

I can live with a bad shooting night. Physical errors will happen to everyone. But...

Shoddy effort, jogging up and down the floor, getting beaten to every loose ball, missing uncontested layups...those are mental problems.

 

[Zanzman]

Does Miss St get any credit

 

[CL82]

when you play that tight, and that scared against a team that had like a 12% chance according to 538, it's nothing but a choke job.

Yeah that team that is a number one seed in this year‘s tournament and only has one loss. I will agree I don’t think we played our best game against Mississippi State last year, but I wouldn’t call it a choke.