The G.O.A.T- "Kicked some ass and broke some hearts."

[UConnSwag11]

 

[upstater]

Rip's reaction was good; couldn't stop laughing.

 

[StoweD210]

14 years later, that's still great.

Still surprises me that he got a little heat for that comment.

 

[UConn Dan]

The only bad thing about being at the actual game was driving home that night through the next day and missing all the festivities that night on campus and the welcome home pep rally... but damn being at that game was as special as it gets for me.

 

[mauconnfan]

BEAUTIFUL..........thanks!! Never enough.........

 

[mauconnfan]

Yeah especially ".....Christian Lait...........Ner" LOL

 

[Calhoun's Court]

This should be required viewing for all kids we are recruiting.

Don't think this is happening at Providence, NC State or VCU !!!!!!

 

[mauconnfan]

PC's recruiting video:

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh40R8IQs9Jxe521Zw

 

[8893]

Never noticed that it started at 4:20.

Good omen.

Still get goosebumps watching that. Thanks for posting.

 

[Huskybass]

If there was one guy you had to go to war with him on your side, I'm pretty sure this is the right guy.

Funny how he put Ray in that group of 1990 players though.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Funny how he put Ray in that group of 1990 players though.

Indeed

 

[Dove]

Well, the best was when he bear hugged Ray sayin' "We did it Ray!!!!" so I am sure that was in his mind somewhere.

 

[Deepster]

Nothing will ever beat '99.

 

[Huskybass]

Nothing will ever beat '99.

99 was the team where so many players were crucial to the success. Rip, Jake, Khalid, kFree, Ricky, Rash, Edmund, Soulymane, ... we needed every one of them to win, and they all came through.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

99 was the team where so many players were crucial to the success. Rip, Jake, Khalid, kFree, Ricky, Rash, Edmund, Soulymane, ... we needed every one of them to win, and they all came through.

Good point, very true.

 

[UC313]

Being there that day, and hearing it all over again gave me chills.

 

[Husky]

going to have to break some hearts at ESPN in march again this year

 

[Gurleyman]

Nothing will ever beat '99.

It was the perfect sporting event. Any championship is great, but there are certain types that are even more special.

1) Winning for the first time/ending a long drought - check
2) Beating a rival/hated opponent - check
3) Pulling an upset as a heavy underdog (by conventional wisdom) - check
4) Heavy drama coming right down to the wire, creating instant euphoria - check

We hit them all in one game.

The closest things are Miracle On Ice and Red Sox comeback over Yankees. But neither won championships. Jets over Colts didn't have the rivalry or the dramatic finish.