"The UConn Invitational"

[storrsroars]

Wasnt cincy ranked for a week or two?

Nope
1998-99 Men's College Basketball AP Polls | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Anyone who doesn’t see that he’s complimenting us is looking way too deep. He’s being nice and making sure he doesn’t give the team bulletin board material.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Mike Greenberg also claimed we were the 9th best team in the NBA Eastern Conference.

Thats funny. Greenie gives me a good laugh now and then.

 

[navery12]

He was very complimentary in his post game press conference yesterday as well. Talked about how the players are all kids and don't know any better so think they can win Thursday, but he'll spend all week freaking out (or something to that effect). Also repeatedly said they were going to Boston to play a road game against UConn

 

[seeya27]

The UConn Invitational brings back memories of the '99 Duke Invitational in Tampa.

While that worked out better than fine, I don't like the karma. Would rather avoid the term of at all possible.

 

[Mr.Aztec]

ESPN has picked this up, they were using it all morning today.

Mike Greenberg also claimed we were the 9th best team in the NBA Eastern Conference.

Doomed.

Greenberg is an idiot who in a normal world would be washing dishes for a living

 

[Mr.Aztec]

SDSU Coach Dutcher is quoted by ESPN as calling the tournament "the UConn Invitational". That is some grade A trolling of the UConn fans by Coach Dutcher. Respect.

I think it was said out of respect. Dutcher is classy

 

[Kolumbo]

saw this posted about an espn summary. espn is just pure garbage.

"Saturday's contest pitted the two winningest coaches in Creighton history: Altman and McDermott, close friends, occasional golfing buddies and the reason the Bluejays are a mid-major power and a menace inside the brackets."

 

[willie99]

Thank you Coach Obvious, and you're going to be ceremoniously uninvited soon enough

 

[ec33]

saw this posted about an espn summary. espn is just pure garbage.

"Saturday's contest pitted the two winningest coaches in Creighton history: Altman and McDermott, close friends, occasional golfing buddies and the reason the Bluejays are a mid-major power and a menace inside the brackets."

Odds on the writer having graduated from a former Big East member who thought they had a "major program" because they were usually the 3rd or 4th best team in the league?

 

[August_West]

Nope
1998-99 Men's College Basketball AP Polls | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

They were the only team to beat Duke that year other than us. In the Great Alaskan Shootout. I miss that tourney.

 

[Palatine]

UConn won the 1999 Duke Invitational.

This is just trying to gin up bad mojo. And Nelson took the bait.

 

[Deepster]

What we really need is a picture of Taylor Swift wearing a kevlar vest.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

ESPN has picked this up, they were using it all morning today.

Mike Greenberg also claimed we were the 9th best team in the NBA Eastern Conference.

Doomed.

Sounds like an AI generated ESPN headline. #facepalm

 

[Waquoit]

saw this posted about an espn summary. espn is just pure garbage.

"Saturday's contest pitted the two winningest coaches in Creighton history: Altman and McDermott, close friends, occasional golfing buddies and the reason the Bluejays are a mid-major power and a menace inside the brackets."

Don't blame ESPN. They are just reflecting the committee's thoughts about the Big East.

 

[tzznandrew]

They were the only team to beat Duke that year other than us. In the Great Alaskan Shootout. I miss that tourney.

Crazy last second dunk by the Helicopter