UConn is a Blue Blood

[Palatine]

Forget Blue Blood. This is the undisputed best program of the 21st century.​

And it ain't close. It's our century baby. If Hurley wants to stick around he could win four or five more of these things.

I think I speak for all of us when I say----

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[tuvent08]

I can't even imagine the level at which Hurley is going to be able to recruit now.

 

[HooperScooper]

I won't get annoyed ever again if someone says UConn isn't a Blue Blood. Just raise a hand with 5 rings on it. Enough said.

 

[CTBasketball]

My loins are soiled and I’ve never been happier.

 

[KingAG]

And it ain't close. It's our century baby. If Hurley wants to stick around he could win four or five more of these things.

I think I speak for all of us when I say----

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He always says he doesn’t want to coach into his 60s. We have him for about 10 more years

 

[tuvent08]

He always says he doesn’t want to coach into his 60s. We have him for about 10 more years

I think a competitive guy like him is going to have a hard time with that, and I wouldn't hold him to it. The NBA is probably the bigger threat at some point, but for now I'm just enjoying what we have.

 

[EnochRoot]

I think a competitive guy like him is going to have a hard time with that, and I wouldn't hold him to it. The NBA is probably the bigger threat at some point, but for now I'm just enjoying what we have.

It depends on how he feels about coaching at the collegiate level. There's obviously things the NBA could do to limit college basketball's attraction, but if he hits a groove where he's got two decades of great to elite play out of a college basketball program? That's alluring.

 

[caw]

Blue blood, or not UConn is one thing:

THE STANDARD.

 

[JSB60]

That you have your facts wrong. We have one MORE than Kansas. The school that hired Naismith.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

He always says he doesn’t want to coach into his 60s. We have him for about 10 more years

At that point we replace him with Kimani or Luke. They'll both have 6-8 years head coaching under their belts at that point.

 

[Tuna]

If we're not a blue blood, why would you want to be?

 

[EnochRoot]

If UConn isn't a blue blood, then it's time to redefine blue blood.

 

[housekeys]

UConn is Unique.

There is no program like ours. Only Duke comes close.

The rest of the blue bloods are in need of a transfusion.

 

[G0UCONN]

 

[That Guy]

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Hunt for 7]

It depends on how he feels about coaching at the collegiate level. There's obviously things the NBA could do to limit college basketball's attraction, but if he hits a groove where he's got two decades of great to elite play out of a college basketball program? That's alluring.

If he wants to join his dad in the HoF he stays at UCONN wins two or three more and he is there. He will need longevity and nattys to get there. I think another decade and two more and he starts to get considered.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Championships that happened during segregation when the tournament was 12 teams do not count.

Hence my use of the 40 and 50 year benchmarks above.

 

[Travelman6]

I tend to be visual so I like this graphic.

Bye Kansas! Hello Indiana and Duke, for the time being. Watch out UNC, UConn is coming for you next.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I tend to be visual so I like this graphic.
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Bye Kansas! Hello Indiana and Duke, for the time being. Watch out UNC, UConn is coming for you next.

In the last 50 years:

UConn (5)
Duke (5)
UNC (5)
UK (4)
KU (3)
Indiana (3)
Villanova (3)
UCLA (3) [depends on where you cut off during the Wooden run]
Louisville (2-ish)
Florida (2)
Michigan State (2)
NC State (2)

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Winners and Losers of the NCAA Tournament Championship Games

UConn is the men’s champ after completing one of the most dominant March Madness runs in history. And we’re still thinking about the wild women’s final between LSU and Iowa. Here are the winners and losers from the final two games of the NCAA tournament.

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UConn is the uncle who goes off the grid for years at a time and then shows up for the best Thanksgiving ever; in a sports culture that worships dynasties, they’re on the Grover Cleveland plan. Every few years, these weirdos show up out of nowhere to be the best team in the sport.

 

[tzznandrew]

Winners and Losers of the NCAA Tournament Championship Games

UConn is the men’s champ after completing one of the most dominant March Madness runs in history. And we’re still thinking about the wild women’s final between LSU and Iowa. Here are the winners and losers from the final two games of the NCAA tournament.

www.theringer.com

There is no rhyme or reason connecting UConn’s basketball titles: 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, like the handiwork of a drunk darts player. They have missed eight of the 23 NCAA tournaments since their first title: about 33 percent of the time, they are not one of the top 68 teams, and about 20 percent of the time, they are the best team.

 

[tzznandrew]

Hence my use of the 40 and 50 year benchmarks above.

I also think it undersells about a decade of UConn success (taking away 3 E8s and 5 S16s) to start at 1999. Start 30 years ago, at 1985, or 50 years ago. But to start at exactly our first title feels like we're gaming the stats...even though you have to go back to 1991 for anyone to have the same championship success as us—and no one is better unless you go back to 1970.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I don't expect us to fall off the map the way we did under KO.

I'm not sure we can expect a 1994-2009 type of run (10 #1/#2 seeds, 13 #5 seeds or better), but we should at least be able to make the Tournament 8-9 out of 10 years, a protected seed over half the time, and a legit contender every 2-3 years.