UConn is a Blue Blood

[nelsonmuntz]

UConn made its 6th Final Four in the last 25 years. UConn has been in 24% of the Final Fours starting with the 1998-1999 season. UConn has done this with three different coaches, which is just as impressive. Most programs that have made Final Fours with more than one or two coaches have needed decades and decades to do it. Indiana is an example.

UConn has been in 11 of the last 34 Elite 8's. That is an amazing statistic going back a long way. UConn has finished the season with one of the 8 best teams in the country about 1/3 of the time.

If this team can win two more games, UConn would join UNC, Kentucky and Kansas as the only programs to have won Championships with three different coaches. Kansas and UNC have to look back to the 1950's to find their third coach's championship. Kentucky has an impressive 5 different coaches winning championships, although not surprisingly, Calipari only has one ring.

UConn is in pretty rarified company with this track record. UConn is a Blue Blood.

 

[auror]

We're Gatsby. We're new blood. We're throwing better parties than you and we're going to steal your partners.

 

[temery]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

There’s already been a long discussion about blue blood and new blood. I’m happy that Storrs is known at the college basketball capital of the world. Hurley has done a fantastic recruiting job and this final 4 run will only help his efforts and help to continue UConn’s dominance.

 

[TheChamps990411]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope.

Your maffs is off. lol!

 

[nelsonmuntz]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope.

UConn has been to TWO Final Fours in the last 10 years. UNC made 3, Duke and Kansas made 2, and Kentucky made 1 over the same stretch.

 

[August_West]

UConn made its 6th Final Four in the last 25 years. UConn has been in 24% of the Final Fours starting with the 1998-1999 season. UConn has done this with three different coaches, which is just as impressive. Most programs that have made Final Fours with more than one or two coaches have needed decades and decades to do it. Indiana is an example.

UConn has been in 11 of the last 34 Elite 8's. That is an amazing statistic going back a long way. UConn has finished the season with one of the 8 best teams in the country about 1/3 of the time.

If this team can win two more games, UConn would join UNC, Kentucky and Kansas as the only programs to have won Championships with three different coaches. Kansas and UNC have to look back to the 1950's to find their third coach's championship. Kentucky has an impressive 5 different coaches winning championships, although not surprisingly, Calipari only has one ring.

UConn is in pretty rarified company with this track record. UConn is a Blue Blood.

Meh. Programs of our caliber don’t worry about that ish. That’s pats fans stuff. The rest of us are more than comfortable in our own skin

A man we all want to forget said something wise once; “ we don’t chase championships, championships chase us”

 

[temery]

Your maffs is off. lol!

I guessed, but I'm still right.

 

[ElGreco]

UConn made its 6th Final Four in the last 25 years. UConn has been in 24% of the Final Fours starting with the 1998-1999 season. UConn has done this with three different coaches, which is just as impressive. Most programs that have made Final Fours with more than one or two coaches have needed decades and decades to do it. Indiana is an example.

UConn has been in 11 of the last 34 Elite 8's. That is an amazing statistic going back a long way. UConn has finished the season with one of the 8 best teams in the country about 1/3 of the time.

If this team can win two more games, UConn would join UNC, Kentucky and Kansas as the only programs to have won Championships with three different coaches. Kansas and UNC have to look back to the 1950's to find their third coach's championship. Kentucky has an impressive 5 different coaches winning championships, although not surprisingly, Calipari only has one ring.

UConn is in pretty rarified company with this track record. UConn is a Blue Blood.

Just like Jay Bilas said

 

[Punkbo]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope.

Buzzkill

 

[Dutch Boyd]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope

I guessed, but I'm still right.

Sit down again

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Sit down again

Delete that too

 

[CTBasketball]

We’re the Picasso of basketball tonight:

 

[ThabeetDown]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope.

Hey man, please seek help. DMs are open if you want to talk. Because only someone in such a deranged mental state would make this comment tonight.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

UConn has been to TWO Final Fours in the last 10 years. UNC made 3, Duke and Kansas made 2, and Kentucky made 1 over the same stretch.

No reason to argue with this FF. Stats are stats

 

[AntG168]

One Final Four in ten years. Got past the first round once in ten years. Zero conference champions, zero conference tournament champs in ten years.

Nope.

You just randomly chose 10 years. Now randomly choose 25 years and your opinion should change

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You just randomly chose 10 years. Now randomly choose 25 years and your opinion should change

He randomly chose 9 years. If you take the last 10 years, UConn has made two Final Fours.

 

[Guapo]

UConn is a blue blood.

 

[Kolumbo]

UConn made its 6th Final Four in the last 25 years. UConn has been in 24% of the Final Fours starting with the 1998-1999 season. UConn has done this with three different coaches, which is just as impressive. Most programs that have made Final Fours with more than one or two coaches have needed decades and decades to do it. Indiana is an example.

UConn has been in 11 of the last 34 Elite 8's. That is an amazing statistic going back a long way. UConn has finished the season with one of the 8 best teams in the country about 1/3 of the time.

If this team can win two more games, UConn would join UNC, Kentucky and Kansas as the only programs to have won Championships with three different coaches. Kansas and UNC have to look back to the 1950's to find their third coach's championship. Kentucky has an impressive 5 different coaches winning championships, although not surprisingly, Calipari only has one ring.

UConn is in pretty rarified company with this track record. UConn is a Blue Blood.

Add in being hamstrung by the whole AAC debacle and it is twice as impressive. Maybe 4 times. Hurley and Benedict are men among boys.

 

[temery]

You just randomly chose 10 years. Now randomly choose 25 years and your opinion should change

Most recent years count more.

I wouldn't count UCLA as blue blood. They haven't won in 38 years.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Temery - This BY is a tough crowd.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I think that with NIL and the Transfer Portal, the era of the Blue Blood program is probably ending. Talent will be spread out, and there are a lot more FAU's and SDSU's or Creighton's making the Final 8 and Final 4 in the future.

 

[gsmooth]

Most recent years count more.

I wouldn't count UCLA as blue blood. They haven't won in 38 years.

28 years

 

[whosurdaddy2720]

Most recent years count more.

I wouldn't count UCLA as blue blood. They haven't won in 38 years.

Umm 28…

 

[temery]

He randomly chose 9 years. If you take the last 10 years, UConn has made two Final Fours.

UCONN has not had a track record of winning since 2014. A blue blood needs to be good even when they are bad.