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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4988392, member: 3535"] Not the ultimate Goal but- Goals. My point to you was that there are other “Goals.” There is a video in which Geno is being interviewed this year as an example. I cannot post this due to copywrite issues but you can see on youtube – below in bold and underlined is the title. And at 1:06 of the Video the interviewer said she spoke with Nika and she mentioned Team Goals and then the interviewer said to Geno "There are two goals you guys reached - win the Big East Regular Season Title and The Tournament . . ." Then she asks "What is next on that [B]list[/B] for UCONN?" - [B]It's a list of Goals UCONN has[/B]. They are not stepping stones. They are an acknowledged list. In addition, if UCONN loses the The Big East or Tourney they can still win the NCAA Tourney. So, they are not stepping stones. They are separate. Geno then goes on to say in the video "Some years when you don't win the Nat'l Championship its incredibly disappointing. Then he further goes on to say "[B]The Goal is to [U]compete [/U]for a National Championship every year[/B]." - That is another acknowledged Goal. In order to "compete" for a National Title it means you are in the Final Four. That's a reached Goal. He further goes onto say/ask "does his team look like a Nation al Championship Team?" He answers by saying "I don't know." That is not someone who is telling us that this year it was "title or bust." Otherwise he wouldn't be asking this question because he has/had no expectation. [B][U]Geno Auriemma on winning another Big East Championship, looking ahead to the NCAA tournament | SNY[/U][/B] There is a Sports Illustraded Article as well in which the Headline is "[B]Geno Auriemma Blasts Critics of UConn’s National Championship Drought"[/B] This article in which can be googled (again I'm not sure if I could link it due to copywrite issues) -- which has direct quotes from Geno. He is not saying it's "championship or bust." Anyone can google the article. Matter of fact, Geno is pretty upset for those that think all the time it's title or bust. And you can find this on youtube too- in which his last sentences were "Stop talking about us when we don't win a National Championship. [B]We might not win a National Championship every year,[/B] [B]but we're right there when it's usually being decided,[/B] [B][U]and that's all that really matters. [/U][/B] **This is why when UCONN wins the Reg Season they also celebrate. It's why when they win the B.E. Tourney they celebrate. It's why when they win the E8 game to go to FF they celebrate. And it's why with each of these goals they hit Geno is often saying how proud he is of his team the last serval years. ================= [I]**So as stated previously by getting Kaitlyn, UCONN has a greater chance to reach their goals - and not just the champiosnhip. They can be disappointed for not winning it all- but they also have other Goals. Unless he comes out and says "It's Title or bust, who are we to argue with his expecations when we say "We are UCONN?" He is UCONN--> and he knows his team. :)[/I] [/QUOTE]

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