U – Conn Husky, symbol of might to the foe.
Fight, fight Connecticut, It’s vict’ry, Let’s go.
Connecticut U – Conn Husky,
vict’ry again for the White and Blue
So go – go – go Connecticut, Connecticut U.
C – O – N – N – E – C – T – I – C – U – T
Connecticut, Connecticut Husky, Connecticut Husky
Connecticut C – O – N – N – U! Fight!
Wait. Did I mention I’m a huge Husky fan? Oh. Right.
See, the thing about Geno’s teams is that they may not always win, but they’re very good and remarkably consistent.
I was watching Liv and Maddie (both played by Dove Cameron who is in real life about 5′ 2″) the other day and Maddie (Captain of the Wisconsin State Champion Women’s Basketball Team) is agonizing over which College scholarship to accept. The list includes UConn.
Look, this is fictional. There are lots of High School Point Guards who are very talented and much taller than 5′ 2″ (only 5′ 10″ myself) who would sell their souls for an offer like that. In the end she makes the safe and viewer friendly choice, University of Wisconsin (Beloit) which doesn’t exist. Beloit College, which does exist, is a Division III school. Of course her Dad is the Coach and she loves him.
Geno is not lovable. He’s actually pretty much an asshole. Even when they win the first question is- “So, why did this (mistake) happen?” He has that George Steinbrenner ‘they should win every game, that’s what I’m paying for’ attitude. His teams practice against the Men’s team and kick their asses.
He’s also smart. A letter from UConn is a golden ticket to winning seasons and League and National Championships. He has built a program, not a dependency on a miracle player. There are people riding the bench who are as good as anyone except the ones he puts on the floor.
And I suppose that’s a reason some choose not-UConn. You want to play, not practice.
They could go down today, we’ve seen every #1 seed so far drop. They are certainly the target of every would be every year, but there is no reason to suppose that things are going to change for a very long time.
I investigated getting tickets for the Regional Finals, they’re not that expensive and they’re in Connecticut where no place is more than 90 minutes from Stars Hollow, but I didn’t think of it soon enough.
You buy them blind, you don’t know who will make it through, but I think UConn is a good bet for next year.
Today’s Match-Ups
| Time | Channel | Seed | Team | Record | Seed | Team | Record | Region |
| 11:30 am | ESPN | 1 | Connecticut | 36 – 0 | 5 | Mississippi St. | 28 – 7 | East |
| 2:00 pm | ESPN | 2 | Texas | 30 – 4 | 3 | UCLA | 26 – 8 | East |
| 4:00 pm | ESPN | 1 | Baylor | 35 – 1 | 5 | Florida State | 25 – 7 | South |
| 6:30 pm | ESPN | 2 | Oregon State | 31 – 4 | 6 | DePaul | 27 – 8 | South |
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Vent Hole
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Connecticut in White Mississippi in Blue
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UConn wins tip off
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UConn scores first
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UConn 13 – 2 after 3:30
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UConn 19 – 2 13 to Play in Half
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UConn 32 – 4 10 to Play in Half
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UConn 48 – 12 5 to Play in the Half
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UConn 61 – 12 at the Half
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We’re back
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UConn 75 – 16 14 to Play
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UConn 84 – 20 10 to Play
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UConn 91 – 26 5 to Play
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UConn 93 – 32 2 to Play
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UConn 98 – 38 Final
So why did thus (mistake) happen? Shouldn’t it have been a shut out win by triple digits?
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Texas in White UCLA in Blue
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UCLA wins tip off
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UCLA scores first
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Texas 9 – 8 14 to Play in Half
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UCLA 17 – 11 10 to Play in Half
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UCLA 27 – 24 5 to Play in Half
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UCLA 33 – 28 at Half
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We’re back.
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UCLA 42 – 40 15 to Play
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UCLA 54 – 48 10 to Play
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Texas 60 – 56 5 to Play
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Texas 72 – 64 Final
#1 Baylor in white and Florida St. in
greenblack take the court.Baylore has the ball first and scores first
At 5:00 in the 1st qtr Baylor 9 – Florida St. 7
At the end of the 1st qtr. Baylor 24 – Florida St. 15
With 5 minutes left n the 2nd quarter Baylor 33 – Florida St. 23
Halftime:
Baylor 40 – Florida St. 24
Play resumes
With 5 minutes left in the 3rd qtr Baylor 50 – Florida 38
At the end of the 3rd qtr, Baylor 58 – Florida St. 44
With 5 minutes left to play: Baylor 68 – Florida St. 50
Final:
#1 Baylor 78 – #2 Florida St.58
#2 Oregon St. in white and #6 DePaul in blue take the court.
DePaul scores first with a 3 pt FG
With less than 5 to play in the 1st qtr.
DePaul 9 – Oregon St 10
At the end of the 1st qtr:
DePaul 17 – Oregon St. 21
the 2nd qtr begins
With less the 4 min to play in 2nd qtr
DePaul 28 – Oregon St 36
Halftime:
DePaul 38 – Oregon St 45
Play resumes in the 3rd qtr
With 3:24 in the 3rd qtr:
DePaul 46 – Oregon St. 60
At the end of the 3rd qtr:
DePaul 49 – Oregon St. 62
The 4th qtr begins
At 5:31 in the 4th qtr
DePaul 60 – Oregon St. 70
Final:
DePaul 71 – Oregon St. 83