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Connecticut Pride

Ya I have none, and frankly have never been a fan of the UConn Huskies, actually more on the anti-Husky train (Think Calhoun is a scumbag). But I think this is flying under the radar around the nation and perhaps speaks volumes of the level of mystique of the Husky program, no one seems to notice just how bad they are this season. Have you seen anything on Sportscenter about how the Huskies are losing to the likes of Depaul and Providence and are currently riding a 5 game losing streak? Nobody made a big stink of the fact the Huskies fell out of the top 25 for the first time practically in this millenium. Think the news would have been different if it were a UCLA, UNC or Duke type? Or am I overblowing this.

The Huskies 13-8 record is the biggest farce of it all, try to find a quality win in their schedule, I dare you. Basically they've beaten every other college in Connecticut and New England and have been dominated by good schools. They played two out of conference games of relevence LSU and Indiana, lost both. In conference? They are 2-6 with wins only over South Florida and St. John's. Right now the Huskies are positioned on the outside looking in at not the NCAA Tournament but the Big East Tournament. Did you ever see that coming? A UConn team that's not even in the top 12 of the conference?

I guess that's what happens when you can't keep any of your great players for the full 4 years and then have a mass exodus after a season where you should have won the National Title. Perhaps I'm being harsh, but UConn should be at a standard where they can have down years, but not to the point where they are arguably the worst team in the conference.

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Anonymous said…
Do any elite programs keep their great players for four years anymore? Do any programs **period** keep a NBA-caliber player for four years? Do you realize that Calhoun is running all freshmen and sophmores out there?

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