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re: Already seeing the arguments that UConn still can’t be a blueblood
Posted on 4/9/24 at 7:54 am to GCTiger11
Posted on 4/9/24 at 7:54 am to GCTiger11
quote:and they have all come in the last 25 years...this isn't like UCLA, which has one title in the last 50 seasons...
They have the 3rd most national championships of any program
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Posted on 4/9/24 at 7:55 am to nola tiger lsu
I view them as a “new blood” and that’s not a knock at all. To me, “blue blood” is more of a historical endearment type thing. Folks in Kansas, Indiana, North Carolina, and Kentucky are obsessed with basketball. Their programs have been historically relevant. UConn is the most dominant program of the past 25 years …
Posted on 4/9/24 at 7:57 am to Chicken
quote:this is pathetic
actually, we have the second most legit titles:
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Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:10 am to Granola
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Heck they have more than Duke and Kansas and they are not done yet
Well, technically, neither is Duke or Kansas.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:12 am to LSUbub12
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Kansas’s 22 title certainly helps them bc it gave them 4 but I’ve always looked at them kind of like Michigan football.
horrific comparison
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:13 am to LSUPERMAN
UCLA basketball = Nebraska football
Dead program
Dead program
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:21 am to Tiger in NY
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Let them wear tweed and be sanctimonious about antiquated titles. We'll just keep winning.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:21 am to GCTiger11
6 titles in 25 years makes them a new money blueblood for me. As good a job for new young coaches as UK, UNC, Duke, UCLA, or KU.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:27 am to GCTiger11
quote:yes
So essentially, if your first title was won within the last 50 years, it’s impossible to become a blueblood
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:27 am to GCTiger11
The UNC, UK and Duke fans are jealous of UConn’s 6-0 record. Seems like those fans are making stuff up at this point.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:50 am to Akit1
My hope is UConn ushers in a better product in college basketball. They play the game the way it’s supposed to be played. A true team effort. It’s beautiful to watch. And they will continue to smoke this hero ball/Steph Curry bullshite.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 8:51 am
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:55 am to Hoyt
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view them as a “new blood” and that’s not a knock at all. To me, “blue blood” is more of a historical endearment type thing. Folks in Kansas, Indiana, North Carolina, and Kentucky are obsessed with basketball. Their programs have been historically relevant. UConn is the most dominant program of the past 25 years …
Except that Indiana is NOT like the other "Blue Bloods". Kansas, UNC, UK and Duke have all won Championships in the last 20 years. Indiana hasn't won a title since 1987...we are talking almost 40 years since they last won a title. Heck Indiana hasn't even been to a Final Four in 22 years. Indiana hasn't even been a top 5 program in the B1G for the last 20 years. At some point, something has to give with Indiana. Ohio State has MORE Final Fours than Indiana and has been more relevant in the modern era. There are a LOT of people under the age of 45 who simply do not see Indiana as a Blue Blood. That is just the truth of the matter. UConn on the other hand, has been THE most dominant basketball program to those same 45 and under people during that same time span.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 8:58 am
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:01 am to Buckeye Backer
Agreed. Indiana hasn’t been relevant in over 20 years. When I think Indiana relevance I think of Bobby Knight. They’re the Nebraska of college basketball.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:18 am to GCTiger11
UCONN: 6 championships in the past 25 years
UK: 1
UK: 1
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:20 am to GCTiger11
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:25 am to GCTiger11
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Because of the multiple seasons with no tournament appearances and bottom half league finishes
Is it time to throw these takes in the shitter?
They have the 3rd most national championships of any program
Whats crazy about this is that by the late 80's, early 90's Duke was considered a blue blood...but they were shite until the 60's. So 20 years of success makes them one, but not 20 years of success for UConn.
Uconn is absolutely a blue blood
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:30 am to GCTiger11
If Duke and North Carolina are considered blue blood, then UCONN has to be because they have accomplished more than them.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:48 am to GoGators1995
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6 titles in only 7 Final Four appearances is insane.
UNC also has 6 titles but 21 F4s. Duke has 5 and 17. Kansas has 4 and 16.
Michigan is the anti-UConn with a 1-6 record in title games
Basically, when is UCONN is good, they're a REALLY good and win it all.
When they're mediocre or not good, they don't even register as a blip on the radar.
Absolute feast or famine type of program, but it's ceiling is better than anyone else in the nation and I don't think it's close.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:04 am to usc6158
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UCLA basketball = Nebraska football
Dead program
UCLA was just in the Final Four in 2021 and went to 3 straight Sweet 16s in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Nebraska hasn't been close to being that relevant in football since the late 90s/early 2000s.
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