@Sports_Kings_ Why do I feel like the "is UCONN a blue blood?" metaphorically this
Old man worth tens of millions sitting smoking his pipe at the private club while wearing his Harvard sweater (3rd generation) looking down his nose at the 40 year old tech billionaire who went to night school
@Sports_Kings_ Listen either way the people who won't categorize uconn as a "blue blood" because they didn't really start winning until the '88/'90 window can have the distinction. But holy mother have they rocked this last 1/4 century '99-2026 in terms of tourney excellence
@LevAkabas@Sportico Clearly there are areas about tv markets and fan base I don't understand but it blows my mind the Big 10 would add Maryland & Rutgers and the Big XII WV all in lieu of UCONN.
@aburks41 Respect to Perno, Rowe, Greer and other UCONN coaches but Calhoun arrived in 86 and took a program with little national brand (unlike kansas ucla kentucky unc) 2 years later they win nit and the 1990 run started what uconn has now now. 6 titles in 27 years. Calhoun built it GOAT
@Travis1 Uconn behind michigan state, iU and louisville eh ? 6 ncaa titles in 25 years. 7 final 4s all
Since '99. IU 3 titles none since 87, M state 2
Titles last was 2000
& Louisville 3
Last was 2013 and that was vacated.
@JonRothstein Hey Jon. I love you brother but as a rabid and well educated UCONN fan (and 3rd generation graduate) I can't believe you didn't mention Ollie & 2014. That was an amazing run and to leave that out is really a smap to coach Ollie.