Hey all,

I thought I would highlight the UofL sportsmanship showed on our blog, in direct contrast the Georgetown fans (see http://www.theuconnblog.com/2011/3/10/2041735/hoya-and-hate and the first 5 or 6 posts here for background: http://www.theuconnblog.com/2011/3/10/2041900/theopenthread-no-9-uconn-huskies-vs-no-1-pittsburgh-panthers).  For the record, I HAAAATTTTEEE Pitinio, and don't think "Pitino" and "Class" should be used in the same sentence. I think that makes this post more impressive. I noticed a pretty consistent theme from the UofL people posting:

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UL fan here

Great game by Uconn, congrats. You guys deserve to win if you play so well against our style after playing 4 games in the 4days before the game.

"Marquise Teague Sucks!" 
-Bryce Cotton

by HorsePig55 on Mar 12, 2011 9:13 PM PST reply actions  

 

Another U of L fan here

Well, the Cards didn’t want the Huskies to feel bad losing three times to U of L in the same year so we figured we’d let you guys have one. Seriously, great effort by UCONN, an incredible week for you guys and big time congrats. We’re very, very proud of our Cards and tonight’s loss was no shame for us, just props to you. Kemba is unreal to watch and I was cheering for UCONN to beat Pitt because I like the team, not because I thought you guys would be easier to beat. His step back J was all time awesome in that game. Anyway, congrats again and let’s have both teams represent the BEAST in the tourney in victory.

by wwwocls on Mar 12, 2011 11:56 PM PST reply actions  

 

good luck

Good luck from a Louisville fan. I love watching UCONN play, for me this is the perfect game to end the tournament.

by midwestkids on Mar 12, 2011 4:07 PM PST reply actions  

 

UofL fan here.

Great game by UConn. You guys deserve this moment. Great game.

Our guys brought it and you all responded. No excuses or complaints here. Great basketball.

Best of luck in the NCAA’s.

by Remote Cardinal on Mar 12, 2011 8:15 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

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Anyone see the ridiculous rant posted in the Uconn-Georgetown game thread full 5 hours after game time by a particularly ineloquent Hoya fan? Hehe....

Inferior

I have to say, I have never come across a lower form of life in my travels that you people from UConn. I don’t normally visit the fan sites from opposing teams, but somebody needs to put you people in your place. I’m sure that this win felt good, especially for the UConn graduates that have been feeling so defeated while in line to claim your unemployment benefits. First of all, you’re welcome. Second, I wouldn’t hire any of you clods to park my car. The only German import a UConn grad has ever been able to afford comes in a 12 ounce bottle. Do me a favor, quit asking me for change outside of Madison Square Garden, it’s unbecoming.

No team SUcks more than SU

by hoyadestroyah on Mar 9, 2011 7:09 PM EST reply  

'Bad Losses' has always been one metric the selection committee uses to complete the bracket. I also think it's a really interesting way of looking at a team's season: have they won the games they were supposed to? Did they drop any unnecessary challenges?  Uconn, playing with house money, hasn't dropped a single 'bad game.' Sure, they lost games they could have (and should have) won, but none of those were to bad teams. A friend and I were discussing how useful the 'bad loss' criteria is, and the following is the result of that discussion. It is the top 25 (by collegerpi.com), re-ordered according to the average RPI of a team's losses. I thought people on here might find it interesting.

 

 

Ohio State		0
San Diego St		1
Utah St.		3
Kansas		7
Connecticut		14.75
Pittsburgh		15
Georgetown		17.4
Purdue		28.4
Notre Dame		29
Texas		33.33333333
Villanova		34
Kentucky		38.16666667
Duke		38.5
Wisconsin		38.6
West Virginia		41.42857143
Syracuse		44
Vanderbilt		49
BYU		50.5
North Carolina		50.8
St. Johns		58.33333333
George Mason		65.6
Arizona		67.75
Xavier		73.16666667
Tennessee		82.25
Florida		90.8

 

I agree that Uconn should closed out a few games better, and that Calhoun has difficulty with any type of zone D. Nonetheless, I think this is a relatively good sign. Of teams with more than 1 loss, it's Utah St. and Uconn as #1 and #2. Take from that what you will.