UConn goes for its third NCAA title Monday night when it plays Butler in the championship game in Houston. As the Huskies get ready to take on the Bulldogs, what are your thoughts, Fairfield County? Where do you plan to watch the game? What are your remembrances of the past two championship games? What's the best place for UConn grads to gather to tune in? What's your feeling, UConn alums? Are you having trouble concentrating at work as your team gets ready to play?
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Hey Tom,
Definitely can't wait for tonight, especially since the women lost last night. Need to see the men complete the improbable run.
Unfortunately, the game is on so late, that I'll forgo any big gathering and just watch on the flat screen at home.
As someone who watched the Huskies develop into a National Power under Jim Calhoun and who went to the 1988 NIT Championship in MSG and in Tampa/St. Pete for the 1999 Championship, this one will be the ultimate success for Calhoun's Huskies. In my opinion, the pleasant surprise always trumps the dominating/expected championship. I really thought that we would see a repeat of 2004, when the men and women became the only teams from one school to win both Championships in the same year.
It's clearly the best coaching job ever by Calhoun and one that comes as a complete surprise when you consider how the February swoon was hitting the team. The confidence and swagger from the BE championship tourney run (5 games in 5 days) has catapulted them in the NCAA's. Kemba's the best player in the country, but the supporting cast has come a long way this year. It's been fun to watch and I look forward to the game tonight!
Scott