UConn picked fourth in Big East preseason poll
by Andrew Porter on Aug 3, 2010 10:47 AM EDT
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PrintDespite Justin's reminder yesterday, the annual Big East preseason has UConn in fourth place in the conference. This is the highest ranking UConn has ever received in the preseason poll. There must be at least one media member out there who is a fan of the blog, because UConn did net one first place vote, also a first for the school. The Huskies garnered 131 points in the poll.
Pittsburgh was picked to finish first in the league, grabbing 22 of 24 first-place votes, which was good for 170 points. Cincinnati and West Virginia tied for second with 142 points a piece, with WVU grabbing the final first-place vote.
Rutgers (99 points) came in fifth, followed by South Florida (79), Syracuse (41) and Louisville (40).
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I'm searching online to see if
the person who picked UConn for the top spot has outed themselves. Anyone know who it is?
I believe it was...
Scott Carter of the Tampa Tribune…he posted his picks (scroll down)
http://sports.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/related/C127/
Best,
Mike
Nice.
Thanks. I saw that yesterday so I’m not sure how I forgot about it so quickly.
Anyway, Scott Carter has clearly joined the UConn is a lock for the Orange Bowl Bandwagon.* Welcome aboard Scott!
*The UConn is a lock for the Orange Bowl Bandwagon is property of TheUConnBlog.com
by Andrew Porter on Aug 3, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
VoodooFive Predictions
UConn at 6-6…DECLARE WARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Ooh, let me start!
Picking a team to finish .500? What do they think we are, USF after October 1st? YA BURNT!
Orange Bowl/dual Final Fours or bust in 2011. We're going all-in.
by Kevin Meacham on Aug 3, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, read his reasoning
It’s even sillier than it sounds. Yeah, I understand the whole “not enough talent to dominate games” idea. No one’s saying UConn is a stone cold lock to win the league (except on this blog); even the guy who voted UConn #1 said it’s because they get the three best teams in the league at home.
But this is a team that went 2-5 in close games last year. Now add a year of seasoning onto the 16 starters that return from that team that was good enough to have four in-conference heartbreaking losses, but somehow they actually get worse/more unlucky?
Sure, it’s possible, I guess. I don’t see it. I honestly believe, barring injuries, that 7-5 is the absolute worst-case scenario for this team.
Orange Bowl/dual Final Fours or bust in 2011. We're going all-in.
by Kevin Meacham on Aug 3, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
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