This was supposed to be the year that the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team won the NCAA title. It was all part of their 5-year plan. You see, they had won the title back in 1999 and 2004, both times out of the West Regional that was held in Phoenix.
This year the Huskies were assigned to the West Regional with the finals to be held in Phoenix as well. All the cards were there for UConn. Unfortunately for one night, the Michigan State Spartans were the better team and ruined the hopes of Jim Calhoun and his Huskies team not to mention all of UConn Country.
Now our hopes lie on the shoulders of the juggernaut that is the UConn women’s basketball team. They are in St. Louis for the Women’s Final Four where they will take on the Stanford Cardinal at approximately 9:37 PM on ESPN2. This will probably be UConn’s biggest test of the season as they really haven’t faced a team like Stanford.
Sure they played Oklahoma, North Carolina and Louisville (twice), blowing them out by an average of 31.25 points but this is a different time of the season where the best teams are left. Two of those teams they beat badly are still playing and their opponent tonight was the last team to hand them a loss ending their dreams of a national title last season.
Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself!!!
UConn Women’s Basketball links
spartans take down the dog pound [Alysa Auriemma]
What a day [Elm City to Eagleville]
A revelation in our midst [UConn | Women’s Basketball]
Appel-Charles match-up key to UConn-Stanford outcome [USA Today]
UConn’s Big Rivalry: Auriemma vs. Calhoun [New York Times]
Stanford women must show their toughness against UConn [San Jose Mercury News]
After Passing on UConn, Appel Stands in Its Path [New York Times]
Women’s Final Four Notebook – Saturday [BigEast.org]
Confidence and Contrasts in the Women’s Final Four [New York Times]
Learning lessons in defeat [San Francisco Chronicle]
Stanford set to face bully of women’s hoops [San Jose Mercury News]
Connecticut is clear favorite as women’s Final Four tips off tonight [Kansas City Star]
Auriemma Says Perceptions of Stanford Based on Race [New York Times]
UConn Needs Charles To Come Through Against Stanford [Hartford Courant]
Confidence, Not Arrogance [Hartford Courant]
Moore Named Wade Winner, AP Player Of The Year [Hartford Courant]
National Semifinal: Stanford Vs. UConn [Hartford Courant]
UConn women have shot at revenge [Connecticut Post]
Work pays off for Charles [Connecticut Post]
UConn women notes [Connecticut Post]
Appel vs. Charles key tonight [Connecticut Post]
Big day of awards for UConn women [Connecticut Post]
UConn women’s game day [Connecticut Post]
UConn vs. Stanford: 5 questions [Connecticut Post]
UConn vs. Stanford: Who’s got the edge [Connecticut Post]
Charles, Appel meet again in Final Four [Register Citizen]
Moore and Auriemma take home AP awards in St. Louis [Register Citizen]
Auriemma reminisces about past experiences [Register Citizen]
UConn proud of double Final Four berth[Bristol Press]
UConn women seeking revenge today against Stanford [Waterbury Republican-American]
Charles vs. Appel matchup intriguing [Waterbury Republican-American]
UConn’s Maya Moore Wins Wade Trophy [Waterbury Republican-American]
UConn sweeps player, coach of year awards [Detroit Free Press]
UConn men’s basketball, UConn football and other UConn related links after the jump.
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Michigan State 82, UConn 73 [UConn | Men’s Basketball]
Sparty spoils Husky party [In Storrs Now]
Detroit Breakdown [Emeka, Nadav and Corny]
Where Does Uconn Go From Here [CollegeHoops.net]
Jim Calhoun and Retirement: Speculation about Coach Calhoun [Hartford Courant]
Michigan State stuns Connecticut [SI.com]
Spartans stun Huskies, will play for national championship [Detroit News]
Driven Spartans up to the task, and then some [Detroit News]
Magic hails Spartans’ impact [Detroit News]
Kalin Lucas gets Magic’s message [Detroit News]
Draymond Green plays opportunist for MSU [Detroit News]
‘Best player’ Raymar Morgan responds to Izzo’s plea [Detroit News]
Michigan State confounds UConn [Newsday]
Let’s give Connecticut 6 a chance [Connecticut Post]
UConn coach Calhoun still deciding future [ESPN.com]
Instant Analysis: Michigan St.-UConn [ESPN.com]
Spartans putting the pieces together at right time [FOXSports.com]
Final Four Duds [FOXSports.com]
Michigan State Accelerates Past Connecticut [Washington Post]
Calhoun Weighs His Future Options [New York Times]
Michigan State-UConn notebook: Vindication for Raymar Morgan [The Sporting News]
For UConn, Death by Guard Play [Fanhouse]
Michigan State Beats No. 1 Connecticut 82-73 in NCAA Final Four [Bloomberg]
Spartans to meet North Carolina in NCAA title game [Windsor Star]
Michigan State runs past UConn and into title game [Kansas City Star]
Michigan St. feeds off hometown vibe [Denver Post]
Summers of Slam: His dunk does in the Huskies [Detroit Free Press]
MSU advances to national title game [Detroit Free Press]
Izzo’s crew shows us a thing or two [Detroit Free Press]
Morgan brings A-game to Ford Field [Detroit Free Press]
Tom Izzo crafts another memory vs. Big East [Detroit Free Press]
MSU 82, UConn 73: Instant replay [Detroit Free Press]
UConn bounced by Michigan St. [Boston Globe]
Better make room on the bandwagon [Boston Globe]
UConn men fall in Final Four [Connecticut Post]
UConn men’s notebook [Connecticut Post]
Calhoun plans to return to UConn [Connecticut Post]
Michigan State elevates the game at Ford Field [Norwich Bulletin]
Huskies fall to Spartans in Final Four semifinal [Register Citizen]
Notebook: Calhoun sounds like he’ll be back next year [Bristol Press]
Michigan State Ends UConn Title Hopes [Hartford Courant]
Calhoun’s Advice Key To Thabeet’s NBA Decision [Hartford Courant]
Calhoun To Take Time Deciding On His Future [Hartford Courant]
UConn Men’s Extras [Hartford Courant]
Huskies’ Special Season Ends [Hartford Courant]
UConn men fall to Michigan State [Waterbury Republican-American]
Thabeet says little about future plans [Waterbury Republican-American]
No heroics for Price [Waterbury Republican-American]
UConn Football links
UConn’s Offensive Line A Step Behind [Hartford Courant]
Edsall disavows spring slacking [Register Citizen]
Other UConn related links
Huskies Drop 6-3 Decision to Seton Hall [UConn Huskies.com]
