I'm a UConn alum myself (1980). Back when I was there, men's soccer and women's field hockey were the marquee sports. Men's basketball was pretty good (they reached the Sweet Sixteen in 1976), but women's basketball was an afterthought. We had a team, but it was irrelevant. I had to say, I graduated from the University of Connecticut because if I said UConn, people would think I was referring to that Canadian territory next to Alaska. We've come a long way, baby!
@@swami1 Lafayette must have been in Towers. I lived in Stowe C for five semesters (brachferred after one semester at Hartford), then moved off campus.
There’s just something special about how the. UConn culture is all about unselfishness, teamwork, simply outworking and out hustling the other team, and when they go on.a run, and the other team calls a time out, and the UConn chant starts. It allways gives me goosebumps
UConn class of ‘84 here. Corny Thompson era. What I came here to say is that my father attended Ellsworth High School during the time that Hugh Greer was coach there, as well as boys gym teacher. Coach Greer treated everyone with grace, whether you were on the team, or just a kid in gym class. Very classy man.
Let's not forget UCONN is only 50 miles down the road from Springfield where basketball was invented. Also not far from Yale where some say Football was invented, and Pittsfield Ma, which has a better claim to being the place where baseball was invented than anyone else.
Correction, the UConn basketball program has been dominating college basketball, 17 titles between the men and women, and nobody comes close. UConn is also the basketball program that both the men and women won in the same year twice, no college program has done that at least once! UConn's blood is so blue it has a purple tint at night.
@@jeromedanielson4422UConn isn’t a blue blood. Girls ball school definitely. Zero success prior to 99’… the program is hollow and dull like they’re uniforms
UConn’s first number 1 ranking was in ‘95, not ‘98. In fact, BOTH the men and women were ranked no. 1 at the same time that year (‘95). First time for any school ever.
In the first photo of Dee Rowe, former UCONN Great Tony Hanson is on Dee's left. Saw him many times along with Al Weston, Lee Otis Wilson, Joey Whelton, John Thomas. Tremendous Teams.
I live in Connecticut right next to stores. My grandfather's brother taught their and I've been watching UConn's in 1990. Really appreciate this video it was so well done
Now, but at the time it was exclusively referred to as “Willimantic High School,” “the Willimantic High School,” or ambiguously as “W.H.S.” - I didn’t feel comfortable connecting the two when even UConn’s own library special collections referred to it as Willimantic High
UCONN is THE blue blood now. What they have accomplished in the last 25 years is insane. Current CBB for mens is insanely competitive. These teams would mutilate the UCLA, Kentucky, UNC teams of the past
As someone who has been watching college basketball since the early 1980s all I can say is 🤣🤣🤣🤣 to your premise. College basketball has been on decline since the early to mid 1990s when early entries became available for the NBA. Sure there have been times since then with great champion teams such as the back to back Florida title teams and 2005 UNC but there is a lot of parity in college basketball now and as dominant as UCONN has been the past several years they are still not as good as programs from the past before early NBA entries.
@@JTH-hm8ew LMAO old head refusing to accept how weak and one dimensional teams were back then. This UCONN team would have DESTROYED teams in the 80s and 90s. And denying UCONN as the superior blue blood for what they have accomplished in the age of upsets is impressive. Back to back these days is unheard of and they did so by covering the spread every damn game. Just give credit when its due.
I am sorry but this UCONN team would not have destroyed great teams of the past. Also, I never denied UCONN being a blieblood program. What UCONN has done is stellar. However, great teams of the past would not be destroyed by current UCONN which in of itself is quite comical and laughable as one who witnessed great teams of the past. Also, great teams of the past were not one dimensional either.
Newest? How old is the person making this video.. uconn have won 6 national titles in at least 3 and probably 4 different conferences.. ten seconds and a lil google would help out your clips accuracy..
You look at the other blue bloods: Indiana made 7 final 4s before UConn made 1 Duke 10 Kansas 10 Kentucky 13 UNC 14 UCLA 15 I get their dominance has been sustained over the course of my lifetime, but they definitely came last to the party
@@tycooper7368 it takes more than 20 years to lose blue blood status. thats why its called "blue blood". this is different from being "elite program". these are two different things. lots of programs are in much better spots than Indiana. hell Alabama for example. They are an "elite" program but not a "blue blood". then its opposite for Indiana.
Really enjoyed this! My only gripe would be I think Ollie deserves far more responsibility for what happened than is portrayed here, but this is 10/10 masterpiece. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
Definitely weighed a harsher critique of Ollie (particularly as a recruiter), but ultimately I decided to exercise caution assigning blame to any one person - there were so many moving parts in that era of college sports, I wouldn’t have felt right putting it out there without being confident in saying it
I hate the way Kevin Ollie doesn't seem to get credit for that championship. People act like that team didn't need a coach pushing them in practice everyday.....This team was two years removed from Calhoun coaching. Ollie deserves credit for that championship. He coached those players. However, Ollie is more of a NBA coach. He doesn't fit at the college level evaluatation young players and developing them.
Whoever did this it was an excellent job! I remember sneaking into the old field house in the 80's and sitting right behind the bench. We have come a long long way. I hate the term blue blood. We are a True Blood. The basketball capital of the world!!!
Front court will be tough with Mahaney, Diarra, & Mckneeley. I would assume would all start. Hopefully AK comes back after testing the waters to play the 4 with Samson & Tarris Reed fighting for the 5. Unless Hurley opts to continue to use Diarra off the bench and Jaylin Stewart makes some strides this summer. Regardless they will both will play significant minutes. Should leave us 9 deep with Solo Ball, Jayden Ross, & freshman Ahmad Nowell. Can't wait to see Mckneeley & Mahaney shine in Luke Murray's offense!
As a UConn alum, graduating in 1966 (the Fred Shabel, Toby Kimball, Wes Bailosuknia, Tommy Penders era), I really appreciate your chronicle of UConn basketball.
I'm a UConn alum myself (1980). Back when I was there, men's soccer and women's field hockey were the marquee sports. Men's basketball was pretty good (they reached the Sweet Sixteen in 1976), but women's basketball was an afterthought. We had a team, but it was irrelevant. I had to say, I graduated from the University of Connecticut because if I said UConn, people would think I was referring to that Canadian territory next to Alaska. We've come a long way, baby!
I’m also Class of ‘80. Back then, getting on national TV was an accomplishment. We’ve come a long, long way.
@@swami1 OK, so what dorm(s) did you live in?
@@8avexp Lafayette for 3 years, then Brock.
@@8avexp Lafayette for 3 years, then Brock.
@@swami1 Lafayette must have been in Towers. I lived in Stowe C for five semesters (brachferred after one semester at Hartford), then moved off campus.
There’s just something special about how the. UConn culture is all about unselfishness, teamwork, simply outworking and out hustling the other team, and when they go on.a run, and the other team calls a time out, and the UConn chant starts. It allways gives me goosebumps
UConn class of ‘84 here. Corny Thompson era. What I came here to say is that my father attended Ellsworth High School during the time that Hugh Greer was coach there, as well as boys gym teacher. Coach Greer treated everyone with grace, whether you were on the team, or just a kid in gym class. Very classy man.
Who needs blue blood, when your the New Blood. Total dominance. 6 titles since 1999.
Great video as a current UConn student and someone who grew up in CT.
UConn is the New England Patriots (6 Super Bowls since 2001) of college basketball.
UConn has been dominating (on and off) men’s and women’s college basketball for the past 25 years. Give credit where credit is due!!
Let's not forget UCONN is only 50 miles down the road from Springfield where basketball was invented. Also not far from Yale where some say Football was invented, and Pittsfield Ma, which has a better claim to being the place where baseball was invented than anyone else.
UConn has been dominating men’s college basketball on and off since 1999. It’s time to give UConn’s men’s basketball their flowers.
Correction, the UConn basketball program has been dominating college basketball, 17 titles between the men and women, and nobody comes close. UConn is also the basketball program that both the men and women won in the same year twice, no college program has done that at least once! UConn's blood is so blue it has a purple tint at night.
@@jeromedanielson4422UConn isn’t a blue blood. Girls ball school definitely. Zero success prior to 99’… the program is hollow and dull like they’re uniforms
UConn’s first number 1 ranking was in ‘95, not ‘98. In fact, BOTH the men and women were ranked no. 1 at the same time that year (‘95). First time for any school ever.
UConn is a True Blood 💙
Will never be a blue blood
In the first photo of Dee Rowe, former UCONN Great Tony Hanson is on Dee's left. Saw him many times along with Al Weston, Lee Otis Wilson, Joey Whelton, John Thomas. Tremendous Teams.
What a phenomenal job you did with this video!
I live in Connecticut right next to stores. My grandfather's brother taught their and I've been watching UConn's in 1990. Really appreciate this video it was so well done
Storrs.
Great video. It hits different after a Back to Back. 😎
Excellent video 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Excellent video. Due to time restraints, I planned to stop watching after a minute or two, but I could not stop watching.
Enjoyed . Thank you
Bleed Blue❗️
I just become a Uconn fan this season after they won the national championship. Look forward to next seasom. GO HUSKIES
You skipped right over the Dee Rowe era. Guy did a solid job.
Yo the title is wild UConn always been a blue blood they might have fallen off a tab years past but they back as of now all schools go through that
They have been blue blood since the 90s. Best team in the last 30 years
"..and we're here to stay"
FUCK YEH!
GOD BLESS coach HURLEY!!!
Yall just tied UNC with 6 Titles......
Windham High School in Willimantic, not Willimantic High.
Now, but at the time it was exclusively referred to as “Willimantic High School,” “the Willimantic High School,” or ambiguously as “W.H.S.” - I didn’t feel comfortable connecting the two when even UConn’s own library special collections referred to it as Willimantic High
UCONN is THE blue blood now. What they have accomplished in the last 25 years is insane. Current CBB for mens is insanely competitive. These teams would mutilate the UCLA, Kentucky, UNC teams of the past
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The golden era of modern college basketball was between the early 1980s to mid 1990s.
@@JTH-hm8ew lmao no it was not....teams today would mutilate those teams
As someone who has been watching college basketball since the early 1980s all I can say is 🤣🤣🤣🤣 to your premise. College basketball has been on decline since the early to mid 1990s when early entries became available for the NBA. Sure there have been times since then with great champion teams such as the back to back Florida title teams and 2005 UNC but there is a lot of parity in college basketball now and as dominant as UCONN has been the past several years they are still not as good as programs from the past before early NBA entries.
@@JTH-hm8ew LMAO old head refusing to accept how weak and one dimensional teams were back then. This UCONN team would have DESTROYED teams in the 80s and 90s. And denying UCONN as the superior blue blood for what they have accomplished in the age of upsets is impressive. Back to back these days is unheard of and they did so by covering the spread every damn game. Just give credit when its due.
I am sorry but this UCONN team would not have destroyed great teams of the past. Also, I never denied UCONN being a blieblood program. What UCONN has done is stellar. However, great teams of the past would not be destroyed by current UCONN which in of itself is quite comical and laughable as one who witnessed great teams of the past. Also, great teams of the past were not one dimensional either.
They been a blue blood ain't no new shit ..
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Newest? How old is the person making this video.. uconn have won 6 national titles in at least 3 and probably 4 different conferences.. ten seconds and a lil google would help out your clips accuracy..
You look at the other blue bloods:
Indiana made 7 final 4s before UConn made 1
Duke 10
Kansas 10
Kentucky 13
UNC 14
UCLA 15
I get their dominance has been sustained over the course of my lifetime, but they definitely came last to the party
@@byjacksonstreet indiana? They lost their invite 20 years ago... they are a has been program.
@@byjacksonstreet yup.
@@tycooper7368 it takes more than 20 years to lose blue blood status. thats why its called "blue blood". this is different from being "elite program". these are two different things. lots of programs are in much better spots than Indiana. hell Alabama for example. They are an "elite" program but not a "blue blood". then its opposite for Indiana.
@@tycooper7368 Yeah, Indiana hasn't really been relevant in since Bobby Knight. I think they made a final four. Not sure.
uconn will never be a blue blood
why?
Really enjoyed this! My only gripe would be I think Ollie deserves far more responsibility for what happened than is portrayed here, but this is 10/10 masterpiece. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
Definitely weighed a harsher critique of Ollie (particularly as a recruiter), but ultimately I decided to exercise caution assigning blame to any one person - there were so many moving parts in that era of college sports, I wouldn’t have felt right putting it out there without being confident in saying it
@byjacksonstreet respect. Again loved the piece. So much I didn't know about the history of the program!
I hate the way Kevin Ollie doesn't seem to get credit for that championship. People act like that team didn't need a coach pushing them in practice everyday.....This team was two years removed from Calhoun coaching. Ollie deserves credit for that championship. He coached those players. However, Ollie is more of a NBA coach. He doesn't fit at the college level evaluatation young players and developing them.
Whoever did this it was an excellent job! I remember sneaking into the old field house in the 80's and sitting right behind the bench. We have come a long long way. I hate the term blue blood. We are a True Blood. The basketball capital of the world!!!
Newest? Try only. You don't just earn it, you have to work to keep it. OBTW, the stupidest moniker in sports.
Great vid bro
Hell of a job man you knocked this out the park!
Front court will be tough with Mahaney, Diarra, & Mckneeley. I would assume would all start. Hopefully AK comes back after testing the waters to play the 4 with Samson & Tarris Reed fighting for the 5. Unless Hurley opts to continue to use Diarra off the bench and Jaylin Stewart makes some strides this summer. Regardless they will both will play significant minutes. Should leave us 9 deep with Solo Ball, Jayden Ross, & freshman Ahmad Nowell. Can't wait to see Mckneeley & Mahaney shine in Luke Murray's offense!
South Carolina named a street after Staley. Connecticutt should change the name of Storrs Ct. To Auriemmaville Ct.
I’d name the county after John Toner for having the foresight (or luck) to hire both Auriemma and Calhoun
@@byjacksonstreet Yes
When Geno retires, it has been officically stated by the NCAA that the women's basketball Coach Of The Year award will be renamed after Geno A.
Pls do a history video on UConn football 🙏
Huskies 🐺🐺
Blue Bood?
Ahhh…. THE SHOT
Absolute mass rapture in Storrs that night. Total freak out campus wide.
You're all crazy, between the men & women success we've been a blue blood for decades
3-4 IN A ROW MAYBE ENTERING BLUE BLOOD ??
UConn UConn UConn
Love my Huskies. 6
Love the final line
As a UConn alum, graduating in 1966 (the Fred Shabel, Toby Kimball, Wes Bailosuknia, Tommy Penders era), I really appreciate your chronicle of UConn basketball.
2nd lowest Finals ratings.....Nobody watched
Ah, 14.8 million people watched that's a whole lot of "NOBODY" 🤣
So? Does that negate the championship? Clown.