[Hulk01]

I actually like Auriemma as well. I think deep down inside, he really does care about his athletes and you see it in how much the alumni care about him and stick up for him. All the bullshit that he spews is just that - bullshit to take the spotlight off his athletes. Is it the right approach for every team? Certainly not... but I think it works for him. 

And as for Mendelson... as a volleyball fan, I hope she commits to Stanford and just sticks to volleyball! We have enough help in the post as it is and she would make an excellent middle or right side :)

I think this loss kinda underscores Auriemma's success. He is a polarizing figure to say the least, but he is the gold standard when it comes to winning and sheer consistency. We just lost to a team with a losing record (obviously unranked). By my count, UConn has 3 losses in the last two decades-ish to unranked teams (and none since 2011-12) and as far as I can tell, you have to go back to at least the 90s for them to lose to a team with a losing streak. Through bad shooting games, bad officiating games, whatever the situation may be, the Huskies very rarely lose to a bad team.

I also heard they've also gone 1,000+ games without consecutive losses too. Having suffered this loss to Colorado just puts that consistency into focus; we had a bad game and Colorado did enough to win. The Huskies have almost always avoided that same fate to unranked teams.

I'm not sure this comparison is fair. They only need to get up for DePaul, and perhaps Seton Hall and Marquette in some years.  Stanford plays a much tougher schedule in a much stronger conference.

[Hulk01]

I actually like Auriemma as well. I think deep down inside, he really does care about his athletes and you see it in how much the alumni care about him and stick up for him. All the bullshit that he spews is just that - bullshit to take the spotlight off his athletes. Is it the right approach for every team? Certainly not... but I think it works for him. 

And as for Mendelson... as a volleyball fan, I hope she commits to Stanford and just sticks to volleyball! We have enough help in the post as it is and she would make an excellent middle or right side :)

I think this loss kinda underscores Auriemma's success. He is a polarizing figure to say the least, but he is the gold standard when it comes to winning and sheer consistency. We just lost to a team with a losing record (obviously unranked). By my count, UConn has 3 losses in the last two decades-ish to unranked teams (and none since 2011-12) and as far as I can tell, you have to go back to at least the 90s for them to lose to a team with a losing streak. Through bad shooting games, bad officiating games, whatever the situation may be, the Huskies very rarely lose to a bad team.

I also heard they've also gone 1,000+ games without consecutive losses too. Having suffered this loss to Colorado just puts that consistency into focus; we had a bad game and Colorado did enough to win. The Huskies have almost always avoided that same fate to unranked teams.

I'm not sure this comparison is fair. They only need to get up for DePaul, and perhaps Seton Hall and Marquette in some years.  Stanford plays a much tougher schedule in a much stronger conference.