111 wins..... and then a loss

[tower912]

Kudos to Mississippi State women for making history.
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/mississippi-state-shocks-uconn-ending-huskies-record-111-game-win-streak-as-bulldogs-advance-to-title-game-041939530.html

And kudos to the UConn women for a record that may never be beaten. 

[GB Warrior]

Geno showed a lot of class in defeat, as he always does in victory.

[jutaw22mu]

I love it!  Congrats to Miss State and the Huskies! Geno is a class act.

[dgies9156]

Anytime you have one team that dominant in a sport, it's not good.

Men's basketball had the same problem when UCLA won almost everything between 1964 and 1974. It's good for the sport that UConn lost.

Still, Gino has class.

[brewcity77]

Love watching Geno lose. Not a fan.

[MU82]

One of the 10 biggest upsets in modern sports history?

It's too late for me to think of others except the obvious - Buster Douglas, Miracle On Ice, Nova over GTown in '85 - but it's got to be up there.

I mean, 111 straight wins, 4 straight championships, and they lose to a team they had beaten by 60-some points a year earlier. Yowsa!

[🏀]

Love watching Geno lose. Not a fan.

Bingo.

[rocket surgeon]

geno on the hot seat ey?  tc's chance for a 3rd impression

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Geno showed a lot of class in defeat, as he always does in victory.

I thought it interesting that Geno reiterated his statements from the beginning of the season that this UConn team had serious flaws and he was surprised they went undefeated until Friday.  (Maybe these were comments to local media.)

Mississippi losing to South Carolina is kind of like the Yankees losing to the Marlins after managing the win over the Red Sox in the ALCS.  Got to finish the job.

[MerrittsMustache]

Love watching Geno lose. Not a fan.

+111

I've always found Geno to be a bitter, whiny egomaniac.

[MU82]

+111

I've always found Geno to be a bitter, whiny egomaniac.

I only heard his interviews in the half-hour or so after the loss. He sounded gracious and very complimentary of Miss State.

[GoldenDieners32]

Fire Geno

[drewm88]

I thought it interesting that Geno reiterated his statements from the beginning of the season that this UConn team had serious flaws and he was surprised they went undefeated until Friday.  (Maybe these were comments to local media.)

Mississippi losing to South Carolina is kind of like the Yankees losing to the Marlins after managing the win over the Red Sox in the ALCS.  Got to finish the job.

5 straight times the team to knock out UCONN has lost their next game.

[Golden Avalanche]

Love watching Geno lose. Not a fan.

Love watching Geno win. I'm a fan.

[tower912]

Hey, we agree on something.     

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Love watching Geno win. I'm a fan.

Ditto.

[brewcity77]

Love watching Geno win. I'm a fan.

I used to be. He says all the right things in the press conference. But I find his negative recruiting tactics to be repugnant.

[muwarrior69]

An impressive win streak, but then.....

De La Salle High School has long been recognized nationwide for its extraordinary football tradition. The team, when coached by Bob Ladouceur, holds the national record 151-game winning streak spanning from 1992 to 2004, more than doubling the previous record of 72.

[MU82]

I used to be. He says all the right things in the press conference. But I find his negative recruiting tactics to be repugnant.

What does he do? Do you have proof or just hearsay?

I'm not saying you're incorrect. I legitimately do not know and am curious.

[tower912]

Rumor has it that he would tell recruits that his was a 'straight' program, whereas Tennessee was the 'Lesbian' program.   

[warriorchick]

Rumor has it that he would tell recruits that his was a 'straight' program, whereas Tennessee was the 'Lesbian' program.

In related news, Jay Bee was seen at MSP boarding a plane to Hartford.

[brewcity77]

Rumor has it that he would tell recruits that his was a 'straight' program, whereas Tennessee was the 'Lesbian' program.

"Family values" is the term I've heard, but not at all a fan of negative recruiting like that. His job is to raise these students up, not promote bigotry.

[B. McBannerson]

One of the 10 biggest upsets in modern sports history?

It's too late for me to think of others except the obvious - Buster Douglas, Miracle On Ice, Nova over GTown in '85 - but it's got to be up there.

I mean, 111 straight wins, 4 straight championships, and they lose to a team they had beaten by 60-some points a year earlier. Yowsa!

In all fairness, the team that beat MSU by 60 points last year also graduated players taken 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the WNBA draft.  Completely different UConn team that had chinks in the armor all year. 

http://www.wnba.com/2016-wnba-draft/

[Golden Avalanche]

What does he do? Do you have proof or just hearsay?

I'm not saying you're incorrect. I legitimately do not know and am curious.

There is no proof.

[B. McBannerson]

"Family values" is the term I've heard, but not at all a fan of negative recruiting like that. His job is to raise these students up, not promote bigotry.

You may have heard wrong.  People negatively recruit against UConn, too, even to make up claims like this.  Geno has had diverse women on his teams for a long time.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2013/11/01/uconn-women-speak-out-on-sexual-discrimination/3359089/

http://www.afterellen.com/people/201355-uconn-welcomes-lesbian-players-to-the-team