Other Games 2025-2026
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As much as I hate Dan Hurley he will be playing for his 3rd national title in 4 years Monday and I wouldn’t bet against him. He’s easy to dislike but man you can’t question his greatness in the NIL.
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U-Conn vs Michigan (?)
I'm going to puke 🤮🤮🤮
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I went to Michigan for law school but never really cared. Didn't go to even 1 basketball game. I thought it was very interesting to have both my alma maters win titles in successive years (88, 89) but UM winning wasn't exciting like Danny & The Miracles was... Spoiled by AFH, I guess!
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Can Michigan bring the natty back to big 10 country for the first time in 26 years?
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@kjayhawks2.0 I sure hope so cuz U-Crap is right up there with Kensucky and Puke for me.
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@kjayhawks2.0 said in Other Games 2025-2026:
As much as I hate Dan Hurley he will be playing for his 3rd national title in 4 years Monday and I wouldn’t bet against him. He’s easy to dislike but man you can’t question his greatness in the NIL.
He is punch-in-the-face dislikable, but agree that he has mastered the NIL era. Article about UConn/Hurley in the weekend WSJ. Notes that in recruiting they are laser focused on two traits - fitting into specific roles and character (principally willingness to buy in and put up with his s**t).
What I struggle to understand in comparing KU over the past 4 years to UConn/Hurley, FL/Golden, and May is their consistent ability to land real P5 talent starters in the portal every year and to get veteran players to run it back - not all jump to the NBA/G-league/overseas or transfer.
Karaban has stayed at UConn 4 years. FL got Condon and Hauch to come back. May was able to get 3 bigs, each arguably better than Flory and certainly better than Tiller (not to mention Mbiya), to come to MI and actually play them together.
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Appears Arizona got served a big, heaping portion of comeuppance on the big stage after Lloyd's contract signing.
Happy Easter Bucketeers!
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@mayjay I was amazed at that UM run with GLen Rice. Interestingly Illinois was in that final 4 also.
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@DCHawker You have to question our ability to evaluate talent. Pre-NIL, it wasn't THAT important because Bill's success was developing players over the course of up to five seasons. Now, player success or failure (and therefore team success or failure) is immediate.
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How in the heck did we (wearing my Wisconsin hat now) beat Michigan once and nearly beat them again but couldn't beat High Point?
