DoggyDaddy's UConn/Mississippi State Post Game thoughts

Wow........the sun came out this morning. Although I couldn't see it with the snow flakes coming down in APRIL!!!! Truly, life goes on. And my life gets much less complicated. As you probably can figure out, this blog takes up a ton of my time. No complaints. I wish I was writing a pregame report for UConn playing South Carolina. But it was just not meant to be.

I suppose the fact that UConn hasn't lost their final game in 5 years makes this a little weird. I was certainly very confident that they would win, so the loss was really shocking to the system. But as this morning has moved along, doing my normal errands, talking to Logan on FaceTime, and just realizing that this really happened......I'm feeling really good about this team.

It was an amazing season, it game us more than we could ask for less the NC. I'm so proud of the team, in awe of the great job Geno and the coaching staff did and appreciate every minute I watched the great basketball they played.   

So no, I'm not going to do a full analysis of the game. I'm sure you all saw it and have your own thoughts about the game.

It was clear in this game that the largeness of the moment was a little too much for this young team. Because of how they won game after game, we all fell into the trap that UConn would be the team that could handle the big spotlight of the Final Four. I did have a concern that this was the semi-final game where Geno is now 5-3. This did remind me of the loss that UConn had to Notre Dame during Maya Moore's senior season.

They missed shots they normally make, had several uncharacteristic turnovers and just seemed out of sorts. That being said, I will not take anything away from the terrific game that Mississippi State played.

Vic Schaefer had his team prepared and his players responded with a terrific effort. And we can't forget that this was one of the most exciting Final Four games in recent history. 

I will post the links here for the game. I won't be reading them, but some of you might like them.

So, will I keep doing my Dailies? I did last year after a few days off. I wrote about the WNBA, had links to their games, followed the UConn alumni and any UConn related links I could find. I'll see if I will do that again. I might need a longer break.

But you can bet I will be posting about next years team and expecting another long winning streak to happen. Not 111 games, but who knows?

Lastly, I want to thank all of you for being such loyal readers. I do this for you!

UConn loses to Mississippi State in buzzer-beater fashion Carl Adamec
Sophomore Collier's WNBA dream can wait Carl Adamec
UConn's surprising run ends with stunning Final Four loss Jim Fuller

MSUstuns UConn 66-64 in Final Four to end Huskies' 111-game win streak Free Republic

Dak Prescott was among those who lost their minds when Mississippi State upset UConn Fox Sports

UGone! MSU Wins Stunner, Ends Streak Sports on Earth

A 5-foot-5 guard led MSU to the greatest upset in women's basketball history USA Today

5’5” Morgan William leads Mississippi State to huge upset of UConn The Comeback

Mississippi State and UConn gave us a Final Four finish we'll remember forever SBN

Mississippi State shocks UConn women, end streak at 111 USA Today

How Mississippi State stunned UConn in an epic semifinal ESPN

OK....that's enough.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!