Doggy's Doghouse 10/31/19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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Looks like Logan (Captain AMERICA!!) had a good haul!!!!

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So, still no word on Westbrooks transfer waiver request. I heard from a reasonable source that we could find out late Friday afternoon. For some reason I won't hold my breath..lol. However, there have been several waiver requests approved this year with more to come. Let's try to be optimistic.

Here is a LINK to the list of approved waiver requests so far up to 10/27.  

The latest news on waiver requests is a denial by the NCAA for the request from Destiny Littleton. Littleton is a guard who transferred from Texas to South Carolina. Here is a LINK detailing her situation.   

I think I'm a pretty logical guy, but I can find no rhyme or reason for approving or denying these requests. It's a real head scratcher. And the time frames for making these decisions make no sense either. There really should be a hard stop to produce these decisions at least a month before the season starts. I mean, give these kids a break. 

The latest addition to the transfer portal is a big surprise. Sophomore Aquira DeCosta, a  6' 2" guard from California, has decided to leave Baylor. Decosta was ranked 3rd by ESPN in the HS class of 2018 and No. 1 for her position. She only played 7 minutes per game and was in only 24 games last season. She really never looked comfortable with the move from the post to the wing for Mulkey. Wherever she goes, she will add a lot of talent to any roster.  She was interested in USC, Louisville, South Carolina and Tennessee.  

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As most of you probably know, UConn is playing an exhibition game on Sunday at 1:00 in Gample. I hope many of you have a chance to get to Storrs to watch them in person.

If not, you can catch the game HERE. Enjoy!!!

By David in Naples!!!!!

So, I did a bad job of cutting and pasting Davids report last night. I left off the "T" in  turnovers to start his comments. My bad! I got lazy in getting back to the blog and fixing it. Sorry about that my friend!

UConn is listed as the #5 team in the AP Top 25 Women's Basketball poll. Ahead of the Huskies are Oregon, Baylor, Stanford and Maryland. So those four are expected to finish in the Final Four. How well have these teams done in previous years? Consider:

1. Oregon - Lost in last year's Final Four semi-final, their only Final Four appearance ever. Has never won a National Championship.

2. Baylor - Three time Champions, defending National Champion. Previous appearance was 2010, lost in semi-final.

3. Stanford - Has not won a NC since 1992. Lost to UConn in 2010 in their last Final visit. Been in 3 Final Fours since 2011.

4. Maryland - One and only NC in 2006. Lost in semi-final in 2014 & 2015.

So, 3 of the 4 teams ahead of UConn have won a total of 6 NCs. UConn, of course, has won 11 by themselves. And, the Huskies have been in 12 straight Final Fours. Oh well, it isn't where you start, but rather where you finish.

Go Huskies..!!

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UCONN LINKS

Dangerfield, Williams receive votes but UConn players left off 

Taking a closer look at the four UConn women's basketball 

WCBB LINKS

AP preseason All-American women's basketball team

Statistical Sites

National Statistics 

Rankings and RPI Sites

 Realtime Daily RPI

Massey Rankings and Matchups

Jeff Sagarin Basketball Ratings 

NCAA D1Women's RPI

ESPN AP and Coaches Poll

ESPN Conference Standings

Warren Nolan RPI and SOS 

Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!! 

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board
CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board 

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Videos

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UCONN Information

2019-20 Online Media Guide 

UConn 2019-2020 Roster

UConn 2018-2019 Statistics

UConn 2019-2020 Schedule

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better teams. i dont agree same to me... every team in the big east has a crazy losing record against uconn.. just like the AAC geno even said as must