Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse 12/29/2022

GO UCONN!!!!!

Yep, the ole doggydaddy is turning 70 on 12/30!!! Hard to believe someome as immature as me could possibly be that old.

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More from Wednesday night's UConnwin over Creighton

Game Replay

Game Highlights

Creighton Coach Jim Flanery

Postgame Interview

Love this guy!!

Geno full Postgame Interview

Love this guy more!!

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Great game for UConn 2023 recruit KK Arnold:

29 points (9-24 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 7-9 FT), 6 assists, 4 steals

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GAMES

UPSETS IN RED

No. 1 South Carolina 76 Texas A&M 34

No. 4 Indiana 78 Michigan State 83

No. 5 Notre Dame 66 Miami 63

No. 6 North Carolina State 58 Duke 72

No. 7 Virginia Tech 59 Clemson 64

No. 9 LSU 69 No. 24 Arkansas 45

No. 12 Iowa 83 Purdue 68

No. 13 North Carolina 71 Florida State 78

No. 18 Arizona 84 Arizona State 66

No. 19 Gonzaga 77 Pepperdine 63

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Straight from the Dog

Several upsets to report in the Top 25 what should impact No. 9 UConn's rankings. 3 in the Top seven!

No. 4 Indiana lost it's first game of the season to unranked Michigan State 83-78. Mackenzie Holmes had 32 points and 12 rebounds for the Hoosiers but it wasn't enough to oversome the four Spartans in double figures led by Kamaria McDanials' 24 points. Indiana stuggled with the ball, turning it over 21 times. How far will the Hoosiers drop after this loss?

Well, both No. 6 and No. 7 lost Wednesday night as well.

No. 6 North Carolina State lost to unranked Duke 72-58. It looks like Kara Lawson has something going there in Blue Devil land. She has them at 12-1 and 2-0 in the ACC with this big win on the road. They should enter the Top 25 next week.

And No. 7 Virginia Tech was beaten by unranked Clemson 64-59. This is the same Clemson team that lost to South Carolina 85-31, Kansas State 76-38, NCST 77-59 and Arkansas 76-62. Not just losses but bad losses. It makes Virginia Tech's loss here a pretty bad one.

Also, one of UConn's win was against unranked Florida State who upset No. 13 North Carolina Wednesday night 78-71.

Ok, so No. 8 UConn beat No. 21 Creighton and No.s 4, 6, and 7 all lost.

I'm sure that No. 5 Notre Dame will remain in that spot even after squeaking by unranked Miami. Here is my guess for Monday's poll.

1 - South Carolina

2 - Stanford

3 - Ohio State

4 - Notre Dame

5 - UConn

6 - LSU

7 - Indiana

8 - UCLA

9 - North Carolina State

10 - Virginia Tech

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Yeah, they were playing one of the best defensive teams in the country in No. 1 South Carolina, but still, they are supposed to be a relevant Division I/Power Five team. Texas A&M has really gone downhill since Gary Blair retired. Tonight they hit rock bottom.

The Aggies had 15 straight seasons with 20+ win seasons before his 14-15 year to end his career. This season they are now 5-8 with this embarrassing 42 point loss to the Gamecocks.

So how bad?

Well, they only scored 34 points. They shot 23.5% from the field, 3-22 on threes, and 22 turnovers.

Whew.....really bad.

So congrats to Texas A&M on their putrid performance and winning the latest UGGY award. This one has a shot at UGGY of the Year.

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Tennessee won again, getting closer and closer to being ranked again. It's fortunate for them that the SEC is so down this season. They beat unranked Florida 77-67 behind a great offensive effort from Rickea Jackson, who scored 28 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Lady Vols.

A pretty good win for Tennessee. However, it must be tempered with the quality of Florida. The Gators have pretty much ZERO good wins, the best against Miami. And they lost to Florida State by 15 points and Oklahoma by 16 points.

I need to see more before I believe the Lady Vols are "back".

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