88-0

yes my huskies are about to (god willing) make history. the uconn women's basketball team will play florida state tomorrow night, and if they win, will hold the record for most consecutive wins by a men's or women's collegiate basketball team..

giddee up. i will be there yelling my head off and hopefully drinking in celebration afterwards.

but it got me thinking.. what would it be like to be 88-0 . to find a way to win every night you faced an opponent. no matter the talent against you.. no matter the opposing coaches game plan.. no matter the injuries or illnesses.. no matter the team you have assembled.. or changes to that team.. no matter the leadership.. or changes in that leadership.. no matter the venue.. the time.. the crowd you play before...

you find a way to win.. over seasons.. over years...

to give your all every game.. in front of 1000's of witnesses.. and to not stop until victory is attained..

and this is about basketball... a game.. a hobby for some.. a job for some..

and these are women.. the weaker, sensitive ones..

not one coach.. not one team.. has solved the uconn women's basketball mystery...

well yes heather.. since leaving austin you've gone coocoo for uconn cocoa puffs..

nah.. I've always been this nutty. (see tattoo on right calf)

but as I've cheered on my huskies from my couch and in the stands, its begun to hit me what it must be like to be 88-0..

the pressure and expectations..

but also.. why don't we all give it our all each and every day.. when witnesses are watching.. or not..

do we have an inner drive and passion that makes us stop at nothing until the goal is accomplished..

i have felt that.. most of my time in austin was like that.. when I'm coaching now i feel glimpses of it.. but i look around and don't see many with that look.. that drive.. that passion..

to go 88-0.. or strive for anything close to it..

church.. what the hell are you doing most of the time?

right right.. its women's basketball heather.. well then, where the hell is Tennessee? Stanford? unc? duke? lsu? and all the other women's basketball powerhouses?? not every all american goes to uconn. what is it about this land of storrs that has produced this streak?


freakin tree..

88-0. in basketball.. in life..

giddee up huskies...