I love how much that game bothers them

When Mississippi State beat them, remember that Geno smiled. Here Samuelson basically says that they knew they played poorly.

Against Notre Dame, they played as hard as they could and didn't play particularly badly and got beat. That's inconceivable for them.

The previous season they knew they were somewhat inexperienced and didn't necessarily expect to win the championship. Last year, they expected to win it all, they did their best, and they came up short.

Because I am a petty person my favorite thing about last season is that Oregon, UConn, and Mississippi State were all left thinking "We should have beat them". But they didn't.

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Just remember that in the regular season game... - cbiebel 2018-10-18 18:56:21
Do you know what haunts me about that game? - PWK2 2018-10-18 17:17:10
- Everybody was where they were supposed to be. - NDBass 2018-10-19 12:15:25
- IIRC, it was a bank shot, but a bad angle * - ram 2018-10-18 19:54:06
- What haunts me... - ufl 2018-10-18 19:08:42
  - Last UConn Shot Attempt. - Homeboy73 2018-10-19 10:50:50
    - I'm referring to the shot by WIlliams in regulation... - ufl 2018-10-19 11:53:59
      - Understood. - Homeboy73 2018-10-19 12:45:08
All were scratching their heads! - traditionnevergraduates 2018-10-18 16:34:33
Is Kobe now a coach there? * - traditionnevergraduates 2018-10-18 16:31:22
I love that also, and here's another thing I love. - BabaGhanouj 2018-10-18 13:13:18
- your 2nd paragraph is interesting - ram 2018-10-18 15:10:35
  - I'm a little over the top, but I feel that in some ways - BabaGhanouj 2018-10-18 16:15:41
    - You can see one difference - cbiebel 2018-10-18 19:04:42
- Reminded of KLS Opponent -- Marina - dillon77 2018-10-18 14:34:06
  - That is not true - Coyoteugly 2018-10-19 14:37:05
    - Little Confused By A Few Things... - dillon77 2018-10-19 16:22:44
      - Mabrey - NOBBYDOMER 2018-10-19 19:05:38
        Agree. Mabreys - Homeboy73 2018-10-19 20:01:03
  - roles will be reversed this year - ram 2018-10-18 15:07:29
    - Not exactly the under dog - traditionnevergraduates 2018-10-18 16:38:31
    - The key factor is UConn plays too weak of a schedule for too - btd 2018-10-18 16:35:15
      - I think you are making the point a bit too strongly in this - Fighting_Artichoke 2018-10-20 16:51:01
        It’s still very front loaded and USF is half assed at best - btd 2018-10-22 15:32:51
        Now that's what I call a strong argument. 😀 - BabaGhanouj 2018-10-20 17:20:32
        Good Research, FA. Revise Argument a Bit... - dillon77 2018-10-21 08:28:41
        I'll echo ram, good point. * - BabaGhanouj 2018-10-21 08:51:03
      - good point * - ram 2018-10-18 19:55:04
    - There's still plenty of pressure on UConn, imo * - Orangutan 2018-10-18 15:47:33
      - Maybe even more - ram 2018-10-18 16:08:31
        That drought was more brutal - cbiebel 2018-10-18 19:01:35
        interesting-thanks * - ram 2018-10-18 19:55:29
    - who is the underdog? - txirish74 2018-10-18 15:22:51
      - Bullseye - traditionnevergraduates 2018-10-18 16:42:19
      - perhaps * - ram 2018-10-18 16:03:01