OT: Creighton gets Elite Eight rings.

[Spaceman213J]

I can understand it on the 10th or 20th anniversary of the season or something, but I don't like it given right after. I know things happen, and someone may pass before then, but give it some time.

 

[August_West]

It’s cute and a big achievement for them. Don’t hate.

 

[REB1094]

Has anybody spent more than 30 seconds thinking about this?

 

[Palatine]

The only major sport that makes a big deal of finishing 8th (or worse). That is the power of Marketing in action. If it was just called the Quarter Finals, no one would care. Call it the Elite 8, now it's a thing!

I wouldn't want or wear one as a competitor, but if the next person wants to, cool with me.

It's 8th out of 350. In context it's pretty darn good. Even 16 out 350 is am accomplishment.

 

[Poe]

As long as it’s a quarter of the size of UConn’s ring, to celebrate their quarter final appearance, I guess it’s ok

 

[AZHuskiePop]

You had to win three games in the NCAA tourney to get that far is hardly an easy task.
in the last 37 years as arguably the most successful program of that era . We have been fortune to get to 10 of them going 6-4 So 27 time we’ve come up short and we’re the best .
It’s really a rare achievement and worth remembering .,Some of our most memorable games have been losses in the elite 8 .
OT loss to Duke forming a lifelong hatred . I will take that game to my grave .
Losing to the eventual NC and Rays incredible heroics keeping us close.
Caron like Ray putting a young team on his back and loosing to the eventual NC
You really can’t be a UConn fan and not cherish those games .

 

[Dove]

@kobe, what kind of rings does Cincy make?? Asking for a friend.

Angry Elf rings.

 

[HooperScooper]

You had to win three games in the NCAA tourney to get that far is hardly an easy task.
in the last 37 years as arguably the most successful program of that era . We have been fortune to get to 10 of them going 6-4 So 27 time we’ve come up short and we’re the best .
It’s really a rare achievement and worth remembering .,Some of our most memorable games have been losses in the elite 8 .
OT loss to Duke forming a lifelong hatred . I will take that game to my grave .
Losing to the eventual NC and Rays incredible heroics keeping us close.
Caron like Ray putting a young team on his back and loosing to the eventual NC
You really can’t be a UConn fan and not cherish those games .

Did any of the UConn teams that lost in the Elite 8 get rings? Just curious.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

It's 8th out of 350. In context it's pretty darn good. Even 16 out 350 is am accomplishment.

Name the elite 8 teams from 2019 without looking it up. And it is 8th out of 64, not 350. By that logic, every team who makes the tourney should make rings. Hell, being #64 out of 350 is something.

I didn't say they should be ashamed, I just wouldn't want a ring for losing two rounds before the champion. But that's just me. Not mad at them for doing so.

 

[RedStickHusky]

Meh. Sounds better if you call it 2nd place in a regional... but not a lot better. Worthy of a commemorative keychain maybe, but a ring? I wouldn't wear it.

 

[willie99]

Better than a parade for winning one playoff series I suppose

No problem here, Elite Eight is special for most programs. We've only been there 11 times. It is a season to be proud of

 

[willie99]

Name the elite 8 teams from 2019 without looking it up. And it is 8th out of 64, not 350. By that logic, every team who makes the tourney should make rings. Hell, being #64 out of 350 is something.

I didn't say they should be ashamed, I just wouldn't want a ring for losing two rounds before the champion. But that's just me. Not mad at them for doing so.

That's not fair, we weren't paying attention in 2019.

 

[SoFla Steve]

@kobe, what kind of rings does Cincy make?? Asking for a friend.

Rings for all of the Bearcats . . .

 

[August_West]

@kobe, what kind of rings does Cincy make?? Asking for a friend.

Round of 32

 

[Palatine]

Name the elite 8 teams from 2019 without looking it up. And it is 8th out of 64, not 350. By that logic, every team who makes the tourney should make rings. Hell, being #64 out of 350 is something.

I didn't say they should be ashamed, I just wouldn't want a ring for losing two rounds before the champion. But that's just me. Not mad at them for doing so.

So the teams teams didn't make the tournament don't exist? The elite eight are what remains of a field of 362 eligible teams.

And yes, making the field of 64 is considered an accomplishment by most of the D1 college basketball universe. To many it marks a successful season. It is a goal for all of them including UConn. When we make the tournament and lose in the first round, we put it on an existing banner in Gampel. We raise it to the roof. It is small part of a bigger banner but it's up there. Context.

 

[navery12]

Did any of the UConn teams that lost in the Elite 8 get rings? Just curious.

Yes

This very large & beautiful 1995 Uconn ''Elite-Eight'' Conference Champions 14K Gold-Plated Ring is manufactured by Balfour, and weighs an impressive 29.4 Grams This stunning Huskies Ring is roughly a Size 10 and is a Salesman Sample with Head Coach

This very large & beautiful 1995 Uconn 'Elite-Eight' Conference Champions 14K Gold-Plated Ring is manufactured by Balfour, and weighs an impressive 29.4 Grams This stunning Huskies Ring is roughly a Size 10 and is a Salesman Sample with Head Coach Jim Ca

www.ringsofchampions.com

 

[August_West]

Yes

This very large & beautiful 1995 Uconn ''Elite-Eight'' Conference Champions 14K Gold-Plated Ring is manufactured by Balfour, and weighs an impressive 29.4 Grams This stunning Huskies Ring is roughly a Size 10 and is a Salesman Sample with Head Coach

This very large & beautiful 1995 Uconn 'Elite-Eight' Conference Champions 14K Gold-Plated Ring is manufactured by Balfour, and weighs an impressive 29.4 Grams This stunning Huskies Ring is roughly a Size 10 and is a Salesman Sample with Head Coach Jim Ca

www.ringsofchampions.com

I think we were conference champions that year , no?

 

[navery12]

I think we were conference champions that year , no?

Yeah won the Big East regular season that year

 

[thatguyed]

If we can find it, maybe they'd like that ConFLiCT Trophy Diaco created for football for their trophy case.

 

[CL82]

Round of 32

"NCAA tournament"

 

[CL82]

If we can find it, maybe they'd like that ConFLiCT Trophy Diaco created for football for their trophy case.

Whatever happened to that trophy remains a mystery. Personally, I think Diaco took it.

 

[Scrutiner]

Your sour mic drop moment, and you misspell the word "the." Who could imagine that?

Maybe he thought it was a toe ring?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

It's easy to forget how large an accomplishment an elite eight or final four are. The vast majority of teams never make it that far.

It was Creighton’s first Elite Eight and they’re a program that is looking for more. They’re celebrating the biggest tournament moment in program history.

Since Creighton has legit title aspirations and they’re returning a decent amount of players, makes sense to award the kids with something that is also a motivation for this season too.

 

[Scrutiner]

Thoughts?:

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Marketing gimmick by the ring manufacturer to generate sales amongst all the Buffett millionaires in Omaha............

 

[MTBingNinja]

Thoughts?:

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Would prefer a Championship or Final Four ring if I was a Creighton player but I like ‘em.