SPEAKING HIS MIND

Less than a week before the season begins, I know one thing for sure: Jeff Adrien is a go-to quote after a game or practice. The sophomore forward is very accessable to the media and I find his answers to be insightful, which makes you want to come back for me.
After we spoke today following practice at Gampel, I was reminded of an interesting line delivered when talking about tomorrow's exhibition game against Bryant. He said UConn didn't want to be a team that lost to a Division II school, a sign that perhaps there is a slight amount of fear motivating the Huskies.
These exhibition games are always a mixed bag, especially when one school is all fired up and another is just waiting for the regular season to begin. But for those of you who think it can't happen — and I know this example is a bit of a stretch because the programs being compared really bear no similarities — my alma mater, Binghamton, lost to the same D-II school in an exhibition game for the second time in three years. So it can be done.