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Dan Hurley’s first f-bomb came at the 55-second mark. That’s when he looked at a member of the three-man officiating crew and asked, very loudly, 'What the f--- was that?!'.

You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.

Just tried to be a voice and resource. Talking to the staff, I talked to Jon every other day. Players on the team would reach out. Just being an extended resource to the team and the guys that had any questions.

UConn is outscoring opponents by 37.8 points per game with a +1435 scoring differential overall. It puts up 87.9 points per game, second in college basketball, and gives up 50.1 per contest, first in college basketball.

"You play, what, 36 games, and you try to put yourself in this situation as often as you can. I think every team that's here knows that this weekend is probably the biggest weekend of the year."

UConn was selected as the Fort Worth 1 Region champion by all 22 voters. No other team was a unanimous Final Four pick, but the 1-seeds received a clear majority. South Carolina received 21 votes, Texas had 19 and UCLA 15.