There aren't many teams out there that can play both the "We Know We Can Do It Because We've Done it Before" and the "Nobody Believes In Us" cards at the same time, but the UConn Huskies enter 2008 as one of those teams.

UConn came out of nowhere to tie for the Big East regular-season title a year ago and has most of its core players back this season, but still won't draw much more than cursory attention in the preseason polls. There are plenty of skeptics out there who will be looking for the team to repeat its success before it will take the Huskies seriously.

Randy Edsall's team certainly has the resources to make that happen.

The offense has a big hole at receiver, where injuries left the team bereft of experience when it took the field for its ...More