The 16-point loss to Michigan State was UConn's worst home loss since 1992. The large Civic Center crowd was quiet, and many of them went home early.

"Our fans were leaving our home court. It doesn't get more embarrassing than that," said Barbara Turner.

"When you play like that in front of so many people who have helped to make your program what it is, you just want to go jump in a hole," said Ann Strother.

"We didn't play their tradition tonight," said MSU coach Joanne McCallie. "We respect their tradition, of course, but when it comes to the court, you play the court, and you play what's on the court."

Dave Solomon says this year's team is unrecognizable and hard to watch.

Jeff Jacobs says this year's Huskies are simply awful.

Everybody knew the Huskies would have to forge a new path without Diana Taurasi. You don't lose the best player in school history and the greatest winner in college history without some difficult winter nights. But this also is a program filled with high school All-Americans up and down the lineup, players who played pivotal roles in three successive national championships. They should be better than 6-3. They should be better than three losses this early since 1992. But they aren't.