Boy oh boy, am I glad I’m not a UConn Husky … LMAO.
Few college basketball coaches truly belong in the category of being a “must-watch.” And honestly, you could make a strong case that UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley stands alone in that conversation, and his comments on turkey and tryptophan burnish the legend.
UConn and Illinois, both Top 10 teams, square off Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET in one of the marquee early-season games on the college basketball calendar — at Madison Square Garden, no less. For two proud programs, the challenge is doubled: tune out the bright lights of New York City in a legendary building and shake off any post-Thanksgiving turkey coma before the opening tip.
Hurley, ever the battle-tested coach, is leaving nothing to chance against the Fighting Illini. And his ultimate weapon to keep his Huskies sharp? (RELATED: Scottie Scheffler Pulls Off Legendary Feat Last Done 25 Years Ago By Tiger Woods)
A strict no-turkey policy for Thanksgiving Day.
After UConn defeated Bryant, 72-49, Sunday, Hurley told reporters that the Huskies have moved Thanksgiving up a day to Wednesday so the team can feast without fear of the dreaded tryptophan fog rolling into Friday’s showdown with Illinois.
“We’re not going to eat the fu*king tryptophan on Thursday and be sluggish as sh*t on Friday, so we’re going to eat the tryptophan on Wednesday so that all the tryptophan is out of our system by the time we get to MSG,” said Hurley.
WATCH:
Dan Hurley’s Thanksgiving strategy:
“We’re not going to eat the f***ing tryptophan on Thursday and be sluggish as shit on Friday”pic.twitter.com/OrfWQ3840l
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) November 24, 2025
Ain’t nothing like Turkey Week college basketball … absolutely brilliant stuff.
