[2006alum]

Thanks! Great food for thought. Pat (and even more so, Tennessee fans) have never been my favorite, and Pat's claims never seemed substantiated, so I guess that didn't weigh very heavily for me. (Plus it seemed extremely insulting to Maya Moore's intelligence, and she's always been among my favorite WBB players.) 

I'll grant running up the score as being somewhat petty, but other programs seem to do that too. I notch that more as a credit to Tara always, always taking the high road, than a knock in Geno, per se.

And you guys may not believe this, but UConn fans think ESPN has engaged in a multi-decade conspiracy to undermine, discredit, and ignore their program. I've rarely found a more "in the eyes of the beholder" issue than this one, because IMHO, UConn has gotten favorable coverage forever, but nothing I say will ever convince UConn fans otherwise. 

I guess my topline takeaway is, as a Stanford alum who was stuck in Connecticut for nearly half a decade, I've been grateful to get to watch and root for two of the very best programs the sport has produced. And I will always root for Tara and Stanford above all others. =)

[2006alum]

Thanks! Great food for thought. Pat (and even more so, Tennessee fans) have never been my favorite, and Pat's claims never seemed substantiated, so I guess that didn't weigh very heavily for me. (Plus it seemed extremely insulting to Maya Moore's intelligence, and she's always been among my favorite WBB players.) 

I'll grant running up the score as being somewhat petty, but other programs seem to do that too. I notch that more as a credit to Tara always, always taking the high road, than a knock in Geno, per se.

And you guys may not believe this, but UConn fans think ESPN has engaged in a multi-decade conspiracy to undermine, discredit, and ignore their program. I've rarely found a more "in the eyes of the beholder" issue than this one, because IMHO, UConn has gotten favorable coverage forever, but nothing I say will ever convince UConn fans otherwise. 

I guess my topline takeaway is, as a Stanford alum who was stuck in Connecticut for nearly half a decade, I've been grateful to get to watch and root for two of the very best programs the sport has produced. And I will always root for Tara and Stanford above all others. =)