Filed under: Connecticut, UCLA, Women's Basketball
HARTFORD, Conn. -- UConn won its 89th game in a row Tuesday night, and I'd like to write about what a fabulous deal it was.
I'd like to, but it might ruin Geno Auriemma's image of sports fans in general and the media in particular. He thinks most of us were "pissed" that the Huskies were closing in on UCLA's record of 88 straight wins. And having to cover their quest had turned us into "miserable bastards."
I don't presume to speak for everybody, but I wasn't pissed that UConn beat FSU, 93-62, at the XL Center. It was a grand occasion, right down to President Obama calling in his congratulations and Auriemma giving away Nintendo Wiis to two lucky fans after the game.
I'd say Richard Nixon never called John Wooden, and that UCLA's coach probably didn't give away a Pong after the Bruins won No. 88. But the accomplishments of UConn and UCLA should not be compared in any way.
Or should they?
Source: http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2010/12/22/uconn-women-victims-of-realism-not-sexism/
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