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UCONN Women- 89 in a row
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I am not a big women's basketball follower but it was nice to see the UCONN Women beat the UCLA consecutive win streak record last night.
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<< <i>I am not a big women's basketball follower but it was nice to see the UCONN Women beat the UCLA consecutive win streak record last night. >>
Congrats to them and that's very impressive, but it should not be considered against NCAA Men's records.
What's next?....A women player breaking one of the Men's shooting records or most rebounds? I'm not against the women's sports, but its lets don't say a women's team broke a man's team record. If we do, they should be playing in the same league together.
Glad to see and hear lots of sports writers that feel the same way.
Again, congrats to UCONN and all of its fans...That is an incredible run they are on.
brian
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<< <i>I am not a big women's basketball follower but it was nice to see the UCONN Women beat the UCLA consecutive win streak record last night. >>
Congrats to them and that's very impressive, but it should not be considered against NCAA Men's records.
What's next?....A women player breaking one of the Men's shooting records or most rebounds? I'm not against the women's sports, but its lets don't say a women's team broke a man's team record. If we do, they should be playing in the same league together.
Glad to see and hear lots of sports writers that feel the same way.
Again, congrats to UCONN and all of its fans...That is an incredible run they are on.
brian >>
I don't think it is considered against the Men's record. It is a NCAA record. Whether it be men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, volleyball or whatever.
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<< <i>I hear the WNBA has big plans for promoting it's 3rd dunk should such a thing ever happen. >>
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I acknowledge that the men's game back in the 70's was different than today and it would be much harder today for a men's team to "beat" what UCLA did but, regardless, to compare women's feats and men's feats is just stupid to me.
I suppose I am a very bias Bruin fan but frankly I think Big Red, Sidney Wicks, and whoever else were on those teams could beat Uconn today! Ok, I am half joking with that statement.
Even if Uconn wins 10 NCAA championships in 12 years I don't think they have equalled UCLA. The game is just different. It's like comparing baseball and soccer.
Ok, that's my rant for the day.
<< <i>"Connecticut....where the men are men and the women are champions" >>
I love to see Maya Moore go 1 on 1 with Ray Allen!
This year's squad was 14-0 and last Saturday won the California Open Division state championship.
The program has produced some very good players, including Amani Toomer, D.J. Williams and Maurice Jones-Drew of NFL fame.
It's basketball program is also very good and it's alumni include the four sons (Drew, Scooter, Brent and John) of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
The UConn women play maybe 3-4 games a year where the other team has a prayer of not losing by 50 points. There are only a handful of big time programs in womens basketball, the rest are horrible. Without any competitive balance, its silly to make such a big deal about this. And their head coach is an arrogant jerk anyway.
<< <i>larryallen73 pretty much covered what I was going to post. It's nice and all, but there is no comparison between this UConn streak and what UCLA accomplished.
The UConn women play maybe 3-4 games a year where the other team has a prayer of not losing by 50 points. There are only a handful of big time programs in womens basketball, the rest are horrible. Without any competitive balance, its silly to make such a big deal about this. And their head coach is an arrogant jerk anyway. >>
The competetive balance of men's college basketball was almost as lopsided in the late 1960s to mid 1970s as the women's game is now -- with UCLA winning 10 titles in 12 years, they did not even have a formidable rival like UConn has (Tennessee). Yes, it is different, but that does not necessarily make UConn's streak "easier". And I doubt UConn will achieve the 10 titles in 12 years, although it is possible.
The Beef 'O' Brady's bowl between Louisville and Southern Miss drew a 2.0 rating on ESPN, while the UCONN game at the same time drew a 1.0 on ESPN2.
I know I was flipping between the football game and hockey.
<< <i>Nobody seemed to care....
The Beef 'O' Brady's bowl between Louisville and Southern Miss drew a 2.0 rating on ESPN, while the UCONN game at the same time drew a 1.0 on ESPN2.
I know I was flipping between the football game and hockey. >>
How is Beef O Brady's? Decent for a chain, or crappy like Hard Rock?
<< <i>The competetive balance of men's college basketball was almost as lopsided in the late 1960s to mid 1970s as the women's game is now -- with UCLA winning 10 titles in 12 years, they did not even have a formidable rival like UConn has (Tennessee). Yes, it is different, but that does not necessarily make UConn's streak "easier". And I doubt UConn will achieve the 10 titles in 12 years, although it is possible. >>
It's also worth noting that UCLA was cheating like crazy during their streak - even Bill Walton has admitted that the players were paid - and that UConn has run a clean program.
Also, FWIW, UConn plays pretty much every top program in the country during their non-conference schedule. Yeah, they play a bunch of cupcakes as well but they don't duck anyone either.
None of that should imply I think UConn's streak is on the same level as UCLA's. It's not. But it's an impressive one, nonetheless.
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I believe the Fighting Irish were the last loss before the streak and also broke the streak, no!? Or maybe that was one of their other long winning streaks.
It's also worth noting that UCLA was cheating like crazy during their streak - even Bill Walton has admitted that the players were paid - and that UConn has run a clean program.
No doubt UCLA was cheating... as were all of UCLA's competition back then. EVERY single college football and basketball team cheated back in the day. I know people who played football at my non-scholership division II school in the 60's and they received cash to play! EVERYBODY cheated back then. Anybody that tells you their school didn't cheat is fooling themselves.
Winning 89 games in row is pretty amazing, but it does not come close to the 150+ game win streak put together by De LaSalle High School's [located in Concord, California] football team during the 1990's and early 2000's. Now that is one heck of a streak. De LaSalle was so good during that run that the team started travelling out of state to play top high school teams from different parts of the country.
I am not a DLS fan but being in Nor Cal the last 25 years I am familiar with their success and it is amazing. Of course they recruit, give scholerships, etc.... I have several friends who went there and after a couple beers they will put down the defense and admit the truth. They have some advantages the public schools don't have but, nonetheless, their success is truly amazing and for a long time now.
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How is Beef O Brady's? Decent for a chain, or crappy like Hard Rock? >>
It's pretty decent. Typical sports bar grub food meaning wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, nachos...that type of thing. I wouldn't call it one of my favorite places to eat, but it's a good place to meet up and watch a game or a fight with some friends.
<< <i>Nobody seemed to care....
The Beef 'O' Brady's bowl between Louisville and Southern Miss drew a 2.0 rating on ESPN, while the UCONN game at the same time drew a 1.0 on ESPN2.
I know I was flipping between the football game and hockey. >>
I couldn't have said it any better. Great post Goot.
brian
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In a row? lol
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<< <i>Don't confuse Ctsoxfan with the facts.. >>
Wait, I thought I had the facts:
1. UConn women won a whole lot of basketball games in a row
2. Women's basketball sucks, and no one cares about it
3. Even if you do care about it, its not the same quality of play or competition as the mens game. Not by a longshot.
Isn't that it?
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<< <i>Don't confuse Ctsoxfan with the facts.. >>
Wait, I thought I had the facts:
1. UConn women won a whole lot of basketball games in a row
2. Women's basketball sucks, and no one cares about it
3. Even if you do care about it, its not the same quality of play or competition as the mens game. Not by a longshot.
Isn't that it? >>
Although you being from CT I would think that you would of figured out the the entire state follows women's basketball so there goes therory #2 of yours. Now to kill theory #3 of yours. It is a different game because it is women's basketball and not mens. Men do play differently and it is obvious but they have the same level of competition because they are playing other women that are college age. They are a lot better than the competition and that is not their fault. They have one the best coaches and they get the best players out of high school because they have the #1 women's program in the country. It is like saying that UCLA had no competition in the 70's they were becausethey were a better team then with a great coach.
I am not the biggest women's basketball follower and have only watched 2 or 3 games in the last 3 years but you just have to give it to them and I hate it when people think that it is different because they are women. You might as well say they all belong in the kitchen making babies. Get out of the 1940s.
UConn has already run the table the last two seasons, and is well on track to do it again this year. No men's b-ball team has run the table in 35 years (1976 Hoosiers)! And also, is there any team in any US team sport that's had a longer winning streak???
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