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I'm going to be preaching to choir here but I needed to vent a little and am interested in others opinion...
In light of Popovich's 1000 win last night, they were the discussing greatest coaches ever in every sport on ESPN. The list included Pop, Belicheck, Geno, Nick Saban and Coach K. Now, it's obviously an honor for Geno to be included on the list but it's also just plainly obvious that Geno should be included on the list. Of the panel of four, not one choose Geno as the greatest ever. This didn't surprise me and when they did discuss him, they said the level of competition just didn't compare to the level of other leagues. True.
However, what I think they fail to recognize and what I think so many people who ask this question fail to recognize is that the level of competition is only small factor in what Geno has done. The fact that these "experts" rarely recognize how he has built the program from scratch, how he has masterfully crafted player after player to perform at their ultimate level, how he constantly demands the highest level of play, how he is the king at preparing and playing in large games i.e. last night (and I could continue) seems to be lost on so many. And yes, in a world where women's sports is still considered a joke to many, it can be a fine line for the folks at ESPN to highly regard a women's program on a show dominated by male viewership but It would be nice if the mastermind that is Geno Auriemma was more vocally recognized by those who discuss sports on a national scale. Although I'm sure Geno doesn't give a hoot either way.
In light of Popovich's 1000 win last night, they were the discussing greatest coaches ever in every sport on ESPN. The list included Pop, Belicheck, Geno, Nick Saban and Coach K. Now, it's obviously an honor for Geno to be included on the list but it's also just plainly obvious that Geno should be included on the list. Of the panel of four, not one choose Geno as the greatest ever. This didn't surprise me and when they did discuss him, they said the level of competition just didn't compare to the level of other leagues. True.
However, what I think they fail to recognize and what I think so many people who ask this question fail to recognize is that the level of competition is only small factor in what Geno has done. The fact that these "experts" rarely recognize how he has built the program from scratch, how he has masterfully crafted player after player to perform at their ultimate level, how he constantly demands the highest level of play, how he is the king at preparing and playing in large games i.e. last night (and I could continue) seems to be lost on so many. And yes, in a world where women's sports is still considered a joke to many, it can be a fine line for the folks at ESPN to highly regard a women's program on a show dominated by male viewership but It would be nice if the mastermind that is Geno Auriemma was more vocally recognized by those who discuss sports on a national scale. Although I'm sure Geno doesn't give a hoot either way.