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Maybe those college teams in the U.S. should play outdoors. They might get a larger turn-out for their games.
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JavaMan said:
Maybe those college teams in the U.S. should play outdoors. They might get a larger turn-out for their games.
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I'm still kicking myself that I didn't attend the outdoor game between Tennessee and Arizona State. I was in Arizona at the time, so have no excuse.
 
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I'm not sure any caption of mine could do this justice, however it does remind me of my very first UConn women's game I attended. My freshman year, the fall of 1967, I went to a game (can't remember the opponent) at Hawley Armory where the teams were sporting pinnies, not even uniforms, and there were perhaps two or three others there just standing,no bleachers as I recall (of course I am getting old and senile.) My high school "girls" team had gone undefeated and were quite good ('66-'67 was the year they changed from six man to five man with "boys" rules) so I was shocked at how bad the quality of play was, and the lack of enthusiasm for the women. As I reflect fifty years later, it's safe to say that same lack of enthusiasm and commitment is still prevalent at many D-1 universities !!Thank goodness for John Toner and Geno !!!
 
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I remember when our class b girl's team traveled deep into the atchafalaya basin to play a class c team who were mostly pentecostal and wore brown knee length skirts and ratty old chuck connors. The gym was a giant quonset hut but only big enough for a half court or maybe they wouldn't let the girls play full court, I can't remember. It was sweltering inside but those big bunned gals burned it up all the same. This was about 1974 or 5 but wouldn't surprise me to learn that it hasn't changed a bit.
 
Sonny44 said:
Fashion went downhill from here.
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That's umm, debatable.

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oldude said:
How come their team gets to wear those cute little skirts and we have to wear these ugly shorts?
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I was thinking just the opposite. Funny how the human male mind works.
 
JordyG said:
I was thinking just the opposite. Funny how the human male mind works.
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Must be the same gutter---I was going to post: Why do we have to wear these silly mini skirts and they get to wear those attractive shorts!!! Actually i just posted it--didn't I///
 
OR --Ma call the military---the martians have really landed and they are chasing a floating globe!!!
 
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noirwestern said:
I remember when our class b girl's team traveled deep into the atchafalaya basin to play a class c team who were mostly pentecostal and wore brown knee length skirts and ratty old chuck connors. The gym was a giant quonset hut but only big enough for a half court or maybe they wouldn't let the girls play full court, I can't remember. It was sweltering inside but those big bunned gals burned it up all the same. This was about 1974 or 5 but wouldn't surprise me to learn that it hasn't changed a bit.
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INteresting---They wore a ratty old Rifleman? Exactly how is that done?? I suppose women in bunns can do anything.
 
BroadwayVa said:
INteresting---They wore a ratty old Rifleman? Exactly how is that done?? I suppose women in bunns can do anything.
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Bet they were sure shots from long range. Passes were like bullets. Must've been a barrel of fun.
 
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Sure did have a lot of fans watching a women's game back in the day! What happened?
 
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