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Message: [QUOTE="ConnMotors, post: 4354118, member: 9800"] Rivalry games are important in sports. People line up for tickets then watch their teams battle it out whether it be on the field or on the court. I have been going to men's games since the days that they would play at the New Haven Colosseum. I started watching the ladies since they made their first run to the Final Four. Have been hooked since then and have an advocate of women's sports ever since. In the early years you wanted these schools: Tennessee, Stanford, Old Dominion and Louisiana Tech. They were the teams that put the women's basketball on the map. The tide shifted slightly as Duke and Notre Dame entered the pictures in the early 2000's. Then to South Carolina and Baylor. However, the two schools that have been dominate throughout have been Connecticut and Stanford. Because of the conferences that UConn has had to play in Geno has to schedule quality games against profile teams prior to the tournament starting. To some people they may like this. But, I really do not. Who would not like to see a Final Four that has UConn, South Carolina, Louisville and Stanford take part in. With only one rule and that is them not meeting each other during season play. Conference realignment is going to continue to happen. I know that eventually Connecticut and its brand will wind up in a better place that it is now. However, by the time that that takes place Geno and Chris will probably be long since retired. So until then I would like to see UConn play this group of four for now: Louisville; LSU; Stanford and Texas yearly. If five high quality games can be included into the season then you add on a rotating basis: Baylor, Duke, Maryland, Notre Dame and Oregon. [/QUOTE]

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