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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 2043753, member: 1052"] Even though I have been posting here since 2002, I am still somewhat of an *outsider* being a primary fan of another team/school (though I do have a Boneyard pin, courtesy of HuskyNan). Far be it from me to tell Boneyarders what to think/feel, but consider a few things about ESPN, with respect to this game: - ESPN's GameDay did its first women's basketball broadcast from Storrs. - Before the game, a full team of members from the ESPN College Sports Programming Team spoke to the UConn Sports Business Association. - Last night, ESPN had two production trucks with two satellite trucks and a separate power unit. - Of the 145 single-game credentials issued to media, 90 went to ESPN. An additional 25 members of the media with season credentials also showed up. - Auriemma did a live interview with Steve Levy on ESPN Sports Center following the game. - After the win, ESPN,. through the ESPN App, released a breaking news update about UConn's historic victory. - In the days leading up to the game, the ESPN GameDay Crew (Reece Davis, Jay Bilas, Jay Williams, and Seth Greenberg) went out of their way to sing the praises of Geno Auriemma and UConn - during a GameDay broadcast of a men's game. Bilas said UConn's streak was more impressive than UCLA's streak because it was accomplished over a longer period of time. Bilas also noted that UConn is on its third streak - 70, 90, and (now) 100. Jay Williams said that the "haters" need to stop saying that Geno is only one of the best coaches in women's basketball and recognize that he is one of the best coaches in the game. Williams said it is "beyond brilliant" to win 100, because winning 100 games in a row at any level - "even middle school" is next to impossible. Seth Greenberg commented that not only does UConn defend every play and cut hard, but that the most impressive part of the streak is that UConn has not lost for over 818 days. Greenberg joked that usually a coach is lucky go two weeks without losing a game, while Geno Auriemma is working on a streak of over two years. Seth Greenberg also said UConn's streak is up there with the all-time greatest streaks in ANY sport. Bilas added to that, noting Edwin Moses' consecutive victories in the 400 meter hurdles Is ESPN perfect? No. But no one is. Heck, EVEN GENO AURIEMMA *only* won 144 of 145 games, not all 145. :) But kidding aside, ESPN has given UConn a tremendous amount of coverage and praise. [/QUOTE]

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