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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5351881, member: 7511"] I have mentioned this before. I inherited my love of UConn WBB from my mother, part of a legion of older Italian-American women in CT, who absolutely adored Geno and the Huskies. Mom never missed a UConn game, curling up in her chair in front of the tv. She wouldn’t even answer the phone if it rang during a game because she was “locked in.” Mom was always nervous during a game unless and until UConn got up by 20+ points, at which point she would relax and enjoy the game. I never really understood that until mom passed away in 2012 and I started watching “mom’s team” with decidedly more interest and emotion. That season, the first of 4 straight national championships, I was an emotional wreck. To this day, much the same as mom, I need that 20 pt cushion to relax. As many BY’ers know, a few seasons ago I started writing up postgame comments which I submit in a thread almost immediately after the end of the game. In order to do that I write up and edit comments throughout the game. I have found that putting together postgame comments during the game does relieve some of the stress of a competitive UConn game by creating a useful distraction. [/QUOTE]