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UConn football will be playing Tennessee this Saturday. Pat Summitt will be honored that day and Geno will be on hand to pay his respects, as will other esteemed coaches and sports figures.

 
HuskyNan said:
UConn football will be playing Tennessee this Saturday. Pat Summitt will be honored that day and Geno will be on hand to pay his respects, as will other esteemed coaches and sports figures.

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Classy move on the part of Geno. I hope Coach CD can bring home an Exh. game win w/o Geno.:)
On a serious note, I hope Paige sits out the game to protect her knee and thumb.
 
I’m a little confused. The football game in Knoxville starts at noon on Saturday. UConn WBB is scheduled to play Southern CT in Storrs at 1:00 pm on Saturday. Geno is capable of some amazing things. But I doubt he can be in two places at once????

While the outcome of the exhibition doesn’t matter, it’s a pretty important game for player evaluation with only 4 days until the start of the season.
 
By the way, Richard G. West is a notorious TN blogger, with a pretty spotty history when it comes to facts. I seriously doubt that Geno will skip his team’s scrimmage to be in TN, despite his feelings about Pat.
 
oldude said:
I’m a little confused. The football game in Knoxville starts at noon on Saturday. UConn WBB is scheduled to play Southern CT in Storrs at 1:00 pm on Saturday. Geno is capable of some amazing things. But I doubt he can be in two places at once????

While the outcome of the exhibition doesn’t matter, it’s a pretty important game for player evaluation with only 4 days until the start of the season.
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I assume that UConn’s video coordinator produces a All 10 video of all games and probably practices as well. He’ll see more in a couple viewings of that with slo-mo than he would from the sideline.
 
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BobbyJ said:
I assume that UConn’s video coordinator produces a All 10 video of all games and probably practices as well. He’ll see more in a couple viewings of that with slo-mo than he would from the sideline.
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Granted. I just don’t buy the story from a blogger with a questionable reputation. If there’s a more reputable source that says Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday, then I will stand corrected.
 
BobbyJ said:
I assume that UConn’s video coordinator produces a All 10 video of all games and probably practices as well. He’ll see more in a couple viewings of that with slo-mo than he would from the sideline.
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In addition If Pat is being honored at that game, and Geno is asked to pay his respects and participate in some way, it is just the right thing to do. If he refused so he could be at an exhibition game, he would never hear the end of it, so I think he is where he should be on Saturday.
 
oldhusky said:
In addition If Pat is being honored at that game, and Geno is asked to pay his respects and participate in some way, it is just the right thing to do. If he refused so he could be at an exhibition game, he would never hear the end of it, so I think he is where he should be on Saturday.
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Guys, other than West’s tweet, there is absolutely no indication that Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday. I’ve checked VolNation, Knox News and TN’s website. Absolutely no mention of Geno being at the game.

Furthermore, a head coach doesn’t skip out on an important scrimmage, unless his health is in question, or there’s a family emergency. By that stretch, what if one of the players asked to skip the exhibition game so they could shoot a commercial to earn some NIL income…heck it’s only an exhibition right?
 
oldude said:
Guys, other than West’s tweet, there is absolutely no indication that Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday. I’ve checked VolNation, Knox News and TN’s website. Absolutely no mention of Geno being at the game.

Furthermore, a head coach doesn’t skip out on an important scrimmage, unless his health is in question, or there’s a family emergency. By that stretch, what if one of the players asked to skip the exhibition game so they could shoot a commercial to earn some NIL income…heck it’s only an exhibition right?
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I also looked at more than a dozen sites and none of them mentioned any of the listed people attending. If Geno was going to be there that would be a BIG deal and it would be all over the news. Maybe I'll be proven wrong, but right now, I'm not buying it.
 
oldude said:
Guys, other than West’s tweet, there is absolutely no indication that Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday. I’ve checked VolNation, Knox News and TN’s website. Absolutely no mention of Geno being at the game.

Furthermore, a head coach doesn’t skip out on an important scrimmage, unless his health is in question, or there’s a family emergency. By that stretch, what if one of the players asked to skip the exhibition game so they could shoot a commercial to earn some NIL income…heck it’s only an exhibition right?
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I also think the UConn football scheduled this game before this exhibition game was scheduled, meaning this ceremony would be in the works long before this week. If he was in fact planning to be there I would imagine they would schedule exhibition games around it.
 
oldude said:
Guys, other than West’s tweet, there is absolutely no indication that Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday. I’ve checked VolNation, Knox News and TN’s website. Absolutely no mention of Geno being at the game.

Furthermore, a head coach doesn’t skip out on an important scrimmage, unless his health is in question, or there’s a family emergency. By that stretch, what if one of the players asked to skip the exhibition game so they could shoot a commercial to earn some NIL income…heck it’s only an exhibition right?
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I don't know or care if he's going or not. My point was that it doesn't matter anymore than when he's missed regular season games. Dailey can handle it.
 
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oldude said:
Guys, other than West’s tweet, there is absolutely no indication that Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday. I’ve checked VolNation, Knox News and TN’s website. Absolutely no mention of Geno being at the game.

Furthermore, a head coach doesn’t skip out on an important scrimmage, unless his health is in question, or there’s a family emergency. By that stretch, what if one of the players asked to skip the exhibition game so they could shoot a commercial to earn some NIL income…heck it’s only an exhibition right?
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I think you are one of the most reasonable posters on the BY, which makes the false equivalency you just made even more surprising.

Surely you see it?
 
diggerfoot said:
I think you are one of the most reasonable posters on the BY, which makes the false equivalency you just made even more surprising.

Surely you see it?
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Let’s call it hyperbole….:rolleyes:
 
BobbyJ said:
I don't know or care if he's going or not. My point was that it doesn't matter anymore than when he's missed regular season games. Dailey can handle it.
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And I agreed with the point you made. But I disagree with the OP suggesting that Geno will be in Knoxville on Saturday, foregoing the opportunity to be with his team during their last big test prior to the start of the season.
 
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oldude said:
I’m a little confused. The football game in Knoxville starts at noon on Saturday. UConn WBB is scheduled to play Southern CT in Storrs at 1:00 pm on Saturday. Geno is capable of some amazing things. But I doubt he can be in two places at once????

While the outcome of the exhibition doesn’t matter, it’s a pretty important game for player evaluation with only 4 days until the start of the season.
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I think he's got it. If they haven't impressed by now maybe they will get another look in January.
 
"it’s a pretty important game for player evaluation with only 4 days until the start of the season. "

I disagree. While I believe that he will be at the exhibition game, if not, Auriemma will have the opportunity to view tape with all the advantages that provides, plus he has a competent coaching staff to fill him in.
 
I want this thing to be a hoax so much just because it is Tennessee. BTW wouldn't Geno's absence be reported in the run up to Saturday?
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
I want this thing to be a hoax so much just because it is Tennessee. BTW wouldn't Geno's absence be reported in the run up to Saturday?
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Rocky, it is a hoax, or more aptly “fake news.” Already acknowledged. Geno will be in Storrs on Saturday coaching his team, although he did sound like he was dealing with a cold in the presser yesterday. So Geno will either be at the game in Storrs or home in bed.
 
oldude said:
Rocky, it is a hoax, or more aptly “fake news.” Already acknowledged. Geno will be in Storrs on Saturday coaching his team, although he did sound like he was dealing with a cold in the presser yesterday. So Geno will either be at the game in Storrs or home in bed.
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Yeah, I just reviewed Geno's pregame and early on he's talking about how HE is going to play Paige. Do you think somewhere in this pregame he'd mention he won't be at the game? Stupid stunt, but some many these days are both stupid and stunts.
 
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vtcwbuff said:
"it’s a pretty important game for player evaluation with only 4 days until the start of the season. "

I disagree. While I believe that he will be at the exhibition game, if not, Auriemma will have the opportunity to view tape with all the advantages that provides, plus he has a competent coaching staff to fill him in.
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So you don’t think Geno believes it’s important for him to be at the scrimmage to see how his players interact, both on and off the court, figure out what the Huskies still need to work on, finalize his rotation for the start of the season, and just get a feel for exactly where his team is 4 days before the 1st game?

I strongly suspect Geno would disagree.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
I want this thing to be a hoax so much just because it is Tennessee. BTW wouldn't Geno's absence be reported in the run up to Saturday?
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Rocky - I think many will take this as being about Tennessee but it's all about Alzhiemers and Pat Summitt.
 
oldude said:
So you don’t think Geno believes it’s important for him to be at the scrimmage to see how his players interact, both on and off the court, figure out what the Huskies still need to work on, finalize his rotation for the start of the season, and just get a feel for exactly where his team is 4 days before the 1st game?

I strongly suspect Geno would disagree.
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Nopw. Again I don't think Auriemma will be in Tennessee but I am confident that missing this exhibition game would have zero impact on the season. To mangle an Iverson quote " It's just a exhibition"
 
vtcwbuff said:
Nopw. Again I don't think Auriemma will be in Tennessee but I am confident that missing this exhibition game would have zero impact on the season. To mangle an Iverson quote " It's just a exhibition"
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Sorry, but that’s not coaching. Preparation is continuous. There’s always one more thing you want to know about your team and improve upon. While you can learn a lot by looking at game film, being on the sidelines is a much different perspective that is equally informative. Geno understands this. That’s why in the nearly 5 decades that he’s coached, the only games he’s ever missed, in season or preseason, were the result of illness or a death in the family. That’s also why he earns a 7 figure salary to coach the best WBB program in the country.

And you misquoted Alen Iverson, who said, “It’s just practice.”
 
oldude said:
Sorry, but that’s not coaching. Preparation is continuous. There’s always one more thing you want to know about your team and improve upon. While you can learn a lot by looking at game film, being on the sidelines is a much different perspective that is equally informative. Geno understands this. That’s why in the nearly 5 decades that he’s coached, the only games he’s ever missed, in season or preseason, were the result of illness or a death in the family. That’s also why he earns a 7 figure salary to coach the best WBB program in the country.

And you misquoted Alen Iverson, who said, “It’s just practice.”
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Iverson said it about 6 times! @vtcwbuff did say he was mangling the quote. Two of my favorite guys should make nice.
 
oldude said:
Sorry, but that’s not coaching. Preparation is continuous. There’s always one more thing you want to know about your team and improve upon. While you can learn a lot by looking at game film, being on the sidelines is a much different perspective that is equally informative. Geno understands this. That’s why in the nearly 5 decades that he’s coached, the only games he’s ever missed, in season or preseason, were the result of illness or a death in the family. That’s also why he earns a 7 figure salary to coach the best WBB program in the country.

And you misquoted Alen Iverson, who said, “It’s just practice.”
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“It’s just practice.”

Well no sheet. Did you miss the part where I said it was a mangled Iverson quote?
 
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