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Lets drop Notre Dame from our schedule

Padutch5 said:
Let’s think about this in a broader context. ND didn’t want to play in Hockey East with UCONN. ND only wanted to schedule a football series with UCONN if we played our return games in Boston or New York. I say we get our AD to play hardball with ND>. You want to play the premier franchise in women’s basketball, then you need to schedule us in Football,
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Football!!! Really!!#
 
cbraarj said:
Football!!! Really!!#
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Padutch is pointing out the arrogance of ND as an institution. IMO MM is at the right school, being the arrogant coach and person that she has shown. In the context of this thread and conversation, I think the post is relevant. But, that's just my opinion.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Again, not saying Muffet can’t coach. But I don’t think she belongs as one of the cornerstones of WCBB like Pat and Geno. That’s altogether different than not giving her credit. On another note, just read the ND board to see that she’s not exactly covering herself in glory with how she is handling this season.
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Again, that's your choice. Not mine. I don't think many if any would handle well the terrible season she is having. After years of success it is tough on the ego to find one in her situation. However, if she is treating her players as poorly as has been reported on this thread the future for her isn't bright. Yet, we cannot discount her successful history in WCBB.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Again, not saying Muffet can’t coach. But I don’t think she belongs as one of the cornerstones of WCBB like Pat and Geno. That’s altogether different than not giving her credit. On another note, just read the ND board to see that she’s not exactly covering herself in glory with how she is handling this season.
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ND’s posters are generally thoughtful and about as objective as someone can be on a fan forum. Unlike many LV posters, they don’t just trash their team in a knee jerk fashion whenever something goes wrong.

With that in mind, I read with some interest their posts on the current situation with ND WBB. Most indicate that MM needs to tone it down and coach up the team she has rather than publicly criticizing them for not being the team she wants. While most are optimistic about the team’s future, there is a hint of concern about what may happen if players continue to transfer and recruits don’t pan out.
 
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oldude said:
ND’s posters most indicate that MM needs to tone it down and coach up the team she has rather than publicly criticizing them for not being the team she wants. While most are optimistic about the team’s future, there is a hint of concern about what may happen if players continue to transfer and recruits don’t pan out.
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Careful here, O'Dude. Don't want MM figuring out too much about why she's failing. Sipping this tea in front of us now passes the time nicely. no?
 
CMC'72 said:
Careful here, O'Dude. Don't want MM figuring out too much about why she's failing. Sipping this tea in front of us now passes the time nicely. no?
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Considering that MM inexplicably blocked Stewie from her social media posts, I seriously doubt that she spends time surfing the BY. In any event, all MM needs to do is take a brief look at the friendly fire from ND posters on McGraw’s Bench and she’ll get the same message from her own fan base.
 
oldude said:
ND’s posters are generally thoughtful and about as objective as someone can be on a fan forum. Unlike many LV posters, they don’t just trash their team in a knee jerk fashion whenever something goes wrong.

With that in mind, I read with some interest their posts on the current situation with ND WBB. Most indicate that MM needs to tone it down and coach up the team she has rather than publicly criticizing them for not being the team she wants. While most are optimistic about the team’s future, there is a hint of concern about what may happen if players continue to transfer and recruits don’t pan out.
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Dude, I also read the ND forum and appears that many of the traditional posters are reducing their input. Other than requesting MM to tone down her negative input, what else can you say about the year they are having?
 
oldude said:
ND’s posters are generally thoughtful and about as objective as someone can be on a fan forum. Unlike many LV posters, they don’t just trash their team in a knee jerk fashion whenever something goes wrong.

With that in mind, I read with some interest their posts on the current situation with ND WBB. Most indicate that MM needs to tone it down and coach up the team she has rather than publicly criticizing them for not being the team she wants. While most are optimistic about the team’s future, there is a hint of concern about what may happen if players continue to transfer and recruits don’t pan out.
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I am a UConn Women's fan and supporter. I respect good coaching by men or women. Muffet over the last 20 years or more has been a top coach. I respect that as I respect Pat (Pre Alzhiemers). Early in Uconn WCBB history they Played the best there were and many now are not in that category, except Uconn and ND (until this year)
LSU, La Tech (haven't heard that in a while have you?) ODU (that too. The point is : To stay at the top of a Schools game is near impossible yet, again until this year, Geno and Muffet maintained excellence in BB.
I am first and foremost a UCWBB fan. I followed UC Men and ND Men , Arkansas Men, even UMass Men for years good BB was good BB. Believe it or not some of the old Yankee Conf was plain fun to watch. The Uconn kids that played in the old Field House gave it their all while being academically involved.
I'm a UCWBB fan.
 
oldude said:
Considering that MM inexplicably blocked Stewie from her social media posts, I seriously doubt that she spends time surfing the BY. In any event, all MM needs to do is take a brief look at the friendly fire from ND posters on McGraw’s Bench and she’ll get the same message from her own fan base.
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Coaching at the Div one level, with the demands coming from 1000 corners of the country is tough on a Coach/Human. Some have the ability to partition, but I don't think they last long. Muffet is not gracious in losses or adversity--I'm not either. Lombardi said: Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. Not totally true but close. Even Geno, on occasions, will not react as the Pope is supposed to (recently HE reacted improperly). Humans should not be held so high they can't show human weaknesses without critizism. I find that hard to do--I expect all, except me, to be perfect.
 
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Padutch5 said:
Let’s think about this in a broader context. ND didn’t want to play in Hockey East with UCONN. ND only wanted to schedule a football series with UCONN if we played our return games in Boston or New York. I say we get our AD to play hardball with ND>. You want to play the premier franchise in women’s basketball, then you need to schedule us in Football,
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I’d rather keep our fb record against them undefeated. We’re not ready.
 
BroadwayVa said:
Coaching at the Div one level, with the demands coming from 1000 corners of the country is tough on a Coach/Human. Some have the ability to partition, but I don't think they last long. Muffet is not gracious in losses or adversity--I'm not either. Lombardi said: Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. Not totally true but close. Even Geno, on occasions, will not react as the Pope is supposed to (recently HE reacted improperly). Humans should not be held so high they can't show human weaknesses without critizism. I find that hard to do--I expect all, except me, to be perfect.
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I agree with everything you say, but MM clearly lacks a filter when she blurts out her thoughts, and while we all say things we wish we didn’t from time to time, most of us are not in a very visible position of leadership at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.
 
I would drop them as well, mainly because of McGraw. The way she has belittled and disrespected Geno over the recent past leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. Also, I strongly disagree in the way she has used her "soapbox" to present her views on some very complex and controversial issues in WCBB.
 
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Let’s keep them. I for one love the rivalry and
besides isn’t it fun “usually” beating them.
I dislike blow-out games and this year I love that we’re winning with the games being exciting! Do you actually think G and M dislike each other in real life? A little birdie that knows them both told me they do in-fact like each other. Here’s to continuing the series with ND like them or not. It’s a game not life or death.
 
I have been deliberately not opening this thread until now because the idea sounds so crazy. It has been and it will continue to be a great rivalry. At least until Geno and CD are gone. Then no one knows what will happen to the UConn program.
 
my2cents said:
Now that Notre Dame has fallen off the cliff in terms of winning, currently, 5-8, RPI #96, and 2-5 home record. Its time to drop them from our non conference schedule.
When we played them in the Big East, most years we played them 3 times, in other words we played them a lot. There never has been any great relationship between McGraw and Gino.
When Notre Dame was very good, it was good for women's basketball for these teams to keep playing. Both teams got a lot of exposure from these ESPN national tv games. With Notre Dame being terrible, this game becomes meaningless for us, and only aids them in their rebuilding process, which we shouldn't help them with.
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My God. This post was serious? And four dweebs liked it?
 
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