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The best way to deal with Muffet and ND is to beat there a#s every time. That is the best retaliation. I like how UConn held its poise and carried themselves like champions.

As for Muffet and ND, they deserve our scorn as well as their own fans' scorn. No respect here.

Do not expect any change from ND in their on court behavior. This type of physical play is acceptable in the eyes of the Irish coach. It has been going on for a long time. So it will continue. If Muffet is truly sorrow for the behavior, Arike would have been suspended by now.

I'm glad that neither Chrystal nor Christyn were hurt by Arike's actions.
 
I think all these apologies are trying to clean things up so the NCAA doesn't make suspension. When you add up everything that happened during that game, a suspension of a half or whole game is warranted. ND would serve themselves well if they initiated the suspension themselves.
 
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vtcwbuff said:
I miss Taurasi. She would have returned their inappropriate gestures and added a few of her own.
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You would value such a response?! Sorry, but you just embarrassed yourself.
 
Scoop said:
We'll NEVER know because Geno ain't talking, but I think the decision to resume the Tennessee series was made over Geno's head. :confused: I can't remember the year, but a media member asked him if he ever considered resuming the Tennessee series, he said No. I don't believe he changed or "softened" his stance on Maya and her mom getting an apology from Tennessee BEFORE the series resumed. I believe Geno was pressured by external forces in high places to resume the series.
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No, it was Geno. He and Holly are friendly. There other antagonists in the Tenn athletic department have moved on (I’m not referring to Pat)
 
I wouldn’t mind ending the series. I mean look at how our games with them at their arena is like the biggest thing in the world. We help them in recruiting by building their brand and visibility. I think if we stop playing them and build other rivalries I think other programs can succeed and potentiallly Take some of the recruiting luster away from ND. Recruiting is the life line of a program. ND got to where it is because of the Big East and the rivalry with UCONN. I think Tennessee has lost some of its brand from not playing UConn. Just my opinion
 
HuskyNan said:
No, it was Geno. He and Holly are friendly. There other antagonists in the Tenn athletic department have moved on (I’m not referring to Pat)
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Thanks for the clarification. I'll remove that post. :cool:
 
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HuskyNan said:
This game got to be chippy at times as demonstrated by an Ogunbowale elbow that was jabbed into the throat of Janessa Thropay. She was eventually charged for unsportsmanlike conduct after the referees reviewed the tape when play came to a stop on a Thropay blocking foul against Ogunbowale. How it was justified she could stay in the game was beyond me.

Oregon State Women’s Basketball Can’t Finish Upset Against Notre Dame, Fall 91-81

There was this from March too

Ogunbowale was whistled for a technical foul for kicking her leg up and tripping FSU's Nicki Ekhomu after a turnover with 59.1 seconds left in the first half. Ekhomu hit both free throws for a 41-40 lead, part of FSU's 14-4 run to close the second quarter and erase a 38-29 deficit.

No. 5 Notre Dame women top No. 11 Florida St 90-80 in ACCs

I can sorta, almost understand losing ones mind once but three times in 9 months?
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And these are only the incidents that made it into the press. The upper pointy portion of an iceberg comes to mind.
 
As a UCONN WCBB fan but ND alumnus, I agree that Ms. McGraw's twitter statement didn't go far enough, and neither did Ogunbalwale's statement, in which she essentially blamed Geno for her own actions. The UCONN WCBB team is owed an apology, especially Crystal. Not sure what is up with ND; I thought we were better than this.
 
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I love Dee.
 
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vowelguy said:
Geez Louise, folks make it sound like there was a bench clearing brawl.

Was it ok? No. Absolutely not.

But it sounds like some folks won't be satisfied until they get a handwritten apology note in the mail.
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Is there anything wrong with that? It does not take a bench clearing brawl to inure a player and jeopardize their season or career.
 
This is nothing more than McGraw appeasing the higher ups at Notre Dame! Actions speak louder than words, if she really wanted to teach Ogunbowale a lesson she would bench her for their next game. I can vividly remember getting thrown out of a game for using choice language with an umpire over a strike 3 call when I played baseball at UConn. Coach Baylock had a rule that if you got tossed from a game, then you didn't play in the next game. I was red hot and had something like 12 hits in my past 15 abs, a couple hrs and 2bs, and a bunch of rbis. Despite how well I was playing, Coach Baylock sat my ass down and I learned my lesson. I never once argued a pitch again in my career at UConn!
 
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HuskyNan said:
This game got to be chippy at times as demonstrated by an Ogunbowale elbow that was jabbed into the throat of Janessa Thropay. She was eventually charged for unsportsmanlike conduct after the referees reviewed the tape when play came to a stop on a Thropay blocking foul against Ogunbowale. How it was justified she could stay in the game was beyond me.

Oregon State Women’s Basketball Can’t Finish Upset Against Notre Dame, Fall 91-81

There was this from March too

Ogunbowale was whistled for a technical foul for kicking her leg up and tripping FSU's Nicki Ekhomu after a turnover with 59.1 seconds left in the first half. Ekhomu hit both free throws for a 41-40 lead, part of FSU's 14-4 run to close the second quarter and erase a 38-29 deficit.

No. 5 Notre Dame women top No. 11 Florida St 90-80 in ACCs

I can sorta, almost understand losing ones mind once but three times in 9 months?
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Grayson Allen.
 
Taurasi: What more can you say?

"After drilling a three-pointer, her fifth of the game, Taurasi clapped her hands and yelled something at Rutgers' Tasha Pointer. She was slapped with a technical foul and immediately replaced by UConn coach Geno Auriemma, who glared at Gampel Pavilion fans for cheering the freshman wunderkind."

"'I don't like anything that makes kids look bad,' Auriemma said. 'Diana bangs in a three and then gets into a spitting contest with a kid. Great players don't come down to the level of anybody. They set the standard. They make people react to them. They don't react to anybody.'"

Speaks volumes, especially in contrast to what happened (and didn't happen) in the game on Sunday.
 
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Orangutan said:
The idea of running a Diana Taurasi fan account and criticizing other players for getting technicals...well, the mind boggles...
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The technical is not the issue. That hurt nobody but Arike and her team. The issue is the hip check and the head-hunt, both of which were obviously deliberate and either of which could have caused serious damage.
 
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Zorro said:
The technical is not the issue. That hurt nobody but Arike and her team. The issue is the hip check and the head-hunt, both of which were obviously deliberate and either of which could have caused serious damage.
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I was referencing the tweet that appears in CL82's post above, which addresses the technical

I agree that the on-court dangerous acts are a bigger deal. (Not that Taurasi is a stranger to those either).

Personally, I would still like to see Arike suspended for a game to really match actions to words. We'll see if that happens...
 
Jimbo said:
Thanks for sharing this. I didn't remember that Diana incident at all, so I did a little quick research and found this 2001 story describing it, which is well worth a read:

Taurasi: What more can you say?

"After drilling a three-pointer, her fifth of the game, Taurasi clapped her hands and yelled something at Rutgers' Tasha Pointer. She was slapped with a technical foul and immediately replaced by UConn coach Geno Auriemma, who glared at Gampel Pavilion fans for cheering the freshman wunderkind."

"'I don't like anything that makes kids look bad,' Auriemma said. 'Diana bangs in a three and then gets into a spitting contest with a kid. Great players don't come down to the level of anybody. They set the standard. They make people react to them. They don't react to anybody.'"

Speaks volumes, especially in contrast to what happened (and didn't happen) in the game on Sunday.
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Ahhh memories. Randy Smith was great. Of course, Geno was/is a quote machine. Love this one:

"I can't get myself to be hard on K.J. like I am on Diana," Auriemma said. "Diana's Eddie Haskell. You just want to smack her. She's the kid you want to hit in the back of the head with a spitball or put spiders in her lunch box. She throws balls off the backboard to herself so she can score. And then she wants an assist too. She watches too much TV."

BTW, Tasha Pointer was one of the greatest trash talkers the game has ever seen (or heard).
 
TitleTown said:
This is nothing more than McGraw appeasing the higher ups at Notre Dame! Actions speak louder than words, if she really wanted to teach Ogunbowale a lesson she would bench her for their next game. I can vividly remember getting thrown out of a game for using choice language with an umpire over a strike 3 call when I played baseball at UConn. Coach Blaylock had a rule that if you got tossed from a game, then you didn't play in the next game. I was red hot and had something like 12 hits in my past 15 abs, a couple hrs and 2bs, and a bunch of rbis. Despite how well I was playing, Coach Blaylock sat my ass down and I learned my lesson. I never once argued a pitch again in my career at UConn!
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The immortal UCLA basketball coach John Wooden said many times that the bench is an "excellent" teacher. :cool:
 
HuskyNan said:
This game got to be chippy at times as demonstrated by an Ogunbowale elbow that was jabbed into the throat of Janessa Thropay. She was eventually charged for unsportsmanlike conduct after the referees reviewed the tape when play came to a stop on a Thropay blocking foul against Ogunbowale. How it was justified she could stay in the game was beyond me.

Oregon State Women’s Basketball Can’t Finish Upset Against Notre Dame, Fall 91-81

There was this from March too

Ogunbowale was whistled for a technical foul for kicking her leg up and tripping FSU's Nicki Ekhomu after a turnover with 59.1 seconds left in the first half. Ekhomu hit both free throws for a 41-40 lead, part of FSU's 14-4 run to close the second quarter and erase a 38-29 deficit.

No. 5 Notre Dame women top No. 11 Florida St 90-80 in ACCs

I can sorta, almost understand losing ones mind once but three times in 9 months?
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4...... She did something in the Louisville game..... think she undercut Fuehring or Shook going for a rebound. Cant even remember if she was called for a foul or not. Maybe that doesnt qualify for losing one's mind..... but our section of the Coliseum wasn't too happy about it (at least I wasnt :rolleyes:)
 
vowelguy said:
Geez Louise, folks make it sound like there was a bench clearing brawl.

Was it ok? No. Absolutely not.

But it sounds like some folks won't be satisfied until they get a handwritten apology note in the mail.
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It can be handwritten or videotaped. Make me believe it. And throw in a sizable cash indemnity for good measure.
 
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