NCAA grants transfer guard Dara Mabrey immediate eligibility at Notre Dame

[Dillon77]

Actually, UConn has 3 of the 4 top ratings for WCBB Final Four games. And none of the top four involved ND.

You piqued my interest and I found this article on sportsmedia watch

Women’s Final Four Ratings Hub

A historical chart of Women's Final Four ratings, including national semifinal games dating back to 2000 and the national championship

www.sportsmediawatch.com

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You're right:
- the UConn- Tenn. game in 2004 and brought in a 3.5 rating.
- UConn-Oklahoma brought in a 3.3 in 2003. Those are the only ones over 3.0 since 2000 that I can see

The 2014 UConn-ND championship did bring in a 2.8 rating.

On the other end of the scale, the UConn-Syracuse game in 2016 came in at 1.9, which kind of mirrored the actual game.

 

[JonathanXIV]

how far back are you going? More than 10 years? 15?

Back to 1999. Do you have a different time period in mind. In fairness, that time period does encompass all of the ND championships, if not all of UConn's.

 

[JonathanXIV]

by the NCAA?

That implies a sense of self-awareness that is beyond their capacity.

 

[Irishfan]

Back to 1999. Do you have a different time period in mind. In fairness, that time period does encompass all of the ND championships, if not all of UConn's.

just curious, the page I saw only went back 15 years.

 

[uconnfan68]

I don't blame the UConn fans for being frustrated. I regularly state my opposition to waivers except for extremely unique circumstances. Mississippi State has benefited from waivers but I am not a fan of them.
However, isn't it better that Westbrook had a year to get healthy? She got to practice with the team, sat on the bench and was likely a vocal contributor to the roster. Westbrook impressed me at UT in the few games I saw her and believe she will be a major factor for UConn this year. It's water under the bridge now so just enjoy her play on the court this year.

If anyone expect the NCAA to be consistent or transparent they need to forget about it. It will never happen.

She’s also eligible to be drafted after this season... same as Azura Stevens. So we don’t know if we’ll have her for 1 or 2 years. That’s the difference.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Let's not forget Evina's case isn't the first time the NCAA has been unkind to UConn.

 

[Carnac]

Orangutan said:
Agreed. Still a year away (at least) from thinking about winning the ACC. I will settle for being mediocre this year instead of just bad.

Post edit correction:
I think the situation at ND is temporary. I expect Ivey to return the Irish to prominence in 2 years. She’ll have no trouble getting top rated recruits to play for her.

 

[CocoHusky]

Let's not forget Evina's case isn't the first time the NCAA has been unkind to UConn.

When was the first time?

 

[Dillon77]

Post edit correction:
I think the situation at ND is temporary. I expect Ivey to return the Irish to prominence in 2 years. She’ll have no trouble getting top rated recruits to play for her.

Agree with that Carnac.
Coach Ivey started almost immediately on the recruiting front, going after top recruits when she got 2021 commitments from point guard Olivia Miles and wing Sonia Citron. She followed that up with an offer to Ayanna Patterson, the 2022 forward from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. We'll see how she does with Ms. Patterson and other 2022 prospects.

However, I expect she'll do well, given that she was MM's main recruiter for years, now she's top dog and also has a young, energetic assistant coach in Michaela Mabrey to work with her.

 

[uconnfan68]

When was the first time?

Stevens, and before that Hunter.

 

[CocoHusky]

Stevens, and before that Hunter.

UCONN choose not to submit a waiver request for Azura Stevens.