I am first a SEC football fan but several years back I had to stop reading their boards because it was some of the most vile, juvenile levels of language and discussion. The moderators were either absent or very lenient because threads about coaches, officials, players, families, recruiting could rapidly turn ugly with one or two inflammatory posts and it was just disappointing to see people continuously tear down anyone or anything they could.
I do remember the ESPN women's board as well as the Summitt. Both were good most of the time but also got ugly over a few of the hot topics we all know about. I didn't follow any boards for years until I found the BY during the rise of MSU several years back and I was here when we received our 60 point woodshed defeat that prompted one of my first posts where I congratulated the best team I ever saw. I found and still find this board to be hospitable, thought provoking, well supervised when things do get a little mean spirited. Even the less than complementary posts here are Shakespearean level dialogue compared to the SEC football boards let alone the average FB thread.
The UConn faithful have done a great job hosting fans of others and giving them appropriate respect. I honestly wish there were a few others with this level of activity and civility but even the next layer of programs on the hierarchy after UConn have a long, long, long way to go to catch the Huskies in terms of prominence and success.
