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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3160459, member: 7511"] There was a wonderful and folksy old historian from MIssissippi by the name of Shelby Foote who wrote extensively about the Civil War and appeared frequently on Ken Burns multi episode documentary on the Civil War. On one episode, Foote astutely contrasted the difference between how folks in the North dealt with the aftermath of the war vs those in the South. Of the North, he said, “Once the war was won, they moved on with their lives.” Of the South, he said, “When you lose a war it stays with you forever.” While TN and UConn WBB is hardly of the magnitude of the Civil War, the emotions of that rivalry are similar in some ways. TN ended the rivalry for reasons everyone knows, and the LV program has sunk into 2nd tier status, nationally and within the SEC. UConn is a perennial contender for a national championship as the most successful program in the history of WBB. For the most part, UConn has moved on. While I do enjoy some of the histrionics of the LV faithful, I concern myself more with the numerous WBB programs that have clearly surpassed TN as WBB powerhouses: ND, Baylor, SC, MS St, MD, OR, Stanford, OR St, Louisville, UCLA, etc. While the matchup with the LV’s in January will generate some buzz, it hardly worries me. As for many TN fans, they can not let go of their hatred for UConn WBB and Geno Auriemma. In many ways hating Geno and UConn is the only thing that continues to allow them to believe they are still a great WBB program. If they let go of their hate they may sadly discover that TN WBB really doesn’t matter that much anymore. The game in January at UConn terrifies many LV fans as it could be a painful demonstration of the chasm that now separates what used to be two fierce rivals. [/QUOTE]

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