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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 4617634, member: 1026"] Yes, the definite synergy is what I'm talking about. And I agree that neither program is derivative of the other. Minor quibble that Perno's late tenure teams did not sell out regularly - and I remember a particularly frustrating game in New Haven where there were more Syracuse than UConn fans present. Let me frame it a different way. Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma clearly didn't get along & essentially operated independent parallel programs, two lines to greatness that did not meet. There is NO doubt that either of them would have had the same success on their own. Full stop. And because of their prickly relationship we (fans) grew accustomed to thinking about the teams as separate silos of excellence. I think especially true for UConn alums that were there when Calhoun & Geno were so fiercely independent. Now an improved relationship between the coaches & the school sprung from pride amongst the players and students to make it abundantly clear that there can be a synergistic relationship at UConn that raises the ceiling for both basketball programs. The lines eventually met and headed ever upwards together. You can feel that difference on campus now (I was at UConn this past Saturday with my son for accepted students day), students, faculty, everyone takes pride in the basketball programs as a whole. [/QUOTE]