I’m guessing that Geno has a wider view. Rivalries are good fun and without ND or even Rutgers in a conference schedule, neither the AAC nor BE have many real rivals for us.
I agree 100% with you TonyC! I don’t think Geno was too keen on this either but was pressured for the “We Back Pat Week” game and all the publicity it could generates. For me, the VolNation and Summitt fans are the worst. I would actually eviscerate their moderators for inciting such behavior but they can’t be found! Empires rise and fall and sometimes a former empire is ok to be left in ruin just like Tennessee’s.
So what?
My post is about whats going on behind the scenes Right Now. Tenn administration has not let it die. The still carry it with them. In my post above I said I wouldnt talk about it on this board. Im not bringing up the ugly past and In not bringing up the ugly present events which is what Im referring to. I think many of you based on whats just happened can figure it out and yes it is ugly. Tenn hates UConn....still. As you mentioned in your post not all Tenn fans however those in high places with power still.I offer this caveat...I wasn't there.
But give me a break
This "affair" has been over for years
Pat is dead and was certainly already ill when the worst of it took place
and persecution and paranoidal thoughts are classic symptoms of the disease
Yes, the AD and others supported her...look around these day. Certainly no one can be accused of supporting lunacy can they? Only zealous fans of UTenn?
"Defense" says Geno was pressured...Poor thing, Anyone remember Geno bending to "pressure Lately"?
Everyone loves and admires Tony, but in this case he is dead wrong.
And I do believe that there are UTenn fans with "hate in their heart"
But observe some of the posts above.
And certainly, no one can blame Kellie Harper nor any members of the current team. (She seems quite charming yet tough as nails)...good on her if she can round that royal mess into shape.
So what are we left with...a bunch of fan type haters on dueling boards and ESPN doing their best to rile them up...Don't fall for it!
Get over it (the expression of the year)...even Geno did and he was the aggrieved party.
Play Ball!
Geno didn't want to play this game and only reluctantly agreed to it.
How so?
Two top 25 teams playing each other.
Lol, well there are 23 other teams that meet that criteria. Maybe higher ranked teams playing each other are "better for woman's college basketball?"
Probably. There's a decent chance Tennessee makes it four in a row and continues their winning streak. If Stewie & Co. were still here, everyone would love to play Tennessee and lay down a Texas or Miss St in the NCAAs type beatdown.
If you weren't there, then you probably shouldn't be telling people who were that they are dead wrong.
Later in the month, it would be reported that Tennessee made a complaint to the SEC about UConn's recruiting tactics.Great trip down memory laneGeno Auriemma, UConn, Pat Summitt and Tennessee: A timeline
Thirteen years have passed since they last played. And Pat Summitt is gone. But as seen recently, the UConn-Tennessee rivalry is as fiery as ever.www.espn.com
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It's just a handful of folks here that are carrying the torch. Most people don't care. I think it was over the recruitment of Maya, and she doesn't even play basketball anymore. For the talking heads, I echo the sentiment that it would be great to stop throwing out the cheating accusations without adding color to fully address it. They could also explore which program has been sanctioned by the NCAA the most. The narrative that Summitt was a saint and thou shalt not speak ill of the dead is unfair to the still living and aggrieved parties.
