Washington Post Article Re: Women's Final Four History

[VAUConnFan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2022/first-womens-ncaa-tournament/?carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F367615a%2F6245de9279d9d21aa1113777%2F59726e56ae7e8a1cf4a89f8e%2F42%2F72%2F6245de9279d9d21aa1113777

I had no idea there was so much pushback from the NCAA.

 

[JavaMan]

From the article. Recognize anyone?

 

[LesMis89]

Heck yes!

 

[tchalla1]

I had no idea there was so much pushback from the NCAA.

Yes--The NCAA was vehemently against Title IX initially--they grossly misinterpreted the proportionality rule to its member universities to mean "one for one" as far as sports programs for women. They fought for years against having a women's tournament and did their best to quash any alternative associations such as the AAUW. They were gender segregationists of the worst kind...

 

[UcMiami]

Good history lesson and good publicity. I can't wait for the NCAA to stop using WCBB to pay for all the other championships they sponsor and to put the women's tournament out for bid as a stand alone product.

They will not get what they get for the men's tournament, but they will have to stop pretending it is a money loser.

 

[The CDR-Ret]

From the article. Recognize anyone?

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[nickp91]

Hard to believe how far the game has come in 40 years