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volinbama256 said:
Why the heck are we playing Uconn in the middle of conference play when no other SEC team is dipping out of conference? I thought we were not doing this anymore, that it was a Gino/Pat rivalry that we've moved on from? Not good timing and placement IMO, to have to get up for a big game like that, even at home, and have it wedged in between coming back from Mizz on Sunday and then going back on the road to LSU that weekend...Is this something UTAD wanted to bring back? If so, I wonder why?
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Uhm SCar takes the exact some dip out of conference every year against Geno and has done so for about 12 years.

We did so because we were begging for top opponents at that time. Now it has become tradition plus it brings a spotlight to excellent tv programming that helps recruiting. Our regional conference games don’t quite bring the same national spotlight.

I would suggest that Kym wants that spotlight too.
 
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volinbama256 said:
Why the heck are we playing Uconn in the middle of conference play when no other SEC team is dipping out of conference? I thought we were not doing this anymore, that it was a Gino/Pat rivalry that we've moved on from? Not good timing and placement IMO, to have to get up for a big game like that, even at home, and have it wedged in between coming back from Mizz on Sunday and then going back on the road to LSU that weekend...Is this something UTAD wanted to bring back? If so, I wonder why?
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You must be new lol we’ve done it for about 5 years now
 
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VolFanGBO said:
You must be new lol we’ve done it for about 5 years now
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And I’ve hated every single one of them. It’s advance UConn everytime. They get to prepare playing awful Big East teams and resting players.

We have to play them crammed between top 15 teams usually. Game does nothing for basketball anymore either, there is no rivalry there since Pat died so I see no reason to play it.
 
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VolBall09 said:
And I’ve hated every single one of them. It’s advance UConn everytime. They get to prepare playing awful Big East teams and resting players.

We have to play them crammed between top 15 teams usually. Game does nothing for basketball anymore either, there is no rivalry there since Pat died so I see no reason to play it.
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One could argue that the game is important from an historical perspective for the game of WBB as it matches the two all time best programs against one another. I think it is good for the sport, and it always garners national attention. If/once UT starts winning some of these matchups again it will only increase the spotlight on the rivalry, which is good for both squads. No other WBB rivalry is as nationally relevant, and I doubt CKC will try to drop it. She wants to get UT back to where they are winning this game which will increase her recruiting efforts and national attention as a program. She can do it.
 
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