You can't make this up........

[HogDawg]

NCAA Women's Tournament game:

#2 Louisville 10
#6 Oregon 8

Start of 2nd Qtr


Yes, seriously. I've never seen so many missed shots in my life. Just saying........

[Blue Dawg]

But HD, they deserve just as much coverage (and money) as the men's game, dontcha know

[Tech52]

But HD, they deserve just as much coverage (and money) as the men's game, dontcha know

Not entirely fair to say based on score considering MBB OSU-Loyola was 23-16 at halftime.

[LT]

Is Coach Wooldridge back?

[Bulldog Tom]

But HD, they deserve just as much coverage (and money) as the men's game, dontcha know

The revenues are pretty close. In 2018-19, the last year numbers are available for, the men's tournament made $864.6 million net income. The women's tournament lost 2.8 million net income, the most of any NCAA championship that year.


https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...h-women-budget

[Blue Dawg]

The revenues are pretty close. In 2018-19, the last year numbers are available for, the men's tournament made $864.6 million net income. The women's tournament lost 2.8 million net income, the most of any NCAA championship that year.


https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...h-women-budget

It's amazing to me that no one can say "we're not spending as much on it because it doesn't make any money as it is"

[Bulldog Tom]

It's amazing to me that no one can say "we're not spending as much on it because it doesn't make any money as it is"

Oh you can say it. It just isn't going to be well received.

[techman05]

Well, Biden is throwing out Title IX. Before long, we won’t have any need to fund women’s sport cause they won’t exist.

[Bulldog Tom]

Well, Biden is throwing out Title IX. Before long, we won’t have any need to fund women’s sport cause they won’t exist.

Really? That would be a major change from his earlier statements on Title IX. He talked about tossing out some of DeVos' Title IX policies, trying to make Title IX stronger.

[Bulldawg81]

NCAA Women's Tournament game:

#2 Louisville 10
#6 Oregon 8

Start of 2nd Qtr


Yes, seriously. I've never seen so many missed shots in my life. Just saying........

Totally different circumstances (before shot clock era), but Tennessee beat Temple in men’s basketball 11-6 in December 1973. It wasn’t because of missed shots, but because of no shots. The Temple coach thought the only way they could win was to slow the game down, and boy did they slow it down! The Tennessee coach was not happy, nor were the fans in attendance. I believe the Vols had scored 100+ and 90+ in their two previous games.

[techman05]

Really? That would be a major change from his earlier statements on Title IX. He talked about tossing out some of DeVos' Title IX policies, trying to make Title IX stronger.

I’m just thinking since he wants men to play women sports, that Title IX should be eliminated. He wants men, women, and confused people to all be on the same plain, so that’s the next step.

[HogDawg]

Totally different circumstances (before shot clock era), but Tennessee beat Temple in men’s basketball 11-6 in December 1973. It wasn’t because of missed shots, but because of no shots. The Temple coach thought the only way they could win was to slow the game down, and boy did they slow it down! The Tennessee coach was not happy, nor were the fans in attendance. I believe the Vols had scored 100+ and 90+ in their two previous games.

Yeah, there's a long history of very low scoring games back in the days before the shot clock. That's kinda what Dean Smith's "4 Corners" offense at North Carolina was all about. Several teams tried to beat UCLA with low scoring games because the Bruins were so dominant. It was practically the only way they could compete with UCLA.

But that's totally different than just missing your first 30 shots or whatever.

[Bulldawg81]

Yeah, there's a long history of very low scoring games back in the days before the shot clock. That's kinda what Dean Smith's "4 Corners" offense at North Carolina was all about. Several teams tried to beat UCLA with low scoring games because the Bruins were so dominant. It was practically the only way they could compete with UCLA.

But that's totally different than just missing your first 30 shots or whatever.

I fully understand that these were totally different situations. Your first post just jogged my memory of the low scoring Tennessee game years ago.

[BullPupN'46]

"Once upon a time" when I was attending LPI "Lal Polly Tech" '46 they hosted the N La HS class "C" girls BB tournaments Choudrant, Simsboro, Saline, Golddonna, etc. At that time, the girls teams had six players with 3 in each court. They could only dribble the ball once , then had to pass it off. Don't remember what the time limit was to get the ball out of the back court to the front.

Dr. Minchiew, was a principal and girls BB coach (later head of Tech Speech Dep't) at one of the schools. His team was playing a team an opponent which he had never beaten. His game plan was "if" they ever got ahead to get the ball and play keep away .For most of 3 qts they were able. going into the 4th qtr they led 4 to 2 had the ball. During the t/o the girls begged Dr. M to let them play. He did and the girls did not score another point and lost by double digits.

[HogDawg]

"Once upon a time" when I was attending LPI "Lal Polly Tech" '46 they hosted the N La HS class "C" girls BB tournaments Choudrant, Simsboro, Saline, Golddonna, etc. At that time, the girls teams had six players with 3 in each court. They could only dribble the ball once , then had to pass it off. Don't remember what the time limit was to get the ball out of the back court to the front.

Dr. Minchiew, was a principal and girls BB coach (later head of Tech Speech Dep't) at one of the schools. His team was playing a team an opponent which he had never beaten. His game plan was "if" they ever got ahead to get the ball and play keep away .For most of 3 qts they were able. going into the 4th qtr they led 4 to 2 had the ball. During the t/o the girls begged Dr. M to let them play. He did and the girls did not score another point and lost by double digits.

Thanks for ANOTHER great story, BullPupN'46. I love that story. LOL! I'm old enough to remember when women's basketball had 6 players, with 3 in the front court, as you mentioned. I believe that was phased out in the state of Louisiana sometime in the early 1970's.

Anyway, the lesson from your story above might be, "let the coaches make all the coaching decisions", HAHA.

All I can say is Thank GOD we have a shot clock these days. Basketball is so much better for it.