re: Lost in last night: Was that the most blatant attempt to steal a game?

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Of course not. UCONN is most likely a ratings machine in a sport that is a ratings wasteland.

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The problem is if you keep on pulling for UCONN the ratings will stay that way. Believe it or not, good ratings for a WBB program existed before and after UCONN's rise but ESPN's push of UCONN in recruiting and general media has strangled the growth of WBB and without Summitt who always pushed for the growth of the sport the past few years have been terrible.

This upcoming final is the best thing that could've happened for WBB but if you're in sports media you have to have enough foresight to sacrifice a quick assured rating in one game for overall better ratings every year if you let the sport grow.