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

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It's insane.

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Not really, Pat was a great ambassador for the sport above and beyond her team.

I view it this way

Pat = Rupp
Geno = Wooden

The first two built programs from nothing with little support while the latter two needed a benefactor to win the way they did (Pappa Sam for UCLA and ESPN for Geno)

Disclaimer : Wooden and Geno would clearly be top level coaches just with lower percentages without their benefactors (winning say .650 to .750 instead of .950). I make the same argument if Bowden had Free Shoes U in the SEC instead of IND and ACC. A win or two less and Bowden is still a top coach but that extra loss or two would be enough to keep Free Shoes out of the MNC discussion.