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Joseph Zucker is the featured Columnist IV January 4, 2022.
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The rivalry between Muffet McGraw and Geno Auriemma is still going strong even though she is retired.
According to the Off the Looking Glass podcast, which is hosted by Mechelle Voepel, Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw said that the network displays a bias against the University of Connecticut.
The Hartford Courant'sAlexa Philippou reported that Auriemma responded Monday.
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"I think the bias has something to do with the 11 national championships, which is a lot more than two, and I'm not sure if Muffet is right about that," I said.
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Geno is not done taking shots at Muffet.
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I guess Muffet is bored. She didn't have a lot to say. Nobody listened when she was talking.
The sarcasm was on thick.
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Geno has said that Sesame Street taught him how to use numbers. He isn't sure about him.
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She said that we've won more than any other state. I think she missed Sesame Street. It is more than eight.
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The feud between Auriemma and Notre Dame began when the Fighting Irish became regulars in the Final Four.
Two schools are competing for a national championship, and there will be a competitive rivalry between them. The dynamic went deeper than that, according to McGraw.
She said in the past that they didn't have a relationship. I think it got lost. When we were in the same conference, I think there was a modicum of it, but I think after beating them and not feeling any respect from that, we lost something.
Winning 11 titles and having a bunch of Hall of Famers walk through your doors affords you plenty of privileges and a major spotlight.
For those outside of the bubble, it was probably a sermon. Sports fans think any major outlet favors sports teams from marquee markets such as Los Angeles or New York and only wants to cover a few top athletes.
Within the context of the United States national team, the influence of Auriemma and the University of Connecticut is being scrutinized.
The head coach for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics was Auriemma.
In November of last year, the Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks spoke to the woman who said she didn't think Geno wanted her on the team.
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There is a full clip about the dislike between her and Geno Auriemma, and the snub of Nneka Ekpe.
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He doesn't like me, I don't like him. We don't like each other.
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The coach for the Summer Olympics in 2021 was no longer Auriemma. His position on the selection committee became a point of discussion after Nneka was not selected for the final roster.
Five Connecticut alumni made the cut: Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi. The inclusion of Taurasi was controversial because she had missed a portion of the 2021 WNBA season due to a fractured sternum.
The situation was referred to as "bulls-t" and "internal politics" within the USA Basketball.
Auriemma brushed the criticism aside, and it's clear that he's not afraid to speak his mind about the perception of bias.
