By Luke Ford Prager returned to the theme of standards vs compassion. He castigated the University of Villanova vs. University of Connecticut women basketball teams' decision to allow an injured player to make a free basket so she could set the school scoring record. Her 2-point goal required an elaborate scheme involving opposing coaches, players, officials from both universities, referees and even the commissioner of the Big East Conference. Her coach, Geno Auriemma, then spent three days orchestrating a plan to deliver her the milestone. The Big East commissioner, Michael Tranghese, said that he would not have signed off on such a plan for a male player.
Men compete, get along, and move on with few emotions.
But women break down, get emotional, get so much more out of the game. These are entirely different sports cultures. The Villanova coach, Harry Perretta, was the first person with whom Auriemma conspired. Prager said this was an example of the feminization of sports. Then several callers pointed out how often male sports do similar things.