Christine Brennan's column

And the problem with that would be...?

 

Wow, that was a leap into the abyss. And I stand by my reporting on the last point.

 

Nothing quite as fun as getting angry over the garbled semantics of a Fox Sports broadcast booth.

 

Yes, the point is correct -- Tennessee was first.
But as beach bum pointed out, the gripe should be Tennessee's not Maryland's... that aspect was sloppy.

I dont see it as typical female harping, but since I'm not a one-trick ponyChristine Brennan fan, I find the messenger, rather than the message, grating

 

See, I disagree, buck. I think the fact a woman wrote it, esp. given that Brennan has become known as a feminist ranter, plays a big role in the stance men are taking here.

 

I like the column. I think the point is important, and it's a point that people don't stop to think about (myself included) until someone goes "hey, by the way."

Christine Brennan serves as a watchdog for women in sport. If not Brennan, it would be someone else. Thankfully, Brennan has the background, capability and medium to do it right.

Many do see Brennan as a one-trick pony. But how many other columnists in this business are like that? And at least she's not a "me-trick" pony like a lot of the schmucks we're seeing.

Also, I think focusing on Brenda Frese wasn't a wrong move. Frese is the next generation. She's exciting as a coach, her teams are exciting, and new things are happening in women's college basketball. I like that Brennan backed up her initial point with information about this movement, about Maryland and Duke and UNC, without diving back into the old Tennessee and UConn bag.

 

I like Cadet's take. As 21 points out from time to time, some people feel they need to write about the same types of issues often because nobody else bothers.

 

Cadet, I understand your point. But since Tennessee was the school to hold the football/basketball title, I don't see that as diving back into the Tennessee-UConn bag... It's asking the coach whose team actually achieved it...

 

Good point. But I do like the fresh take with Frese.

 

Let's dredge up Hootie and the Augustians, one more time . . .

 

Since women don't play football, I think the "men's" before basketball is understood. A bad example by the hypersensitive Brennan.

 

See, I don't get that whole "football (hence: men) was the context" thing. Most editors wouldn't let other inaccurate statements slide in print, for example, by suggesting some debatable context makes it OK.