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SPOKANE, Wash. — Legendary UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma isn’t thrilled with the schedule this week.
Friday, the Sooners and Huskies had to be at the arena early, OU’s press conferences starting just after 8 a.m. while the Huskies practiced at that time.
The early start can be attributed to the “super regional” format with two regionals played in both Spokane and Birmingham.
Auriemma didn’t hold back his frustrations, especially considering both UConn and OU had to play Monday to advance to Spokane.
“The guys, who don’t know (expletive) about (expletive), according to a lot of basketball people, they finish Sunday and then they have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and they play Saturday,” Auriemma said. “But there’s a lot of people in the women’s basketball community that think they’re smarter than that. So whoever came up with this super regional stuff — and I know who they are — ruined the game.
"They did. They ruined the game. Half the country has no chance to get to a game in person. But you’re making billions off of TV. Well, actually they’re not, that would be the men’s tournament. So yeah, there’s a lot of issues that they need to fix. And again, we could get our ass beat tomorrow and that won’t change my feelings.”
The Huskies and Sooners will play for a spot in the Elite Eight at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Ryan Aber covers OU athletics for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Ryan? He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @RyAber. Sign up for the OU Sooners newsletter to access more OU coverage. Support Ryan’s work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
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Friday, the Sooners and Huskies had to be at the arena early, OU’s press conferences starting just after 8 a.m. while the Huskies practiced at that time.
The early start can be attributed to the “super regional” format with two regionals played in both Spokane and Birmingham.
Auriemma didn’t hold back his frustrations, especially considering both UConn and OU had to play Monday to advance to Spokane.
“The guys, who don’t know (expletive) about (expletive), according to a lot of basketball people, they finish Sunday and then they have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and they play Saturday,” Auriemma said. “But there’s a lot of people in the women’s basketball community that think they’re smarter than that. So whoever came up with this super regional stuff — and I know who they are — ruined the game.
"They did. They ruined the game. Half the country has no chance to get to a game in person. But you’re making billions off of TV. Well, actually they’re not, that would be the men’s tournament. So yeah, there’s a lot of issues that they need to fix. And again, we could get our ass beat tomorrow and that won’t change my feelings.”
The Huskies and Sooners will play for a spot in the Elite Eight at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Watch OU vs UConn in Sweet 16 in March Madness with Fubo
More: Sahara Williams savoring challenge of guarding Paige Bueckers in OU-UConn Sweet 16 game
Ryan Aber covers OU athletics for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Ryan? He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @RyAber. Sign up for the OU Sooners newsletter to access more OU coverage. Support Ryan’s work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: UConn coach Geno Auriemma blasts NCAA Tournament regional format
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