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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Geno on Pardon the Interruption today

Add an appearance as the guest on the "Five Good Minutes" portion of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption by UConn coach Geno Auriemma.

Auriemma's comments following Sunday's win over Ohio State when he called men's basketball writers "miserable bastards" and cited gender bias as playing a role in the coverage of UConn's record winning streak made national news. PTI hosts Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser chimed in on Auriemma's comments on Monday's show with Kornheiser admitting he was curious what was said or written to set Auriemma off so it's a safe assumption he will get his wish.

The show begins at 5:30 on ESPN

By the way, here are Geno's comments

"I am not bright enough to explain all the sociological things that are going on, I just know there wouldn't be this many people in the room if we were chasing a women's record. The reason everybody is in this room, the reason why everybody is having a heart attack these last four or five days is a bunch of women are threatening to break a men's record. Everybody is up in arms about it, all the women are happy as hell and they can't wait to come in and ask questions. All the men who love women's basketball are all excited. All the miserable bastards that follow men's basketball and don't want us to break the record are all here because they are (ticked off). That's just the way it is because if we were breaking a women's record, everybody would go 'aren't those girls nice. Let's give them two paragraphs in USA Today, given them one line at the bottom of ESPN and let's send them where they belong, in the kitchen. But because we are breaking a men's record, we have lots of people paying attention."

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Dan O said...

Hi Jim, I am a great fan of Uconn womens basketball. as well of Gino. But I think he was way off base with his comments on Sunday. Gino, enjoy the moments

12:03 PM 
Anonymous Chaz said...

If you were a great fan you'd know his name is spelled Geno.

4:02 PM 

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