Great game. Two great teams. Clark is…Unbelievable! Reese is fantastic.
And that routine of leaving the floor, which typically results in missing the playing of the United States National Anthem… Be better LSU. Change the routine. It’s not difficult.
Wow. Pleasantly surprised they broke the record. When they said last year’s mark was 9.9 million for the title game, I thought they might not break it simply because 1) last year it was the national championship game and 2) I believe last year was on ABC rather than ESPN. Granted, network TV doesn’t hold the same sway as in years (and decades) past but that could still impact the potential viewership cap
I know nothing about women’s hoops like you, dick, skins 66 Mother MU and so many others here but my sense is this could be one of the best hoops games ever played technically speaking. Very cool.
I have a feeling UConn wins this game. I don’t know if they can beat South Carolina… but it would be an extremely Geno-ish thing to do to spoil the national Caitlin Clark party.
South Carolina is the team to beat, but I don’t see them being as big a favorite as UConn men, who just seem 15 points better than everybody else. My group of guys that I go to NCAA games with every year attended the Women’s Final Four a few years ago when it was in Columbus and had a great time. Areke hit buzzer beaters in both games and Notre Dame won. A year ago we tried to get tickets this year since it was in Cleveland but we got completely shut out. They sold out in like an hour. The Clark effect I guess.
I have been following Iowa for the last 3 years. It still looks to me that South Carolina should be a solid favorite. They have the best big girl in the country and then 8 or 9 other really good players. Matchups work against Iowa. I am rooting for them though, would love to see Clark get a championship.
By contrast, some of the lowest rated broadcast from ESPN was when they ran exercise classes. People forget this, but before they had 24/7 content they had huge gaps they had to fill. At legit times! It was always like 3 people in spandex working out at the beach. Amazing.