@mkieling_21 That’s also why 9.9 mill ppl watched this year. Their were two teams that aren’t your power houses and it wasn’t an underdog vs the dynasty. It was a new championship match up ppl were interested in because it wasn’t predictable! (And the guys tourney as a whole was a bust).
A complete miss opportunity for women’s sports.
THIS WAS THE GAME to change the way ppl view women’s basketball. But noooooo, the NCAA had to go “make a statement” and only staff females refs and completely BLOW IT for women’s sports!
I’m obviously still salty about it.
The NCAA Women's National Championship's 9.9 million viewers are more than:
▪️ Any Women's CBB game ever
▪️ Any MLS game ever
▪️ Any Stanley Cup game since 1973
▪️ The 2023 Orange Bowl
▪️ The 2023 Sugar Bowl
▪️ 2023 Thursday Night Football
▪️ The 2021 NBA Finals
▪️ The 2020 World Series
▪️ The finale of 'The Last of Us'
▪️ The most recent MLB, NBA, NFL, All-Star games
@mkieling_21 The only people who like a dynasty are the fans of THAT dynasty. NCAA Women’s basketball goes from one dynasty to the next, rarely a break. For a sports fan, it’s irritating and predictable. Guys & girls sports, that’s bad for viewer retention. That’s why ppl like an underdog.
@mkieling_21 You get 9.9 million ppl to watch… it’s “the game.” And tbh, the only reason 9.9 million ppl viewed was CUZ neither team was a complete powerhouse. Ppl needed to see that women’s basketball isn’t just about the same 4 teams. EVERY big D1 team can compete like a powerhouse team.
@Trizzle714 They gotta earn their respect in the first half…90% of them don’t. In every direction you look at it, female refs are usually inconsistent asl. Super frustrating.
I Support It, when she did it standing at the Free throw line with 50 sec left in the game……. BUT, Walking and hunting her down for the last 30 seconds of the game doing the gestures is not Sportsmanship I’m sorry.. I love trash talk, but cmon win with class. PS. Of course leave it up to Americans to involve the issue of race… Ridiculous!!!
@AOC Fact check: I graduated in May of 2020. I worked my butt off for scholarships, always picked the cheapest boarding options and worked 3 jobs in college...7 months post graduation and 80% of my loans are paid off.
Stop making excuses and start taking accountability. #smfh