As Texas A & M Won The First Title, The Continuing Struggle For Parity

As Texas A & M Won The First Title, The Continuing Struggle For Parity: Indianapolis - to hear the names of the face off on Tuesday night - Notre Dame against Texas A & M - a question came to mind.

That from a lawyer?

And no matter what, it was women's basketball. You can tell by the tail Aggies happily waving in the wind after the Texas A & M beat Notre Dame 76-70. In addition, there was the usual mixture of hope and protection in sports is so hard to top what it is.

Aggies won the championship in Game Entertainment, which is incompatible with the sander, Connecticut, 1953-1941 men's night in College Station in New England. Notre Dame shot 59% in the first half, Texas A & M 68% of the latter.

This contrast was without doubt, check it out in different women's basketball fans here, who feel the need to fight the good fight against the injustice of men in the circus. But a couple of responsibilities should be done.

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The defenses were not as spectacular, and has been part of basketball, not a cavernous football stadium. women in Connecticut and Stanford played in the Alamodome last year and half time score was 12.20.

However, the Aggies inflate the story - to earn their first Final Four, led by 30 points, from 1.6 Dynamo behalf of Daniel Adams, who said afterwards: "I will not let women down." They also alleged a tip for the future.

The general hope that the championship game of new faces - no sense in Connecticut, Stanford and Tennessee - a new era of equality and Fan pleasant surprise. Of course, it was the Texas & M and Notre Dame both the number 2 seed, it was not quite Butler commitment. But it is a good start.

Or is it? Know that usually attracts the casual fan? The names they recognize. Thus we are dealing here with the chicken and the egg. How to attract more fans to new applicants when they first come to see the old ones.

"Today we gave you a national championship without playing the so-called power in the world," Texas A & M coach Gary Blair said.

Unexpected finalists or not, the tie is still in development. There have been 20 games in the tournament, the men decided by three points or less or in overtime. The women were six.

E 'was disappointing that the Conseco Fieldhouse is packed in a breath of fresh air. "Where are you at Indianapolis?" Blair said on Sunday, hoping to hype the gate.

His enthusiasm is understandable, and no one in any sport work harder to attract new believers, like Blair, a women's basketball lifer. But he always seemed to complicated, regardless of the medium of play or coach the question of participation - which boils down to someone admitted free criticism of those who must pay to enter

However, there are hundreds of empty seats Tuesday night, but reported the presence of 17 473 is currently in power. So is the battle, what sport would be.

Everyone tries so hard. Coaches television interview Tuesday during timeouts, the players at halftime. Starters are introduced to their field of study.

We now know Notre Dame guard Natalie Novosel goals of anthropology, and the star of the tournament specialty Adams management of agriculture and rural development.

It was night, the women's game seems to have its own structure and style, can be estimated (but do not rule for 10 seconds to get the ball half the field is goofy oddity). Those who reject this sport without a second glance is not something enough.

I just wish it was not always a disturbance in the airwaves in this case will be treated first with respect to men. More than one voice can be heard here pleased with the ugliness of the Connecticut General Butler, the championship game on Monday, as if the reader up paying customers.

The tournament has developed a strong woman, and Tuesday was the last display. But the population, the difference with men. There will always be different.

Not really aware that Aggies win no less impressive. They seemed no less happy than men Tuesday night on the eve of Connecticut. This is where justice should be.