UConn HC Geno Auriemma completely embarrasses himself during game against Lady Vols
UConn took down the Lady Vols in Knoxville on Thursday night, but that didn't stop Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma from completely embarrassing himself. At halftime of UConn's 84-67 win, Auriemma was interviewed by ESPN's Holly Rowe. Auriemma proceeded to go on a rant about the officiating and insinuated that the calls are always bad […]
UConn took down the Lady Vols in Knoxville on Thursday night, but that didn't stop Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma from completely embarrassing himself.
At halftime of UConn's 84-67 win, Auriemma was interviewed by ESPN's Holly Rowe.
Auriemma proceeded to go on a rant about the officiating and insinuated that the calls are always bad when his team plays in Knoxville.
Rowe asked Auriemma how he would address Tennessee going to the free throw line so much in the first half with his team.
"How do I address it? How do I address it? You don't address it," said an irate Auriemma. "This is what you get when you come down here. The game was called one way and then changed. Nothing else changed. We didn't change. Nothing else changed."
In that moment, Auriemma's true feelings about Tennessee came out. He sounded disgusted to be playing in Knoxville.
It's easy to see why UT fans don't care much for the UConn head coach.
Auriemma had a completely different tone after the game. He even tried to compliment Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper by comparing her to her former coach, the legendary Pat Summitt.
Auriemma's words are a bit hollow after his halftime rant where he essentially slammed Thompson-Boling Arena.
Earlier this week, Auriemma suggested that the rivalry between UConn and the Lady Vols had lost its punch. It didn't seem that way on Thursday night. Despite the big win by UConn, the atmosphere at Thompson-Boling Arena was as electric as ever. And Geno was as intense as ever.
Too bad he let his intensity get the best of him.
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