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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Is the parity among golfers the same today as it was when Jack and Arnie played?
Is the parity among baseball teams the same today as it was when the Babe played?
My point is you may be right in saying things were/are different between the 2 streaks, but almost all of the same arguments can be used when comparing stats in any sport. Did Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth all play against comparable competition? Were the equipment and fields exactly the same? Were the pitchers each faced of equal caliber? If not, then how can you say they all belong on the same career home run list, because there were different circumstances involving each player. (And I'm not even bringing steriods into the discussion.)
It's still a college basketball win streak. How each of us qualifies it after that is where we take turns hitting that poor horse...
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And those arguments are made repeatedly; but the thing Hank has in common with Barry is they were each playing against the best in the world at their sport. They played the same sport.
If the UConn women want to be compared to UCLA, they should be playing against the men. They could start with playing the intramural champion at UConn.
Comparing respective streaks is ok, but they aren't even close to the record for consecutive victories by an NCAA Division I team. Seems to me the applicable numbers were/are 70 (the previous DI Women record) and 137 (Miami Men's Tennis Team).