[Mr. Jeeves]

It's like they don't want to let it go and are bitter because the young girls aren't as pi$$ed as they are about it.

I just cannot put it into words correctly.

Here's a try: "The fight" has become a part of their identity, and women playing basketball against men seems to these hoary old lesbians like fraternizing with the enemy. ;)

[Howlin]

That works for me; it certainly puts into words what I was thinking but couldn't find the right words to express.

They remind me of the Ellen Jamiesons from The World According to Garp.