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  1. amory

    Why the Big Ten adding Rutgers may have been the worst realignment move in modern history.

    Everyone knew Rutgers was a ridiculous add even at the time. but CR is a big, stupid, corrupt game of musical chairs, and they got a chair.
  2. amory

    ACC options

    God now we’re onto the ACC talk. I get it, I really do. Hope springs eternal and all that. but man. This is getting pathetic.
  3. amory

    Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

    I think they wanted Colorado anyway, but the splashy football hire sure didn’t hurt, even if he doesn’t stay long
  4. amory

    Make it make sense

    The Big 12 was a stretch with the geography and culture. We would represent a new direction for the conference, both regionally and athletically. At the end of the day you need enough votes from the university presidents and you can’t depend on them solely looking at the numbers or the...
  5. amory

    Non-Key Tweets

    I don’t think UConn football fans have any delusions about the true state of the program or the national perception. But it seems it’s only when UConn enters the discussion that P5 viability becomes solely about football performance. UConn has a large market, it’s a good school, it’s a great...
  6. amory

    Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

    Plus now they have Prime, along with all the attention he brings. And however you feel about him, I believe he’s going to turn that program around quick.
  7. amory

    Path Forward for UConn

    I always said the Big12 was not a realistic landing spot, though I ultimately did hope I was wrong because we need p5 money. It’s a shame. If you blew it all up and let the conferences reassemble from scratch we’d be in no question, but while you have all these garbage leech schools clogging up...
  8. amory

    Sneak peek at Alumni Court at Gampel Pavilion!

    I just think it’s tacky. don’t like self proclaimed titles. UConn’s blue blood status is well in hand, but I can’t see any of the other blue bloods putting this on their court
  9. amory

    Sneak peek at Alumni Court at Gampel Pavilion!

    I don’t like “basketball capital of the world” at all. I actually really hate that, it’s gonna bother me. Other than that yeah it’s fine
  10. amory

    Non-Key Tweets

    Less elite basketball lol
  11. amory

    Non-Key Tweets

    The premise of this article is pretty naive for a seasoned guy like Eamonn Brennan. So it's Arizona that tips the scales? What? I love Uconn basketball, but our athletic department is a lot bigger than uconn basketball, and fields a lot of sports that can't pay for themselves the way uconn...
  12. amory

    AAC-related thought experiment

    I don't know. It doesn't really matter. Neither the AAC or independence is viable long term. The AAC is a nothing conference. It's just a basket of P5 hopefuls waiting out purgatory.
  13. amory

    Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

    I believe this is going to be our future. We’ll eventually end up in the ACC sans Clemson and FSU and probably some others. Maybe we even add some basketball only members from the big east and hey, that starts to look a lot like the old big east.
  14. amory

    Non-Key Tweets

    Greeting big east conference mates after unsuccessfully courting yet another P5 bid
  15. amory

    Colorado in Big XII

    By that measure though, what's the market saying UConn's worth? We've been the most obvious non-P5-but-should-be-P5 school for a decade plus but somehow we're always without a chair when the music stops
  16. amory

    Non-Key Tweets

    If we do end up getting invited, someone better find that damn ConFLiCT trophy or get a new one made at Things Remembered. I'll be bringing my red pants down from the attic
  17. amory

    Big 12 Pushing For UConn Part Deux!

    Yeah no argument from me, if we get an invitation there's not even a decision to be made. We have to go. Personally I'm just not going to be as excited to watch us play Texas Tech or Iowa State on a Thursday night as I would be for, say, Providence. If Mora sticks around and continues the...
  18. amory

    Big 12 Pushing For UConn Part Deux!

    I recognize the absolute necessity for our athletic program to get the financial support of a power conference, but I still see this as a 'be careful what you wish for' union. It was a lot easier to buy into whoever would have us when we were in the American. We've seen what a return to the Big...
  19. amory

    Non-Key Tweets

    Charlie Brown starting to run towards that football again. Surely this will be the time :rolleyes: At least when they take all pac teams, we’ll still have big east basketball
  20. amory

    So what happened to all the Big XII talk?

    I think there’s like a 1 in 50 shot we get an invite. I don’t think it’s in the cards. UConn’s gonna be a late add in the ACC once their foundation starts to crumble
  21. amory

    Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

    Idk what info you specifically posted, but is it possible Warde was just telling you that he was headed to the big 10 and you misheard him
  22. amory

    B12 Related - Why is UConn's brand so tainted?

    If the trophies were our ticket to the P5 we would've gotten there a long time ago. Probably would be in the Big 10 or something too, instead of being a borderline Big 12 invite. Anyway maybe I'm being overly pessimistic but we've all been a part of this song and dance a few times before.
  23. amory

    B12 Related - Why is UConn's brand so tainted?

    I just don't see why the Big 12 would add us when they can raid the Pac 12 for schools like Colorado and Arizona. It's frustrating but it is what it is. I'd be glad to be wrong. Like I said, the ACC put us on a desert island and they'll forever be my most hated conference even if we end up...
  24. amory

    Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

    Sure, but we've been paying out money to coaches we can't afford for a long time.
  25. amory

    B12 Related - Why is UConn's brand so tainted?

    Agree, Big 12 seems pretty stable now, for better or worse. And that's kind of the thing, stability has only been achieved because their best programs just left. It's a B-tier conference with no obvious poaching targets left. Meanwhile in the ACC, Florida State and Clemson would die for an SEC...
  26. amory

    Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

    Obviously a big plus to lock up Hurley long term but was our ability to retain him really ever in question? He chose us when we were in a much worse place because of the tradition. He has a great team next year, it's a ton of money, and from a basketball perspective there's really not a bad...
  27. amory

    Bob Huggins arrested for DUI (resigned on 6/17)

    Jackass. Caught twice, but how many times did he get away with it? Glad he didn't kill anyone. Hope he stays gone.
  28. amory

    B12 Related - Why is UConn's brand so tainted?

    We needed the ACC invitation 10 years ago and didn't get it for a variety of reasons. That's the P5 conference where we objectively would've fit the best, even though it's not the strongest place to be nowadays. When that didn't happen we were in big trouble and everyone knew it. We'd be a...
  29. amory

    Dom Amore: If Big 12 calls, UConn will have to choose between Big East love and Power Five money.

    I see two directions CR could go in the future. 1) The SEC and Big 10 keep expanding and the P5 eventually becomes the P2. In this scenario, other current power conferences will be raided anyway and it won't really matter what league we're in if/when the Big 10 came calling. So we may as well...
  30. amory

    Dom Amore: If Big 12 calls, UConn will have to choose between Big East love and Power Five money.

    I love being back in the Big East. More than I thought I would. But financially, there is no decision to be made here. If the Big 12 invites UConn, UConn will join.
  31. amory

    Huskies of Honor - Who will be added from this years team- Who should be added that isn't there yet?

    it's tough because this was a much stronger team than we've seen in recent memory Napier in 14 and Kemba in 2011 were obvious. I think for now Sanogo is a safe bet, with Jackson possibly added down the line for his total contributions
  32. amory

    Anthony: Adama Sanogo unsure if he will return to the UConn men's basketball team

    I'd love to see him back, but I think he should probably go. His stock is as high as it's going to get (and I certainly don't mean that derisively, he's the damn MOP).
  33. amory

    Yahoo: Ugly title game won't be the lasting memory of this NCAA men's tournament

    No one was expecting this game to break viewership records. It's a 4 vs a 5 seed, no national bandwagon programs playing, and uconn was heavily favored to win by a lot and, oh yeah, the tip was at 920 on a Monday night. can't make it much harder for casual people to want to watch.
  34. amory

    "Easy Path"

    the nature of haters is to not give credit and find excuses. but you can literally only play the teams in front of you. was this run maybe a little easier than it could've been? sure. that's the nature of the tournament. maybe people should direct their complaints to the 1, 2, and 3 seeds that...
  35. amory

    We need a current UConn player to be a NBA star player

    idk that it matters to the program. it's ultimately on the players to succeed in the pros. all uconn can do is provide coaching and a good platform to showcase their skills to a wide audience
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