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It just seems like Herbst is doing whatever she can do to better UConn academically. I wish you could say the same thing about WM athletically. Arkansas got a good Wisconsin coach. Cincy got a good Texas Tech coach. It's not impossible to grab a good coach. There's even big name coaches without...

Ya. I definitely found it interesting that uva wasn't one of the schools that initiated the solidarity announcement given all the talk that's been about them.

The husky dog is changing to become meaner looking. I don't have any information on the text logo(s).

They've been discussing it and developing designs for a while, but it's in the final stages - just a matter of figuring out when they want to reveal and start using it. The Co-op bookstores have put a halt on ordering new merchandise with the current husky on it.

All I know right now is that it's supposed to look much tougher than it does now. Not sure how they're incorporating the logo text.

No this is for real. It's gonna be a different looking husky. I actually work for the University of Connecticut.

I received confirmation today that UConn will changing its husky into more a meaner looking husky dog. Maybe Herbst thinks a more badass mascot will answer our realignment prayers?

I agree with what you're saying too, especially that Okla St was robbed last year. SEC year in and year out are going to be overly ranked high and they're gonna have multiple teams in the top 5 every year, resulting in the potential of more than one playoff berth. In my opinion, winning the PAC...

My post was in response to someone saying FSU was helped by perception in the polls. What I said was that 4 SEC teams with the same records as ACC champ FSU were ranked ahead of them. It had nothing to do with FSU's shot at the SEC. The weak perception of the ACC hurts them in the polls when...

Just look back to last year. Oklahoma State won their conference with one loss. Alabama also had one loss and didn't play in their conference championship game. Yet Alabama got the nod over Okla St. Just because you're a conference champion, doesn't mean you'd make the playoff over other teams...

Forward to Delany, immediately.

Boise State basketball seems to be doing pretty well this year.

That's interesting. Herbst better have a good reason for not being there to politic.

And yet in all three polls that determine the rankings, FSU (11-2) is ranked behind all the other two-loss SEC teams. That's even in spite of the fact that FSU won its conference and the other two loss SEC teams didn't. I'd say perception has something to do with that.

What panel?

I'm not saying the SEC is top to bottom the best conference, but it's all about perception. That is why the SEC has 6 teams in the top 10 BCS. With this type of perception, Alabama, LSU, or any team in the SEC don't have to be undefeated to make a playoff or play for a national championship.

Yes a committee decides and due to strength of schedule and peoples' high perception of the SEC, you can bet 2 SEC teams will make the playoffs every year. That leaves 2 spots for 4 conferences champions (not even including a good notre dame). The only way FSU gets in is if they go undefeated.

What conference really considers FSU a prize? The only conference that wants FSU other than the ACC is the Big12. Florida would block them in the SEC/SEC doesn't need them to increase market, they're too academically inferior for the B1G, and too far for the PAC. FSU will definitely recruit...

Shoot for the ivy league - knowing the safety school will always be there

I see where you're coming from Bob. I just think FSU has to jump if they get the chance or they could be stuck if all hell breaks loose. The problem is that even in a weak ACC, they still can't manage to go undefeated. They will recruit a lot better in the Big12 to be able to compete with those...

My point is a one loss FSU in the Big12 has a better shot at getting in than a one loss FSU in the ACC.

If Alabama went 12-0, Oregon went 12-0, KState went 12-0, Ohio State was eligible at 12-0, and Florida State went 12-0: Here Florida State would be number 5 due to having the weakest conference. One loss SEC teams would probably even be in over an undefeated ACC team. Are all these undefeated...

Notre Dame is an anomaly. If they ever have a good year, their prestige alone will propel them to the top. The ACC is too weak a conference to put them in the playoff. Even before FSU's loss to Florida (when FSU was 10-1), they were ranked 17th in the computers. The only way FSU would make a...

Exactly. You can bet that the SEC gets at least 2 of 4 playoff spots every year. That leaves 2 spots for the PAC, B1G, and Big12. Right now, the Big12 champ wouldn't even qualify for the playoff. There's no way the ACC champ gets in. The computer ranking component would barely have an ACC team...

Because the Big12 can't be raided due to the GOR. That is why the PAC has said they have an eye on San Diego State and Boise. They are in a good spot regionally because they can't be raided, however that same geography prevents them from raiding others (now that their only real raid option Big12...

It's really interesting that SNY is in Boston given it doesn't really pertain to any sports there. Maybe UConn viewership in Boston is higher than one would think? With the BTN already there too, it makes you wonder how valuable the Boston market would be to the B1G.

I'm surprised so many posters get btn with their basic cable. Auggie, does all of Boston get BTN with their basic cable?

i like the acc's school/skol

The ACC is UConn's only landing spot if the 4 big conferences decide to stop at 16 teams. If any go above that number then UConn's not necessarily KO'd.

The B12 just realized that if the playoff were this year, their conference champion KState would not have made the 4 team playoff under their current round robin schedule. You can expect the SEC to get at least 2 out of 4 playoff teams each year. That means the B12 has to compete with the PAC...

Both B1G and SEC want UNC. The question is how bad do they want them. I think B1G is a lot more likely to take Duke at UNC's request than the SEC is.

UNC, UVA, Duke plus UConn for 18 team B1G. I like that.

I completely agree. I also think the Big 12 will help get UVA to the B1G. Big 12 now realizes that if the national playoff were this year, it'd be Notre Dame, Alabama, Oregon, and Florida. The Big 12 champion KState would be on the outside looking in even though it won its conference and Oregon...

I think had Georgia Tech been getting a B1G invite today (as it was questionably reported), news of a press conference or a leak would have occurred by now. Most Boneyarders weren't really buying Georgia Tech to the B1G anyways. A small victory for UConn...for now at least.