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    A lesson from Northeastern...

    The Beanpot finished up last night with a thrilling OT win by NU over BU. Great game and good for NU! With that win they finally climbed above .500 for the first time since early October. They went through a horrible Oct/Nov losing streak that put them in a deep hole. Now they are on fire...
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    The Syracuse "mirage" is supported by its media connections...

    The NY Post has one of the best group of sports' writers in the country. However, they apparently also have their share of Syracuse connected writers. Take for example a full page puff piece in today's paper written by two such writers. It talks about the reincarnation of Syracuse hoops under...
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    BTW, UConn is a damn good school too!

    Take a look at the WSJ's 2024 list of the country's best colleges. UConn rates #46 overall. That superior academic conference, the ACC, sported the following rankings: Syracuse #144 - all the bluster and BS didn't fool anybody. LV #324 - it's in a different solar system. Pitt #307 -...
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    "Others receiving votes..."

    I saw the final insult about our season on the USCHO board. In their poll dated today, UConn has been demoted to the "Others receiving votes" category. We debuted at #20 in the 10/3/22 USCHO poll after sweeping VT on the road and stayed ranked until today. It was a long and steady decline...
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    Not all publicity is good...

    Please see below from today's NY Post. Not all publicity is good... We are a laughing stock. (Is it truly always darkest before dawn?) Historically bad UConn is perplexing college football bettors By Adam Kramer, September 22, 2021 9:00am Updated Want even more betting news? Sign up...
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    And the SEC is the place to be...

    Nick Saban reports on the next Bama QB's success in the newly legalized endorsement realm. Touting the Bama brand only makes the SEC more the place to be. Nick Saban says Alabama quarterback Bryce Young already earning nearly $1 million in endorsement deals Saban cautioned that the new policy...
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    And home grown talent is going elsewhere...

    Please read this article linked below from the Register. There are gems being mined in our state by other D-1 programs. I know we have gotten some great recruits from our home state, but are we missing out on some real gems. This is clearly a coaching/recruiting issue to start. I read on the...
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    The Boneyard's CR thread needs to be mothballed...

    Sadly, I think we are farther away than ever from getting out of the worst possible conference for UConn. The biggie - Football is dreadful. Second banana - Men's BB is not in the big leagues anymore. Sure Women's BB and Field Hockey are great, but unfortunately they mean nothing for CR...
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    Never thought I'd have to say this...

    Cavanaugh has to find a way to routinely beat Sacred Heart. This has become a farce!
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    NCAA March Madness - ACC overrated?

    Check ESPN website (of all places) for article re : this. Only UNC remains alive out of 9 teams invited. (God knows where they would be without fake classes.) As an added bonus, NIT #1 seed, Syracuse, has also been bounced from that tournament. Great job, ACC! Go and collectively ...
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    ABC News closes tonight with the Huskies

    David Muir closed ABC News tonight with a great puff piece on the Huskies and Samuelson. Awesome stuff - I don't give an what anyone says - this is great stuff! It won't be long - please surface trolls - I want to play whack-a-mole...
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    CBS Evening News closed with the UConn women tonight

    Scott Pelley closed CBS Evening News tonight with a "good as you get" story about the 100th win in a row for UConn. Can't hurt - everything looked good. Also, checked around the country with different media outlets - UConn story prominently featured - all good!!
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    Dez Conner at it again...

    Once again Dez, formerly of the Syracuse Post-Standard, writes a glowing article about Syracuse in the Courant. Dez cares not to remember that Syracuse worked the back channels to keep us out of the ACC, especially when LV was added in 2012. I for one am tired of his $#!+. BTW, when was the...
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    SNY ratings up

    Good piece in the Courant this AM. Temple game on wednesday night broke our previous record on SNY. Better yet, the ratings beat Knicks/Nets on YES, a NHL double header on NBCSN and 7 college BB games on ESPN and FS1. This can't hurt - when the B1G network is scrounging for viewership in the...
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    Benedict has to address this mess

    Benedict must address this mess, one way or the other. He cannot remain mute. If the decision is to keep him, he must acknowledge BD's failures and what specific steps are going to be taken to solve the problems. If he is to be canned (hoped for result), negotiate an early announcement and a...
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    Thank you UConn Hockey!

    Thank you for salvaging some UConn dignity in Boston today!!! 4-0 over BU @ BU!!! Way to go. Hey Coach Cav - do you know anything about football??
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    Dez Connor should just stop writing about UConn

    Dez Connor, formerly of the Syracuse Post-Standard, writes today in the Courant about Pitt coach, Pat Narduzzi. Narduzzi didn't get passed over for the UConn job, he rejected it! I don't think there is any need for a puff piece on a guy who spurned us to go to an ACC team that supposedly took...
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    OK, Benedict - it's on you now

    Benedict extended this crack-pot in August for pretty big bucks. He has to have the courage at the end of the season to say - I made a mistake - This is not the right guy. And if he loses to BC, he doesn't come home on the bus. This guy is dreadful and we need to suck it up and deal with it.
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    Ruth's Chris steak anyone? How the Rutgers debacle hurts a great steakhouse.

    Ruth's Chris steakhouse in Ann Arbor has a promotion based on the winning margin of the Michigan football team in the football games this season. From Sunday through Thursday each week after a Michigan win you get a discount off your dinner bill equal to the winning margin. This week it means...
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    WSJ - U.S. College Rankings

    Generally good news for UConn - although all of these rankings done by media sources are somewhat skewed. We rate at #109 over-all, including all private universities and small colleges. Not that CR decisions are based on quality of a school; ie. see Louisville, but we rate ahead of many Big...
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    Rut Roh stoops to new low (please brace yourself)

    Squarely from the realm of "You can't make this up", please check out Rutgers BB new pitch to recruits. Since Hobbs moved on to Rutgers I suppose it can make some claim to UConn's legacy? The three recognizable faces on Rutgers' promo material are Ray, Shabazz and Rip. Can UConn get royalty...
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    Is pay TV becoming the next "buggy whip"?

    Read below: 812,000 pay-TV subscribers cut the cord in the second quarter of 2016 Meg James, Los Angeles Times on Aug 30, 2016 The flight of pay-TV customers continues. In a grim reminder of the challenges facing media companies, an estimated 812,000 subscribers pulled the plug on their...
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    Life as a well paid door mat in the ACC is getting tougher!

    Read below about how FSU and Clemson are getting the prime recruits at the expense of their conference mates. Looks like the ACC is firming up as a two team conference. It's good money for the rest of them, but life as a door mat will continue for the Syracuse's, BC's and WF's of the world...
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    In the meantime, our academic profile continues to improve.

    UConn's academic profile continues to improve. So while we languish in the AAC gulag, our great university is continuing its upward trajectory. This can and should help us escape soon! UConn's Incoming Class By The Numbers
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    March Madness and obsessing about CR costs Connecticut's economy

    March Madness apparently costs companies nationwide about $4B in lack of productivity. I don't know what CT's share of that is, but coupled with our 4+ years of obsessing about CR, I think we're in a heap of trouble here.
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    Ditch the "Brass Bonanza"

    I understand this will be controversial and elicit strong response from Husky hockey fans, but IMO it is time to ditch "Brass Bonanza". I was a loyal Whalers' season ticket holder and suffered through 20 years of marginal hockey. Overall sub .500 record and 1 playoff series win in that time...
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    BCU and Rutroh - a study of ineptitude

    The watch is on. In men's BB, BCU is 0 - 16 and Rutroh is 0 - 16 in conference play. Rutroh does get Minnesota at home, so they may eke out 1 victory. BCU on the other hand has NC State away and Clemson at home, clearly a tougher deal. If they both run the table, they will have garnered just...
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