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UConn is a blue blood.

Tom, I have a degree from the University of Connecticut; don’t expect me to know how to spell

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The best thing on the Boneyard. Happy baseball season, everyone. Go Huskies!

Really solid preview from the other side: Bama Basketball Breakdown: #20 UConn

Honestly Hurley taking Martin -> URI -> UConn -> NBA is likely a big factor in the recent recruiting success. Huge feather in Hurley’s cap

Some say he’s here

Finally

Finally. This is how many many other schools do it - and have done it - for years

There is truth to that for sure, but a balance that needs to be found. One thing that northeastern higher ed culture has created is the assumption that all private schools are inherently better than public schools so you end up in situations where kids are going deep into debt to go to...

It really is, though

And credit where credit is due; we are seeing progress. Donations are up, both to athletics and to the school as a whole. The endowment is up to $800 million. It was in the 400’s not too long ago. Work to be done, but work has been done

My wife went to UGA. She wanted to move to DC after graduation. There was a guy in the career services department who’s job it was to work the alumni network and find her a job in DC - and did! The most I got from the UConn career services department was an undergrad English major looking over...

And tbf to UConn alum, I do think we look out for our own. The issue is the school does a terrible job of facilitating those connections

Yeah I was going to reply with this to @8893 ‘s post; he’s absolutely right about Maine, UNH and those schools but I do tend to suggest to people to think of alumni networks etc. and that’s something that those sorts of schools lack in comparison

It also comes down to what you want. If you’re ok with going to Atlanta or Nashville after graduating, you’ll be fine going to Auburn. If you’re goal is to work on Wall Street, maybe not

Anyway, all schools goose their numbers - including UConn. It’s a shame kids put so much stock in these. It’s maybe useful shorthand but thinking theres any real difference between the #70 ranked school and the number #55 ranked school or something is ridiculous

And as others have said, the culture is just different. If you’re an old money kid who went to fancy private school in Atlanta or wherever; it’s perfectly acceptable - even encouraged - to go to UGA or Tech. Whereas no kid from Choat is going to UConn

The Hope Scholarship; if you graduate High School with a 3.0 GPA (and maintain it in college) you can go to any instate school for no tuition* (not room and board). It’s made UGA extraordinarily difficult to get into (GT has always been hard to get into) and has had the trickle down effect of...

He plays football too??

I dunno, I get being upset on one hand. On the other, a play-in tournament featuring the winners of like the NEC, MEAC etc. is somewhat more interesting to me as a sports fan than watching them immediately get smoked as a 16 seed. The thing that’ll really suck is more 17-14 FSU type teams getting in

It’s very easy to get from Boston to Storrs or Hartford, my dude

I’d actually think Kansas is the most likely due to the Big East-Big 12 Challange

Kentucky and Gonzaga schedule a true home and home and some of you want to schedule neutral site games with them. Brain worms, my God.

Normally I’d agree but, if his job is to come in and hit shots, an open shot is an open shot; it shouldn’t matter what conference said shot is being taken in

This person is not real

Lol some of you guys need to be more media literate. We should be vigilant about what the powers that be have planned for the NCAAT, but this story is a nothing burger. It’s only meant to be click bait for college basketball fans in July, when there’s usually nothing to report.

Also, MASSIVE foul territory

Glad to see something get off the ground wrt NIL and glad to see something like a coordinated PR roll out with the Courant article etc.

The smug attitude about it all absolutely grates me to no end

Nice way to start the weekend!

It’s not botched. The NCAA has allowed this to happen because they want Congress to step in and regulate college sports - not just with regards to NIL, but everything.

That’s Louisville’s NIL org