B1G, ACC battle for New York

[cardsfan123]

P.S. UConn basketball is in a downward spiral? I think you are the one that needs to worry about that. We have a great young coach and you are the ones with the old guy whose days are numbered. Hiring great coaches isn't always easy. I'd much rather have KO than Slick Rick right now. We hit a homerun with our new coach.

Yep that 20-10 record with three future NBA players speaks volumes for Ollie's coaching ability. I'm sure all the AAC schools are trembling.

Pitino just won a championship. He's in the Hall of Fame. He's got another 5-10 years before we find his replacement. We've got a top 5 class coming in. I could go on and on but I'm not going to waste my time telling you what you already know. He ran your pathetic squad off the court last season. Hell we had more trouble with Northern Iowa than UConn. We've got a legitimate shot to repeat as champions next year. You guys will be lucky to make the postseason.

UConn is on a downward spiral, Louisville is not.

 

[upstater]

Yep that 20-10 record with three future NBA players speaks volumes for Ollie's coaching ability. I'm sure all the AAC schools are trembling.

Pitino just won a championship. He's in the Hall of Fame. He's got another 5-10 years before we find his replacement. We've got a top 5 class coming in. I could go on and on but I'm not going to waste my time telling you what you already know. He ran your pathetic squad off the court last season. Hell we had more trouble with Northern Iowa than UConn. We've got a legitimate shot to repeat as champions next year. You guys will be lucky to make the postseason.

UConn is on a downward spiral, Louisville is not.

One of the most delusional posters ever. UConn was actually leading until Napier separated his shoulder. Kevin Ollie is a stud. 14 years in the NBA, upstanding guy who has played a lot of styles and got by on hard work, grit and his knowledge of the game. What he's selling can't be duplicated. UConn's 3 championships in 15 years has them in very elite company at the very top. If you think UConn will be lucky to make the postseason, you know very little about basketball. Which sums up your posts on the Boneyard. Basketball knowledge = ZERO.

 

[cardsfan123]

You are insufferable. You act like you have some sort of powerhouse football program. You don't. UL is a crappy school in a crappy market that won a few football games at the exact right time. The ACC is a crappy football conference that needed to add a school and UL was the prettiest girl available that month for football credibility. Nothing more, nothing less. We know UL has a win at all costs AD (Dyer, really?) and frankly, many of us wish we did too sometimes. However, we don't need to hear all your UL drivel, you have nothing to add. Your sole purpose here is to put lipstick on the big, fat, sweaty pig that is UL.

Never claimed Louisville was a powerhouse program, but we're certainly a lot closer to being one than UConn. But we've performed exceptionally well in our BCS appearances unlike your program which lends credence to my previous statement. You guys haven't. It's all about perception. Nobody remembers the Louisville team that got beat by UConn in double OT in November, everybody remembers the Louisville team that put a smackdown on the Gators in January. That's the difference.

 

[upstater]

Never claimed Louisville was a powerhouse program, but we're certainly a lot closer to being one than UConn. But we've performed exceptionally well in our BCS appearances unlike your program which lends credence to my previous statement. You guys haven't. It's all about perception. Nobody remembers the Louisville team that got beat by UConn in double OT in November, everybody remembers the Louisville team that put a smackdown on the Gators in January. That's the difference.

1 or 2 games are meaningless. UConn faced an Oklahoma team that had lost their 4 prior bowl games and was looking at national humiliation with a loss to UConn (they were only ahead one score late in the 3rd). Quite different than a Florida team that didn't give a damn. Your Louisville outfit couldn't even beat the worst UConn team in a decade. A lot of schools get blowouts in bowl games. WV was a laughing stock last year, few remembered what they did to Clemson the bowl prior. And I'm sure Steve Spurrier was losing no sleep last year over UConn dominating South Carolina 2 years prior. Meaningless. It's what you do during the season that counts, and how you position yourself for a national championship.

 

[cardsfan123]

One of the most delusional posters ever. UConn was actually leading until Napier separated his shoulder. Kevin Ollie is a stud. 14 years in the NBA, upstanding guy who has played a lot of styles and got by on hard work, grit and his knowledge of the game. What he's selling can't be duplicated. UConn's 3 championships in 15 years has them in very elite company at the very top. If you think UConn will be lucky to make the postseason, you know very little about basketball. Which sums up your posts on the Boneyard. Basketball knowledge = ZERO.

Blah blah blah. That's what your post says. Ollie didn't show me anything last year, other than that he knows how to squander halftime leads better than anybody. Calhoun is the sole reason for every single accomplishment your basketball program has ever achieved and he's gone forever. Say goodbye to being a contender and say hello to being a pretender.

Your program will wither away in mid major irrelevancy with no exposure, no TV money, and no regional conference rivalries. Your best home game starting in 2014 will be.......Memphis? Cincinnati? Temple? SMU? I'm sure your fans are buying season tickets by the truckload, but then again from what I saw on TV they didn't hardly show up when #1 Louisville came to town last year. Did they all know beforehand it was going to be a blowout?

 

[Adios]

Blah blah blah. That's what your post says. Ollie didn't show me anything last year, other than that he knows how to squander halftime leads better than anybody. Calhoun is the sole reason for every single accomplishment your basketball program has ever achieved and he's gone forever. Say goodbye to being a contender and say hello to being a pretender.

Your program will wither away in mid major irrelevancy with no exposure, no TV money, and no regional conference rivalries. Your best home game starting in 2014 will be.......Memphis? Cincinnati? Temple? SMU? I'm sure your fans are buying season tickets by the truckload, but then again from what I saw on TV they didn't hardly show up when #1 Louisville came to town last year. Did they all know beforehand it was going to be a blowout?

Go Louisville Community College Cardinals!

 

[upstater]

Blah blah blah. That's what your post says. Ollie didn't show me anything last year, other than that he knows how to squander halftime leads better than anybody.

Again with the lack of basketball knowledge. UConn was a second half team last year, excelled at the comeback. You have absolutely no support for this statement.

Calhoun is the sole reason for every single accomplishment your basketball program has ever achieved and he's gone forever. Say goodbye to being a contender and say hello to being a pretender.

You are totally ignorant about the history of UConn basketball.

Your program will wither away in mid major irrelevancy with no exposure, no TV money, and no regional conference rivalries. Your best home game starting in 2014 will be.......Memphis? Cincinnati? Temple? SMU? I'm sure your fans are buying season tickets by the truckload, but then again from what I saw on TV they didn't hardly show up when #1 Louisville came to town last year. Did they all know beforehand it was going to be a blowout?

Indiana, Kansas, Stanford, several others have signed on to play UConn. They will get plenty of exposure with MORE games than in the BE for the simple reason Uconn is one of the nation's marquee teams and ESPN is obligated to show a set number of games. CBS is also obligated to show 12 AAC games a year, and it's a lock that UConn will be in at least 3 of them. Kevin Ollie's first two recruits are Daniel Hamilton and Rodney Purvis, both 5 star kids with a lot of ability. He has 2 more to land this year. He's well on his way.

Hate to break this to you but UConn is in great hands, and Ollie is likely to recruit at a higher level than Calhoun since Calhoun's rep as a grinder scared a lot of player's away.

 

[JaYnYcE]

I thought UK was the basketball capital in the state of Kentucky.

 

[The Funster]

The ACC tolerates BC because it is a fine academic institution. When Louisville sh i ts the bed you'll find out just how esteemed and valuable you are to you're ACC "brethren".

 

[cardsfan123]

Indiana, Kansas, Stanford, several others have signed on to play UConn. They will get plenty of exposure with MORE games than in the BE for the simple reason Uconn is one of the nation's marquee teams and ESPN is obligated to show a set number of games. CBS is also obligated to show 12 AAC games a year, and it's a lock that UConn will be in at least 3 of them. Kevin Ollie's first two recruits are Daniel Hamilton and Rodney Purvis, both 5 star kids with a lot of ability. He has 2 more to land this year. He's well on his way.

Hate to break this to you but UConn is in great hands, and Ollie is likely to recruit at a higher level than Calhoun since Calhoun's rep as a grinder scared a lot of player's away.

Compared to the power 5 the AAC's "exposure" is garbage. Nobody wants to see 80% of the teams in that league. Nobody. Yes you'll get a couple of decent games a year broadcast but nothing like what you got in the Big East. Your days in a power league are over.

We play Syracuse, Pitt, Notre Dame, UNC, and Duke on a yearly basis, plus UK and whoever else we want to schedule OOC. We'll get about 8 high profile games every single year plus the ACC Tournament. You guys get maybe one or two decent OOC games and a bunch of crap conference games. After December everybody will forget about UConn while you're playing at Tulsa and Tulane and ECU and UCF and SMU. You could win 30 games in that crap league and wind up as a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Purvis is a transfer. He was committed to all of Louisville, Missouri, and NC State at one point or another. He's a headcase and a prima donna. He's the type of player a desperate coach will take. He wanted to transfer to Louisville and Pitino turned him down, so he winds up at UConn. Can't say I'm surprised.

 

[The Funster]

Louisville was a pawn and a compromise pick. It was a short term choice to appease a conference that was in some peril. Before too long, you'll be despised and laughed at by your conference mates. Enjoy your stay in the ACC.

 

[businesslawyer]

Louisville was a pawn and a compromise pick. It was a short term choice to appease a conference that was in some peril. Before too long, you'll be despised and laughed at by your conference mates. Enjoy your stay in the ACC.

Is that supposed to hurt him? Because I'd much rather be despised by my ACC conference mates than worshiped by my AAC conference mates.

 

[Nostical]

Is that supposed to hurt him? Because I'd much rather be despised by my ACC conference mates than worshiped by my AAC conference mates.

Absoultely right.

 

[CTMike]

Blah blah blah.

 

[pj]

blah blah blah

Wow, your first polite post.

 

[caw]

Compared to the power 5 the AAC's "exposure" is garbage. Nobody wants to see 80% of the teams in that league. Nobody. Yes you'll get a couple of decent games a year broadcast but nothing like what you got in the Big East. Your days in a power league are over.

We play Syracuse, Pitt, Notre Dame, UNC, and Duke on a yearly basis, plus UK and whoever else we want to schedule OOC. We'll get about 8 high profile games every single year plus the ACC Tournament. You guys get maybe one or two decent OOC games and a bunch of crap conference games. After December everybody will forget about UConn while you're playing at Tulsa and Tulane and ECU and UCF and SMU. You could win 30 games in that crap league and wind up as a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Purvis is a transfer. He was committed to all of Louisville, Missouri, and NC State at one point or another. He's a headcase and a prima donna. He's the type of player a desperate coach will take. He wanted to transfer to Louisville and Pitino turned him down, so he winds up at UConn. Can't say I'm surprised.

The AAC is garbage.

Congrats.

I can name another transfer or two on some team at UL. Guys who were committed at one point to other schools, freaking half the country transfers these days.

 

[caw]

Blah blah blah. That's what your post says. Ollie didn't show me anything last year, other than that he knows how to squander halftime leads better than anybody. Calhoun is the sole reason for every single accomplishment your basketball program has ever achieved and he's gone forever. Say goodbye to being a contender and say hello to being a pretender.

Your program will wither away in mid major irrelevancy with no exposure, no TV money, and no regional conference rivalries. Your best home game starting in 2014 will be.......Memphis? Cincinnati? Temple? SMU? I'm sure your fans are buying season tickets by the truckload, but then again from what I saw on TV they didn't hardly show up when #1 Louisville came to town last year. Did they all know beforehand it was going to be a blowout?

Tell me how Pitino did in his first year at UL? 19-13. NIT. Fourth year he made the final four from CUSA. I think UL's history alone would tell you that conference isn't the end all be all.

 

[caw]

Never claimed Louisville was a powerhouse program, but we're certainly a lot closer to being one than UConn. But we've performed exceptionally well in our BCS appearances unlike your program which lends credence to my previous statement. You guys haven't. It's all about perception. Nobody remembers the Louisville team that got beat by UConn in double OT in November, everybody remembers the Louisville team that put a smackdown on the Gators in January. That's the difference.

Good because UL isn't. On the scale of football relevancy, UL is still on the side of irrelevant. UConn may be further down the line, but it doesn't really matter.

 

[hthusky74]

P.S. UConn basketball is in a downward spiral? I think you are the one that needs to worry about that. We have a great young coach and you are the ones with the old guy whose days are numbered. Hiring great coaches isn't always easy. I'd much rather have KO than Slick Rick right now. We hit a homerun with our new coach.

Thanks to Coach Calhouns persistence!

 

[caw]

Yep that 20-10 record with three future NBA players speaks volumes for Ollie's coaching ability. I'm sure all the AAC schools are trembling.

Pitino just won a championship. He's in the Hall of Fame. He's got another 5-10 years before we find his replacement. We've got a top 5 class coming in. I could go on and on but I'm not going to waste my time telling you what you already know. He ran your pathetic squad off the court last season. Hell we had more trouble with Northern Iowa than UConn. We've got a legitimate shot to repeat as champions next year. You guys will be lucky to make the postseason.

UConn is on a downward spiral, Louisville is not.

Possibly. It's a long ways to go in recruiting and UL just lost a top 30 kid from the city.

Right now UL's recruiting class is solid with Lyle and Aaron. UConn may fill 5 more spots and UL may try to fill 3 more, so it's a long haul.

Tell me; of the best 3 players on UL next year, where were they ranked in high school? That's how worthless recruiting ranking can be.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

@ CardsFan123

I see. I attempted to have a fact based discussion with a little humor (because I do not take anything on a blog too seriously) regarding the history of both Louisville and UConn without insulting either school and your response to everyone but me is the classic Justin Bieber defense of ‘I’m the best because I say I’m the best.’

If you want to have an honest debate looking at the pro’s and con’s of both schools. Great. If you just plan on looking at Louisville, especially their football program, through A-Rod like mentality - a very good year or two sandwiched in between a lot of shi! served with a pile of bullshi! (such as Louisville’s overinflated athletic department surpluses because they get to play at the Yum Center, collect nearly all of the revenue and stick the city with all of the cost and debt service), then collect your ACC invite and go away.

As for the future of both school’s basketball programs. All I do know is that UConn’s retired coach was enshrined into the Hall of Fame just as Pitino has been. Who is better, who is the bigger arse? That is a matter of opinion, nothing else. I can imagine though that Calhoun’s bronze bust in the NCAA is a picture of him flipping off the NCAA while holding his third NCAA title in his hand while Pitino has his table at Porcini's bronzed.

Also, by the way, what is this Lousiville v. Kentucky rivalry? I know it is intense between sports fans on the radio; but, no such much on the court. 45 games in 100+ years of basketball? That is a periodic scrimmage. Plus, with a 30 to 15 series lead, I am not sure that the folks in Lexington even view it as a rivalry.

 

[SouthronCross]

Is that supposed to hurt him? Because I'd much rather be despised by my ACC conference mates than worshiped by my AAC conference mates.

Believe me, there are MANY ACC fans who want UConn in the league NOW. Myself included.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

FYI, I did not know this; but it is interesting to see that the fight over he N’east between the B1G and the ACC has been going on for some time.

http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/07/penn_state_in_acc_not_big_ten.html

 

[btstimpy]

I'd like to see Connecticut come into the ACC now. I think that there is a lot in common with the league. Regionally UConn and UVA would fit well together. We have a lot of students from the New England, North East, and Mid Atlantic states. Academically, it is a fit.

Louisville will be a good addition to the ACC too, I think. The Big XII is already regretting not selecting Louisville. Academically Louisville is about where Florida State was when Florida State joined the ACC. FSU has improved academically in the ACC. I don't really have any complaints about Louisville. The southern end of the league pushed for that choice. There is history from the old Metro League. Louisville has had a great year athletically, and they look to be investing in new programs and facilities.

Getting back to UConn, the move to Division 4 may prove the opportunity to add more, and I hope UConn is the choice. I realize that if the Big Ten comes calling first, UConn would go there. I want to see the ACC move to 16 schools playing football. With 14, we have to go 12 years between home games with schools in the opposite division. I don't like that. The ACC is either going to sit and wait on Notre Dame before adding number 16, or we are going to go ahead with the anticipation of getting to 20 and add 2 for 17, 16 playing football. In either case, my vote would be for Connecticut. A lot will be determined by what ESPN wants to pay for.

 

[SouthronCross]

FYI, I did not know this; but it is interesting to see that the fight over he N’east between the B1G and the ACC has been going on for some time.

http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/07/penn_state_in_acc_not_big_ten.html

Gene Corrigan was a good commissioner for the ACC. He freely admitted that Delany one-upped him on that.

Had we gotten PSU and then, FSU, that would've been as solid a 10-team ACC as could've been imgained. Clemson gets the football partners that they desired, and, Tobacco Road keeps the round robin for basketball they wanted (and still want). Win-win.

Oh well. Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

At least the ACC survived not getting Penn State. The Big E voted down Penn State in 1982 and eventually that decision lead to the death of the Big E thirty some odd years later (I refuse to call the Catholic whatever the Big E). The special arrangement with ND did not help, either (ACC should be forewarned).

Imagine if Paterno got his way and formed an Eastern football conference in the early 1980’s with Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, BC, Pittsburgh, West Virginia. Where would it be today?

Downside, without basketball, I am not sure if UConn would be where it is today athletically and academically.

 

[Gurleyman]

Been following UConn a long time. You know how many times other team's fans have said we are on a downward spiral and are fading back to mediocrity?

1989 (when we regressed after NIT title)
1993 (lost to Jackson State in NIT)
1997 (Allen-Sheffer era over, NIT)
2001 (back in NIT two years after title)
2007 (entirely new roster)
2010 (wheels fell off)
2013 (here we go again)

Maybe this time it'll really happen. But you know how they define insanity - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

On another subject, have you guys even produced one decent pro since Darrell Griffith?

 

[SouthronCross]

At least the ACC survived not getting Penn State. The Big E voted down Penn State in 1982 and eventually that decision lead to the death of the Big E thirty some odd years later (I refuse to call the Catholic whatever the Big E). The special arrangement with ND did not help, either (ACC should be forewarned).

Imagine if Paterno got his way and formed an Eastern football conference in the early 1980’s with Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, BC, Pittsburgh, West Virginia. Where would it be today?

Had PSU been in the original eastern football conference, that league would still be here today, and, prosperous.

Downside, without basketball, I am not sure if UConn would be where it is today athletically and academically.

A big time sports program is not a necessity for a school to be great academically. Look at William & Mary. It is an outstanding academic institution, but, their athletic department is not what any of us would call big time. Its about how much the state would be willing to invest in a school's future. Connecticut would have done that for UConn, hoops success, or not. The great succes your hoops' teams have had (men and women) is a major plus, no doubt. But, at some point the State of CT would have to view UConn as an economic engine for the state, and, that in and of itself would demand that more tax money go into building the academic side.

JMHO.

 

[NickyNewark]

I'd like to see Connecticut come into the ACC now. I think that there is a lot in common with the league. Regionally UConn and UVA would fit well together. We have a lot of students from the New England, North East, and Mid Atlantic states. Academically, it is a fit.

Louisville will be a good addition to the ACC too, I think. The Big XII is already regretting not selecting Louisville. Academically Louisville is about where Florida State was when Florida State joined the ACC. FSU has improved academically in the ACC. I don't really have any complaints about Louisville. The southern end of the league pushed for that choice. There is history from the old Metro League. Louisville has had a great year athletically, and they look to be investing in new programs and facilities.

Getting back to UConn, the move to Division 4 may prove the opportunity to add more, and I hope UConn is the choice. I realize that if the Big Ten comes calling first, UConn would go there. I want to see the ACC move to 16 schools playing football. With 14, we have to go 12 years between home games with schools in the opposite division. I don't like that. The ACC is either going to sit and wait on Notre Dame before adding number 16, or we are going to go ahead with the anticipation of getting to 20 and add 2 for 17, 16 playing football. In either case, my vote would be for Connecticut. A lot will be determined by what ESPN wants to pay for.

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[NickyNewark]

I'd like to see Connecticut come into the ACC now. I think that there is a lot in common with the league. Regionally UConn and UVA would fit well together. We have a lot of students from the New England, North East, and Mid Atlantic states. Academically, it is a fit.

Louisville will be a good addition to the ACC too, I think. The Big XII is already regretting not selecting Louisville. Academically Louisville is about where Florida State was when Florida State joined the ACC. FSU has improved academically in the ACC. I don't really have any complaints about Louisville. The southern end of the league pushed for that choice. There is history from the old Metro League. Louisville has had a great year athletically, and they look to be investing in new programs and facilities.

Getting back to UConn, the move to Division 4 may prove the opportunity to add more, and I hope UConn is the choice. I realize that if the Big Ten comes calling first, UConn would go there. I want to see the ACC move to 16 schools playing football. With 14, we have to go 12 years between home games with schools in the opposite division. I don't like that. The ACC is either going to sit and wait on Notre Dame before adding number 16, or we are going to go ahead with the anticipation of getting to 20 and add 2 for 17, 16 playing football. In either case, my vote would be for Connecticut. A lot will be determined by what ESPN wants to pay for.

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