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Story in the Courant has WM denying it. Also states:

Manuel was representing the school's athletic department. President Susan Herbst was unable to attend because of a prior commitment, so her chief of staff, Rachel Rubin, represented her office at the meeting.
 
jostar1 said:
Story in the Courant has WM denying it. Also states:

Manuel was representing the school's athletic department. President Susan Herbst was unable to attend because of a prior commitment, so her chief of staff, Rachel Rubin, represented her office at the meeting.
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side bar- anyone else notice the lack of males in the presidents cabinet? i'm not arguing for anything or looking to hate, just interesting. maybe we can get atleast 1 hot female to boost our sec street cred?
 
HuskyfanDan said:
side bar- anyone else notice the lack of males in the presidents cabinet? i'm not arguing for anything or looking to hate, just interesting. maybe we can get atleast 1 hot female to boost our sec street cred?
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Cabinet?
 
C7 could be using Blauds as a way to create distrust at the nBE meeting. Pretty irresponsible of him to run this, which seems to be full of speculation and very short on certainty.
 
HuskyfanDan said:
side bar- anyone else notice the lack of males in the presidents cabinet? i'm not arguing for anything or looking to hate, just interesting. maybe we can get atleast 1 hot female to boost our sec street cred?
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Herbst support team ... you be the judge! Anyway, wonder if any other school presidents attended, e.g., Cinci's? Rachel Rubin, Chief of Staff to the President & Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees, represented Herbst in Dallas.
 
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Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
Herbst support team ... you be the judge! Anyway, wonder if any other school presidents attended, e.g., Cinci's? Rachel Rubin, Chief of Staff to the President & Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees, represented Herbst in Dallas.
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I don't want to diminish the job these people are doing but surely I'm not the only one who has noticed all those positions except chief of staff are secretarial. If anything, this speaks to how engrained the stereotype is.
 
I just threw up in my mouth a little. Okay, not a little. Alot.
 
upstater said:
And another thing that would suck royally about this. Fox Sports Speed Channel. I'm sorry, but if you're not on ESPN, you're not on.
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This is how I know this is horrible. I agree with everything Upstater and Waylon have said.
 
TRest said:
C7 could be using Blauds as a way to create distrust at the nBE meeting. Pretty irresponsible of him to run this, which seems to be full of speculation and very short on certainty.
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His sources were from UConn.
 
Also if you don't think UConn is considering this you haven't paid attention. They are the penny wise pound foolish organization I've ever seen.

Of course they are thinking about the C7 basketball money combined with less expensive travel. If they find anyone to take the football program above the MAC they will do it.
 
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Okay, then I am encouraged that Uconn may be considering it. We should all be for it.
 
upstater said:
I don't want to diminish the job these people are doing but surely I'm not the only one who has noticed all those positions except chief of staff are secretarial. If anything, this speaks to how engrained the stereotype is.
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At this point in time, UConn's top and mid-level leadership is clearly neither all female nor even entirely lily white. Similarly, Herbst's administrative staff members likely view themselves as more professional than stereotyped 1970s-era secretaries.

To potentially diminish, confirm, or eliminate any individual's stereotypical hang ups, nothing prevents anyone from using the previously provided UConn web link to access information about the school's senior-level administration, deans, etc. It's a fairly diverse crew, yet not exactly full of HFD's desired hotties. ;)
 
upstater said:
He said he has sources. He said someone at Conn. is considering this.
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Big Deal. People in this thread are divided about whether this is a good idea. Warde and most likely Sue Herbst are emphatically against it. So the head janitor is for it. That's an official source. Geez! And Warde had to make this clear because they are close to getting the ducks in a row.
 
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Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
Yeah, but is that possibility scariest for Waylon, Upstater, or whaler himself?
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One thing all this CR has done is created a scenario where all three are in agreement. Never thought it could happen.
 
whaler11 said:
If you are for this the outcome it is the immediate death of the football program and a 15 year slide into oblivion for basketball.
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Why? I'm not a college football expert but I just don't see that the MWC is that much worse that the NBE.
 
whaler11 said:
If you are for this the outcome it is the immediate death of the football program and a 15 year slide into oblivion for basketball.
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Not at all. By keeping basketball relevant, staying with the C7 temporarily, we therefore give FB a chance to continue to develop. NIU FB did it in the MAC. I believe UCONN can compete at the same MAC level and thrive. None of the elite conferences are ever going to take us for a FB school. Our invitation will come due to academic and overall athletic performance ... not to mention FAN support. Also, this new conference is sub par and you all know it. Uconn is certainly going to slide there as well. I believe at least the C7 gives us a chance.
 
The MAC will set our football program back a LOT more than joining SMU, UCF, USF and Houston in an all-sports conference. I can't believe what I read on this board. Who the heck does the "C7" have anyway? Georgetown?
 
DW4UCONN said:
Not at all. By keeping basketball relevant, staying with the C7 temporarily, we therefore give FB a chance to continue to develop. NIU FB did it in the MAC. I believe UCONN can compete at the same MAC level and thrive. None of the elite conferences are ever going to take us for a FB school. Our invitation will come due to academic and overall athletic performance ... not to mention FAN support. Also, this new conference is sub par and you all know it. Uconn is certainly going to slide there as well. I believe at least the C7 gives us a chance.
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NIU did what? They had one season where the computers put them in a spot to go to the Orange Bowl to get destroyed by an overrated team going through the motions. They aren't going anywhere.

No offense but you are so far off the reservation it's not worth discussing further. You think academics is going to get UConn in a conference with no football program?
 
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There is actually a MWC scenario. Cincy has for quite awhile been talked about joining the MWC for all sports. I was surprised only to hear UCONN be mentioned.
 
DW4UCONN said:
There is actually a MWC scenario. Cincy has for quite awhile been talked about joining the MWC for all sports. I was surprised only to hear UCONN be mentioned.
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There is not an MWC football scenario where they let UConn stash their basketball program elsewhere.
 
DW4UCONN said:
Not at all. By keeping basketball relevant, staying with the C7 temporarily, we therefore give FB a chance to continue to develop. NIU FB did it in the MAC. I believe UCONN can compete at the same MAC level and thrive. None of the elite conferences are ever going to take us for a FB school. Our invitation will come due to academic and overall athletic performance ... not to mention FAN support. Also, this new conference is sub par and you all know it. Uconn is certainly going to slide there as well. I believe at least the C7 gives us a chance.
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MAC football is substandard football.
The C7 teams will not be a part of the association that will replace the NCAA.
UConn has competed well against Pitt, Cuse, Louisville and Rutgers. It more than held its own--in fact, it has a winning record combined against these schools.
 
Butch said:
The MAC will set our football program back a LOT more than joining SMU, UCF, USF and Houston in an all-sports conference. I can't believe what I read on this board. Who the heck does the "C7" have anyway? Georgetown?
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As someone has already mentioned, they have the NYC connection. Cincy, Nova, Gtown, Marq., SJU and Uconn is still a better combo than the alternative. Need the Garden. The new schools will likely not travel to NYC. Much less interest.
 
whaler11 said:
There is not an MWC football scenario where they let UConn stash their basketball program elsewhere.
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Uconn was mentioned and it could only be possible for FB only. That's all I am saying. Don't know if if was true or not.
 
DW4UCONN said:
As someone has already mentioned, they have the NYC connection. Cincy, Nova, Gtown, Marq., SJU and Uconn is still a better combo than the alternative. Need the Garden. The new schools will likely not travel to NYC. Much less interest.
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Who cares? We need to progress, not digress. Ever hear of the Memphis Tigers' basketball program? The Temple Owls' basketball program? We can schedule the C7 OOC.
 
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