No way. Not when John Toner was making the decision.
Borges: UConn potentially looking at hosting low-major MTE?
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Who was the guy from Torrington CT who was a scout for the Milwaukee Bucks and had been a coach elsewhere? There was interest in him as well….,maybe Bob something?
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They are looking to start on the road. Talking to some Big Ten teams.
Bob Zuffelato?
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Yes he was also in the mix early. Thanks
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Make Illinois happen. It was fun last time
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I remember thinking we blew it when we "lost" Buonaguro to Fairfield his first year there.
It was also JC's first year at UConn and he had a losing record while Buonaguro had a solid winning season..........turned out to be his only winning season though!
However it happened, John Toner made his second great hire in a row with JC. Geno the year before turned out pretty well too!
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Bob's son, Scott, was the UConn marketing AD for 8 years. been at the BB Hall of Fame since '99.
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BCU is below mid-major level.
Type of program you schedule for a preseason exhibition when Marathon Oil isn't available.
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UConn adds game against Illinois to non-conference schedule | Zagsblog
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Shows the updated schedule with this game in the article for those who want to keep track.
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Seems like it could end up a being a Neutral/Home/Home series situation
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They can also get the concessions from the game where the other two teams play each other.
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I remember hearing quite a few who sat near me at the Civic center complaining that we didn't hire Penders. This was after we won the NIT, Penders took URI to the sweet 16 in 1988 and a lot of people (who believed a UConn grad should get special consideration) felt Penders was the better option, even with our NIT win.
I didn't understand it then but those people fell into the category of those who didn't believe we could ever win as a BE school and thinking that we could one day compete with schools who were trying to win championships was foolish.
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John Toner wasn’t making the decision.
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I don’t remember that, but I do know that those were the final three.
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Bob Zuffelato - Wikipedia
He actually has quite the resume and states he’s still with the Raptors
Central CT guy and coached at quite a few locals including BC.
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That's a brutal first D1 opponent for New Haven lol
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UML has really turned into a solid America East program under HC Pat Duquette. A main consistency w/ his style is that the team's defense does a nice job preventing three-point attempts and forces ISO play.
They basically have a brand new roster, but here's my preview of the team last offseason: UMass Lowell Season Preview
Columbia returns a bunch of players, but lose their best player Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa. Florida assistant Kevin Hovde is the team's new HC, but under Jim Engles, they were had a beautiful fast-paced offense that shares the ball and shot well, but a god awful defense. Curious how system might change with similar players. I expect Columbia to still be a bottom Ivy team next season. Here's my preview from last offseason: Columbia 2024-25 Season Preview
They basically have a brand new roster, but here's my preview of the team last offseason: UMass Lowell Season Preview
Columbia returns a bunch of players, but lose their best player Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa. Florida assistant Kevin Hovde is the team's new HC, but under Jim Engles, they were had a beautiful fast-paced offense that shares the ball and shot well, but a god awful defense. Curious how system might change with similar players. I expect Columbia to still be a bottom Ivy team next season. Here's my preview from last offseason: Columbia 2024-25 Season Preview
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Should have it with all New England state schools
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Does the MTE have a name?
Does that mean we play Columbia on Nov 10?
Does that mean we play Columbia on Nov 10?
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UMass Lowell and Columbia are nowhere near the 300s so this is a huge improvement.
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Assuming this is true, this non-con schedule was a masterclass.
Gives us:
11/3 vs New Haven
11/7 vs UML
11/10? vs Columbia
11/15 vs BYU in Boston
11/19 vs Arizona
11/28 vs Illinois at MSG
12/2 @ Kansas
12/9 vs Florida at MSG
12/12 vs Texas
Seemingly 3? more low/mid major games at home to fill in the rest of November/December. Would love to get CCSU or another ivy team on there.
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