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The way I see it, this advertising campaign is geared toward television for the Thursday SMU game. If we can prove to the B12 that we can generate ratings deep in the heart of Texas it will go a long way in securing a spot for us. The newspaper says "hey, were coming into town and we're bringin our hardware with us. You want a shot at the title (discount double check)?" Hopefully it will rile up the SMU fanbase for its final home game and generate huge tv numbers.
 
whaler11 said:
Is Borges the Chief. He is down on this ad because it might be bulletin board material for SMU.

Is this Earth? How lost is the Horde?
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Borges is a huge . And not a good kind of .
 
I hope its bulletin board material for SMU. That would mean that this ad is pinned up on bulletin boards in Dallas. Hopefully the right pair of eyes will see it and think "what in the world is UConn doing in the friggin' AAC?"
 
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Remember when this board bashed Rutgers fans and Coach Shady for putting up Rutgers football billboards in Florida....

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We have recruited Texas in football and baskeball in the past too... it's a low cost way to get our brand out there...
 
The ad says ESPN.
The game is on ESPN2
 
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SAMCRO said:
Remember when this board bashed Rutgers fans and Coach Shady for putting up Rutgers football billboards in Florida....

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People who drove past that billboard in Florida were probably like " Rutgers? I'm not familiar with that high school."
 
Rutgers billboard in Florida meant they were going to the B1G.

UConn billboard in Texas must mean we're going to the B1G.
 
The billboard and newspaper ads are further confirmation SH is tone deaf and whoever we are paying to brand us should have their contract terminated.

When your head coach has to apologize for the ad it makes the school look clumsy and uncoordinated - how that image helps getting into a P5 - I can't imagine.
 
Chief00 said:
The billboard and newspaper ads are further confirmation SH is tone deaf and whoever we are paying to brand us should have their contract terminated.

When your head coach has to apologize for the ad it makes the school look clumsy and uncoordinated - how that image helps getting into a P5 - I can't imagine.
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KO has more things to worry about than signs in Texas. There appears to be some cracks in his armor.

IMHO KO did not need to apologize for the signs. Anyone with any knowledge of CR knows why the newspaper ad and billboards were placed.

By the way....SMU would have still beaten us by the same number of points, even if ads or signs were not there.

Any chance to knock SH and you are there. As usual this time you are wrong about her. Just ask Andre.
 
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Chief00 said:
The billboard and newspaper ads are further confirmation SH is tone deaf and whoever we are paying to brand us should have their contract terminated.

When your head coach has to apologize for the ad it makes the school look clumsy and uncoordinated - how that image helps getting into a P5 - I can't imagine.
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Got a problem with the $11,000 ad #UConn bought in a Dallas newspaper?
http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-jacobs-column-0304-20160303-story.html
 
sportsart said:
KO has more things to worry about than signs in Texas. There appears to be some cracks in his armor.

IMHO KO did not need to apologize for the signs. Anyone with any knowledge of CR knows why the newspaper ad and billboards were placed.

By the way....SMU would have still beaten us by the same number of points, even if ads or signs were not there.

Any chance to knock SH and you are there. As usual this time you are wrong about her. Just ask Andre.
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You are consistently clueless and demonstrate zero knowledge of marketing. You always should respect your opponent in sports and clearly two guys who have been around college and pro sports for nearly 75 years combined (LB & KO) saw a problem with it. Disrespecting other schools is not a way to punch your P5 ticket. As for SH -I know people associated with UConn who like her but I have some contacts in senior positions at other colleges and to be very kind - she has made a very poor impression and this adds to the pile.

As for Andre - I don't believe we have ever discussed SH - we talked about more fun stuff
 
Chief00 said:
The billboard and newspaper ads are further confirmation SH is tone deaf and whoever we are paying to brand us should have their contract terminated.

When your head coach has to apologize for the ad it makes the school look clumsy and uncoordinated - how that image helps getting into a P5 - I can't imagine.
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Apologize for the ad? That doesn't sound like KO is ten toes in, does it? Maybe that's where the disconnect is. There was nothing wrong with the ad and other than being our opponent, had nothing to do with SMU.
 
Apologize for the ad? Why? It was in no way disrespectful to the opponent, and if anything may have driven ticket sales/viewership for them. If I'm SMU I'm thanking UCONN. If Ollie is apologizing it should be for the egg his team laid, not the ad his AD ran in the newspaper. SMH
 
I apologize for not providing context to posters who perhaps have never been involved in men's sports. Let me surmise, based on a few responses, there are some in this BY audience.

In men's sports there is a code called "our turf" or "our house" - you may beat a team on their turf or house but you don't rub it in by excessive celebration after the game or bragging before the game.

Coach Calhoun understood this code and KO does too. Our ticket to a P5 conference is football and the men's code applies. No disrespect to women's basketball or coed whatever scrimmages that make the season for many here.

There are no coed scrimmages for football that I am aware of - the not on our turf code applies - you don't saturate the newspapers and billboards with paid bragging ads - when you ride into town. That turns off the P5 powers.

Put another way - would you like if a team did that to UConn and would you be more inclined to extend an invite to your conference?

SH has done many things to alienate the people we need to cultivate - and this is right up there.
 
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Hopefully they remember to let KO know to hand in his letter of resignation
 
Chief00 said:
I apologize for not providing context to posters who perhaps have never been involved in men's sports. Let me surmise, based on a few responses, there are some in this BY audience.

In men's sports there is a code called "our turf" or "our house" - you may beat a team on their turf or house but you don't rub it in by excessive celebration after the game or bragging before the game.

Coach Calhoun understood this code and KO does too. Our ticket to a P5 conference is football and the men's code applies. No disrespect to women's basketball or coed whatever scrimmages that make the season for many here.

There are no coed scrimmages for football that I am aware of - the not on our turf code applies - you don't saturate the newspapers and billboards with paid bragging ads - when you ride into town. That turns off the P5 powers.

Put another way - would you like if a team did that to UConn and would you be more inclined to extend an invite to your conference?

SH has done many things to alienate the people we need to cultivate - and this is right up there.
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Quite frankly, branding is a huge part of the business in college sports. Without it, you are worthless. UConn has stepped up its branding efforts and that ad was further proof how much SH gets it. The disconnect between KO and this effort is alarming.
 
djct1999 said:
Quite frankly, branding is a huge part of the business in college sports. Without it, you are worthless. UConn has stepped up its branding efforts and that ad was further proof how much SH gets it. The disconnect between KO and this effort is alarming.
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The question is, do we think that the lack of communication was by mistake or indicative of the quality of the relationship between Ollie and the admin?
 
pj said:
Rutgers billboard in Florida meant they were going to the B1G.

UConn billboard in Texas must mean we're going to the B1G.
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I see no logic to this statement, but I like the conclusion and thus it was like-worthy.;)
 
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