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husky91 said:
Yes, because you can get just about anywhere from BDL and there would never be any reason to travel to Chicagoland than if you have to sign papers to enter the B1G. Haha. I think posting this was crazy as anything but a joke, but some people trying to infer it means anything is a riot.

Hey, even a blind squirrel....and a broken clock...,,

Go Dude!
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What is this board for?
 
B1GALUM said:
This should add some fuel to the fire on this thread.
B1G conference officials and athletic directors have all been at B1G headquarters the past two days.
Perhaps a good time for your university president to visit and press the case for UConn to the B1G?

"Interesting meetings going on at Big Ten headquarters, where league officials and conference athletic directors are discussing a possible football federation."
http://btn.com/2013/10/08/tuesday-links-what-about-a-football-federation/
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What a board when the fans of other teams are more positive than some of our own.

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husky91 said:
Yes, because you can get just about anywhere from BDL and there would never be any reason to travel to Chicagoland than if you have to sign papers to enter the B1G. Haha. I think posting this was crazy as anything but a joke, but some people trying to infer it means anything is a riot.

Hey, even a blind squirrel....and a broken clock...,,

Go Dude!
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I'm not saying shes there to do anything at all with conference realignment. But she is the freaking president of a major research university and her time is freaking money. My guess is that she takes non-stop flights whenever the possibility exists. Bradley is not freaking Tweed.
 
Do you travel often for business? I do a d rarely get to my final destination direct from BDL.

HuskyFan16 said:
I'm not saying shes there to do anything at all with conference realignment. But she is the freaking president of a major research university and her time is freaking money. My guess is that she takes non-stop flights whenever the possibility exists. Bradley is not freaking Tweed.
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She's obviously there to interview for the Michigan job so that she can plant herself as a UConn mole in Ann Arbor. How's that for plausible.
 
hthusky74 said:
Maybe she is having a tryst with Michael Jordan?
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Butch said:
Or maybe the Chicago Blackhawks. :eek:
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Mutually exclusive? Perhaps not! :rolleyes:

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husky91 said:
In case you missed it Chicago Midway is a huge SW hub...
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Which might be more relevant if Sussman had not confirmed Herbst and he were on a United flight, an airline which stopped using Midway a few decades back. Clearly, nothing else is relevant and we're bound for the B1G. Before heading back to CT, Sussman's picking up the keys as a favor for his new gal, Susie.
 
HuskyHawk said:
What a board when the fans of other teams are more positive than some of our own.

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Unfortunately, it's been that way around here for a while. Really makes you wonder what goes on inside some people's heads. UConn is getting kicked in the teeth on virtually every message board (CR and otherwise) that's around. I guess that's not enough for some people - they need to bring it here as well.

The one save haven for ANY positive discussion related to UConn's chances (realistic or otherwise), and certain people have to immediately S H ! T on anyone daring to be positive.

To Husky91: Who appointed you board police? This board is for "plausible discussion" only? And you've apparently appointed yourself to decide what's "plausible"?

Bullcrap.

Husky91 reminds me of the "fans" who stream out of the arena with 4 minutes left in the game. Who only wear their gear when their team is good. Who only attend games when their team is winning. In other words, fair weather fans. They're the first to tell you how great their school/team is when times are good, but turn overly negative when times are tough.

A real fan, and more importantly any alumnus tied to the school, would support his/her alma mater no matter what. A real fan would talk about the positives of their school, instead of lamenting temporary downtimes. A real fan would dare to believe than UConn is good enough, and really deserves, to be included in a better conference.

Say what you will - the WVU fans are crazy hillbillies, but they always have their institution's back, no matter what.

So, "Husky91" I say this to you: I have no freakin' idea whether or not Susan Herbst was on that plane because she was going to meet with B1G officials.

But neither do you.
 
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I may have missed this; but, which airport did Herbst fly into in Chicago - ORD or Midway?

I travel to Chicago a lot for work; but, as I fly out of Newark, I have a lot more direct connections than BDL and I try to avoid ORD like the plague as I don’t want to have to deal with 2 delay prone airports on the same trip. Thus, if I am going to Chicago itself, I typically fly into Midway as it’s easier to navigate and get to the Loop on the El than ORD. On the other hand, because Midway has fewer connections, especially international, and primarily serves Southwest and regional jets, neither of which offer 1st Class/Business Class seats, most business travelers I know use ORD for connections.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
I may have missed this; but, which airport did Herbst fly into in Chicago - ORD or Midway?

I travel to Chicago a lot for work; but, as I fly out of Newark, I have a lot more direct connections than BDL and I try to avoid ORD like the plague as I don’t want to have to deal with 2 delay prone airports on the same trip. Thus, if I am going to Chicago itself, I typically fly into Midway as it’s easier to navigate and get to the Loop on the El than ORD. On the other hand, because Midway has fewer connections, especially international, and primarily serves Southwest and regional jets, neither of which offer 1st Class/Business Class seats, most business travelers I know use ORD for connections.
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OP says the flight was on United, so it has to be O'hare.
 
Durks07 said:
OP says the flight was on United, so it has to be O'hare.
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Maybe a connecting flight; but ORD does offer more flights that have 1st Class/Business class seats, which is an important image for a major business/university leader, and ORD is a lot close to the B1G’s offices in park Ridge (soon to be Rosemont).

FYI, the AAU’s headquarters office is in DC, though they could always have business meetings at a member’s location (U Chicago, Northwestern)

Ah, to dream a little, or a B1G dream…
 
Mr. Conehead said:
Maybe a connecting flight; but ORD does offer more flights that have 1st Class/Business class seats, which is an important image for a major business/university leader, and ORD is a lot close to the B1G’s offices in park Ridge (soon to be Rosemont).
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The Iowa article (posted previously) said that the meetings were in Rosemont, which is closer to O'Hare than I-91 is to Bradley.

To quote Coach Weist, I'm all in.
 
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uconnric said:
She's obviously there to interview for the Michigan job so that she can plant herself as a UConn mole in Ann Arbor. How's that for plausible.
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Why would she fly to Chicago instead of Detroit?
 
Stinger92860 said:
UConn is getting kicked in the teeth on virtually every message board (CR and otherwise) that's around. I guess that's not enough for some people - they need to bring it here as well...

Change that from teeth to nuts and I am in agreement.
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The more we are mentioned in public debate, the better. There's loads who think we are a shoo-in for the future. I can't see how UConn doesn't succeed.

Yankee Conference to Big Ten. Who would have imagined?
 
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She's back in Connecticut.

In addition to the exchange hosting chats, the University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst will talk to college students about the new health care landscape and how to navigate it. Herbst is speaking to students at an event hosted by the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group Education Fund at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in front of Homer Babbige Library at University of Connecticut, 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs.
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Someone needs to attend and ask how her trip to Chicago was
 
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