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metsfan2323 said:
Did we not be Notre Dame two years ago? I know they are not Big 10 but they are Big 10 quality. We were in the Michigan game if DJ doesn't fumble.

I could of sworn the first game at the Rent was against Indiana. Didn't we win that game?

Alot of small time thinkers on this board. None of you are the Makers Muppet.
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C'mon man.....no offense to our team, but 9 times out of 10 ND would have beaten us

Michigan was in free fall with Rich Rod on his way out and it was DR's first start for them

and...Indiana really? thats your argument

UConn needs to improve exponentially to compete in that league on a weekly basis
 
9 times out of 10 ND beats us? You realize they lost to Navy that year and we beat USCe and USF? 6 out of 10 at most, dude...
 
metsfan2323 said:
Did we not beat Notre Dame two years ago? I know they are not Big 10 but they are Big 10 quality. We were in the Michigan game if DJ doesn't fumble.

I could of sworn the first game at the Rent was against Indiana. Didn't we win that game?

Alot of small time thinkers on this board. None of you are the Makers Muppet.
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So we are 1-1 against the Big 10 and Indiana just lost to Ball State O_O
 
UCHuskies08 said:
People really need to stop bringing up women's basketball.
Our women's basketball team could have just lost 95 in a row, it wouldn't make a difference to the issue at hand.
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Well, I'll bring it up. From a women's hoops standpoint, the B10 sucks. Their best team, Ohio State, got owned by a UConn freshman last year.

But, in the larger picture, while women's hoops isn't a major driver, like soccer and baseball it's an indication of overall excellence in athletics that might be appealing to other conferences. Plus, Geno adds a little cachet, being an Olympic coach.
 
Penn State is going to get back on their feet in short order once they deal with Paterno. Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin as programs are light years ahead of where UConn is today. You'd need an excellent coach to get UConn to the Illinois/Michigan State level. I don't have any idea how you'd hold onto a coach who could get you to the into the top quarter of that league.
 
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UCONNJACK said:
We are 2-1 against the B10. We beat Indiana in the return game at Bloomington.
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The issue isn't whether we're ready to win the Big Ten. No one said we were. The issue is why you think it's so much harder in an average year to win the Big Ten than it is to win the ACC. The Big Ten has been better at the top, but top to bottom they've been fairly close to each other and the Big East.
 
HuskyPete said:
Thanks for the Article
Wishful thinking...ND and UConn going to the B10
UConn adding 15,000 seats to the Rent. Then the big boys would come.
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There is little doubt in my mind that assurances regarding the stadium would have to be resolved as a condition of inclusion into either the ACC or the B10. Unless of course we don't mind playing our conference games on the road for a few years.
 
If the ACC adds UConn and RU, that would be the closest you'd ever get to having Eastern Football in the Big Time under one umbrella. I hope we get the call.
 
Jimdish255 said:
There is little doubt in my mind that assurances regarding the stadium would have to be resolved as a condition of inclusion into either the ACC or the B10. Unless of course we don't mind playing our conference games on the road for a few years.
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Why would the stadium have to be figured out before UConn could join the ACC? There are already smaller stadiums in the league and it's not like Pittsburgh and Syracuse were attractive because their fans come as empty seats.
 
metsfan2323 said:
C'mon, Temple almost beat Penn State last week. We could do well in that conference. Our recruiting would pick up big time and the Rent would be expanded. We'd be playing big boy football and Cuse and BC would be playing basketball league football.
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Those teams are very tough at home, but the gap isn't as great otherwise. That's why we really need to start to make our place a house of pain. That's as much on the fans as anyone. This past week the large number of empty chairbacks, bags of dust sitting on their hands, and peeps leaving (on a Friday night?) to go who knows where before ur last posession was depressing and kind of po'd me.
 
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Jimdish255 said:
Those teams are very tough at home, but the gap isn't as great otherwise. That's why we really need to start to make our place a house of pain. That's as much on the fans as anyone. This past week the large number of empty chairbacks, bags of dust sitting on their hands, and peeps leaving (on a Friday night?) to go who knows where before ur last posession was depressing and kind of po'd me.
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Was it your first game? :)
 
do some lurking on Big 10 boards, a mention of UConn in the expansion mix gets greeted with mocks and sneers, basketball championships aside.
 
buckley503 said:
do some lurking on Big 10 boards, a mention of UConn in the expansion mix gets greeted with mocks and sneers, basketball championships aside.
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Fans, and even coaches, don't get a say in what's going to happen.
 
sportsart said:
I read that as not just the ACC talking to her. Wishfull thinking? Maybe....
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we can hope. as fans i wonder if we have less knowledge than the higher ups at UCONN do, and i don't that in a sarcastic way. she specifically mentions the "Huge" influence we have over the NY market. frankly that's new to me. as someone else pointed out, we are the #4 draw on SNY, but i'm not sure what other "instututions" they cover.

but if that's true and we are more desireable than RU or WVU or several of the other schools shopping their s#it, so to speak, then that bodes well. i read elsewhere that it could be a few days, a few weeks, or a few months before anything is decided. UCONN could well be sitting around waiting and waiting till Texas and ND make up their collective minds. let's hope that programs like FSU or BCU don't keep us out of the ACC if that's best for us.
 
buckley503 said:
do some lurking on Big 10 boards, a mention of UConn in the expansion mix gets greeted with mocks and sneers, basketball championships aside.
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FTR, ACC boards (aside from BC and UNC) are generally in favor of our admission.
 
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The gap between the Big 10 and the ACC isn't even close. The Big 10 has better schools, better tradition, more money, larger fan bases, etc.

Breaking through into the middle group of the Big 10 would nearly be impossible. Simply put, we just don't have those resources our disposal.

Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Nebraska as the top tier.

Iowa, Michigan State, Purdue, as the middle tier

Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Minnesota as the lower tier.

I mean, where do you realistically think we'd fall?
 
all i gotta say is "how awesome if we actually had a choice" - if both the Big 10 and the ACC wanted us? that would pretty much be a fantasy scenario for UCONN. not sure that ever happens, but we can dream right?! from a hoops perspective, i'd rather be in the ACC, but from a football perspective, Big 10 easily.
 
buckley503 said:
do some lurking on Big 10 boards, a mention of UConn in the expansion mix gets greeted with mocks and sneers, basketball championships aside.
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I have to say, If we get a big 10 invite.... really wont care what a bunch of Minnesotan's think aboot it.
 
Big 10 or ACC ? Reminds me of that deep philosophical discussion we used to have in college. Gun to your head, would rather eat a plateful of or a plateful of dirt? I guess I would rather eat , I mean join the ACC. Big 10 basketball is horribly dull. And so is Big 10 football, for that matter.
 
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whaler11 said:
Throw in the fact that you'd have Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Boston College to renew rivalries with and I don't see why anyone would prefer the Big 10.
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Those are three reasons right there. I'm sorry. Give me Penn State and Ohio State. I know it's not an option. I sincerely believe Pres. Susan when she says ACC is the best option for Uconn. But still, given a choice? Say the B1g invites Rutgers and Uconn. ACC too. C'mon. I just mean, c'mon. Take me to the Heartland!
 
Waquoit said:
Gun to your head, would rather eat a plateful of or a plateful of dirt? I guess I would rather eat , .
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Really? Id go for the plate of dirt every time. Eating a plate of s hit would be excrutiating.
 
HuskyNan said:
Well, I'll bring it up. From a women's hoops standpoint, the B10 sucks. Their best team, Ohio State, got owned by a UConn freshman last year.

But, in the larger picture, while women's hoops isn't a major driver, like soccer and baseball it's an indication of overall excellence in athletics that might be appealing to other conferences. Plus, Geno adds a little cachet, being an Olympic coach.
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Nan, if the B1g can't compete in women's bball, that's a dealbreaker for most of us here. Absolute dealbreaker! How's the ACC? Any better?
 
CAHUSKY said:
Really? Id go for the plate of dirt every time. Eating a plate of s hit would be excrutiating.
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Must be a Pitt fan, they're used to hearing that phrase ;)
 
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