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metsfan2323 said:
John Altavilla (@jaltavilla)
1/4/13, 10:58 AM
#UConn AD Warde Manuel on a 10-day tour on China sponsored by #NIKE. So don't expect finalization of Geno's new deal for some time.

So does Warde make it back from China in time to attend the AD meeting in Dallas or is Warde intentionally being taken out of the decision making process?
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Remember what happened when Rommel went home for his wife's birthday and now we have Warde in China for 10 DAYS! We are doomed. Anyone know if Delaney is going to China soon?:)
 
Pudge said:
The schools that fit Aresco's pattern? Not the ones Katz cited. I'd say UTSA. And Fresno.
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Wasnt Aresco the person who invited Tulane?
If so, then I'd expect to see Louisiana Tech and New Mexico St at the meeting.
 
metsfan2323 said:
A year ago you wanted UMASS in the league. What Happened? I personally think the league needs another northeast school. Add UMASS, keep the Big East name and keep the basketball tournament in MSG.

Right now I think the only thing keeping Houston and SMU in the Big East is the idea of playing "Big East" basketball. Larry Brown did not sign on with SMU to compete in the MWC and Houston wants another shot at Phi Slamma Jamma. We need strong basketball in order to keep the football league together.

I also think part of the reason BC does not want us in the ACC is that they believe UMASS would be UCONN's replacement in the Big East and they don't want to see UMASS upgraded. If we add UMASS now it actually decreases BC's desire to keep us out of the ACC.

I know everyone fears losing games and recruits to UMASS but we need a rival in this league. Maybe a strong rival would help fuel the fire and desire in our Athletic Department. I bet if we lost to UMASS last year we'd have a new football coach right now.
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Umass?????
you want to develop a rivaly with a school that just stepped up to D1A football. what does that do for Uconn?
There is a reason, annoying as it is, that BC and Syracuse wouldn't support Uconn to the ACC. it makes life more difficult for them...

And that is how uconn needs to see umass.

Crap rolls downhill.
 
Nelson or anyone else who would know, is there a possibility the MWC contract could have "look-ins" structured into it, even though they're in the middle of the contract? That might help them nail down SDSU / BYU / whoever.
 
Marty Jackson said:
Umass?????
you want to develop a rivaly with a school that just stepped up to D1A football. what does that do for Uconn?
There is a reason, annoying as it is, that BC and Syracuse wouldn't support Uconn to the ACC. it makes life more difficult for them...

And that is how uconn needs to see umass.

Crap rolls downhill.
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Obviously, BC and SU came together in the ACC. UMass and UConn vs BC and SU. We don't need to develop a rivalry with UMass. We already have one.
 
I think I know what UConn's approach to this conference is and if I think it is what I think it is, I think I like it.

Hands off.

Put together whatever little conference you'd like and we'll play in it for as long as we have to and not a minute longer. And when we go, it'll have as few of our fingerprints on it as humanly possible. We'll schedule up in the OOC and then endure whatever we have to endure.

I'm sure Cincinnati is approaching it in the same fashion.
 
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Fishy said:
I think I know what UConn's approach to this conference is and if I think it is what I think it is, I think I like it.

Hands off.

Put together whatever little conference you'd like and we'll play in it for as long as we have to and not a minute longer. And when we go, it'll have as few of our fingerprints on it as humanly possible. We'll schedule up in the OOC and then endure whatever we have to endure.

I'm sure Cincinnati is approaching it in the same fashion.
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You can date us, but we will always be looking over your shoulder for a hotter option to enter the room.
 
TRest said:
How is this benefiting his employer? Warde may want to think about taking a pass on all the free trips. I know Buffalo may not have provided the same opportunities for world travel that he now enjoys, but our conference is a grease fire and there may be discussions of adding UMass Lowell that he needs to be present for.
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Looking for Chinese Universities to be part of the BE. They are in the east and they have market share.
 
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uconNYC said:
And what proof do we have of the scheduling up bit?
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Only that it is freaking obvious that once we are playing a mid major conference slate we will need high profile OOC opponents to keep our profile up. In all sports.

What's tiring is this constant drumbeat that our fate is due to Warde, or Susan, or Paul P, or Hathaway, or Aresco or any of their various predecessors. Really? All of them are just incompetent? I find that the least likely reason.

So please, don't assume future incompetence. They will do what they can.

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Why would Nike send Warde to China? To see where our jerseys are manufactured?
 
This is an important meeting. Why is Warde in China again? The only reason I can see is if UCONN already know its fate in conference realignment. I am hoping it is because we already got a B1G offer and just waiting it out. What is Warde in China for other than a vacation? I doubt he is there to work.
 
if the nbe adds umass, that is a major slap to uconn.
the last thing uconn needs is another school on par or better in the northeast to compete with for recruits.

is it possible for warde to be in this country when things are going down with the big east.
 
Kevin Caliendo said:
maybe he's looking for a beatable OOC opponent for the 2014 football schedule
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If thats the case maybe Coach Sos could get us on his dads schedule. Maybe we could beat them, and it would appease the Ct HS FB coach's that are so important to our program!!
 
Marty Jackson said:
if the nbe adds umass, that is a major slap to uconn.
the last thing uconn needs is another school on par or better in the northeast to compete with for recruits.

is it possible for warde to be in this country when things are going down with the big east.
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We could the rivalry to maintain fan interest. That's all. UMass is the school we've played the second-most games against in football. It cannot hurt to carry this on for marketing purposes. If UMass can continue to upgrade their school and compete with UConn, it would be great for both schools. We can overtake Syracuse. Easily. Syracuse's location sucks.
 
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Butch said:
We could the rivalry to maintain fan interest. That's all. UMass is the school we've played the second-most games against in football.
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Maybe there's no fan interest BECAUSE we've played so many games against them and nobody cared about those games either.
 
junglehusky said:
Maybe there's no fan interest BECAUSE we've played so many games against them and nobody cared about those games either.
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I am sure that's why our own fans call UMass "UMess" and why they have a few fans come here.
 
Butch said:
If UMass can continue to upgrade their school and compete with UConn, it would be great for both schools. .
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They can't.

I'm fine with playing them once every 4-5 years. If they win a MAC championship I'd consider playing them more often. But until they invest in their school and in their program they're going to be a glorified Maine. We're not in the charity business. Let them become competitive first and then we'll schedule a series.

Butch said:
It cannot hurt to carry this on for marketing purposes.
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I suppose you thought we should have extended the U-Game (bball) that every single person in CT and college basketball thought was a joke.
 
junglehusky said:
I suppose you thought we should have extended the U-Game (bball) that every single person in CT and college basketball thought was a joke.
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No. I didn't even think about it. Aren't we quick to assume here?
 
Butch said:
No. I didn't even think about it. Aren't we quick to assume here?
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It's a valid comparison. By the time we started the bball series, Calipari had left, UMass's recruiting took a nosedive and they dropped way down. There was zero buzz for the game. Perhaps you could argue that today the gap between the football teams isn't as wide, but they are in year one of the upgrade and are not in the top 100 FBS teams. There's no benefit to playing them every year... except to them, cashing our checks. If they can demonstrate they are serious about the upgrade, it's a different story. If not, nobody will care.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
This is an important meeting. Why is Warde in China again? The only reason I can see is if UCONN already know its fate in conference realignment. I am hoping it is because we already got a B1G offer and just waiting it out. What is Warde in China for other than a vacation? I doubt he is there to work.
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Yeah that whole, "we aren't doing squat so we must be a lock" logic kinda crapped the bed with Louisville to the ACC, don't you think?
 
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Marty Jackson said:
if the nbe adds umass, that is a major slap to uconn.
the last thing uconn needs is another school on par or better in the northeast to compete with for recruits.

is it possible for warde to be in this country when things are going down with the big east.
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Did you just say on par or better. I have heard it all. I wonder why some folks say anything at all. UMess is not the same as UConn and never will be.
 
And Temple will ever be the same as UConn? They're going to be our closest rival.

Years ago, Temple could have said UConn will never be the same as Temple. Now, we're higher up than them. Things do change. The B1G even seems to be becoming irrelevant in football.
 
Butch said:
And Temple will ever be the same as UConn? They're going to be our closest rival.

Years ago, Temple could have said UConn will never be the same as Temple. Now, we're higher up than them. Things do change. The B1G even seems to be becoming irrelevant in football.
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As a UConn fan expect more, maybe you like settling but I don't
 
uconnbill said:
As a UConn fan expect more, maybe you like settling but I don't
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I have no expectations. There's much more to life than sports. If the people who run the show want to go to the ACC, cool. If they want to go to the B1G, cool. If they want to go D3, cool. It's not as if I was crying about us being in the Yankee Conference in football when we were. Or being D3 in hockey. Floored with D3 hockey players.
 
Butch said:
Years ago, Temple could have said UConn will never be the same as Temple. Now, we're higher up than them. Things do change. The B1G even seems to be becoming irrelevant in football.
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What are you talking about? People were saying the pathetic level of Temple was the MINIMUM goal for UConn! Nobody ever, ever, and when I say ever, I mean EVER EVER, said UConn would never be the same as Temple.
 
zls44 said:
What are you talking about? People were saying the pathetic level of Temple was the MINIMUM goal for UConn! Nobody ever, ever, and when I say ever, I mean EVER EVER, said UConn would never be the same as Temple.
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I think I am going to have to cut back on wasting my time on this ****ing board. Ever hear of Pop Warner? He coached at Temple. Temple has a winning record against us, all-time. Please, continue to rant on, complain, whatever.
 
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