Wow! DC is usually pretty tight-lipped about rumors. I'm surprised he suggested keeping an eye on BXII. It's crazy, but it really seems like there might be some smoke here.Shawn clark @kidclark15 · 21h21 hours ago
@desmondconner is @uconnhuskies still trying to get their AAU membership? Any update on this? The BigTen requires it right?
Desmond Conner
@desmondconner @kidclark15 @uconnhuskies federal research money is in but don't think it's enough for AAU consideration; keep eye Big 12 stuff more
Any wheel on a wagonJacobs is making Dez up his game, apparently.
He is very free with his opinions - I doubt very much that this was any hint on a specific rumor.Wow! DC is usually pretty tight-lipped about rumors. I'm surprised he suggested keeping an eye on BXII. It's crazy, but it really seems like there might be some smoke here.
Pratt & Whitney StadiumUT- D. Royal Memorial Stadium 100k
OU- Memorial Stadium 82k
OSU- Pickens Stadium 60k
WVU-Puskar Stadium 60k
TTU-AT&T Stadium 59k
ISU-Trice Stadium 54k
KSU- Snyder Family Stadium 50k
KU-Memorial Stadium 50k
Baylor-McLane Stadium 45k
TCU-Carter Stadium 45k
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UConn- Rentschler Field 40k
Houston-TDEC Stadium 40k
Cincy- Nippert Stadium 35k
Geesh would like our chances better if we still called our stadium Memorial Stadium
Wow! DC is usually pretty tight-lipped about rumors. I'm surprised he suggested keeping an eye on BXII. It's crazy, but it really seems like there might be some smoke here.
Matt Schonvisky @MattSchonvisky · 19s19 seconds ago
Special thanks to Brian Davis of the Austin-Statesman for talking Big 12 expansion. I'll have details after the men's game in Hartford
http://thisisuconncountry.com/2016/01/some-texas-perspective-on-the-big-xii/
What does the Texas administration think of UConn?
“Great basketball, not much else,” he said.
-did say league was looking East and Houston competition for recruits a problem. (paraphrasing and interpreting)
The funny thing I find about all these types of quotes, and there seem to be plenty, is it's like a chess match. It's like a chess master telling a tv commentator, "Well, I see that the queen is exposed so I am going to threaten his bishop and rook while flanking my knight..." No one has anything to gain by tipping their hands. "Between me you and the wall, we are very seriously considering UCONN but don't say anything because if the ACC or B1G get the jump on us, then we could be in even more trouble..."Matt Schonvisky @MattSchonvisky · 30m30 minutes ago
"No one here is talking about expansion. If people are saying anything is imminent, I'd say they are very misinformed." Brian Davis
Matt Schonvisky @MattSchonvisky · 7m7 minutes ago
Some Texas Perspective on the Big XII with @BDavisAAS of the Austin American-Statesman #UConn
http://thisisuconncountry.com/2016/01/some-texas-perspective-on-the-big-xii/ …
Oops. thought you meant the "stadium" part of it...vs....."field"My comment was about how there are already 3 Memorial Stadiums.
Not surprising that they have this perception. What are we doing to change it?http://thisisuconncountry.com/2016/01/some-texas-perspective-on-the-big-xii/
What does the Texas administration think of UConn?
“Great basketball, not much else,” he said.
-did say league was looking East and Houston competition for recruits a problem. (paraphrasing and interpreting)
To be clear here, this was a beat writer's appraisal of Texas's perception. B12 presidents have the information.Not surprising that they have this perception. What are we doing to change it?
I think the B12 not expanding would be beneficial to UConn, on balance.
To be clear here, this was a beat writer's appraisal of Texas's perception. B12 presidents have the information.
I think the B12 not expanding would be beneficial to UConn, on balance. Gives us more time to catch up in the football department which will help change perceptions more than blasting out emails (no offense @Dooley )
To quote the Bee Gees, "Ah, ha ha ha stayin' alive. Stayin' alive."Disagree. To quote Seals and Crofts, "We may never pass this way again."
To paraphrase The Animals: "We gotta get out of this conference/ If it's the last thing we ever do / We gotta get out of this conference / Girl, there's a better life for me and you"To quote the Bee Gees, "Ah, ha ha ha stayin' alive. Stayin' alive."