Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[Chuck]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 1h1 hour ago
UConn source says there's not much more it can do to lobby Big 12. "They know us, they know Memphis, they know Houston."


Interesting response.

Yuck! I read that to say that 11 (and maybe 12) have been chosen (Cincy and BYU) and we're hoping to be a 13 or 14. Otherwise they would've said Cincy and BYU before Memphis and Houston. Also, I hope they are keeping the foot on the gas. Just because they know about us doesn't mean they don't want to be reminded. I would hope they are trying to find a champion among Texas

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 1h1 hour ago
UConn source says there's not much more it can do to lobby Big 12. "They know us, they know Memphis, they know Houston."


Interesting response.

I know this quote is gonna be misconstrued but the admin BETTER SHOW SOME EFFORT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

 

[Exit 4]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 1h1 hour ago
UConn source says there's not much more it can do to lobby Big 12. "They know us, they know Memphis, they know Houston."


Interesting response.

Fitting response if the ACC and B1G have also placed calls looking to take us first!

 

[NYUConn]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 1h1 hour ago
UConn source says there's not much more it can do to lobby Big 12. "They know us, they know Memphis, they know Houston."


Interesting response.

Don't freak out over this quote. The source is right, we've already been vetted by both the Big 12 and their search firm.

The school isn't going to tip it's hand here in either direction.

 

[huskymedic]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 1h1 hour ago
UConn source says there's not much more it can do to lobby Big 12. "They know us, they know Memphis, they know Houston."


Interesting response.

Thinking these go hand and hand...

Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) 7/20/16, 2:33 PM
Fwiw I'm told admins in the AAC are conferencing this PM. My sense is any request to be respectful publicly will largely be ignored

 

[djct1999]

Don't freak out over this quote. The source is right, we've already been vetted by both the Big 12 and their search firm.

The school isn't going to tip it's hand here in either direction.

I interpreted it as coming from a position of strength not weakness.

 

[SubbaBub]

Point of information to any self styled national media figures that might be trolling this site for insights.

WV is a travel problem because the nearest real airport is in Pittsburgh. Nothing like a 3hr flight followed by a 2hr bus ride.

Uconn is 30 min from an international airport. The FB stadium is closer than that.

 

[djct1999]

Point of information to any self styled national media figures that might be trolling this site for insights.

WV is a travel problem because the nearest real airport is in Pittsburgh. Nothing like a 3hr flight followed by a 2hr bus ride.

Uconn is 30 min from an international airport. The FB stadium is closer than that.

With a pit stop in Bristol so the coach can be interviewed for various on air programs.

 

[huskymedic]

Joe D'Ambrosio@JoeDSports 4 mins ago · Winston-Salem
Lots of @Big12Conference expansion on talk @JoeDandGresh including @SIPeteThamel at 335 @WTIC1080

 

[HuskyHawk]

Point of information to any self styled national media figures that might be trolling this site for insights.

WV is a travel problem because the nearest real airport is in Pittsburgh. Nothing like a 3hr flight followed by a 2hr bus ride.

Uconn is 30 min from an international airport. The FB stadium is closer than that.

And BYU is just as far from most B12 schools. It too has only a small regional airport or a long drive from SLC.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn's Approach To Getting In Big 12 Remains Same; School Waiting To Be Contacted

>>UConn is among the schools that have sent signals of interest to the Big 12. School officials have taken a quiet approach, contacting the Big 12 through back channels rather than publicly lobby like other candidates.

That approach is not changing, one UConn source said Wednesday. The school is waiting to hear from Bowlsby to learn what the expansion process will be like. The school is ready to present its case.<<

 

[Millpoint]

Point of information to any self styled national media figures that might be trolling this site for insights.

WV is a travel problem because the nearest real airport is in Pittsburgh. Nothing like a 3hr flight followed by a 2hr bus ride.

Uconn is 30 min from an international airport. The FB stadium is closer than that.

 

[Millpoint]

It's only a little over an hour to get from Pittsburgh Airport to Morgantown. Also a lot of teams are flying into Central WV Airport in Bridgeport which is only about 25 minutes south of Morgantown.

 

[Exit 4]

And BYU is just as far from most B12 schools. It too has only a small regional airport or a long drive from SLC.

I just checked, its 50 mins from SLC to BYU - all highway.

 

[amory]

Joe D'Ambrosio@JoeDSports 4 mins ago · Winston-Salem
Lots of @Big12Conference expansion on talk @JoeDandGresh including @SIPeteThamel at 335 @WTIC1080

oh god please not these guys again.

 

[TRest]

It's only a little over an hour to get from Pittsburgh Airport to Morgantown. Also a lot of teams are flying into Central WV Airport in Bridgeport which is only about 25 minutes south of Morgantown.

Sure, if there aren't any cows loose on the highway.

 

[TRest]

oh god please not these guys again.

Thamel has us as 3rd school in, Gresh will argue with him that we don't belong.

 

[Adios]

I had no idea there was a Bridgeport elsewhere.

 

[OkaForPrez]

UConn's Approach To Getting In Big 12 Remains Same; School Waiting To Be Contacted

>>UConn is among the schools that have sent signals of interest to the Big 12. School officials have taken a quiet approach, contacting the Big 12 through back channels rather than publicly lobby like other candidates.

That approach is not changing, one UConn source said Wednesday. The school is waiting to hear from Bowlsby to learn what the expansion process will be like. The school is ready to present its case.<<

That's because we've been pitching them since February 2015. There's nothing left to say.

 

[huskymedic]

Brian Davis@BDavisAAS 19 mins ago
Multiple sources tell me this idea Texas would somehow block Houston from joining Big 12 is not true. Out-of-state schools might, though.

Brian Davis@BDavisAAS 19 mins ago
Out-of-state schools aren't fired up about the idea of adding a 5th Texas school like Houston to Big 12, sources said.

 

[CL82]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 1h1 hour ago
UConn source says there's not much more it can do to lobby Big 12. "They know us, they know Memphis, they know Houston."


Interesting response.

Would rather have seen, "They know us, they know BYU, they know Cincinnati."

 

[billybud]

And the reality is that the ACC doesn't need a partner to add UConn. ND means that they would be at an even number for every sport but football. Football would be unbalanced, but that won't matter much with the extra ND games on the schedule. Big Ten made it work with Penn State for years.

Did the Big Ten make an uneven number work while having divisions and a conference championship game?

Hell no! They couldn't. Not until they had an even number and divisions. From 2000 through 2010 before the 1st CCG in 2011, there were co-champions in six of those seasons.

The ACC did attempt to find a way to do this but the Big Ten nixed that by offering their rule amendment that pretty much scotched the plan.

 

[djct1999]

Thamel has us as 3rd school in, Gresh will argue with him that we don't belong.

Which means the school Presidents have us at 1.

 

[amory]

Thamel has us as 3rd school in, Gresh will argue with him that we don't belong.

they're such clowns. seriously. and I like Joe D as a basketball announcer. but they shouldn't be talking about realignment because they have no knowledge of the subject

Joe D just asked if the Big 12 might invite Notre Dame as a football only member

 

[superjohn]

they're such clowns. seriously. and I like Joe D as a basketball announcer. but they shouldn't be talking about realignment because they have no knowledge of the subject

Joe D just asked if the Big 12 might invite Notre Dame as a football only member

Sounds like a good idea for the Big 12, Notre Dame is really good at football and has a lot of history. Lol