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

jostar1 said:
No, it's The Wizard of Oz.

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz.

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Is Kansas N,S,E or W of Aberdeen Maryland?
 
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GoKU said:
UConn has the votes to get in if ESPN and Fox will pay 32 million for their addition. With Colorado it's a done deal. Guess we will know within the next few weeks.
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I honestly think the B12 should just add UConn on its own since UConn brings a lot of value to the B12.

Access to the state of CT and access to the NYC media market are two big prizes for the B12 in addition to adding a top academic school with a P5 athletic department.
 
TheDrifter75 said:
What's the source on this?
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Assuming ESPN and Fox agree is UCONN in or does it depend on the actions of other current PAC 12 schools? As an example, if the four corners Schools decide to leave for the big 12, I assume that leaves no spot for UCONN? Thanks.
 
GoKU said:
UConn has the votes to get in if ESPN and Fox will pay 32 million for their addition. With Colorado it's a done deal.
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Then it should be a done deal. Kansas has a population of 2.9 million and two P5 schools, CT has a population of 3.6 million and we would be the only P5 school. As far as quality and popularity of our athletics department goes I see UConn and KU being very similar. Our history shows our football program will ramp up fast and the fans will be there if we are upgraded. We also bring a unique TV audience with a national following with the women's basketball program.

This odd/even crap should also not be a hold up as the B12 does not have divisions and having the two top ranked football teams play in the conference title game makes more sense than having two division winners play.
 
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JohnFSilver said:
Brett does snark. That’s it. He broke a lot of realignment news back in the day, but now he just strikes me as a personality more than reporter.

His coining if the term…magnificent 7 was ridiculous.
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... and yet slipped into popular usage.
 
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GG said:
Assuming ESPN and Fox agree is UCONN in or does it depend on the actions of other current PAC 12 schools? As an example, if the four corners Schools decide to leave for the big 12, I assume that leaves no spot for UCONN? Thanks.
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Don’t like the idea of depending on ESPN.
 
Two sources said Tuesday that Big 12 commissioner Brett Yorkmark is far more enthusiastic about adding UConn and Gonzaga than the league’s athletic directors, on whose advice the presidents — the ultimate decision makers — rely.

 
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Storrs South said:
Two sources said Tuesday that Big 12 commissioner Brett Yorkmark is far more enthusiastic about adding UConn and Gonzaga than the league’s athletic directors, on whose advice the presidents — the ultimate decision makers — rely.

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Random small town sports writer who went to BC and revels in UConn’s agony writes an opinion article and cites ‘two sources’. May not even qualify as a non key tweet
 
Skiblets said:
Happy Days perhaps? :)
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Skiblets said:
The same Big 12 that’s targeting NYC with its Rucker Playground program and trying to unlock the value of hoops I might add Man. We just need the invite to the third best conference for some degree of stability.
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He’s a self proclaimed genius. There may be a bias against UConn out there but that is not earth shattering news.
 
GoKU said:
UConn has the votes to get in if ESPN and Fox will pay 32 million for their addition. With Colorado it's a done deal. Guess we will know within the next few weeks.
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Of course it comes down to this because as much as I like CU, they've sucked in Football AND decent but mediocre Hoops, and really don't expand Markets beyond what we offer. And ESPN gets to decide who is worth what.
 
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Skiblets said:
The same Big 12 that’s targeting NYC with its Rucker Playground program and trying to unlock the value of hoops I might add Man. We just need the invite to the third best conference for some degree of stability.
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Yes, Di Mauro left out those facts.
 
Skiblets said:
Random small town sports writer who went to BC and revels in UConn’s agony writes an opinion article and cites ‘two sources’. May not even qualify as a non key tweet
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Absolutely - I read his article. Essentially, I don't think he wants us to get the nod for a P-5 spot. If he were honest, he'd admit that we can bring something to the party while his alma mater has been a huge P-5 let down. (All BC has going is a decent Hockey East team.)
 
Sea Goat said:
Absolutely - I read his article. Essentially, I don't think he wants us to get the nod for a P-5 spot. If he were honest, he'd admit that we can bring something to the party while his alma mater has been a huge P-5 let down. (All BC has going is a decent Hockey East team.)
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He does not wish UConn any success, he is an enemy of UConn athletics and should not be employed as a sports writer in this state.
 
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