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

[coachcap]

One significant issue that we've had for longer than the four and a half decades that I've followed the school and it's athletic programs is that every time we show a little ambition people on the state's government, residents of the state, members of the school's administration and members of the BOT start getting very nervous. We fight ourselves as much as we compete with others in attempts to improve the school.

That's why A.D. Dave has to act with stealth: publicly saying nothing & moving mountains behind the scenes in concert with President Radenka...

 

[ZooCougar]

We need help in the back room deals department.

Shalala wouldn’t even take Herbst’s phone call back in the day. They even tried to reach her through Bill Clinton’s office.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[huskymedic]

PAC gonna try to string it out

 

[UConn Dan]

We need help in the back room deals department.

Shalala wouldn’t even take Herbst’s phone call back in the day. They even tried to reach her through Bill Clinton’s office.

Yup. I believe Calhoun called Clinton personally to see if he could persuade Shalala take the call but she wouldn’t budge. Probably one of the strangest moments in our conference realignment saga.

 

[noeynox]

This will make August and Beachview happy.

 

[jostar1]

This will make August and Beachview happy.

Brett McMurphy says that the Big 12's interest in UConn has been blown out of proportion. If that were true, why would Yormark visit UConn? I wonder if McMurphy even knows that Yormark visited UConn.

 

[Stinger92860]

Brett McMurphy says that the Big 12's interest in UConn has been blown out of proportion. If that were true, why would Yormark visit UConn? I wonder if McMurphy even knows that Yormark visited UConn.

F Mcmurphy, F shalalala USTA sayin

 

[CL82]

Yup. I believe Calhoun called Clinton personally to see if he could persuade Shalala take the call but she wouldn’t budge. Probably one of the strangest moments in our conference realignment saga.

I've never heard that before. With your confidence level in it?

 

[jostar1]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[WestHartHusk]

Just came here to post this. UConn comes up a few times in this articles. Evaluation seems further along than I previously thought.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[jostar1]

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Only 1 of the select 8 schools won a national championship.

 

[Urcea]

This would seem to suggest we will know one way or another very soon, given that some guys have said the PAC 12 will be resolved one way or another come June. Crazy stuff. Very key tweet

 

[Storrs South]

 

[BlueandOG]

Probably a dumb question, but...

why would the Big 12 consider Gonzaga? I know they are good at men's hoops, but football? Any other sport?

 

[jostar1]

Probably a dumb question, but...

why would the Big 12 consider Gonzaga? I know they are good at men's hoops, but football? Any other sport?

To get into the Pacific Time Zone.

"Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark continues to remain steadfast on the idea of the conference eventually getting itself into the pacific time zone.

“We’d love to get into that fourth (Pacific) time zone and we will at some point.”

“I want to truly be a national conference in every respect, both brand and geographic footprint.”

In March, Yormark said:

“I like Gonzaga,” the commissioner said. “But I think as I prioritize what our next move might be on expansion, there’s other things right now that I’m focused on.” (Pac 12 schools)

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Probably a dumb question, but...

why would the Big 12 consider Gonzaga? I know they are good at men's hoops, but football? Any other sport?

I'm not sure this is anything more than bluster.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[jostar1]

"There remains the feeling out there that, should Yormark can get one Pac-12 school to defect, it would create a domino effect leading to the other Four Corners schools -- Arizona, Arizona State and Utah -- fleeing for the Big 12 as well".

 

[Urcea]

It doesn't seem like there's a path for both UConn and the Pac 12 defectees

 

[NH Husky]

It doesn't seem like there's a path for both UConn and the Pac 12 defectees

Someplace else I posted the idea of Colorado, Arizona, UNLV, and UCONN. They already have BYU in Utah (less populated than CT).

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It doesn't seem like there's a path for both UConn and the Pac 12 defectees

I believe our only realistic path would be if either one or three of the four schools (Colorado,Utah, Arizona, Arizona St) jumped to the B-12. If zero, two or four jump, we won't be needed.