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

[Luna]

E
Eh it's my opinion he was unprofessional. Feel free to disagree with it. He is a professional jumping on a twitter space or whatever it was saying he hopes UConn's administration is smarter than to chase Big12 offer. So if this comes to fruition are they dumb. Yeah i don't like how represented the opinion. He ranted like a child in my opinion. Feel free to have your own.

I guess you don’t agree with his opinion

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

These same people don’t follow UConn football, probably cheer for ND football or maybe BC, and only root for BB

Correct, there are many UConn basketball fans who root for BC and/or Notre Dame football.

 

[huskypantz]

Correct, there are many UConn basketball fans who root for BC and/or Notre Dame football.

There are also people who worship Satan.

 

[noeynox]

I guess you don’t agree with his opinion

Thanks for noticing!

 

[RSTuthill]

Relax, folks.

 

[hoopsfan22]

I've said this once; I'll say it again: the whole entire college sports world other than Yormark is underestimating the possibilities when it comes to Kansas versus UConn 2x a year. Think 2m eyeballs at least for that game.

Yep was thinking the same thing. For all the talk about leaving the Big East "rivalries," whatever those are, we'd play Kansas up to three times each season in what would be some of the most consequential games of the college basketball season. Maybe it won't be Duke-UNC, but I think that's a game that could quickly get to that level in importance. It would be a bit like the ND games on the women's side at the tail end of the old Big East where those were basically the biggest games of the season.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Noey — to be fair and honest, I’m much less focused on your statement than the fact that for the last week everyone who posts an opinion that we shouldn’t be asked to join the XII gets immediately attacked. Not the opinion, which is fine, but the poster. And I do think that is a “thing” in our society right now.

To be fair and honest?

When an attorney says something like this it's time to make sure everything that has any value is tied down.



As far as those who have opinions that we shouldn't be considered for the B-12, anyone who is willing to publicly express an opinion that ridiculous deserves whatever criticism that opinion generates.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Usually a lurker on the board since I’m a recent grad, really disappointed and feel like we’re gonna get left out. Being said, anyone really bothered by all the shots being taken at us by these big 12 fanbases? I can’t believe all these commuter schools who literally accept anyone with a pulse and don’t even have much history think they can talk down to us. Been in a foul mood because of all the vitriol UConn has been getting since yesterday.

Most of the schools in the P5 look down at those not in the club despite having metrics much worse than us in almost every area. It's ridiculous how they talk about our football, and I'm thinking they should probably not be throwing stones considering they live in a glass house. If we're being honest, 2/3 of the P5 teams are hot garbage and if they were starting from scratch would be left out. Some of these schools' biggest accomplishment is getting grandfathered into the system.

 

[noeynox]

To be fair and honest?

When an attorney says something like this it's time to make sure everything that has any value is tied down.



As far as those who have opinions that we shouldn't be considered for the B-12, anyone who is willing to publicly express an opinion that ridiculous deserves whatever criticism that opinion generates.

I've tried to find it. It was over the top for a guy who gets paid to cover our teams and im sure is given access by the school. Again that was my opinion but I'm done with this topic unless i get some more unprovoked high horse remarks. My horse is very low to the ground.

 

[jostar1]

Usually a lurker on the board since I’m a recent grad, really disappointed and feel like we’re gonna get left out. Being said, anyone really bothered by all the shots being taken at us by these big 12 fanbases? I can’t believe all these commuter schools who literally accept anyone with a pulse and don’t even have much history think they can talk down to us. Been in a foul mood because of all the vitriol UConn has been getting since yesterday.

The problem is, because of the PAC dragging their feet on their media deal, it has slowed everything down to a crawl. And UConn is still in a waiting mode now to see what schools are leaving the PAC. This has given months of time to critics of UConn to voice their opinions.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Usually a lurker on the board since I’m a recent grad, really disappointed and feel like we’re gonna get left out. Being said, anyone really bothered by all the shots being taken at us by these big 12 fanbases? I can’t believe all these commuter schools who literally accept anyone with a pulse and don’t even have much history think they can talk down to us. Been in a foul mood because of all the vitriol UConn has been getting since yesterday.

UCF fans being like “I don’t think pulling in any G5 programs make sense.” Guys…who the were you like yesterday?

 

[Punkbo]

Wow. Some of our fans have such an inferiority complex. We’re fine. We’re winning championships in basketball. We’re good at baseball and hockey. Our football is getting better, etc. When the time is right, we’ll get paid.

 

[uconnyankee]

Correct, there are many UConn basketball fans who root for BC and/or Notre Dame football.

Exactly. So the support for Uconn vs Uconn BB is a personal bias. It’s why there is such a rift in the uconn fan base.

But if that’s the logic you’re using to suggest Uconn in Big 12 doesn’t make sense, I stand by my comment that it’s outdated.

You like ND as the Catholic flag bearer for football, then you like the nice Catholic BB league where uconn is the 500lb gorilla. Uconn football is the annoyance that disrupts ND football and threatens Uconn in Big East for basketball. I don’t think it’s an uncommon position.

 

[RSTuthill]

So let's try to get this back together.

I think some folks thought that wasn't just opinion but more propaganda from the BE and more than a little disrespectful. At least it came across that way. In the overall scheme of things this argument has less importance than a piss hole in the snow.

 

[uconnyankee]

So let's try to get this back together.

I think some folks thought that wasn't just opinion but more propaganda from the BE and more than a little disrespectful. At least it came across that way. In the overall scheme of things this argument has less importance than a piss hole in the snow

Sing it with me brotha!

Kumbaya…. Kumbaya….

 

[greenday61892]

Wow. Some of our fans have such an inferiority complex. We’re fine. We’re winning championships in basketball. We’re good at baseball and hockey. Our football is getting better, etc. When the time is right, we’ll get paid.

The time was right in 2011. Over a decade later, here we are still. We're "good" at baseball but the pitiful Big East is hamstringing us. And the rise of super-conferences and ever-growing TV deals is gonna leave us in the dust if we don't our ticket on the train and fast

 

[Punkbo]

The time was right in 2011. Over a decade later, here we are still. We're "good" at baseball but the pitiful Big East is hamstringing us. And the rise of super-conferences and ever-growing TV deals is gonna leave us in the dust if we don't our ticket on the train and fast

OK. Sounds like I can’t convince you. Please feel free to be miserable. By the way, I love Green Day. Best show ever at the Webster in Hartford in 1997.

 

[winterstres]

These same people don’t follow UConn football, probably cheer for ND football or maybe BC, and only root for BB

I know quite a few people who would shut down the whole AD except for WBB. UConn should be a program with national appeal, but some of their own fan base are actively working to sabotage the AD.

 

[GoConn]

Not Big12 related but sounds like ACC might be looking at teams?

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The time was right in 2011. Over a decade later, here we are still. We're "good" at baseball but the pitiful Big East is hamstringing us. And the rise of super-conferences and ever-growing TV deals is gonna leave us in the dust if we don't our ticket on the train and fast

Yeah, the Big East is definitely what's holding UConn back from having successful athletic programs. Can't win anything in the Big East.

/sarcasm

Of course we could win in the Big 12 too. But the Big East "hamstringing us" in baseball is absolutely not the reason to go to the Big 12. Arguments like this are why segments of this fanbase think the other segments are delusional.

 

[Patman]

Not Big12 related but sounds like ACC might be looking at teams?

No, they're at the chump table and want to pretend they're successful. The rump of the ACC will add the rest of the top of the AAC when the time comes and they've met their maker.

 

[amory]

No, they're at the chump table and want to pretend they're successful. The rump of the ACC will add the rest of the top of the AAC when the time comes and they've met their maker.

I believe this is going to be our future. We’ll eventually end up in the ACC sans Clemson and FSU and probably some others.

Maybe we even add some basketball only members from the big east and hey, that starts to look a lot like the old big east.

 

[mikeinmanila]

I believe this is going to be our future. We’ll eventually end up in the ACC sans Clemson and FSU and probably some others.

Maybe we even add some basketball only members from the big east and hey, that starts to look a lot like the old big east.

That WAS our most likely destination. Now it's looking like our worst-case long-term destination. UConn is trending up! The next few weeks will be interesting.

 

[Luna]

Not Big12 related but sounds like ACC might be looking at teams?

We are a good fit for the acc …

 

[OkaForPrez]

We are a good fit for the acc …