Having FB coming out of the gates strong this season record-wise and attendance-wise (we HAVE to pack the Rent!!!) would obviously be a good thing and maybe just once with regards to conference alignment we'll have a well-timed on-field/on-court line of success.
Okay let’s discount the words of one of the 4 strategic leaders who matter at this point.
Bah, Rt 1 was a mess they updated it, including the turn lanes and pedestrian crossing. Patriots Place pays property taxes and brings in sales taxes. The state has done just fine with that deal and so have the Patriots.
There are a lot of Uconn fans that want to stay in the big east
Lesson learned. Call out these PITA’s and they dig in like a Rhode Island tick.
If it’s true that XII wants to go to 18 very soon (before 2024), I think UConn and SD St. as the logical pair as it adds SoCal (ASU would be very happy) and NY/NE, both the Eastern and Pacific time zones, and basketball cred.
A friend of mine's son plays soccer in Scottsdale. High schools in the PHX metro only practice and play at night unless it is the middle of their 'winter'. All of their fields are lighted.
I know that'll be so great in, what 13 years from now. In the meantime, Connecticut taxpayers can pony up $650 million so that we have the privilege of playing teams we remember from the old Big East. Since it's not my money, I'm all good if that's the call.
The worst part is having to wait, and then potentially not even being selected. And the additional months give schools like Memphis an opportunity to try to convince the big 12 that they are a better selection than UCONN. Based on what I have read from you, and what Greg Flugar has discussed on his show, Yormark has a real interest in UCONN. What I don’t know is whether the big 12 presidents feel the same. I would say that another East Coast school makes sense if you’re Cincinnati, West Virginia, or UCF. It must be scary how west coast conference has become in a short period of time.
This is where I'm at. Nothing to see here.
It’s a state in New England, but that’s not important right now.
I hope I'm still alive in 13 years to see BC getting blocked and playing in the A10. I suppose we'll let Cuse back in the Big East but Pitt and Louisville can screw off and play in the A10 too.
It’s logical because he’s expecting the ACC to behave rationally. If it did, UConn would already be in it. They are at 15, it’s nuts. The ACC has a strong hand to play of it was just smarter about it, and if someone could muzzle the dopes at FSU.
I think Cooley will do well at Georgetown as Georgetown has better recent basketball history than Providence and Georgetown is a great school in a top recruiting area.
It'll be interesting to see how much the change of venue enables him to be more successful.
Don’t sweat it. You’re correct. None of them are leaving. Nobody who could pay more wants them. Same is true of Gonzaga. It is the best non FBS conference for basketball schools. As such, it remains viable. It just isn’t viable long term for an FBS school.
If ACC took UConn when they should have, Big 12 wouldn’t be claiming that they have the best basketball conference.
Big XII doesn’t want Gonzaga. Big East doesn’t even want Gonzaga. That was all nonsense.
“Best basketball conference” got the Big XII an extra $6 million in tourney money than the ACC over the last 2 years. Until the breakaway happens, basketball only moves the needle so much.
Seems like you think the ACC should expand just for the sake of expanding - correct me if I'm wrong. If the ACC could add schools that would add value, don't you think they'd already have done it? Why do you think k the FSU is a bunch of dopes? They're trying to optimize their revenues, just like any other school (UConn included). If you look at their institution, there's much to admire academically and athletically. I admire their passion to improve and in some cases we'd be lucky to have those same levels of passion and status.
