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

[noeynox]

Welch one of the more overrated managers of all time. He singulariy destroyed the company by focusing, only, on manipulating accounting to goose Wall St metrics.

His management philosophy, fire the bottom 10% every year led to a horrible worn environment, risk aversion, and a dramatic loss of talent.

Hey, that's the Urban Myer philosophy to roster building.

 

[Dizzy21]

When you read this thread ( ) it's truly wild to think how much of the anti-UConn bias is based on the school existing in a blue state.

I'm really scratching my head there at people saying Cal is unethical and immoral.

What are these dunderheads thinking?

It's clear they are not. They want their league to stay as yokel-and-dokel as it possibly can.

Schools like Cal and UConn threaten that, apparently.

This is preposterous.

I would like to submit this post into evidence as why "dunderheads" want nothing to do with people from Connecticut.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[upstater]

Time for Connecticut pols to SHIV ESPN. Have some freakin' pride

 

[businesslawyer]

Time for Connecticut pols to SHIV ESPN. Have some freakin' pride

Isn’t it great how people are willing to sacrifice other people’s jobs so they can show pride?

 

[Blades]

Despite job cuts, ESPN still eligible for tax credits

[...] even vaunted ESPN, long the model of public-private investment for Democratic Gov....

www.ctpost.com

 

[Punkbo]

Welch one of the more overrated managers of all time. He singulariy destroyed the company by focusing, only, on manipulating accounting to goose Wall St metrics.

His management philosophy, fire the bottom 10% every year led to a horrible worn environment, risk aversion, and a dramatic loss of talent.

Wow. This is an exceptionally harsh take. Did you work at GE?

 

[Vowelguy]

don’t understand why calford would rather be in the acc, whose biggest programs are trying to leave, getting a fraction of a share, and sending their Olympic sports 3000 miles across the country, than in the more stable big12 with up to 6 other former PAC schools and a better tv deal. And Don’t tell me it’s because they can associate with duke and uva.

Baylor , BYU, Houston, UCF, cinci may have something to do with it.

 

[king conn]

Isn’t it great how people are willing to sacrifice other people’s jobs so they can show pride?

Why should I, as a taxpayer, fund other people's jobs with special tax breaks?

At least with state workers, I receive services in return

What do I receive from an ESPN worker?

 

[bendm]

Baylor , BYU, Houston, UCF, cinci may have something to do with it.

not wanting to associate with those schools b/c of academics is the same thing as wanting to associate with duke and uva because of academics and it's beyond ridiculous to stick to those guns at this point

 

[uchusky32]

Why should I, as a taxpayer, fund other people's jobs with special tax breaks?

At least with state workers, I receive services in return

What do I receive from an ESPN worker?

Those who work there also pay taxes.

 

[king conn]

Those who work there also pay taxes.

And what about the millions in Connecticut that work for companies that don't get tax breaks? We seem to find jobs. Our taxes are making up for these tax breaks they are getting.

 

[Vowelguy]

not wanting to associate with those schools b/c of academics is the same thing as wanting to associate with duke and uva because of academics and it's beyond ridiculous to stick to those guns at this point

Baylor and BYU is not academics but religion.

I’m not sayings it’s a good or bad reason. Though I personally would hope UConn was never in a league with Liberty, which I consider the most wackadoodle of them all.

 

[uchusky32]

And what about the millions in Connecticut that work for companies that don't get tax breaks? We seem to find jobs. Our taxes are making up for these tax breaks they are getting.

I'm sure others are getting breaks. But I'm not going to search. Maybe not as good. But companies are and can leverage states against each other.

CT tax payers also are paying for college sports. Should those who don't watch continue to pay?

 

[NH Husky]

Isn’t it great how people are willing to sacrifice other people’s jobs so they can show pride?

Think about how many jobs would be created if UCONN played in a P4 conference.

 

[JeepCSC]

not wanting to associate with those schools b/c of academics is the same thing as wanting to associate with duke and uva because of academics and it's beyond ridiculous to stick to those guns at this point

Stanford doesn’t care about athletics enough to be in a conference with BYU. And they love their Olympic sports. Make of that what you will.

 

[bendm]

Stanford doesn’t care about athletics enough to be in a conference with BYU. And they love their Olympic sports. Make of that what you will.

they dont care about athletics enough but at the same time they love their olympic sports? well which is it?

the big12 is the best fit in either case. how can they justify sending their olympic student athletes to florida for a mid week game?

 

[king conn]

I'm sure others are getting breaks. But I'm not going to search. Maybe not as good. But companies are and can leverage states against each other.

CT tax payers also are paying for college sports. Should those who don't watch continue to pay?

Yes they are paying for college sports in a sense, like any other university as part of the college experience.

And you want to know why the CT taxpayer is paying more? The company receiving these huge tax breaks is limiting our ability to reach our revenue potential.

Intentional or not, it has to stop.

 

[JeepCSC]

they dont care about athletics enough but at the same time they love their olympic sports? well which is it?

the big12 is the best fit in either case. how can they justify sending their olympic student athletes to florida for a mid week game?

First, Central Florida is in the BXII. But also BYU and Stanford are like oil and water. I can’t see them co-existing past a couple years. The alumni would revolt.

 

[bendm]

First, Central Florida is in the BXII. But also BYU and Stanford are like oil and water. I can’t see them co-existing past a couple years. The alumni would revolt.

Please. It’s the only big12 school on the east coast while all but one acc school is on the east coast.

I am a Cal alum and that’s what im revolting about. I couldn’t care less about BYUs religious affiliation.

 

[upstater]

Isn’t it great how people are willing to sacrifice other people’s jobs so they can show pride?

What do you think is going on at UConn?

 

[upstater]

Baylor and BYU is not academics but religion.

I’m not sayings it’s a good or bad reason. Though I personally would hope UConn was never in a league with Liberty, which I consider the most wackadoodle of them all.

I don't know about Baylor. But BYU is academics. There are not many schools out there who will only tenure you if you promise NOT to do research or publish.

 

[noeynox]

Why should I, as a taxpayer, fund other people's jobs with special tax breaks?

At least with state workers, I receive services in return

What do I receive from an ESPN worker?

Um this may come as a shocker, but those dudes that work at ESPN, they pay taxes too.

 

[superjohn]

First, Central Florida is in the BXII. But also BYU and Stanford are like oil and water. I can’t see them co-existing past a couple years. The alumni would revolt.

Why would the alumni care?