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

[GampelGladiator]

Key Conference Realignment Tweet

 

[noeynox]

Statement game!

 

[Orc]

Yikes Uconn Football

 

[jostar1]

Key Conference Realignment Tweet

It's one game.

 

[superjohn]

It's one game.

It's a dozen years of this cr@p.

 

[jostar1]

What the heck does this mean ? Double speak

Why is it double speak?

He said "It's incumbent on me to create value. Big brands, big markets matter. We'll see what happens."

His job is to find value opportunities for the Big 12. UConn is a big brand in a big market. That is what he is trying to sell to the Presidents.

 

[jostar1]

It's a dozen years of this cr@p.

Oh I agree. He's calling it a key realignment tweet. I don't agree with that.

 

[CJasmer]

I still then it is possible to keep elite basketball teams if you fold football. You will also save even more money because you then get rid of a bunch of women sports that are non revenue producing since could offset under Title IX. In fact outside basketball, hockey and baseball/softball rest of UConn sports should be club level or be fully funded by alumni. All of those sports have men and women sports so no title IX issues.

 

[JohnFSilver]

It's one game.

I mean, seriously. I am frustrated as a fan, but anyone making these dumb proclamations … we can’t get players as an Indy. That’s just the way it goes. We gotta hope we can hit on the portal and NIL

Tough spot against Maryland and a. Poor performance by the team. Should be better next week. I don’t think it exposed anything but we don’t have enough talent to compete with a mediocre power conference team.

 

[CJasmer]

I mean, seriously. I am frustrated as a fan, but anyone making these dumb proclamations … we can’t get players as an Indy. That’s just the way it goes. We gotta hope we can hit on the portal and NIL

Tough spot against Maryland and a. Poor performance by the team. Should be better next week. I don’t think it exposed anything but we don’t have enough talent to compete with a mediocre power conference team.

Right now I am not sure UConn is the a top G5 squad.

 

[CJasmer]

Did you see the catch by the safety of Georgia? He is better than any of UConn receivers.

 

[CJasmer]

UConn football is the equivalent of DePaul in basketball.

 

[CJasmer]

The separation of the top FBS teams to everybody else is very big this year. Good thing UConn does not have TN on the schedule this year.

 

[superjohn]

I mean, seriously. I am frustrated as a fan, but anyone making these dumb proclamations … we can’t get players as an Indy. That’s just the way it goes. We gotta hope we can hit on the portal and NIL

Tough spot against Maryland and a. Poor performance by the team. Should be better next week. I don’t think it exposed anything but we don’t have enough talent to compete with a mediocre power conference team.

Our NIL is way better than some of these FCS and G5 schools who would beat the snot out of us.

 

[Huskyforlife]

It’s not just one game when it’s been 20 years. This is why we aren’t getting into a FBS conference.

 

[Buffett10]

It’s not just one game when it’s been 20 years. This is why we aren’t getting into a FBS conference.

it hasn't been 20 yrs nice try though.

 

[BlueandOG]

I know in my bones that we will become a football school if we are in a power conference. We have the raw material (great athletic department, history of championships in multiple sports, great facilities, loyal fans, wealthy state, great academics, etc). We need the oxygen provided by a power conferences money, stability, access to bowls, etc to light the rocket. Give us a chance and we will meet the moment.

 

[CJasmer]

I know in my bones that we will become a football school if we are in a power conference. We have the raw material (great athletic department, history of championships in multiple sports, great facilities, loyal fans, wealthy state, great academics, etc). We need the oxygen provided by a power conferences money, stability, access to bowls, etc to light the rocket. Give us a chance and we will meet the moment.

UConn needs to show something. Perhaps the football team having a bigger recruiting budget than WBB

 

[UCann]

I know in my bones that we will become a football school if we are in a power conference. We have the raw material (great athletic department, history of championships in multiple sports, great facilities, loyal fans, wealthy state, great academics, etc). We need the oxygen provided by a power conferences money, stability, access to bowls, etc to light the rocket. Give us a chance and we will meet the moment.

Agreed. We have proven this already.

 

[superjohn]

it hasn't been 20 yrs nice try though.

Not 20 but it's been at least a dozen years.

 

[That Guy]

I know in my bones that we will become a football school if we are in a power conference. We have the raw material (great athletic department, history of championships in multiple sports, great facilities, loyal fans, wealthy state, great academics, etc). We need the oxygen provided by a power conferences money, stability, access to bowls, etc to light the rocket. Give us a chance and we will meet the moment.

If by "football school" you mean a middle of the pack Big 12 team, then I 100% believe the program can be built to that level. If you mean that we would actually be competing for Big 12 titles and a playoff spot, then I don't think that's ever going to be possible and I'm ok with that. I just want us to be competitive again against your average to above-average P4 schools.

 

[Huskyforlife]

it hasn't been 20 yrs nice try though.

woosh

 

[JohnFSilver]

Our NIL is way better than some of these FCS and G5 schools who would beat the snot out of usin

There is one game in NIL era.

 

[upstater]

If by "football school" you mean a middle of the pack Big 12 team, then I 100% believe the program can be built to that level. If you mean that we would actually be competing for Big 12 titles and a playoff spot, then I don't think that's ever going to be possible and I'm ok with that. I just want us to be competitive again against your average to above-average P4 schools.

Ever?

Kansas did it.

The B12 is not that strong.

But if you look at the # of NFL players from UConn versus most of the B12 from 10 years ago, UConn was well ahead of most of the schools. I think you can get as much talent here, but we've never ever ever really had the coaching.

Maybe a great OC in Joe Moorhead, but other than that, it hasn't been good.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

If by "football school" you mean a middle of the pack Big 12 team, then I 100% believe the program can be built to that level. If you mean that we would actually be competing for Big 12 titles and a playoff spot, then I don't think that's ever going to be possible and I'm ok with that. I just want us to be competitive again against your average to above-average P4 schools.

The funny thing is I still vividly remember (from about 40 years ago; yeah, I'm old) when the narrative from the local press, the national press, our fan base, opposing fan bases, even many administrators within our school said the same thing about our men's basketball program.