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

[hank970]

Looks like we’re officially locked out of expansion until 2036 . Congrats to the ACC and BigXII for effectively killing our football team.

Neither the ACC nor the B12 had any effect on UConn's football prospects. UConn damaged (killed is too strong a word) its football program when it left the AAC for the new Big East and opted for football independence. It was a self-inflicted wound made more septic by hiring some poor coaches. Things won't get any better for UConn after 2036 if it doesn't accept responsibility for its own poor decisions and fails to do something to remedy them. Blaming others isn't helpful.

 

[yuckformak]

Neither the ACC nor the B12 had any effect on UConn's football prospects. UConn damaged (killed is too strong a word) its football program when it left the AAC for the new Big East and opted for football independence. It was a self-inflicted wound made more septic by hiring some poor coaches. Things won't get any better for UConn after 2036 if it doesn't accept responsibility for its own poor decisions and fails to do something to remedy them. Blaming others isn't helpful.

It was the right move. Can you imagine being in the AAC now and being past.over by the B12 for Cincy, UCF, AND Houston. Then the ACC comes in and take SMU. The terrible coaching hires are the reason football is an independent. It's not the end of the world.

 

[CL82]

Neither the ACC nor the B12 had any effect on UConn's football prospects. UConn damaged (killed is too strong a word) its football program when it left the AAC for the new Big East and opted for football independence. It was a self-inflicted wound made more septic by hiring some poor coaches. Things won't get any better for UConn after 2036 if it doesn't accept responsibility for its own poor decisions and fails to do something to remedy them. Blaming others isn't helpful.

You and I have differing opinions about what damaged Connecticut football.

 

[CL82]

And of course, who could ever forget...

 

[uconnyankee]

Remember those people posting here that we should decline the Big 12 because we would be in the ACC for sure.

Or that UConn in Big 12 wouldn’t work because of travel…

 

[noeynox]

And of course, who could ever forget...
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Most unforgivable of all.

 

[Ldandy]

If Calford leave, I think the best option for OSU and WSU is to rebuild the PAC-12. UConn should explore football only in this conference if the number works out.

Mailbag: All about Washington State and Oregon State, from the Pac-2 and a reverse merger with the MW to the bylaws and “war chest”

Washington State and Oregon State might determine their best option is to orchestrate a reverse merger with the 12 Mountain West schools.

www.mercurynews.com

What an F’ d up situation if UConn ends up playing a bunch of West Coast Schools while Cal/Stanford are schlepping up and down the East Coast. ESPN is so wrong to let this happen.

 

[mike012]

We are more likely to get into a P4 conference if we scrap all sports and pay a football coach 10 million a year. For example pay Harbaugh 12 million a year. Then if we win 3 men’s and women’s basketball championships in a row.

 

[Forte]

We are more likely to get into a P4 conference if we scrap all sports and pay a football coach 10 million a year. For example pay Harbaugh 12 million a year. Then if we win 3 men’s and women’s basketball championships in a row.

I'm legit not convinced that would get us in. It would be some weird outlier keeping us out like the Hartford TV market or something.

 

[noeynox]

What an F’ d up situation if UConn ends up playing a bunch of West Coast Schools while Cal/Stanford are schlepping up and down the East Coast. ESPN is so wrong to let this happen.

Our collective nutsacks are so hardened. This would not even knick them.

 

[noeynox]

We are more likely to get into a P4 conference if we scrap all sports and pay a football coach 10 million a year. For example pay Harbaugh 12 million a year. Then if we win 3 men’s and women’s basketball championships in a row.

Reality, this is.

 

[UConnJim]

Neither the ACC nor the B12 had any effect on UConn's football prospects. UConn damaged (killed is too strong a word) its football program when it left the AAC for the new Big East and opted for football independence. It was a self-inflicted wound made more septic by hiring some poor coaches.

If UConn had embraced independence and became competitive, it would have propelled us to a P5 invite. The schedule the past 2 years included more P5 schools than we were playing in the AAC, but we didn't do well. If we were 18-7 over the past 2 years instead of 7-18, we would probably been seen as taking football seriously.

 

[Revrat]

If UConn had embraced independence and became competitive, it would have propelled us to a P5 invite. The schedule the past 2 years included more P5 schools than we were playing in the AAC, but we didn't do well. If we were 18-7 over the past 2 years instead of 7-18, we would probably been seen as taking football seriously.

I honestly don't know why we are not taking more payday games. Maybe they are not available but if it means we play more away games so be it. Play anyone anywhere as long as there is a big fat check involved. That series we rejected with Notre Dame is looking pretty tasty these days. Play them every year there if we can

 

[huskymedic]

Interesting read/posturing:



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[Fishy]

I honestly don't know why we are not taking more payday games. Maybe they are not available but if it means we play more away games so be it. Play anyone anywhere as long as there is a big fat check involved. That series we rejected with Notre Dame is looking pretty tasty these days. Play them every year there if we can

We will have to in the future, but with the four power conferences expanding, we might have limited opportunities.

 

[Patman]

That series we rejected with Notre Dame was a great decision. Some of you guys simping to suckle on Notre Dame's ______ is quite embarrassing to see out of adults. 0-6-1... what a terrible idea for a program that was talking so high on 1 for 1s. You want to know why UConn is looked on so badly? Because UConn was going to schedule a 0-6-1 with Notre Dame.

You told us who you think we are with that.

 

[uconnyankee]

If UConn had embraced independence and became competitive, it would have propelled us to a P5 invite. The schedule the past 2 years included more P5 schools than we were playing in the AAC, but we didn't do well. If we were 18-7 over the past 2 years instead of 7-18, we would probably been seen as taking football seriously.

Let’s control what we can.
Get fans into games. Become competitive, get some wins and build from there. Mora seems up for challenge and embracing the uphill climb.

Can’t wait for Thursday!

 

[noeynox]

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The fact that it worked out the way it did makes it a bigger anti-trust problem, not a smaller one. But the sports executive should keep his legal takes coming. And BTN legal must have caked its pants to see a former executive opine on the anti-trust aspects of the Big 10 on Twitter.

 

[superjohn]

I guess we better learn to love playing Our Sisters of Christ’s Eternal Agony in the Big East.

Best basketball conference in the country.

 

[CTBballfan243]

Best basketball conference in the country.

I don’t see it.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

And of course, who could ever forget...

This guy shares a (large) bit of the blame, too...

 

[superjohn]

I don’t see it.

You should watch.

 

[Urcea]

I don’t see it.

They think a conference being held up by a team from Nebraska with no pedigree and annual first round losers from Wisconsin projects sustained success and even dominance long term

 

[Dibbie]

They think a conference being held up by a team from Nebraska with no pedigree and annual first round losers from Wisconsin projects sustained success and even dominance long term

Not to mention one coaching change away from being irrelevant again