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

[UConnJim]

The jury is still out on UCF's overall competitiveness in the Big 12. This last season was not good for UCF athletics: 14th/15 in baseball, 14/16 in men's basketball, 13/16 in women's basketball, 15/16 in football, 13/16 in women's soccer, 7/11 in softball, 14/15 in volleyball, T14/16 in men's golf, 9/14 in women's golf.

I think people underestimate how long and how much investment it takes for an athletic department to develop programs that are competitive. UCF invested in football to get the P4 invite and it paid off, but their other sports weren't ready for the move as they weren't that competitive before they moved to the B12. And, UCF is the big outlier in the Big 12 with the nearest conference schools about 900 miles away.

 

[Samoo]

The jury is still out on UCF's overall competitiveness in the Big 12. This last season was not good for UCF athletics: 14th/15 in baseball, 14/16 in men's basketball, 13/16 in women's basketball, 15/16 in football, 13/16 in women's soccer, 7/11 in softball, 14/15 in volleyball, T14/16 in men's golf, 9/14 in women's golf.

I think people underestimate how long and how much investment it takes for an athletic department to develop programs that are competitive. UCF invested in football to get the P4 invite and it paid off, but their other sports weren't ready for the move as they weren't that competitive before they moved to the B12. And, UCF is the big outlier in the Big 12 with the nearest conference schools about 900 miles away.

Curious, though not enough to do the research, where UConn's teams would be (based on national rankings).

 

[ZooCougar]

The jury is still out on UCF's overall competitiveness in the Big 12. This last season was not good for UCF athletics: 14th/15 in baseball, 14/16 in men's basketball, 13/16 in women's basketball, 15/16 in football, 13/16 in women's soccer, 7/11 in softball, 14/15 in volleyball, T14/16 in men's golf, 9/14 in women's golf.

I think people underestimate how long and how much investment it takes for an athletic department to develop programs that are competitive. UCF invested in football to get the P4 invite and it paid off, but their other sports weren't ready for the move as they weren't that competitive before they moved to the B12. And, UCF is the big outlier in the Big 12 with the nearest conference schools about 900 miles away.

UCF skipped leg day and every other day.

 

[buddy]

The jury is still out on UCF's overall competitiveness in the Big 12. This last season was not good for UCF athletics: 14th/15 in baseball, 14/16 in men's basketball, 13/16 in women's basketball, 15/16 in football, 13/16 in women's soccer, 7/11 in softball, 14/15 in volleyball, T14/16 in men's golf, 9/14 in women's golf.

I think people underestimate how long and how much investment it takes for an athletic department to develop programs that are competitive. UCF invested in football to get the P4 invite and it paid off, but their other sports weren't ready for the move as they weren't that competitive before they moved to the B12. And, UCF is the big outlier in the Big 12 with the nearest conference schools about 900 miles away.

The just signed Scott Frost the new coach to a 22 million dollar agreement for 5 year contract. That just reiterates that the only sport that matters for a power conference is football and that is where they are apparently investing.

 

[KryHavok]

I think Kaley Cuoco would make a splended Jeannie

Okay, true story, I worked with a guy whose son is friends with the guy that just had a kid with Cuoco...maybe I can put the idea in her head by proxy that she should petition for the role.

 

[CTBballfan243]

People forget where we are on the pecking order all the time. Yes, ucf is ahead of uconn on all serious metrics. This is on the state government at this point for not

The jury is still out on UCF's overall competitiveness in the Big 12. This last season was not good for UCF athletics: 14th/15 in baseball, 14/16 in men's basketball, 13/16 in women's basketball, 15/16 in football, 13/16 in women's soccer, 7/11 in softball, 14/15 in volleyball, T14/16 in men's golf, 9/14 in women's golf.

I think people underestimate how long and how much investment it takes for an athletic department to develop programs that are competitive. UCF invested in football to get the P4 invite and it paid off, but their other sports weren't ready for the move as they weren't that competitive before they moved to the B12. And, UCF is the big outlier in the Big 12 with the nearest conference schools about 900 miles away.

It is amazing how good UConn’s athletic programs and facilities are considering the minimal amount of money they receive from being a Big East member and independent in football. Baseball, basketball, football, track and Field, softball. UConn fields very competitive teams. It certainly defies the odds.

 

[CTBballfan243]

It is amazing how good UConn’s athletic programs and facilities are considering the minimal amount of money they receive from being a Big East member and independent in football. Baseball, basketball, football, track and Field, softball. UConn fields very competitive teams. It certainly defies the odds.

Oh, I forgot our nationally ranked men’s and women’s ice hockey teams.

 

[Samoo]

Oh, I forgot our nationally ranked men’s and women’s ice hockey teams.

And women's lax.

 

[UCONNJACK]

And women's lax.

Don’t forget men’s and women’s polo.
“Polo has been an intercollegiate sport of men at UConn since 1969 and for women since 1976. Since its founding, the team has captured the men's National Intercollegiate Polo Championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974 as well as the women's National Intercollegiate Polo Championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, and 2022.”

 

[UConnTrumbull]

 

[Exit 4]

In other news- UConn will have three more summers to make a deal with Brett and Co.

 

[Ha Who]

How dare somebody post an actual tweet!

 

[CL82]

How dare somebody post an actual tweet!

And a key one at that. Shocking!

 

[ZooCougar]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[nomar]

Wow, re UNH. Had no idea this was coming.

As a kid, I loved reading the UNH football box scores. They were a beast in the late 80s and early 90s! The Whipple & Sparano days.

 

[nomar]

In other news- UConn will have three more summers to make a deal with Brett and Co.

Nice from ESPN:

Yormark has also been aggressive in further expansion, although the league has been unreceptive to the additions of Connecticut in all sports and Gonzaga in basketball. (The talks with Gonzaga eventually faded, and that school joined the refurbished Pac-12. The discussions with UConn stalled in September.)

 

[huskymedic]

Wow, re UNH. Had no idea this was coming.

As a kid, I loved reading the UNH football box scores. They were a beast in the late 80s and early 90s! The Whipple & Sparano days.

 

[CL82]

Nice from ESPN:

Yormark has also been aggressive in further expansion, although the league has been unreceptive to the additions of Connecticut in all sports and Gonzaga in basketball. (The talks with Gonzaga eventually faded, and that school joined the refurbished Pac-12. The discussions with UConn stalled in September.)

Oh joy. Another summer of being slowly sucked into believing the possibility of a big 12 invite only to get kicked in the nads as football season starts up.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

NEC: desperate conference survival measures, lowly Chicago State and New Haven. For Central, what, if any, better escape opportunities exist?

 

[Fishy]

NEC: desperate conference survival measures, lowly Chicago State and New Haven. For Central, what, if any, better escape opportunities exist?

None.

Central is where it belongs. They’re a low major.

 

[jostar1]

 

[WrenchFan69]

Wonder what SCSU is thinking? Losing their major rival. Stuck in a conference that gets raided regularly where they are the only public school. Is there a world where they join the NEC or drop to the Little East?

 

[Drew]

 

[Drew]