Matt Brown UConn Newsletter + AD David Benedict Interview 10/15

[Drew]

 

[huskymedic]

Here is a primer on the story he did when he came out for the UConn/UMass game:

Worth the read…

 

[shizzle787]

This guy is usually pretty tuned in.

 

[Drew]

 

[Guapo]

Matt Brown in the best out there, y’all. If you’re a college football fan, subscribe to his newsletter! You will not be disappointed

 

[Hoophound]

I signed up for a free preview membership but it says the article is only for paid membership.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[History Geek]

From the article. It crossed my mind too when the Lamont/Benedict comments came out.

"So why the disconnect in the industry? Why would a sitting governor feel the need to defend the commitment to a school's college football program? I called David Benedict to ask."

Glad they did it, and it is now obvious that they had to, given the perception IN THE INDUSTRY that UConn admin does not care about the program.

Love the quote below from Benedict -- hope he is right.

“All they have to do is come on our campus,” Benedict said recently in his office. “If you come on our campus, the question is going to be, ‘Why aren’t they winning?’ Not, ‘Can I win here?’”

 

[Skiblets]

Bill McCartney used to say the same thing when recruiting Southern California players to Colorado. ‘Just get them on a plane and Boulder will do the rest ’. Worked quite well

 

[Stinger92860]

Bill McCartney used to say the same thing when recruiting Southern California players to Colorado. ‘Just get them on a plane and Boulder will do the rest ’. Worked quite well

As much as I love and I need to be near an Ocean, I could be enticed to live in Boulder.

 

[SubbaBub]

Boulder is overrated IMO. It's nickname, 20 miles from nowhere is apt. It's was a nice little enclave that's been over commercialized. Yes, close to Denver but not practically so for a college student. Only really good if you like getting up early to go ski or some other outdoor activity. It's also very liberal so that will eliminate half of you. It was also kind of dead on the weekend because everyone is doing outdoor activities.

It appeals to a very narrow audience for a very short portion of their adulthood. YMMV.

 

[Huskygrad88]

Boulder is overrated IMO. It's nickname, 20 miles from nowhere is apt. It's was a nice little enclave that's been over commercialized. Yes, close to Denver but not practically so for a college student. Only really good if you like getting up early to go ski or some other outdoor activity. It's also very liberal so that will eliminate half of you. It was also kind of dead on the weekend because everyone is doing outdoor activities.

It appeals to a very narrow audience for a very short portion of their adulthood. YMMV.

A liberal college town full of outdoor activities. How is anyone able to recruit to that??? /s

 

[Skiblets]

Boulder is overrated IMO. It's nickname, 20 miles from nowhere is apt. It's was a nice little enclave that's been over commercialized. Yes, close to Denver but not practically so for a college student. Only really good if you like getting up early to go ski or some other outdoor activity. It's also very liberal so that will eliminate half of you. It was also kind of dead on the weekend because everyone is doing outdoor activities.

It appeals to a very narrow audience for a very short portion of their adulthood. YMMV.

Thank you for your interest in Colorado football

 

[HardFacts]

Boulder is overrated IMO. It's nickname, 20 miles from nowhere is apt. It's was a nice little enclave that's been over commercialized. Yes, close to Denver but not practically so for a college student. Only really good if you like getting up early to go ski or some other outdoor activity. It's also very liberal so that will eliminate half of you. It was also kind of dead on the weekend because everyone is doing outdoor activities.

Thank you for your interest in Colorado football

Lol Yes Husky fans have a short attention span!

 

[CL82]

Here is a primer on the story he did when he came out for the UConn/UMass game:

"It isn't formalized, but we have them in pencil on our schedule for the next ten years. UConn needed schedule flexibility, because they needed to get games, so I said, look, we both know we're gonna play each other, so go get games, here's roughly the dates we want to play. It's just a matter of us memorializing it in a contract."

 

[huskymedic]

"It isn't formalized, but we have them in pencil on our schedule for the next ten years. UConn needed schedule flexibility, because they needed to get games, so I said, look, we both know we're gonna play each other, so go get games, here's roughly the dates we want to play. It's just a matter of us memorializing it in a contract."

?? UConn and UMass to play for "at least next 10 years"

 

[CL82]

?? UConn and UMass to play for "at least next 10 years"

I think the interview was before the deal was signed. The takeaway is that the UMass athletic department appears to be reasonable to work with.

I feel a little guilty about it, since they were probably our biggest rivals back in the day, but I actually wouldn’t mind seeing UMass become more competitive in college athletics. (Yes I am well aware that they are the national champs in hockey.) It would be good to have a regional competitor and generically good for New England sports.

 

[CL82]

What deal?

Uh… the one that Matt Brown posted about that hasn’t happened yet, that reffered to the same quote that I just posted about as if it had actually happened.

 

[huskymedic]

A little from the article:

 

[Ha Who]

A little from the article:

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Spoken with ESPN.