Media Call with Geno

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[Argonaut]

Croatia isn’t on the list of restricted countries. I wonder if Anna was able to spend 14 days with the Mühls (a lot, I know), if she and Nika would be able to travel back to campus together.

 

[UConnCat]

Croatia isn’t on the list of restricted countries. I wonder if Anna was able to spend 14 days with the Mühls (a lot, I know), if she and Nika would be able to travel back to campus together.

Getting a visa is the issue for Nika.

 

[UConnCat]

UConn women due back on campus for late July workouts, but returning international players face travel restrictions amid pandemic

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma cautiously plans to have his players return to campus July 26, with workouts to begin a few days later, but getting three Huskies back from outsid…

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“You would think something is as simple as going to the Canadian border and drive across,” Auriemma said Wednesday during a 40-minute Zoom call with state reporters. “Those days are over. Nika needs to fly over from Zagreb, but the U.S. Embassy hasn’t been open, so getting a visa has become a real problem. They’re not letting international flights coming into the U.S. except for citizens of the United States, so Anna is not going to have an easy time.”

 

[bluedevil]

With the virus getting worse not better in US Uconn might just have to go with US born players this year

 

[RockyMTblue2]

We are going to sweat it out for our international players. I suspect there are large numbers of international students with large numbers of US universities and colleges with a lot at stake.

 

[Argonaut]

UConn women due back on campus for late July workouts, but returning international players face travel restrictions amid pandemic

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma cautiously plans to have his players return to campus July 26, with workouts to begin a few days later, but getting three Huskies back from outsid…

www.courant.com

“You would think something is as simple as going to the Canadian border and drive across,” Auriemma said Wednesday during a 40-minute Zoom call with state reporters. “Those days are over. Nika needs to fly over from Zagreb, but the U.S. Embassy hasn’t been open, so getting a visa has become a real problem. They’re not letting international flights coming into the U.S. except for citizens of the United States, so Anna is not going to have an easy time.”

I should have read.

So if they aren’t allowing international flights, then I wonder why they’re even posting the countries whose citizens aren’t allowed to enter. Just say “closed” and be done with it

How did Jessie Rennie, an Aussie at Tennessee, return if the flights are stopped? Any of our UT fans have insights?

 

[eebmg]

Geno's talk was part of the bigger Big East Shootaround IG show.

Youtube link below. Renee is also a guest

 

[The CDR-Ret]

Geno's talk was part of the bigger Big East Shootaround IG show.

Youtube link below. Renee is also a guest

Thanks for the link! It was good to hear from Montgomery & Geno!

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Steelerone]

We are in the same position as the other colleges with basketball programs. The sport I feel for is soccer. Think of how many international players are on these teams. We, I believe, only have to worry about two players. The soccer coaches must be frantic. And I have heard from a very reliable source that Geno recently made a trip to New London and has rented a submarine. If a couple of players happen to show up for classes this fall when questioned his response will be "I know nothing."

 

[Alydar]

We are in the same position as the other colleges with basketball programs. The sport I feel for is soccer. Think of how many international players are on these teams. We, I believe, only have to worry about two players. The soccer coaches must be frantic. And I have heard from a very reliable source that Geno recently made a trip to New London and has rented a submarine. If a couple of players happen to show up for classes this fall when questioned his response will be "I know nothing."

Put em in Groucho disguises and call them walk-ons.

 

[Huskie02]

Sounds like Geno has hand picked his future successor.

 

[UConn2SF]

Congrats to Napheesa on being named a Lynx co-captain for the upcoming season.



Some more useful info from Geno via The UConn Blog's Daniel Connolly:

 

[bluedevil]

Getting a visa is the issue for Nika.

Maybe American Express or Discover card will work..

 

[Zinethar]

We are in the same position as the other colleges with basketball programs. The sport I feel for is soccer. Think of how many international players are on these teams. We, I believe, only have to worry about two players. The soccer coaches must be frantic. And I have heard from a very reliable source that Geno recently made a trip to New London and has rented a submarine. If a couple of players happen to show up for classes this fall when questioned his response will be "I know nothing."

Somehow as i read this I heard a voice from a past Hogan's Heroes show

 

[Steelerone]

Put em in Groucho disguises and call them walk-ons.

The only problem with that, Alydar, is that everyone would be looking for the secret word.

 

[Steelerone]

Somehow as i read this I heard a voice from a past Hogan's Heroes show

Ya. Sgt. Shultz.

 

[Lucelab113]

Sounds like Geno has hand picked his future successor.

Uh no. She did not do a great job at Cincinnati.