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Mickey Mouse Operation

There are certainly things that are grossly underfunded in this program, to be sure. But I don't really mind Giufre doing this trip by car. And I have high hopes for him as our new OC because I think he's a high quality football guy.

As for having a new offensive coordinator every year... well, this is like the Defense Against The Dark Arts post; it's always a one year thing... ;)
 
whaler11 said:
Disagree. I have driven to Phili for work dozens of times. Flying is both faster and eliminates traffic risk in NYC and Jersey.
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They need a sponsor with a small plane and lots of time. They can land much closer to their actual destination.
 
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Dear Diary:

Reason #873 why I no longer enjoy pleasuring myself:

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Must be spring time on the boneyard? The smell of arguments in the air
 
Alum86 said:
Maybe Whaler is trying to say we have our OC off on a recruiting trip and tweeting like he’s going off with Jake and Elwood.
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looks like he definitely had a sidekick
 
In a several decade career calling on developers ... I’ve got 4 clients dead in 3 separate small plane crashes. One of the Paine Stewart variety.

In the Northeast, I say ... enjoy the drive. Learn to enjoy music or booksontape or podcasts.
 
I don't get in private aircraft unless they are with well established charters with very experienced pilots. Amateur pilots are a no go for me. I am very comfortable flying with the big commercial airlines. Stepping outside that realm I am very cautious.

That's just me.......
 
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Do you know his plan? I mean other than driving to Philly? Visiting a guy in Jersey maybe? A slight side trip to Delaware? I met one of the coaches on the Jersey Tpk a couple of years ago. Hitting south jersey and Philly it happened. As it happens I used to travel to Central PA a lot and flying to Philly wasn’t worth the effort especially if you had multiple stops to make.
 
Bubba1957 said:
This is the dumbest thread I've ever seen on this board. All about nothing.
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Lol. Yeah because most tweets are about really important stuff like what someone had for lunch or other crucial information.
 
whaler11 said:
I’ll treat this response as serious.

Yes. Obviously that is the point. Nobody important in an organization drives from Hartford to Phili.
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That's just not true.
 
Then there is this.

If he takes his own car, he probably gets reimbursed 54 cents a mile. Up and back is easily 500 miles, thrown in another couple of hundred for driving to and fro around state. So say he puts 700 miles on his odometer.

He pockets $378. Nice lttle chuck of change. Makes driving worth it.
 
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It was Sunday........not like he had meetings with players/coaches on the travel day. But I will play along - 40 minutes from Storrs to Bradley, 1:30 at the airport for security and boarding. 1:30 flight to Philly. 30 minutes to disembark and get rental. Unknown drive time to final destination. 4 hours 10 minutes if everything runs smoothly. Drive from Storrs to Philly 4 hours 30 minutes on a Sunday. I also don’t know how comfortable our new OC is in a plane seat.
 
He's probably going to take several stops to see some highschool coaches on the way.

No need to fly when you can touch base with all of the coaches in new jersey as well
 
kibblesnbits said:
....and only a complete idiot flies to Philly when they really want to go to Allentown and Harrisburg.
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Duh! Everyone knows you go thru DC for that trip.

No one has mentioned that one drop of rain causes massive delays at PHL. I will gladly add an hour to my trip and connect thru any airport but Philly because I know that I have at least a 50% probability of a long delay in the worst airport in the country.
 
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Palatine said:
I've driven from Hartford to Washington, DC (and vice versa) quite often. I take 84 to 684 to Saw Mill Pkwy cross the GW and go down the NJ turnpike to 95. Takes me around six hours. Two hours from DC to Delaware Memorial Bridge. Two hours form DMB to GW Bridge. Two Hours GW Bridge to Hartford. No stops. Slightly above the speed limit. It's about 340 miles.

The same route to Philly is about 220 miles. Four hours should be plenty of time, less really.
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I made that drive many times while attending college in DC. Other than those occasional dense fog banks on the NJ Tpke (got caught once), that drive usually takes about six hours. If I had to I'd do it every week and think nothing of it.
 
uconndogs said:
I don't get in private aircraft unless they are with well established charters with very experienced pilots. Amateur pilots are a no go for me. I am very comfortable flying with the big commercial airlines. Stepping outside that realm I am very cautious.

That's just me..
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We had a friend who was a pilot. He said virtually all small plane crashes are due to pilot error. His point was you can fly faster than bad weather generally travels, so you fly away from it or land and wait it out.

My father had a sales rep that worked for him who piloted his own puddle jumper. He used to refer to what small craft aviators called "the bleached bones route", a designated aviation corridor through the Appalachians. That's kinda funny and kinda not...gallows humor.
 
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metsfan2323 said:
When you factor in the time it takes to travel to Bradley, go through the boarding process, sitting on the tarmac, flight time, sitting on the tarmac in PA, retrieving your bags, renting a car and then driving to your real destination, in total, it probably takes longer to fly to PA than to drive to it and if two people are going you just saved a lot of money by driving.
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This is precisely why my wife and I used to drive to DC when visiting my brother in law. The flight is barely over an hour, but by the time we get to Bradley, through security, fly, collect our things, and get to his place in Crystal City it was not much longer and a whole lot cheaper.

He and his family live outside Pittsburgh and now that we have two kids over 2 y.o., it would cost $2G to fly. It's longer. About an 8-9 hour drive, but we start out in the evening, split it up, and stay in a hotel along the way. We save about $1,600 and still have our own car to get around town.
 
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ShakyTheMohel said:
I blame Edsall. If he had played a spring game we wouldn’t have to talk about stuff like this.
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It rained on Saturday. "True" fans would be lamenting attendance because of the morning rain.
 
HartfordHank said:
Isn’t it against the rules at UConn to be on “a mission from God”?
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I think it is okay so long as they aren't in the huddle.
 
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