More trouble in ACC paradise?

[Fishy]

Of course, that 10 year deal didn't include a single game at home for UConn. That was what the legislature, not the school, reacted to. Personally, I think some kind of deal could've been made. Perhaps something like one that went Notre Dame, neutral, Connecticut, neutral, Notre Dame, neutral, Connecticut, neutral, Notre Dame, neutral.

Notre Dame took a "my way or the highway" approach when the Connecticut legislature wanted to play some games in the brand new stadium they had just paid for. You seem to take offense when people complain about Notre Dame. This is one of the reasons why people do. Now before you said it, you are free to make any deal you want, and if you don't like the terms, you're free not to make it, but again, this is the kind of stuff that leaves a bad taste in peoples mouths.

We overplayed our hand because some politicians in Hartford and Jeff Jacobs inserted themselves into the situation.

If you are a brand new D1 football program and Notre Dame is offering you a multi-game series, you play on the GD moon if they want. We screwed that up thinking we had leverage.

 

[CL82]

We overplayed our hand because some politicians in Hartford and Jeff Jacobs inserted themselves into the situation.

If you are a brand new D1 football program and Notre Dame is offering you a multi-game series, you play on the GD moon if they want. We screwed that up thinking we had leverage.

I don't disagree. But, again, it wasn't like the school thought it had leverage, it was the idiots in Hartford inserting themselves into UConn athletics. They really need to stay in their own lane.

We have two home courts because the legislature made us build Gampel undersized. We play football 25 miles off campus because the legislature overplayed its hand negotiating with the Patriots and wanted to save face by building a stadium, a half hour away from campus. We've got a senator publicly stating his disapproval about our attempt to get in a P4 conference, which would mean 50 million dollars coming into the state every year. Heck, you've said that the reason why we're not in the ACC is because our other senator made himself the center of a lawsuit against former conference mates. Connecticut politicians need to shut the hell up and stay out of the University's athletics except to smile and applaud when we're recognized either in the state capital or the national capital.

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[Fishy]

I don't disagree. But, again, it wasn't like the school thought it had leverage, it was the idiots in Hartford inserting themselves into UConn athletics. They really need to stay in their own lane.

We have two home courts because the legislature made us build Gampel undersized. We play football 25 miles off campus because the legislature overplayed its hand negotiating with the Patriots and wanted to save face by building a stadium, a half hour away from campus. We've got a senator publicly stating his disapproval about our attempt to get in a P4 conference, which would mean 50 million dollars coming into the state every year. Heck, you've said that the reason why we're not in the ACC is because our other senator made himself the center of a lawsuit against former conference mates. Connecticut politicians need to shut the hell up and stay out of the University's athletics except to smile and applaud when we're recognized either in the state capital or the national capital.

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Crazy thing is that they screwed up the one single thing Jeff Hathaway would have gotten right lol

 

[TerryD1957]

Of course, that 10 year deal didn't include a single game at home for UConn. That was what the legislature, not the school, reacted to. Personally, I think some kind of deal could've been made. Perhaps something like one that went Notre Dame, neutral, Connecticut, neutral, Notre Dame, neutral, Connecticut, neutral, Notre Dame, neutral.

Notre Dame took a "my way or the highway" approach when the Connecticut legislature wanted to play some games in the brand new stadium they had just paid for. You seem to take offense when people complain about Notre Dame. This is one of the reasons why people do. Now before you say it, you are free to make any deal you want, and if you don't like the terms, you're free not to make it, but again, this is the kind of stuff that leaves a bad taste in people's mouths.

Despite the reaction here, I said nothing outrageous or controversial.

There have been no such games between the two schools since 2008. There likely will never be any.

Petty or not, ND forgets nothing and holds grudges forever. Ask the Big Ten.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

We usually wait until basketball is over before turning this into a Notre Dame board. Notre Dame basketball sucks, its football program is wildly overrated, as are its graduates. About 10% of Notre Dame graduates I meet are really impressive, the rest are pretentious deutch bags who are like BC grads, but with even less humility and self awareness.

The Notre Dame football deal was stupid and got us nothing. If, on the other hand, we had offered FSU or Clemson a similar deal, we would probably be in the ACC right now.

 

[CL82]

Despite the reaction here, I said nothing outrageous or controversial.

There have been no such games between the two schools since 2008. There likely will never be any.

Petty or not, ND forgets nothing and holds grudges forever. Ask the Big Ten.

Shrug. And yet you wonder why they are universally perceived as difficult. Here's the thing, despite being perceived as difficult, they're also perceived as a valuable property. As long as that's the case, I guess it really doesn't matter what everyone's perception is of the school.

 

[UConnJim]

Despite the reaction here, I said nothing outrageous or controversial.

There have been no such games between the two schools since 2008. There likely will never be any.

Petty or not, ND forgets nothing and holds grudges forever. Ask the Big Ten.

Notre Dame has not been scheduling G6 schools (except Navy) as they have only 3 games scheduled with a G6 school through 2038. The ACC is pretty weak so Notre Dame needs to schedule other P4 schools to improve the schedule. This year's schedule looks really weak. End of the day, Notre Dame is going to do what they think is right for them and I don't think anybody can blame them.

 

[Rufus]

Notre Dame has not been scheduling G6 schools (except Navy) as they have only 3 games scheduled with a G6 school through 2038.

Northern Illinois scared them from scheduling G6.

 

[Purple Stein]

Notre Dame basketball sucks, its football program is wildly overrated, as are its graduates. About 10% of Notre Dame graduates I meet are really impressive, the rest are pretentious deutch bags who are like BC grads, but with even less humility and self awareness.

Out here throwing bombs and trying to drag in the Germans!

 

[freescooter]

USC is already making 3 cross country trips; I’m not surprised they don’t want to make a 4th. Didn’t they propose playing ND in Denver?

With how loaded the SEC is, I can understand wanting an easy win.

They apparently offered to open the season with a neutral site game. Denver was an option. But it was offered publicly after ND had privately rejected the idea. Face saving move by the Trojans. I heard their AD and the Texas AD and one other, Nebraska maybe, say the same thing. Basically we are not playing tough games out of conference because if we lose it hurts our chances to make the CFP. Might end up being one of those unintended consequences of the CFP.

 

[Fishy]

Despite the reaction here, I said nothing outrageous or controversial.

There have been no such games between the two schools since 2008. There likely will never be any.

Petty or not, ND forgets nothing and holds grudges forever. Ask the Big Ten.

Settle down, Francis - they crawled across broken glass to ask for a series against our women’s hoop team.

 

[BlueHen]

Out here throwing bombs and trying to drag in the Germans!

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl harbor?