National reaction

[superjohn]

Good data. They/we definitely need some other teams that can make it to the Final Four on occasion.

Teams that are in the Big East have won 4 of the last 9 National Championships.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Teams that are in the Big East have won 4 of the last 9 National Championships.

It's a good thing one of those teams recently begged their way back in

 

[djct1999]

"UConn begged to get the Big East"?? Suck a D asshat.

{insert conspiracy kitty Bitmoji}

 

[gtcam]

Begging and pleading a valid case are 2 entirely different things

 

[gtcam]

Just relistened again and I think he was more speaking of the fanbase vs the administration
To be honest I think a majority of the UConn fanbase were begging to get out of the AAC and into the NBE/ACC

 

[djct1999]

What a time! We have a lunatic coach who runs on the court to occasionally chest bump a player. Now we have an AD going after a bag journalist on Twitter. Man, I freaking love these Huskies! What a Saturday!

 

[Leebo]

"UConn begged to get the Big East"?? Suck a D asshat.

Who was it that said this? The reply from Benedict doesn't say either.

 

[CL82]

Who was it that said this? The reply from Benedict doesn't say either.

Norlander

 

[djct1999]

Norlander

Or was it Gary Parrish?

 

[Leebo]

Norlander

Just went and watched the clip. My impression is he was talking about the fans desire for the team to get into the Big East, because he leads into it with fans been thrilled after the drought. Whether that's how everyone felt among the fans or not, I don't think he was saying Benedict or the school was begging. Maybe he'll clarify and say he did mean that though.

 

[MyDorona]

Odds to win the title are +6000 on mybookie. Js....

I locked it in at +8000 over the summer! I'd suspect it drops to +5000 or so tomorrow

 

[uconn_jack]

Doomed.

Had to be said.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Which is pretty much athletic directors speak for “suck a dick ass hat”

The profanity filter on this site replaces the most mundane sentences but were allowed to say “suck a dick ass hat”?!

 

[Waquoit]

Teams that are in the Big East have won 4 of the last 9 National Championships.

Framing is key. Sometimes it's a matter of a single word. Rutgers knows this.

 

[Waquoit]

Just went and watched the clip. My impression is he was talking about the fans desire for the team to get into the Big East,

That wasn't mine at all. It totally sounded like he was talking about UConn the program. It's important to cut this crap off at the knees. People still think Danny Ainge did the biting.

 

[CL82]

The profanity filter on this site replaces the most mundane sentences but were allowed to say “suck a dick ass hat”?!

Apparently so.

 

[Jimdish255]

Just having a guy like Cole stepping up, Gaffney getting his handle and popping a couple threes, and Sanogo feeling more confident have made a big difference. And those minutes we get from Josh Carlton are very solid. If we stay healthy we stay dangerous.

 

[Kolumbo]

That wasn't mine at all. It totally sounded like he was talking about UConn the program. It's important to cut this crap off at the knees. People still think Danny Ainge did the biting.

To be fair, he mentioned the "fanbase" twice and then the "program," and then finished saying the fanbase was elated. So I suppose it's possible he was referring the the fanbase. So it's possible he meant fans want to go to the Big East, not that we had to beg to get into the Big East.

 

[tzznandrew]

Apparently so.

No complaining on this end.

 

[Waquoit]

Just having a guy like Cole stepping up, Gaffney getting his handle and popping a couple threes, and Sanogo feeling more confident have made a big difference. And those minutes we get from Josh Carlton are very solid. If we stay healthy we stay dangerous.

Chaim Bloom wishes he had our flexibility.

 

[Leebo]

That wasn't mine at all. It totally sounded like he was talking about UConn the program. It's important to cut this crap off at the knees. People still think Danny Ainge did the biting.

That doesn't really make sense as a followup to his point about the fans being really happy, like I said. Why would he start a point about the fans being happy and then jump to a baseless insult out of nowhere (keeping in mind, the segment overall is glowingly positive). It just makes more sense that it's a continuation of his previous thought.

 

[RF79]

They’re all going to remember who we are again! ??

 

[Tenspro2002]

Lol

AD Dave not taking any ish on Twitter.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Teams that are in the Big East have won 4 of the last 9 National Championships.

^ and that is an object lesson in "framing."

EDIT: written before reading @Waquoit 's similar appreciation.

 

[Waquoit]

That doesn't really make sense as a followup to his point about the fans being really happy, like I said. Why would he start a point about the fans being happy and then jump to a baseless insult out of nowhere (keeping in mind, the segment overall is glowingly positive). It just makes more sense that it's a continuation of his previous thought.

I'm glad AD Dave disagrees with you as well.