New Realignment Mojo Thread

[Limbo Land]

The mojo thread seemed to seem to work so well over on the basketball site I think we should retire the Non-Key tweet thread and start with a positive set of links. Time to move beyond the hurt and focus on what is great about us and what others are saying.

Positive link in the Gazette from Iowa… love the first line.

"It was suggested Sunday by many in Connecticut, New York, and maybe even New Jersey that the Big Ten should have annexed the University of Connecticut rather than Rutgers."

Read more: http://thegazette.com/2014/03/30/uconn-doesnt-cede-new-york-to-big-ten/#ixzz2xV3UoDFl

 

[kelseypup]

Rutgers isn't a power school. They been cutting programs and funding to the school while uconn keeps adding.

 

[CTMike]

Now we need tcf to help us testiculo the B1G...

 

[Gfunk]

The mojo thread seemed to seem to work so well over on the basketball site I think we should retire the Non-Key tweet thread and start with a positive set of links. Time to move beyond the hurt and focus on what is great about us and what others are saying.

Positive link in the Gazette from Iowa… love the first line.

"It was suggested Sunday by many in Connecticut, New York, and maybe even New Jersey that the Big Ten should have annexed the University of Connecticut rather than Rutgers."

Read more: http://thegazette.com/2014/03/30/uconn-doesnt-cede-new-york-to-big-ten/#ixzz2xV3UoDFl

As a BIG fan, I'm for it, esp after you beat my Spartans today, but to be honest, I was for it when I noticed Syracuse and Pitt heading off to the ACC. I'll find my old post endorsing UConn to the BIG and reframe it. Strike the iron while it is hot. Your Women's team as well.

 

[Adios]

We'll be out of the AAC soon. Someone is itching to grab us.

 

[Fairfield 1st]

Love this thread--more MOJO

 

[HuskyHawk]

Love the article and the thread. Just keep slaying these dragons.

 

[hexlub]

Cover of today's Star Ledger. Man, not only does Rutgers not own NYC, it may not own NJ.

http://www.nj.com/starledger/pdf/monday.pdf

 

[huskymedic]

Cover of today's Star Ledger. Man, not only does Rutgers not own NYC, it may not own NJ.

http://www.nj.com/starledger/pdf/monday.pdf

And an article as well...

http://www.nj.com/college-basketbal...onnecticut_is_no_dog_without_jim_calhoun.html

 

[jostar1]

A couple of Delany's quotes from the past:

"Demographics matter," Delany said. "I think it matters to be in New Jersey and Maryland and around D.C., Philadelphia and New York. It matters to us for it to be contiguous. It matters for it to be flagship universities."

Delany said the Big Ten has approximately 540,000 alumni between northern Virginia and southern New England.

 

[1999.2004.2011]

Gotta keep the mojo going! B1G, Big XII, SEC or bust!!! (*k Off ACC)

 

[UkonCornelius]

Gotta keep the mojo going! B1G, Big XII, SEC or bust!!! (*k Off ACC)

I agree, I'd rather get invited to the PAC12 then the ACC

 

[UConn9604]

Delany said the Big Ten has approximately 540,000 alumni between northern Virginia and southern New England.

I know how the Big Ten can increase that number up to about 700,000-725,000.

 

[Bill Sussman]

No idea who this is but...... MOJO

http://www.doublecoveragefootball.com/2014/03/highlight-monday-final-four.html?m=1

 

[Sea Goat]

Must get AAU status first. It would be nice if the rest of the B1G (all are AAU members, save Nebraska) could propose us for AAU membership!

 

[SAMCRO]

can we get an honorary AAU membership, similar to celebrities getting honorary doctorates? I mean if Bon Jovi got a doctorate from Monmouth, Dolly Parton got one U. Tennessee (of course, that is the SEC, so anything goes), and Kermit the Frog received his from Southampton College, I'm sure that with the B1G universities influence the AAU can kick an honorary membership our way.

 

[SubbaBub]

can we get an honorary AAU membership, similar to celebrities getting honorary doctorates? I mean if Bon Jovi got a doctorate from Monmouth, Dolly Parton got one U. Tennessee (of course, that is the SEC, so anything goes), and Kermit the Frog received his from Southampton College, I'm sure that with the B1G universities influence the AAU can kick an honorary membership our way.

I think we should send in our membership dues and just start showing up to meetings. That works for 95% of the professional associations I'm familiar with. Sure, we may have to awkwardly stand around next to the veggie tray for a while but buy a few rounds of drinks at the cash bar and we'll be in.

 

[HawkHusky]

Just more validation about UCONN's presence in the New York and New England markets:

http://espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=sportsnation&pollId=4257787

 

[SAMCRO]

Just more validation about UCONN's presence in the New York and New England markets:

http://espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=sportsnation&pollId=4257787

So the big majority of NE wants us to win, and 50% of NY State wants us to win (I'm guessing the 50% that voted no wear orange). Was surprised as many as 43% in Florida were pulling for UConn (thanks Noles, Canes, and fellow AAC members USF/UCF all rooting against UF no doubt).

 

[DarthGrumpy]

UConn women are the Evil Empire of women’s college basketball. Thank you Geno, Rebecca, Jen, Karla, etc.!
It is amazing to see that the two states most against UConn are 1) Indiana at 76%, which is understandable as ND is in the Final 4 and UConn and ND are a great rivalry right now, and 2) Tennessee at 76%, guess the Vols have still not forgiven UConn even through Pat Summit has.

 

[Sea Goat]

and s

I think we should send in our membership dues and just start showing up to meetings. That works for 95% of the professional associations I'm familiar with. Sure, we may have to awkwardly stand around next to the veggie tray for a while but buy a few rounds of drinks at the cash bar and we'll be in.

Party crashing? I'm in and I've got the first round!

And while we're at it, let's send cadavers dressed as the Syracuse Orangeman and the BC Eagle to the ACC spring meetings...

 

[tcf15]

Now we need tcf to help us testiculo the B1G...

 

[CTMike]

Oh my god that's priceless. ITS OUR DESTINY!

 

[RioDog]

Do it with U-C-O-N-N! Do it with U-C-O-N-N! (clapping and squealing like a 6 year-old girl...)

 

[geordi]

I keep looking at the BIG logo and it occurs to me that the.'G' in the logo keeps looking like a '6.' Doesn't that obviously mean that they WILL expand to 16 soon and they've already developed the logo to reflect that? The only question is, "who's our partner?'