Non-Key Tweets

[CTMike]

Nothing is imminent... Texas would jump to the B1G if they could escape from the GOR and figure out what to do with the LHN...

 

[jostar1]

We're on the radar.

Rutgers was on the B1G's radar for 20 years.

WINNING!

 

[Kevin Caliendo]

the most shocking thing about that five minutes of the Dude's show was learning he is MARRIED.

 

[noeynox]

There you have it boys, were on radar! Wait, ah wtf, never mind.

 

[huskymedic]

the most shocking thing about that five minutes of the Dude's show was learning he is MARRIED.

Wedding Reception Picture

 

[Limbo Land]

Wait... the Dude says we were in clandestined meetings with MWC schools. We are also being vetted by the biG and Big 12. That my friends is covering our bases.
1. This clandestined meeting does nothing for us basketball wise other then if CIncy is part of it and we add BYU. This also has to be a third choice and seems like a fall back if all else fails.
2. Second this group is not academically what this university wants to be tied to. I just don't see it happening. Who is even close to us in this situation. This move reeks of desperation on the Dude's part to say something new. It is a football fantasy situation and that is it unless we find a home for our olympic sports and basketball and the Big East is not going to want that. The football would be better, and leaving some of the dead weight is nice, but that is it.
3. THis new grouping would only be a holding place for the misfit toys until another group comes a knocking.
4. We have already been vetted by B1G, ACC, and Big 12 so this isn't news. Big 12 will never go 14 because Texas will be gone by then. If value of money coming in goes down they will claim that as their out. OK and Kansas too.

At the very least I hope out school gets into one of the three above at some point. Even a watered down Big 12 is better then what we have now or what the Dude is proposing. And though I hate to be the cloud that covers the little rain of sunshine but we have had everything fail up to this point so remember who the messenger is and wait for more credible people to chime in.

 

[Husky92]

Wait... the Dude says we were in clandestined meetings with MWC schools. We are also being vetted by the biG and Big 12. That my friends is covering our bases.
1. This clandestined meeting does nothing for us basketball wise other then if CIncy is part of it and we add BYU. This also has to be a third choice and seems like a fall back if all else fails.
2. Second this group is not academically what this university wants to be tied to. I just don't see it happening. Who is even close to us in this situation. This move reeks of desperation on the Dude's part to say something new. It is a football fantasy situation and that is it unless we find a home for our olympic sports and basketball and the Big East is not going to want that. The football would be better, and leaving some of the dead weight is nice, but that is it.
3. THis new grouping would only be a holding place for the misfit toys until another group comes a knocking.
4. We have already been vetted by B1G, ACC, and Big 12 so this isn't news. Big 12 will never go 14 because Texas will be gone by then. If value of money coming in goes down they will claim that as their out. OK and Kansas too.

At the very least I hope out school gets into one of the three above at some point. Even a watered down Big 12 is better then what we have now or what the Dude is proposing. And though I hate to be the cloud that covers the little rain of sunshine but we have had everything fail up to this point so remember who the messenger is and wait for more credible people to chime in.

I. Will. Not. Stop. Living. In. My. Fantacy.

 

[pj]

Wait... the Dude says we were in clandestined meetings with MWC schools. We are also being vetted by the biG and Big 12. That my friends is covering our bases.
1. This clandestined meeting does nothing for us basketball wise other then if CIncy is part of it and we add BYU. This also has to be a third choice and seems like a fall back if all else fails.
2. Second this group is not academically what this university wants to be tied to. I just don't see it happening. Who is even close to us in this situation. This move reeks of desperation on the Dude's part to say something new. It is a football fantasy situation and that is it unless we find a home for our olympic sports and basketball and the Big East is not going to want that. The football would be better, and leaving some of the dead weight is nice, but that is it.
3. THis new grouping would only be a holding place for the misfit toys until another group comes a knocking.
4. We have already been vetted by B1G, ACC, and Big 12 so this isn't news. Big 12 will never go 14 because Texas will be gone by then. If value of money coming in goes down they will claim that as their out. OK and Kansas too.

At the very least I hope out school gets into one of the three above at some point. Even a watered down Big 12 is better then what we have now or what the Dude is proposing. And though I hate to be the cloud that covers the little rain of sunshine but we have had everything fail up to this point so remember who the messenger is and wait for more credible people to chime in.

Well, the AAC is also a land of misfit toys. It is a question of whether there is a better group of misfit toys to hang with. No idea if there is but you have to explore. UConn has to evaluate the possibility of football independence as well. In addition to considering a full-fledged football league, it could be a possibility to create a "league" / consortium of football independents who help each other with scheduling. Each managing its own media rights. This would work for football, especially in a new D4 scenario where the major conference teams would need D4 out of conference opponents. The challenge becomes finding a home for the other sports.

 

[uchusky32]

Breaking News!!!

U Conn is heading to a new conference or staying in the AAC.

Per the Dude.

 

[jostar1]

The Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV1h
@JBTexasEx Update coming. B1G interest is real. B1G has tons of $ and for some reason UT is unhappy.

Trevor Chase‏@frezinhott24m
@theDudeofWV @JBTexasEx I would say that Cinci and BYU are the reasons UT is unhappy.

The Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV10m
@frezinhott @JBTexasEx That doesn't happen unless B12 is forced to by the other big 4.

The Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV1h
@Iamgrizzly1974 @OmegaSupreme914 Delany told Fowler the B1G had a $100 million reserve set aside to pay players.

e Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV1h
@Iamgrizzly1974 @OmegaSupreme914 If the B1G has that amount of $ set aside for players how much do they have set aside for expansion?

Beefman‏@B33FMAN56m
.@theDudeofWV @Iamgrizzly1974 @OmegaSupreme914 Dude, if #B1G has that kind of $, couldn't they entice #UT and #KU even with GoR?

The Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV32m
@B33FMAN @Iamgrizzly1974 @OmegaSupreme914 That's my worry.

 

[Exit 4]

The Dude is on his way to a creative writing award. 100MM to pay players?

 

[uchusky32]

The Dude is on his way to a creative writing award. 100MM to pay players?

Just money a conference would save for a rainy day.

 

[metsfan2323]

Whatever happened to MelloGroovy? If we are going to follow BS tweets we might as well follow one of our own.

 

[Exit 4]

Whatever happened to MelloGroovy? If we are going to follow BS tweets we might as well follow one of our own.

He pulled the plug on his twitter. I think the NSA was on to him.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Nothing is imminent... Texas would jump to the B1G if they could escape from the GOR and figure out what to do with the LHN...

why do people think texas to the Big is a forgone conclusion. They could have gone prior to the GOR but they didn't.
Texas is a big fish in a small pond playing with other small fish. There is a reason Texas stayed put earlier. why would they join a conference where they would lose their stature as the big boy.

 

[Marty Jackson]

The Dude is on his way to a creative writing award. 100MM to pay players?

you have to look deeper... This is the genius of Delaney.
Assuming the $2K stipend which has been mentioned, that covers roughly 50,000 student athletes.
The BIG doesn't have 50,000 athletes today, but if they expand by 1 or 2 or maybe 20 schools, you can get the picture.

If that's the case, Uconn probably gets mentioned as #33 or #34. And cue FTT to explain why Uconn isn't that high...

 

[The Funster]

why do people think texas to the Big is a forgone conclusion. They could have gone prior to the GOR but they didn't.
Texas is a big fish in a small pond playing with other small fish. There is a reason Texas stayed put earlier. why would they join a conference where they would lose their stature as the big boy.

I agree. I think the B1G's "everyone is equal" policy are the major turnoffs for schools like ND and Texas. They would never admit it publicly but I think both schools believe that they are special enough that they deserve extra consideration. To be in a conference as equals is probably a foreign concept to them.

 

[jostar1]

The Dude is on his way to a creative writing award. 100MM to pay players?

He said that Jeremy Fowler of CBS Sports said it. The Dude had Fowler on his radio show last night.

The Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV3h
Anybody catch the most important tidbit Fowler let slip last night?

The Dude of WV‏@theDudeofWV3h
@Iamgrizzly1974 @OmegaSupreme914 Delany told Fowler the B1G had a $100 million reserve set aside to pay players.

 

[jostar1]

MH3‏@MH31h
Are there two non-P5 schools out there with proverbial golden tickets? It appears to be that way. There are 2 AD's that are hoping for D4



MH3‏@MH38m
The B12 has basically the same agreement with 2 Universities now that it had with Louisville before they joied the ACC.

MH3‏@MH310m
Slight difference is that UL's was based on "if we expand", These 2 are based on "If D4 or a split occurs"

Hem‏@HemUnit7m
@MH3 Any of those 2 in FL?

MH3‏@MH37m
@HemUnit No

1. Hem‏@HemUnit6m
2. @MH3 Any reason you see BYU having a shot again after they spurned the B12? I guess I just don't see it.

MH3‏@MH35m
@HemUnit They didn't spurn us...we just couldn't work the logistics out before

MH3‏@MH38 Aug
D4 or new League is most likely going to require a minimum of 12 teams to be deemed a conference.

Mountaineer Steve‏@Mountaineer_Ste32m
@MH3 this would require ND to join a conference or be left out of playoff

MH3‏@MH316m
@Mountaineer_Ste no, there will be Independents...

• MH3‏@MH311m
  @Mountaineer_Ste It's not about access. anyone in D4 will have access. its about requirements to be a conference

1. Mountaineer Steve‏@Mountaineer_Ste11m
   @MH3 so UC and BYU? They need to look At fla

MH3‏@MH311m
@Mountaineer_Ste I agree that FL is huge for our conference but we dont need 2 teams there and we dont need another team on an island

 

[Limbo Land]

So Uconn fans if we are to believe a WVirginia fan, Uconn is out in Big 12.

 

[jostar1]

MH3‏@MH333m
UNLV and Air force-I have gotten confirmation they were at the meeting I spoke of yesterday. Should know the complete "guest list" soon

Hem‏@HemUnit21m
@MH3 Will this be a D4 league?

MH3‏@MH320m
@HemUnit im told it would be within the guidelines that have been hinted at and have a much greater chance of inclusion

MH3‏@MH335m
UNLV and Air force-I have gotten confirmation they were at the meeting I spoke of yesterday. Should know the complete "guest list"

MH3‏@MH38 Aug
Schools that had representation there that I know: UH, USF, SDSU, BSU, Uconn, and ECU. There more there but those are the only I can confirm

 

[CL82]

MH3‏@MH35h
@9mmmetal I believe Cincy was the catalyst for the meeting. But no they were not in attendance.

 

[huskymedic]

The Dude of WV (@theDudeofWV)
8/9/13, 9:30 PM
Listen up. Solid - set in stone. If your school isn’t in the AAU the B1G isn’t interested.

So there!

 

[AZHuskiePop]

The Dude of WV (@theDudeofWV)
8/9/13, 9:30 PM
Listen up. Solid - set in stone. If your school isn’t in the AAU the B1G isn’t interested.

So there!

Looks like he got something right.
The funny thing is Tulane is the running BY joke.
If we had Tulane endowment numbers and their AAU status we would already be in the B1G.

 

[sportsart]

The Dude of WV (@theDudeofWV)
8/9/13, 9:30 PM
Listen up. Solid - set in stone. If your school isn’t in the AAU the B1G isn’t interested.

So there!

After 5 minutes of listening to that clown the other night the only thing set in stone his that big rock in his head.

The good news is he will never be right on anything so for those clinging to hope, hang in there.