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[whaler11]

Few things are actually less interesting than NBC bidding on sports properties. They don't, unless you pretend the Olympics are sports.

 

[jostar1]

Mike Ross ‏@Mike_ohio26 · 3h3 hours ago
@theDudeofWV @GatorBuc2 your saying Big 12 expansion was happening even if Missouri and Texas A & M stayed ? We know thats not true

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@Mike_ohio26 @GatorBuc2 No I’m not. Not saying that at all. If Miizzou had stayed WVU was headed to SEC.

Mike Ross ‏@Mike_ohio26 · 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV @GatorBuc2 WV was turned down by the SEC guess you forgot about all those stories back then

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@Mike_ohio26 @GatorBuc2 WV was not turned down. Again you have no clue. You should know better.

Mike Ross ‏@Mike_ohio26 · 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV @GatorBuc2 so your calling Brett McMurphy a lair? http://athlonsports.com/news/sec-and-acc-says-no-west-virginia …

 

[buddy]

This would be a positive for UConn because UConn can drive subscriptions within it's expanded footprint. Like most of us I'd rather be in the B1G, so hopefully this causes them to move on UConn to prevent the ACC from getting a significant stake in NYC.

I like your optimism, but I don't think the B1G will move on UConn because of this threat. It appears that UConn has been vetted by the B1G already. However, lack of AAU membership makes this an extreme long shot. Our so called "friends" at ESPN however can help out UConn here as they will be essentially controlling the ACCN. That could open up an invite for UConn, but it also seems unlikely because of FSU and BCU objections.

 

[Hoophound]

Please stop with the AAU nonsense.

 

[jostar1]

Please stop with the AAU nonsense.

Which one?
That UConn will never get AAU membership or that UConn will never get in the BIG due to lack of AAU membership?
I've seen both arguments.

 

[pj]

My view:
- 20 years of steady improvement and state investment will get UConn AAU status.
- Lack of AAU membership won't stand in the way of B1G membership if UConn can maintain and grow its athletic programs.

But I wouldn't say the contrary views are nonsense. Just extremely pessimistic. A reflection of despair in the opinion-stater more than of reality.

 

[businesslawyer]

I like your optimism, but I don't think the B1G will move on UConn because of this threat. It appears that UConn has been vetted by the B1G already. However, lack of AAU membership makes this an extreme long shot. Our so called "friends" at ESPN however can help out UConn here as they will be essentially controlling the ACCN. That could open up an invite for UConn, but it also seems unlikely because of FSU and BCU objections.

Just because we're dealing with a dumb FSU poster does not make FSU our enemy. FSU pushed hard for LV not because of any animosity to us but because they viewed the inclusion of LV as in their interest. You won't get through life successfully if you treat everyone who doesn't do what you want as if they are actually your enemy. If taking us is in FSU's interest, they will support us. If they don't, they won't.

 

[buddy]

Just because we're dealing with a dumb FSU poster does not make FSU our enemy. FSU pushed hard for LV not because of any animosity to us but because they viewed the inclusion of LV as in their interest. You won't get through life successfully if you treat everyone who doesn't do what you want as if they are actually your enemy. If taking us is in FSU's interest, they will support us. If they don't, they won't.

I am an old man who has led a very successful life. Someone who turns their back on me (like FSU with UConn) or tries to harm me (like BCU with UConn) becomes my enemy. That is they way I am.

 

[Sea Goat]

I am an old man who has led a very successful life. Someone who turns their back on me (like FSU with UConn) or tries to harm me (like BCU with UConn) becomes my enemy. That is they way I am.

I hit the "like" button for you Buddy because I appreciate your candor and steadfast support. However, I do look at BC differently than FSU. We had no relationship or history with FSU and thus could expect nothing from them (nor them from us). BC is different - they made a point of telling the world that they purposely screwed us out of bitterness that we created. We had given them a plausible excuse for doing so with the BS lawsuit. But IMO it was just a pretense for them so the real reason could remain unspoken. The real reason is that they don't want to compete with us - plain and simple. I am sure they went along with the LV add for similar reasons. Hard to believe that they would vote to add a substandard school just to continue to avoid us, but I believe that is what happened.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I was one of the earliest proponents of UConn to the B1G ,I still think that's the best match we can make. They have the right blend of Acedemic's and athletics .

I have no love for the the ACC
Having said that the decision to take Louisville over us was done in panic mode ,with FSU and thier Siamese Twin Clemson were almost out the door.
FSU was appeased by the Cardinal addition a program they actually had a history with. Actually their loyality to ,I believe ,an old Conference foe is laudable. We can have no beef with them. Their rep on this board although sometimes a pain gets a pass for no other reason than he is a Marine. (Ex and Marine are never used together).
Since my Sainted older brother was a BAR man in the second Marine decision he get a pass from me. I grew up reading leatherneck magazine.
If only our old conference mates exhibited as much loyality.
Any anger should be directed at them , BCU, Syracuse, Pitt, Miami, and VPI, who actually had a nasty history with the birds from Kentucky.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Why can I no longer spot edit my comments, on this board?
It happened with the update to IOS 8 .
I can put the whole post in edit mode but I can no longer correct spelling of punctuation as I go . It has made posting more difficult.

 

[Hoophound]

Which one? That UConn will never get AAU membership or that UConn will never get in the BIG due to lack of AAU membership? I've seen both arguments.

AAU doesn't matter. The B1G has a plan for maximizing television revenue. We are either part of the plan or not. AAU will not make or break the deal. Either they will see a need to dominate the northeast metropolis areas of which Hartford is one, believe it or not, or they will focus on the mid Atlantic. If they want Northeastern dominance then we are a lock.


Secondly, the world is a filthy, dirty place. If the powers that be in the B1G want us in the AAU, they will get us in the AAU.

 

[DefCONNOne]

I was one of the earliest proponents of UConn to the B1G ,I still think that's the best match we can make. They have the right blend of Acedemic's and athletics .

I have no love for the the ACC
Having said that the decision to take Louisville over us was done in panic mode ,with FSU and thier Siamese Twin Clemson were almost out the door.
FSU was appeased by the Cardinal addition a program they actually had a history with. Actually their loyality to ,I believe ,an old Conference foe is laudable. We can have no beef with them. Their rep on this board although sometimes a pain gets a pass for no other reason than he is a Marine. (Ex and Marine are never used together).
Since my Sainted older brother was a BAR man in the second Marine decision he get a pass from me. I grew up reading leatherneck magazine.
If only our old conference mates exhibited as much loyality.
Any anger should be directed at them , BCU, Syracuse, Pitt, Miami, and VPI, who actually had a nasty history with the birds from Kentucky.

FSU and Clemson had no intention of ever following through on leaving the ACC. NONE!! Pure saber-rattling to exclude UCONN from the ACC, IMO.

As far as I'm concerned, if you're no longer in the active Marine Corps, you're an ex-Marine.

 

[upstater]

AAU doesn't matter. The B1G has a plan for maximizing television revenue. We are either part of the plan or not. AAU will not make or break the deal. Either they will see a need to dominate the northeast metropolis areas of which Hartford is one, believe it or not, or they will focus on the mid Atlantic. If they want Northeastern dominance then we are a lock.

Secondly, the world is a filthy, dirty place. If the powers that be in the B1G want us in the AAU, they will get us in the AAU.

They can't get it by committee and democratic vote. They can threaten the bottom guys to vote their way, if the pro-UConns are powerful, but that's still not enough.

 

[billybud]

FSU and Clemson had no intention of ever following through on leaving the ACC. NONE!! Pure saber-rattling to exclude UCONN from the ACC, IMO.

As far as I'm concerned, if you're no longer in the active Marine Corps, you're an ex-Marine.

Wasn't even real sabre rattling. The FSU President went public and said no discussion and was somewhat disparaging about the Big 12. It all started when Andy Haggard (FSU BOT) misunderstood the ACC deal and his remarks went nationwide. Andy, pretty immediately, said "oops!".

What it was...was social media and silly twitterati who invented a narrative (the Dude even admitted later that he invented things to try to destabilize the ACC0. Then somewhat respected media bloggers picked up this invented narrative. Soon you had FSU and Clemson going to the Big 12...the papers were in the mail. Then you had Miami going to the Big 12...their request was in. Then you had Virginia was going to the B1G. Then VT was going to the B1G. Then NC State to the Big 12....all just stories on the internet.



Re Marine vs ex-Marine....I don't really think about that. Nor really care. I am not on active duty and it has been decades since I served. I do know that when I pass a guy who served in the Corps...we say Semper Fi to each other as we pass.

Once a Marine, always a Marine is just a saying...although I think there may be some little truth in the saying....You are in life, not only what you are now, but what you have been along the way.

I guess I have carried being a Marine with me through life, though...much as you carry a scar or a limp that prompts a memory of a time past. I am absolutely positive that being in the Corps so young has served me well through the years. Like the great tale begins, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

I am an old man who has led a very successful life. Someone who turns their back on me (like FSU with UConn) or tries to harm me (like BCU with UConn) becomes my enemy. That is they way I am.

How did FSU turn their back on us?

 

[billybud]

Now...that is not to say that FSU wasn't interested in talking to the SEC. They were. But that was not going to happen because Florida was alreadycovered in the SECN...as the FSU President declared in his email to boosters.

 

[buddy]

How did FSU turn their back on us?

They voted against UConn admission to the ACC. Just because someone was a marine decades ago, does not give them a pass. I still don't understand why that guy posts on a UConn board. Is he just here to taunt, or gloat. No marine would do that. I want don't want to hear an explanation of the behavior of FSU or BCU toward UConn. Their actions have spoken.

 

[Jimdish255]

Here's my non-key tweet. I just had Longhorn Network added to my DirecTV and wow who the heck cares. There's nothing worth watching on it. I'd rather they used the bandwidth to bradcast UnversalSports in HD than see the coaches show 10/per day. I'm sure it fell on deaf ears because this was part of a larger deal, but I did let DTV know how irrelevant this addition is for me. Apparently DTV has another Sat launch coming up that could expand capacity over the next six months or so.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

They voted against UConn admission to the ACC. Just because someone was a marine decades ago, does not give them a pass. I still don't understand why that guy posts on a UConn board. Is he just here to taunt, or gloat. No marine would do that. I want don't want to hear an explanation of the behavior of FSU or BCU toward UConn. Their actions have spoken.

Simply by voting against us doesn't mean they turned their back. Just means they chose someone else. For their goals as a school, frankly, I don't blame them for making that vote.

 

[billybud]

Anyway, here's Brandon's latest thoughts on CR:


“I believe we are positioned so we could operate on this for a long time, with no rush or need to expand further,” he said. “We’ll keep our eyes open. I have believed for some time conference expansion is not over. As interests move and different conferences grow and expand, it creates opportunities and ignites interest in taking a look at how you compete with what’s around you.”

And that statement is over a year and a half old....in CR news...that's pretty old news....I could not find anything much more recent.

 

[buddy]

Simply by voting against us doesn't mean they turned their back. Just means they chose someone else. For their goals as a school, frankly, I don't blame them for making that vote.

Did the admission of Louisville over UConn really change their goal? They were fortunate to get to the playoffs. Playing Louisville made no difference. Actually Louisville should have knocked them out of the playoffs, but they choked in the second half. You are obviously not a UConn fan.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Andrea Adelson ‏@aadelsonESPN 9h9 hours ago
No surprise Wake/UNC scheduled nonconference series against one another. ACC ADs told me last yr this was a serious consideration.

Frank the Tank ‏@frankthetank111 9h9 hours ago
Byproduct of conference realignment. B1G teams have considered it, too RT @aadelsonESPN No surprise Wake/UNC scheduled nonconference series

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 9h9 hours ago
@frankthetank111 @aadelsonESPN But the Big 10 is not scheduling nonconference games between members in lieu of a 9th CG game..ACC is at 8CG

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
Wake Forest and UNC scheduling a home n home football non conference games for 2019/2021 is exactly what I was talking about yesterday.....

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
ACC teams are going to schedule non-conference games with an 8 games conf schedule (not 9!!) because they want to assure a 7th home game.

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
Big 10 has been talking about playing non conf games between members (and will do so in future) but no in replacement of 9 th conf game...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
...not in replacement of viable content for the BTN. I'm not sure I'm doing a good job of explaining this...but some ACC schools....

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
...are all-in on creating a Cong network (ACCN with Disney) to make it as valuable as possible. While some schools just are going with it..

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
....but not totally buying into the concept. UVA wants 9 game schdules....same reason Big 10 is going to 9 games. Want to increase TV value

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
...want to increase TV value of those 9 games...making ACC more valuable. Having a non-conf game between members while you remain at 8 CG...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
...does not have the ACCN best interest at heart. The ACCN is happening.....but its being sabotage at the outset among some ACC schools

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
I know I'm going to get more heat this morning from ACC followers because of these comments. But there is a big split among ACC schools...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
...in how best to utilize the new ACCN. Some want to GO BIG OR GO HOME (UVA). Some schools want it just for ittle more Branding and REV Str

Doug ‏@NebGradDubDub 9h9 hours ago
@frankthetank111 @aadelsonESPN ever consider that wake may leave the ACC due to stipend rules?

Frank the Tank ‏@frankthetank111 9h9 hours ago
@NebGradDubDub @aadelsonESPN No one is ever voluntarily leaving a power conference to drop down. All of the power teams will pay the stipend

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 9h9 hours ago
@frankthetank111 @NebGradDubDub @aadelsonESPN UVA is pushing again for a 9th CG....to increase value of ACCN. This puts a knife to a 9th CG

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 9h9 hours ago
@frankthetank111 is correct. Wake F is not dropping out of the ACC. But UNC and WF is doing is assuring themselves a 7th home game-2019-21

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
UVA and others want a 9th CG in the ACC....but others want an assurance of a 7th home game every year. ACCN would benefit with 9CG......

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
The movement of WF & UNC scheduling home/home 2019/21 non conf games in the future has put a knife into the UVA initiative of a 9th CCG.

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 9h 9 hours ago
For those who DM me yesterday.. to tell me there is no split between UVA & NC (to the totality of the ACCN)...this news troday is Exhibit A

:0 ‏@Kizzlethadon 9h9 hours ago
@flugempire does this help uconn

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 9h9 hours ago
@Kizzlethadon I have no idea. But there is an initial split among the ACC schools in how best to utilize the ACCN. Not sure where this goes

 

[billybud]

There are ACC programs with a set annual rivalry with an OOC school...and their needs are different from A Virginia with no such OOC rivalry.

The SEC and ACC are locked into some annual rivalry games.

FSU-Florida, Louisville-Kentucky, GT-Georgia, Clemson-South Carolina...add Notre Dame about every three years and there is less scheduling room if you have a 9 game schedule.

Other teams do not have a guaranteed OOC opponent every year and need more games.

 

[billybud]

Heck...BC could have an annual rivalry game with UConn like FSU does with Florida.

Cuse with Rutgers...

Pitt with WVU..

Rivalry games are good for football IMHO