Non-Key Tweets

[Kolumbo]

it's the chicken and the egg.
B1G invites Buffalo.
Buffalo is instantly rebranded.
But enough about Buffalo.
While doing some info gathering on wiki, I looked up UCONN again. I don't remember seeing a motto over there before, but now it is reading "Qui Transtulit Sustinet" which as you know is the motto on the State Seal of CT.
"UConn is one of the founding institutions of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. UConn is a member of Universitas 21, a global network of 24 research-intensive universities, who work together to foster global citizenship.[5] UConn is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges."
Both of these figures are now higher than I remember reading:
Enrollment: 31,119
Endowment: $436.9 million

 

[Dooley]

it's the chicken and the egg.
B1G invites Buffalo.
Buffalo is instantly rebranded.
But enough about Buffalo.
While doing some info gathering on wiki, I looked up UCONN again. I don't remember seeing a motto over there before, but now it is reading "Qui Transtulit Sustinet" which as you know is the motto on the State Seal of CT.
"UConn is one of the founding institutions of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. UConn is a member of Universitas 21, a global network of 24 research-intensive universities, who work together to foster global citizenship.[5] UConn is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges."
Both of these figures are now higher than I remember reading:
Enrollment: 31,119
Endowment: $436.9 million

Endowment well over $400M now? Sweet. Fundraising efforts are really picking up. I hope that the new Alumni Association can give a quick jolt to that figure as well.

 

[Nostical]

And don't forget this.

Here is a ranking of all B1G Public Universities (plus UConn) per 2015 US News & World Report
#4 Michigan
#11 Illinois
#13 Wisconsin
#14 Penn State
#18 Ohio State
#19 UCONN
#20 Purdue
#21 Maryland
#26 Rutgers
#27 Iowa
#28 Minnesota
#30 Indiana
#35 Michigan St.
#45 Nebraska
Northwestern is Private

 

[hardcorehusky]

The key to the Big 10 is AAU. Oklahoma is not AAU either and is also not contiguous. So, the Big 10 has a decision to make and if they decide to bend the rules for Oklahoma, then those same rules should apply to UCONN and we would be a great partner.

My fear is that Kansas and UT are AAU and then contiguous comes off the board as an issue.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

The key to the Big 10 is AAU. Oklahoma is not AAU either and is also not contiguous. So, the Big 10 has a decision to make and if they decide to bend the rules for Oklahoma, then those same rules should apply to UCONN and we would be a great partner.

My fear is that Kansas and UT are AAU and then contiguous comes off the board as an issue.

Thus one key question - is the B1G's endgame 16 schools or 20 schools? If it is 16 schools and the B1G can shake the XII apart, UConn will likely be on the outside as Kansas (AAU and basketball) and Oklahoma (football) may offer more value than UConn (basketball and hockey) does to the B1G. If it's 20, I believe that the B1G will add Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas leaving 3 more slots and I feel confident that UConn adds enough value fill one of those picks.

 

[SubbaBub]

Son, your user name is disturbing.

I don't like him just on principle. Talk about starting with two strikes against you.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Thus one key question - is the B1G's endgame 16 schools or 20 schools? If it is 16 schools and the B1G can shake the XII apart, UConn will likely be on the outside as Kansas (AAU and basketball) and Oklahoma (football) may offer more value than UConn (basketball and hockey) does to the B1G. If it's 20, I believe that the B1G will add Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas leaving 3 more slots and I feel confident that UConn adds enough value fill one of those picks.

But the Big has held to everyone being AAU and contiguous. Oklahoma is neither and won't be getting AAU any faster than us. So now what?

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Well, look who's back to join the party!

 

[DudeOfCT]

Well, look who's back to join the party!

Did he quit tweeting or did he go to a paid subscription model for a while? Or was that the dude?

 

[Husky92]

Well, look who's back to join the party!

Why should the Dude have a monopoly on STUPID?

 

[Kolumbo]

And don't forget this.

Here is a ranking of all B1G Public Universities (plus UConn) per 2015 US News & World Report
#4 Michigan
#11 Illinois
#13 Wisconsin
#14 Penn State
#18 Ohio State
#19 UCONN
#20 Purdue
#21 Maryland
#26 Rutgers
#27 Iowa
#28 Minnesota
#30 Indiana
#35 Michigan St.
#45 Nebraska
Northwestern is Private

This is very impressive. The fact that UCONN ranks higher than more than half of the B1G schools should Trump the AAU thing. A B1G invite would without question speed along the AAU invitation anyway.

 

[CTMike]

NON KEY TWEETER POWER RANKINGS

1) The Fish of WV : #1 source of breaking hayseed news.
2) Flugaur : way too reasonable and well spoken to be HFD, filled in void when MH3 went on sabbatical. +1 for mocking the Dude.
3) MH3 : just the non key tweets, none of the ego or drama. +1 for mocking the Dude.
4) Literally everyone else on Twitter : I would rather hear CR thoughts from Paris Hilton than the Dude.
5) Dude of WV : when you live in the basement of your family coal mine, pretending to be a CR insider makes you feel better about your situation. He's got sources like Chris Broussard, and oddly they all agree that WVU is the most powerful school in the universe and UConn is trash.

 

[pj]

This is very impressive. The fact that UCONN ranks higher than more than half of the B1G schools should Trump the AAU thing. A B1G invite would without question speed along the AAU invitation anyway.

Nothing trumps AAU because this is about money. Research brings in money. US News & World Report rankings don't.

 

[CL82]

Nothing trumps AAU because this is about money. Research brings in money. US News & World Report rankings don't.

True but the availability of Fed grants is waning. UConn's state funded research may be the model of the future.

 

[itgoeslike]

Nothing trumps AAU because this is about money. Research brings in money. US News & World Report rankings don't.

Research money ultimately trumps AAU. Federal grants and NIH funding has been dropping since 2005. It may finally level off or increase modestly, but there are many more schools aggressively vying for a slice of the pie. Private funding has stepped in somewhat, but much of the investment has found its way to elite private institutions. Additionally private investment could diminish if company profits come under pressure in the coming years. Uniquely, UConn has a billion dollar plus commitment from the state that few universities can point to. The commitment has already secured substantial private and public investment and partnerships—and with only a fraction of the state funds implemented. UConn has positioned itself to be relevant in the research space in coming decade, and every indication thus far is that they will be able to execute. If not offered an invite to the AAU, UConn would be wise to choose their academic research partners carefully and selectively. . .

 

[DarthGrumpy]

But the Big has held to everyone being AAU and contiguous. Oklahoma is neither and won't be getting AAU any faster than us. So now what?

Kansas would make Oklahoma contiguous (and Oklahoma would make Texas and contiguous) an I believe that the value of Oklahoma's football brand and gaining a beachhead in Texas recruiting wise outweighs the negative - no AAU status. Oklahoma also add value in baseball, basketball and wrestling, which are minor points; but, points the B1G seems to take into account versus the 100% football focused SEC and XII. Basically Nebraska v2.

If offered, I do not think the B1G adds OK State as OU is a better brand, is somewhat better academically US News National ranking OU #106, OK St #145), and does not offer anything that OU cannot add while it makes no sense to double-down on a state the size of Oklahoma (3.7 million, OC TV market #45, Tulsa #61) when other potential additions (Kansas, Missouri, Texas, UConn, UVA, etc.) all would add value elsewhere.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
Some people think that two Big 12 schools have given the Big 12 an ultimatum. Some people are right.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
Read Dr. Gee's comments closely. Very closely.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
Say @Expansion_Crush any idea who that 2nd Big 12 school is that the SEC has mutual interest in?

Expansion Crash‏@Expansion_Crush 53m53 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV I do, but, should I say

Kenneth Buchana‏@WVUno1 47m47 minutes ago
@Expansion_Crush @theDudeofWV so is the 2nd school WVU??

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
Ever know something you promised not to tell and wanted to tell so badly?

Sherman‏@Skurtz91 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV you can tell me I'm good at secrets haha

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@Skurtz91 I shouldn't have said anything. It's just other people are picking up on it and I've known for weeks.

Sherman‏@Skurtz91 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV ok well is it something that can happen in the near future and not 2024?

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So once again @theDudeofWV you were completley wrong sbout the state of B12 stability and now are trying to catch up to reality.


ME: "Did I tell you about the time six ACC schools were rumored to join the Big 12?"

 

[Dooley]

Two teams are going to the SEC. Oklahoma and...WVU??? I can't possibly roll my eyes and shake my head in more disbelief than I am.

At least he's starting to come around to realize the B12 is built on stilts, in quicksand, on a major earthquake fault line.

 

[Dooley]

Flugs taking the Dood to task on Twitter. These two should get a reality show.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 5h5 hours ago
http://m.timeswv.com/sports/hertzel-column-college-football-could-change-in-blink-of-an/article_cd1f6c1e-286a-11e5-8aef-57b0c72211a5.html?mode=jqm… Bob Hertzel is the smartest West Virginia Man covering College Sports

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Greg Flugaur retweeted

https://mobile.twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/620279712326225921… So now the Dude is saying WVU & OU have given B12 an ultimatum...and he has been sitting on this info for long time

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So why Chris did you rail against me when months ago I told you Big Ten sources were spilling that OU is unhappy in the B12?...

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
...then why Chris did you keep harping the tune that the B12 was tighter than ever coming out of the Dallas meeting?

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So once again @theDudeofWV you were completley wrong sbout the state of B12 stability and now are trying to catch up to reality.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
And if course you do so by giving @Expansion_Crush some bogus email of yours last week sighting that SEC is also interested in WVU..

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Do you know @theDudeofWV that your position now (ever changing) on OU leaving the B12 if no expansion + no B12N is exactly the same as mine?

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Except this scenario is what I was told months ago and I tweeted it out...while you blew a stack because you couldn't handle being wrong.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
And now you are down to your last bullet of BS.. So you play the "SEC wants WVU card and I've been hiding this info from everybody" crap.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So for months you ripped my info on OU wanting outB12 if no reforms & now you've taken my position without a whisper of ooooooopes.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
We all know why you won't do a podcast with me...we all get it now. Fraud

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
@JonBCoker @theDudeofWV Yes we have...for months. Dude of Whiplash last one on the train and he wants you to know @he knew it all the time"

 

[GG]

Flugs taking the Dood to task on Twitter. These two should get a reality show.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 5h5 hours ago
http://m.timeswv.com/sports/hertzel-column-college-football-could-change-in-blink-of-an/article_cd1f6c1e-286a-11e5-8aef-57b0c72211a5.html?mode=jqm… Bob Hertzel is the smartest West Virginia Man covering College Sports

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Greg Flugaur retweeted

https://mobile.twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/620279712326225921… So now the Dude is saying WVU & OU have given B12 an ultimatum...and he has been sitting on this info for long time

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So why Chris did you rail against me when months ago I told you Big Ten sources were spilling that OU is unhappy in the B12?...

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
...then why Chris did you keep harping the tune that the B12 was tighter than ever coming out of the Dallas meeting?

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So once again @theDudeofWV you were completley wrong sbout the state of B12 stability and now are trying to catch up to reality.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
And if course you do so by giving @Expansion_Crush some bogus email of yours last week sighting that SEC is also interested in WVU..

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Do you know @theDudeofWV that your position now (ever changing) on OU leaving the B12 if no expansion + no B12N is exactly the same as mine?

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Except this scenario is what I was told months ago and I tweeted it out...while you blew a stack because you couldn't handle being wrong.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
And now you are down to your last bullet of BS.. So you play the "SEC wants WVU card and I've been hiding this info from everybody" crap.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So for months you ripped my info on OU wanting outB12 if no reforms & now you've taken my position without a whisper of ooooooopes.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
We all know why you won't do a podcast with me...we all get it now. Fraud

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
@JonBCoker @theDudeofWV Yes we have...for months. Dude of Whiplash last one on the train and he wants you to know @he knew it all the time"

Go Flug. . The dude has been saying all along that everything was great in the big 12. I am so confused right now. Now he is completely playing another tune. Let's assume he actually had this information (about 2 big 12 schools showing an interest in the SEC) but kept it a secret. That still does not explain why he has been tweeting that everything is hunky-dory in the big 12. I think the dude is delusional.

 

[Husky92]

Go Flug. . The dude has been saying all along that everything was great in the big 12. I am so confused right now. Now he is completely playing another tune. Let's assume he actually had this information (about 2 big 12 schools showing an interest in the SEC) but kept it a secret. That still does not explain why he has been tweeting that everything is hunky-dory in the big 12. I think the dude is delusional.

It must have been for misinformation. He's such an insider that he needs to feint left even though he really knows the B12 is going right. That must be it!

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Go Flug. . The dude has been saying all along that everything was great in the big 12. I am so confused right now. Now he is completely playing another tune. Let's assume he actually had this information (about 2 big 12 schools showing an interest in the SEC) but kept it a secret. That still does not explain why he has been tweeting that everything is hunky-dory in the big 12. I think the dude is delusional.

This is a very public, epic beatdown. Fun to watch.

 

[jostar1]

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 49m49 minutes ago
Espn's gonna kill another power conference just like they did with the Big East.

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 49m49 minutes ago
It's how they'll afford the content they want and be able to satisfy both Disney and the schools.

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 48m48 minutes ago
I have a source that spoke with a senior ESPN executive. He tells me that this guy is very confident that there will be only 4 (cont)

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 47m47 minutes ago
(Cont) power conference in the next 4 years and no one is going to pay a premium for what's left of the "great plains conference"

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 47m47 minutes ago
Take that as you will

Steve Jarvis ‏@Jarfly_68 · 32m32 minutes ago
@MH3 where does WVU end up? That's all I care about.

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 29m29 minutes ago
@Jarfly_68 we gotta hope that we are invited to SEC with OU or absorbed into a larger ACC with some of our B12 brethren

MH3 ‏@MH3 · Jul 11
WVU and VT have both had conversations with certain SEC schools about being number 16 if OU jumps

 

[noeynox]

The dood tried to discredit MH3, but MH3 was saying what people are saying now like a year and a half ago.

 

[pj]

It all makes sense. Texas to Independent with a Notre Dame like deal with the ACC. Kansas and UConn to B1G. Oklahoma and 1 other to SEC -- possibly Va Tech or NC State with ESPN's blessing, ACC backfilling with WVU; possibly WVU. Rest of the B12 begs for Pac or ACC; whoever doesn't get that life raft rebuilds the B12 as a "best of the rest" conference taking best of the AAC and MWC along with BYU to complement the B12 leftovers.

 

[woomba]

I have a hard time believing the Big Ten would make 2 basketball adds for 15&16. If Kansas or UConn is in I think the other school be will a football school.

 

[jostar1]

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 56m56 minutes ago
We officially have a civil war brewing in the B12

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 50m50 minutes ago
Have received confirmation that KU KSU ISU OKST and TCU have vocally pledged their agreement with OU about expansion

Brent Mathis ‏@SoCalHawk · 43m43 minutes ago
@MH3 tcu and ksu ad retweeted an anti-expansion article just a week ago

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 41m41 minutes ago
@SoCalHawk they were towing the Texas line. Not so anymore

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 47m47 minutes ago
Also it seems the Presidents(not the ADs) are having a conference call this week to discuss these issues with Bowlsby in detail

 

[Fishy]

It all makes sense. Texas to Independent with a Notre Dame like deal with the ACC. Kansas and UConn to B1G. Oklahoma and 1 other to SEC -- possibly Va Tech or NC State with ESPN's blessing, ACC backfilling with WVU; possibly WVU. Rest of the B12 begs for Pac or ACC; whoever doesn't get that life raft rebuilds the B12 as a "best of the rest" conference taking best of the AAC and MWC along with BYU to complement the B12 leftovers.

None of it makes sense.

To your credit, you took nonsense and made pure insanity out of it.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

ESPN wants to cut costs, but Fox will get crushed on content if the Big 12 evaporates. If ESPN does peel off 2-4 Big 12 schools, I don't see it being good for UConn. Defensive expansion will be unnecessary, and ESPN will have sent a clear message that they are cutting fees, not adding to them, which means no expansion for anyone else.

 

[Nostical]

Whatever the coming conference landscape, and however many the Machiavellian moves by ESPN (which will certainly be parried and countered by FOX), measured against the selection criteria of other possible conference additions, one critical element stands out for us---we must win to be noticed.
So picture this: We accept the challenge of a new era and crush Villanova, achieve revenge against Army, upset a disinterested Missouri, topple a young Navy team, and come into the BYU game 4-0. We then beat the Cougars in a thrilling late night game bringing us undefeated to The Civil Conflict where we clobber UCF under all the manufactured (but now pertinent) media focus.
All during this surprising run our young, energetic and charismatic coach gets lots of airtime. Recruits and the public like what they see and hear. Suddenly, the image of Diaco's head scratching coach-speak takes on a Rockne-esque patina.The Rent is once again loud and TV cameras capture pictures of our campus and state-of-the art facilities, which impress the nation as we excitedly pursue our audacious march toward an improbable and incredible season. And of course with success comes the necessary and incessant drumbeat from all UConn talking heads that this is just the re-start of what UConn Football was striving for all along; fulfilling the promise of Randy Edsall, detoured by an unfortunate hire, but now on its way to a sustained level of excellence and relevance. Relevant because the future of UConn Football is not just must-see TV for CT, but much of New England too, and yes, lots of NYC eyeballs. Now add in all the rest of our athletic and academic assets and we look so much more attractive, don't we Jim, John and Bob? So go ahead, start the bidding war. We promise to listen to all offers.
That's my vision on an early Monday morning--what's yours?