Non-Key Tweets

[Sea Goat]

Someone sounds an awful lot like NJ.com RU recruiting troller Jasondirtbag a Va fan!2 5* commits... recruiting rank 41st congrats! FWIW.

pay him no mind

 

[Husky25]

Did the Dude go underground after his "Noon" announcement didn't pan out?

I had to surf through 10 pages of this thread to get back to anything related to Non Key Tweets. shish

No. He said The Big Ten had discussions with Buffalo. That announcement set off the merits of Buffalo over UConn as a school and an athletic program.

 

[CTGoonie]

Our boy Buffalo Lion just posted this on the WVU site.

As long as your hometown city and hometown state refuse to realize they are sitting on a goldmine, and continue to insist on branding Buffalo as "UB", the "University of Buffalo", or just "Buffalo", they have as much chance of getting into the Big Ten as Slippery Rock. As the last three pages of this thread proves, they will be a laughingstock forever. But there were low level talks with the Big Ten about 12 years ago where UB was told that if they ever rebranded as "New York State" or the "University of New York", the Big Ten would be willing to talk.

The University of New York in the Big Ten is not as far fetched as you think, but it looks now like politics MAY be getting involved.

Danny White has redone the uniforms with "New York" on the front, and put the state of New York's picture in the middle of the basketball court. If you look at the coach's backdrops during press conferences now, they HEAVILY emphasize New York and deemphasize UB. However, I hear he is getting some backlash on actually announcing the school on television and radio as "New York". Hence, it looks like they will run onto the field at Ohio State next week identified simply as "Buffalo". A HUGE disappointment.

It is felt that if they are branded as a University representing not only all the schools in the SUNY system (approximately 450,000 students), but the entire state of well over 19 million residents, they would at least double the television ratings (which, since it is against Ohio State, and Ohio State's opening game, would be much bigger than normal anyway). Branded as "New York vs Ohio State", people from all across the state would be interested. Branded as "Buffalo vs Ohio State", no one will care.

First let me say that a LOT would have to happen for New York to be accepted to the Big Ten. Number one, keep the state and city from shooting themselves in the foot. But remember. Sometime in the next 10 years, there is a good possibility that you will have an empty 73,000 seat professional football stadium, surrounded by 3 metropolitan areas of over 1 million people apiece (Buffalo, Rochester, Hamilton/Niagara Falls), with no professional football team.

Question for you Lou Nole. What pro team would Bills fans root for if the Bills left Buffalo? When I've asked that question locally, the biggest response I've gotten is the Steelers, Giants, and Jets. No one else even comes remotely close. The Steelers are probably bigger the closer you get to the PA border, and the Giants are probably bigger the further you get away from it.

So if I'm reading this right further B1G realignment hinges on whether or not the Bills move out of Buffalo and if UB becomes UNY. Let's go Toronto!!

 

[BoatShow]

Buffalo...the worst team on our schedule year after year is going to the B1G. Also, UConn is going to the NFL.

 

[Husky25]

And Alabama can beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

 

[GopherHawk]

No. He said The Big Ten had discussions with Buffalo. That announcement set off the merits of Buffalo over UConn as a school and an athletic program.

Really? I thought that was Buffalo Lion. OK

I don't believe the Dud of WV anyway, but UB. Sorry. There would be a better chance of Boston U being invited and starting football again that U of Buffalo. More people in Boston than Buffalo.

Are you sure the UB wasn't BU? That would be more interesting for UConn. Lets run with that for a little bit.

Hear ye Hear ye,

B1G in talks with Boston U to join based upon creating a FBS football program. This coupled with the addition of UConn will complete the corridor from Boston to DC.

There, it is on the internet. It is now true.

 

[BoatShow]

Buffalo's only win over a BCS team ever was RU in 2002. LOL 1-31.

 

[Husky25]

Really? I thought that was Buffalo Lion. OK

I don't believe the Dud of WV anyway, but UB. Sorry. There would be a better chance of Boston U being invited and starting football again that U of Buffalo. More people in Boston than Buffalo.

Are you sure the UB wasn't BU? That would be more interesting for UConn. Lets run with that for a little bit.

Hear ye Hear ye,

B1G in talks with Boston U to join based upon creating a FBS football program. This coupled with the addition of UConn will complete the corridor from Boston to DC.

There, it is on the internet. It is now true.

Could be, but last I checked Boston was not spelled B-U-F-F-A-L-O.

 

[GopherHawk]

Could be, but last I checked Boston was not spelled B-U-F-F-A-L-O.

Considering the accuracy of the info, if the first two letters are the same it might be right.

 

[upstater]

UB should start a hockey team. Extreme myopia for them not to have one. There are 4 state-of-the-art ice rinks being built downtown right now, and 2 of them have enough seating for D1. The Sabres owner has already offered up the rinks for college games to UB, and the AD (ACC guy) said no. Canisius now has dibs.

This is a huge generational error.

I can't emphasize enough how rabidly hockey crazy this town is, how the Sabres sell out a big arena charging $70 a ticket for 40 games plus preseason and sometimes postseason. Ontario is 5 minutes from my house (by bicycle!).

 

[pj]

BU has an urban campus with no room for a stadium or even for training facilities. They'd have to use Gillette which is 50 miles away for football, and who knows what for basketball. I can't imagine they want to undertake all that is involved in building a B1G-level athletic department. It would consume most of their $1 bn endowment.

 

[GopherHawk]

BU has an urban campus with no room for a stadium or even for training facilities. They'd have to use Gillette which is 50 miles away for football, and who knows what for basketball. I can't imagine they want to undertake all that is involved in building a B1G-level athletic department. It would consume most of their $1 bn endowment.

Couldn't they use BC's stadium? BC could be like the opening act and then BU could play the real game.

Just think of an 11:00AM game between Wake and BC. Than a 6:00PM between BU and Michigan.

just kidding of course

 

[Husky25]

Couldn't they use BC's stadium? BC could be like the opening act and then BU could play the real game.

Just think of an 11:00AM game between Wake and BC. Than a 6:00PM between BU and Michigan.

just kidding of course

Doesn't matter you've just woke the sleeping giant who is BCINYA. watch your step Gopher...

 

[upstater]

BU has an urban campus with no room for a stadium or even for training facilities. They'd have to use Gillette which is 50 miles away for football, and who knows what for basketball. I can't imagine they want to undertake all that is involved in building a B1G-level athletic department. It would consume most of their $1 bn endowment.

BU put the lie to the idea that you needed bigtime sports to establish an academic reputation. They killed football, plowed money into academics, ramped up research, shot up in all the college rankings, then joined the AAU. They are not going to go backward.

That being said, the footprint for Nickerson Field and the old Braves Stadium is still there. The Patriots played there, the Boston Braves played there, so a stadium similar to Cincy's is possible. I sat there once with 50,000 other people.

 

[upstater]

Couldn't they use BC's stadium? BC could be like the opening act and then BU could play the real game.

Just think of an 11:00AM game between Wake and BC. Than a 6:00PM between BU and Michigan.

just kidding of course

The main event would be rodeo, not football.

 

[TerryD]

The boosters and alumni met in France. That's where it all came down. They did vote later on. And yes the President and the AD were on board with the move to the B1G.

Are you saying they weren't?

The boosters and alumni met in France. That's where it all came down. They did vote later on. And yes the President and the AD were on board with the move to the B1G.

Are you saying they weren't?[/quote

It was London.

Yes, that is what I am saying.

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/06/sports/college-football-just-say-no-notre-dame-shuns-big-ten.html

 

[upstater]

Hate to break this to you Terry but that article does not contradict what I wrote.

Mallouy is about the only contradictory note, but I guarantee you this: he was on board.

They hashed it out well before the board vote when the revolt started and they met at a chalet in France. At the time, my close friend was a top ND administrator who is now Ass't Provost at another school. Malloy was on board no matter what that article says.

 

[Waquoit]

But, in this thread, ND is getting blamed for:

1) Trying to keep the conference together, and

2) Not trying to keep the conference together

...at the same time?

Question:
...
I have never seen any real answers to those questions anywhere.

My question is why did ND head coach get off scott-free for sending a poor kid to his death?

 

[jostar1]

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV2h
I'm taking questions from #Bearcat fans right now for AD Whit Babcock tomorrow night.

The Waterboyz‏@shrump19762h
@theDudeofWV definitely would like to know if any discussion between the big 12 and Cincinnati about future expansion

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV2h
@shrump1976 I cannot ask that... but I know the answer. Not yet.

Albert Ruscitto‏@CincyP5orbust1h
@theDudeofWV Ask him to comment on rumored meeting between several MWC and AAC schools instigated by possible Cincy to B12 move.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV1h
@CincyP5orbust He won’t touch that. But I will try. Send me the info.

 

[huskymedic]

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV2h
I'm taking questions from #Bearcat fans right now for AD Whit Babcock tomorrow night.

The Waterboyz‏@shrump19762h
@theDudeofWV definitely would like to know if any discussion between the big 12 and Cincinnati about future expansion

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV2h
@shrump1976 I cannot ask that... but I know the answer. Not yet.

Albert Ruscitto‏@CincyP5orbust1h
@theDudeofWV Ask him to comment on rumored meeting between several MWC and AAC schools instigated by possible Cincy to B12 move.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV1h
@CincyP5orbust He won’t touch that. But I will try. Send me the info.

I'm betting that Whit suddenly has a conflict and cancels....

 

[pj]

I can predict this conversation:

Q: Can you tell me about your protected-under-non-disclosure-agreement conversations with the B12?
A: No comment.
Q: Can you tell me about your protected-under-non-disclosure-agreement conversations with the ACC?
A: No comment.
Q: Can you tell me about your protected-under-non-disclosure-agreement conversations with Cincinnati trustees about realignment?
A: No comment.
Q: Can you tell me about your protected-under-non-disclosure-agreement conversations with other AAC and MWC schools?
A: No comment.
Q: Can you tell me about where you stand on realignment?
A: We are working hard to make the University of Cincinnati as successful as possible.

 

[specialisthusky]

Wait no one had complained about WM not being on the dude's show yet?!

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

What's the point of Dude taking questions from fans when it's obvious the AD isn't going to spill the beans on anything more important than them putting a new coat of paint on the locker room?

 

[Dooley]

 

[jostar1]

MH3‏@MH38h
Aside from my love for mama Garrison's baby boy, big things are brewing in B12 land. No clue what's up yet but big web meeting called

MH3‏@MH38h
I use the term emergency with utmost restraint but that's what my contacts are saying

MH3‏@MH38h
Expansion related most likely. Will have more when I hear it.