Non-Key Tweets

[CoastAtlantic]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 24m24 minutes ago
Because of certain issues (people) I'm taking all expansion related discussion off Twitter and moving it to Facebook with a private group.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 23m23 minutes ago
Why? To promote sane, intelligent conversation about CFB expansion issues without belligerence or agenda. Access will be strictly controlled

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 22m22 minutes ago
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574964402819108/… I'm sorta new with facebook so forgive any hiccups that occur as I learn the platform.


ME: Oh, my! What would we do without the 'shine-addled fantasies of the Dood?

 

[hardcorehusky]

THE SELF IMPOSED BAN ENDS IN 3-2-1......

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 22m22 minutes ago
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574964402819108/… I'm sorta new with facebook so forgive any hiccups that occur as I learn the platform.

The Dude on Facebook with the ability to post pictures of him & his family, basement, moonshine rig. No way this ends well.

 

[dayooper]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 24m24 minutes ago
Because of certain issues (people) I'm taking all expansion related discussion off Twitter and moving it to Facebook with a private group.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 23m23 minutes ago
Why? To promote sane, intelligent conversation about CFB expansion issues without belligerence or agenda. Access will be strictly controlled

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 22m22 minutes ago
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574964402819108/… I'm sorta new with facebook so forgive any hiccups that occur as I learn the platform.


ME: Oh, my! What would we do without the 'shine-addled fantasies of the Dood?

He did this before. It didn't last long.

 

[Ha Who]

Only in the world of Karmanos and Bettman would ASU make sense. Hopefully, the Big is smarter than the NHL

 

[businesslawyer]

Only in the world of Karmanos and Bettman would ASU make sense. Hopefully, the Big is smarter than the NHL

What the Big is getting is one weekend every year, or every other year, where their administrators get to fly to Scottsdale in the winter and have an event with alumni who care only about football. The travel for ASU will be awful. For a hockey team going at most once a year into warm weather, it's fine. If ASU is never really competitive in the Big Ten, it's only hockey -- the presence in front of local alums really makes it a can't lose.

 

[TRest]

THE SELF IMPOSED BAN ENDS IN 3-2-1.

I imagine his twitter followers are only there for giggles, so taking away his only "material" will make him a very lonely man.

 

[Jimdish255]

Kinda sounds like he's "Sticking it to the man" by banning himself from Twitter.

 

[Ldandy]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 24m24 minutes ago
Because of certain issues (people) I'm taking all expansion related discussion off Twitter and moving it to Facebook with a private group.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 23m23 minutes ago
Why? To promote sane, intelligent conversation about CFB expansion issues without belligerence or agenda. Access will be strictly controlled

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 22m22 minutes ago
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574964402819108/… I'm sorta new with facebook so forgive any hiccups that occur as I learn the platform.


ME: Oh, my! What would we do without the 'shine-addled fantasies of the Dood?

"To promote sane, intelligent conversation about CFB expansion issues without belligerence or agenda."

LOL that's great stuff. Especially coming from a clearly insane dumb*** who is on record stating that his efforts are tied to trying to bring about the destruction of The ACC Conference. At least he won't allow any belligerence or agenda in his discussion group.

 

[hardcorehusky]

I would love to know who on the Boneyard will be on his Facebook page. Most of us are blocked on twitter.....

 

[CTMike]

I would love to know who on the Boneyard will be on his Facebook page. Most of us are blocked on twitter.....

I mean, I don't want to engage with him anyway, but DEFINITELY not with my actual name and info. He's crazy enough to do something with it.

 

[uchusky32]

I mean, I don't want to engage with him anyway, but DEFINITELY not with my actual name and info. He's crazy enough to do something with it.

Wow, you have a different name?
So that's not your picture either?

 

[pj]

Join his Facebook group with a fake name (Delany, or Swofford, or Swarbrick). Then make confident assertions based on nothing. You could become a source!

 

[FDNY99]

1. Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2m2 minutes ago
   2) Radio"UCONN could be added because of Acedmics & location.UCONN & Notre Dame both played & had talks with B10 officials in MN last year"
   
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   Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 7m7 minutes ago
   UCONN was mentioned again twice this morning as candidate for #8 in B1G HCKY. 1) Star & Tribune - "UCONN is established and good acedemics"
   
   
   As a hockey season ticket holder I'd definitely be OUT on this move..unless it is an all sports move. HE is the perfect league for UConn...travel costs are about as minimal as you can get with everything being bus travel and the only full weekend on the road is when they play away at Maine. Total rivalry league...and UConn compete's where they recruit. Add to that the caliber of competition.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

1. As a hockey season ticket holder I'd definitely be OUT on this move..unless it is an all sports move. HE is the perfect league for UConn...travel costs are about as minimal as you can get with everything being bus travel and the only full weekend on the road is when they play away at Maine. Total rivalry league...and UConn compete's where they recruit. Add to that the caliber of competition.

I agree in that I'm sure it would deter the hockey contingent. However, to me, nearly 600 pages of Non-Key Tweets (half of which are B1G related) have brainwashed me to believe that we cannot turn down that offer if it is presented to us. We would need to keep in the B1G's good graces for any chance of a permanent invite down the line. Just my 2 cents though. I see it from both perspectives.

EDIT: I'm by no means a real hockey fan. I'm a casual UConn hockey fan at best, much like soccer and baseball. To me, football/basketball lead my way of thinking.

 

[uchusky32]

For the reason ND left the HE is the same reason we should stay.

 

[NYUConn]

I agree in that I'm sure it would deter the hockey contingent. However, to me, nearly 600 pages of Non-Key Tweets (half of which are B1G related) have brainwashed me to believe that we cannot turn down that offer if it is presented to us. We would need to keep in the B1G's good graces for any chance of a permanent invite down the line. Just my 2 cents though. I see it from both perspectives.

Yeah, I mean from a purely competition perspective it would be a disaster. Lose our natural rivals and recruiting base.

Also, I don't necessarily buy into the fact that joining the B1G as a hockey affiliate will somehow lead to an all-sports invite. For example, if we join the B1G in Hockey and it leads to a million or 2 million folks in UConn land signing up for the B1G network to watch the games, why would the conference then turn around and invite us? If they have the cable boxes without us as an all-sports member, where is the incentive for them to further split up the pie by making us No. 15?

 

[pj]

For the reason ND left the HE is the same reason we should stay.

No way UConn leaves Hockey East unless there is another shoe about to drop.

 

[CL82]

I agree in that I'm sure it would deter the hockey contingent. However, to me, nearly 600 pages of Non-Key Tweets (half of which are B1G related) have brainwashed me to believe that we cannot turn down that offer if it is presented to us. We would need to keep in the B1G's good graces for any chance of a permanent invite down the line. Just my 2 cents though. I see it from both perspectives.

EDIT: I'm by no means a real hockey fan. I'm a casual UConn hockey fan at best, much like soccer and baseball. To me, football/basketball lead my way of thinking.

I hear you, but I'm thinking it's a why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free, kind of a thing.

It would be a mistake to give the BTN an entry into the the Hartford/New Haven DMA and surrounding areas without a full membership. Now if this was step one of a binding agreement, I'm all in.

 

[hardcorehusky]

So, playing devil's advocate here- BTN measures ratings in Northeast with UCONN Hockey games and some package of women's games and men's games (Big home games) to see first hand the power of UCONN nation. Thoughts?

 

[specialisthusky]

So, playing devil's advocate here- BTN measures ratings in Northeast with UCONN Hockey games and some package of women's games and men's games (Big home games) to see first hand the power of UCONN nation. Thoughts?

They get their ratings, get the BTN in the DMA, and have no incentive to invite anything but hockey.

 

[CallMeBruce]

They get their ratings, get the BTN in the DMA, and have no incentive to invite anything but hockey.

There's no way that UConn Hockey gets the Big Ten network onto the basic cable tier. That's specialty programming.

 

[djct1999]

I was under the impression that UConn's investment in hockey in the first place had B1g written all over it. If they add hockey, one has to think the ultimate marriage is in the works as well.

 

[FDNY99]

I agree in that I'm sure it would deter the hockey contingent. However, to me, nearly 600 pages of Non-Key Tweets (half of which are B1G related) have brainwashed me to believe that we cannot turn down that offer if it is presented to us. We would need to keep in the B1G's good graces for any chance of a permanent invite down the line. Just my 2 cents though. I see it from both perspectives.

EDIT: I'm by no means a real hockey fan. I'm a casual UConn hockey fan at best, much like soccer and baseball. To me, football/basketball lead my way of thinking.

No problem if we are getting a full member share of BTN and B1G revenue...or getting our "buy in" share of the BTN $ along with a full member B1G revenue. BUT there is no way this works without that. Right now with ND gone...men's hockey may actually be a break even sport $ wise...heck it may even turn a slight profit (and I definitely mean slight). This is where UConn needs to be....not taking on HUGE travel debt for something (full B1G membership) that may never come to fruition. I'd MUCH rather see that $ which would be wasted on traveling as a B1G hockey member (what ever amount it turned out to be) put towards bond payments for a new on-campus facility.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Outside of Flug and a couple of other random Minnesota people there's absolutely no traction behind UConn to the B1G as hockey-only team 8. The majority of those with real connections in the sport are pointing to ASU.