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CoastAtlantic said:
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? :D
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"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.
 
I would love to know who on the Boneyard will be on his Facebook page. Most of us are blocked on twitter.....
 
  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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  2. 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.
 
FDNY99 said:
  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.
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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.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
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.
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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?
 
UConnTrumbull said:
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.
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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.
 
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?
 
hardcorehusky said:
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?
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They get their ratings, get the BTN in the DMA, and have no incentive to invite anything but hockey.
 
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.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
If this rumor is true and UConn is talking to the B1G about some form of membership, hopefully full admission and not just hockey, I heard that Michigan's new AD knows a lot about UConn's value proposition.

Out of curiosity, say if UConn beat Michigan St in the conference quarterfinals and then won the B1G conference championship with 10 losses, what seed would have UConn gotten in the Dance? I would guess somewhere between a 4 and a 6 seed and not a 9 seed. Imagine if UConn was the 5 Seed in the West bracket replacing Baylor. UConn takes out Yale in the first round and then faces the 4 Seeded Tripping Blue Devils in Providence in the second round. That scene would have been nuts. Coach K would have a fit playing UConn at a 'neutral' court in Rhode Island. From there, while Oregon, A&M and Oklahoma are good teams; but, beatable. UConn could have made it to the Final 4 before likely falling to Kansas (again) in the semi-finals. To dream a little dream...
 
I agree with you FDNY, but I would find it hard to believe that UConn would snub even a one sport offer of any sort from the B1G. I think they would have to accept the invitation and then work on full admission once they have one foot in the door. But.... this appears to be sheer speculation as you guys seem to have ASU already penned in the to B1G for hockey.
 
No sense putting the cart before the horse here but if hockey means anything, and apparently it does, the B1G would be very smart to invite UConn. Imagine Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan coming in to play double headers of hoops and hockey. That's how the B1G grows its hockey brand, recruiting in the bread basket of New England. Kids growing up playing hockey in CT and New York see B1G teams coming to town, I don't how much they will care that they don't have the history of boston schools. They are thinking Buckeyes, Wolverines, and Huskies!
 
The B1G may provide the additional revenue and cover some of the increased travel costs. Didn't they provide Maryland with a travel stipend? Maybe we can also get some other sport scheduling with them.
 
UCONN13KC said:
No sense putting the cart before the horse here but if hockey means anything, and apparently it does, the B1G would be very smart to invite UConn. Imagine Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan coming in to play double headers of hoops and hockey. That's how the B1G grows its hockey brand, recruiting in the bread basket of New England. Kids growing up playing hockey in CT and New York see B1G teams coming to town, I don't how much they will care that they don't have the history of boston schools. They are thinking Buckeyes, Wolverines, and Huskies!
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If you want to think that way it would be Wolverines, Gophers and Badgers (if Minnesota and Wisconsin can ever get back at it again). Truth be told most of the B1G schools recruit out in the mid-west/west with Minnesota being the main producer of talent. The gopher's roster has 5 non-Minnesota kids on it (2 from Michigan, 1 from Alaska, and 1 from Sweden, 1 from Wisconsin)..although the kid form Alaska really doesn't count because ehe went to hs at Shattuck St Mary's in MN.
 

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