Non-Key Tweets

[BoatShow]

Why does USF football get a pass in this? We both came up around the same time and have had very similar arcs:

USF
2001 indy 8-3
2002 indy 9-2
2003 CUSA 4-7
2004 CUSA 7-4
2005 Big East 6-6
2006 Big East 9-4
2007 Big East 9-4
2008 Big East 8-5
2009 Big East 8-5
2010 Big East 8-5
2011 Big East 5-7
2012 Big East 3-9
2013 AAC 2-10
2014 AAC 4-8
2015 AAC 8-5

UConn
2001 indy 2-9
2002 indy 6-6
2003 indy 9-3
2004 Big East 8-4
2005 Big East 5-6
2006 Big East 4-8
2007 Big East 9-4
2008 Big East 8-5
2009 Big East 8-5
2010 Big East 8-5
2011 Big East 5-7
2012 Big East 5-7
2013 AAC 3-9
2014 AAC 2-10
2015 AAC 6-7

Hell I'll toss in Memphis,

2015 9-4
2014 10-3
2013 3-9
2012 4-8
2011 2-10
2010 1-11
2009 2-10
2008 6-7
2007 7-6
2006 2-10
2005 7-5
2004 8-4
2003 9-3
2002 3-9
2001 5-6

BUT no UCONN is the only school to ever have a few down years.

 

[uchusky32]

How about this, no more Dude tweets. He's not an insider. He doesn't even have his full wits about him. And it's making me uncomfortable to see people making fun of his picture. The guy knows nothing. He's playing pretend. Let's let it go.

And there no way he can see with those glasses.

 

[UCPusky]

How about this, no more Dude tweets. He's not an insider. He doesn't even have his full wits about him. And it's making me uncomfortable to see people making fun of his picture. The guy knows nothing. He's playing pretend. Let's let it go.

You read my mind. His entertainment value has worn off. Give his tweets their own Lunatic Ravings thread to make it easier to skip over his nonsense.

 

[Dooley]

In addition to football record, football attendance is another category that it appears only UConn has struggled with in recent seasons. Cincinnati (Yes! That same Cincinnati that has been written in "ink" from the get-go) averaged 28K in 2014 season. They go to bowl games every year. UCF played in front of friends and family last year (winless seasons will that), Memphis uses curtains at home games and really only has sold tickets in the last 1-2 years (thanks to a NFL QB), and Houston has had their struggles selling tickets to the point that their football coach has pleaded with fans to buy tickets and they have to run a "HTownTakeover" campaign...in their own home market.

Yes, UConn football attendance has been down in recent years. We all know the reasons why. But it's not like all of our G5 competition draws well (exception: BYU). They are all in the same attendance sphere as UConn and they have all enjoyed recent winning seasons. Maybe UConn is held to a higher standard because we've already played BCS era football? Or maybe there is a bit of a double-standard used in national media when it comes to justifying their anti-UConn sentiment.

 

[BoatShow]

In addition to football record, football attendance is another category that it appears only UConn has struggled with in recent seasons. Cincinnati (Yes! That same Cincinnati that has been written in "ink" from the get-go) averaged 28K in 2014 season. They go to bowl games every year. UCF played in front of friends and family last year (winless seasons will that), Memphis uses curtains at home games and really only has sold tickets in the last 1-2 years (thanks to a NFL QB), and Houston has had their struggles selling tickets to the point that their football coach has pleaded with fans to buy tickets and they have to run a "HTownTakeover" campaign...in their own home market.

Yes, UConn football attendance has been down in recent years. We all know the reasons why. But it's not like all of our G5 competition draws well (exception: BYU). They are all in the same attendance sphere as UConn and they have all enjoyed recent winning seasons. Maybe UConn is held to a higher standard because we've already played BCS era football? Or maybe there is a bit of a double-standard used in national media when it comes to justifying their anti-UConn sentiment.

I feel our bball dominance makes football shortcomings more glaring.

 

[upstater]

7 things I know – for sure – about Big 12 expansion

Not sure if this has been posted but at least I didn't make a new thread.

I was listening to Sirius this morning(not sure of it was a re-run)) with Braden Gall.
He thinks it should be Memphis,BYU, Cinci and Houston. He was actually good about Uconn and said he hopes we get into the ACC where we belong.

He had on Chad Scott from Gridiron now who was actually very good. He said people have it all wrong and that the biggest criteria is academics. Reiterated that the Presidents make these decision( I know I know Louisville). He recognized BYU and UConns academics as being much better than the others with Cinci being good also.

When asked who he thought would be invited he said Uconn ,Cinci(seemed like he was most sure about them) Houston and said BYU has a big problem with the other Presidents. The Mormon faith is a big issue and was not convinced they will get voted in. Said they would have been in the PAC 40 years already if not for their religion(Something to that affect).

Not sure he offered another school aside from BYU. He was pretty dismissive of Memphis, Boise and the Florida schools because of academic standards and history.

The article pasted is just something I found this morning and not the Sirius conversation.

Anyone that thinks BYU's academics impress people from the B12 has his head up his butt bigtime. Cincy is 10x the school that BYU is.

 

[uchusky32]

In addition to football record, football attendance is another category that it appears only UConn has struggled with in recent seasons. Cincinnati (Yes! That same Cincinnati that has been written in "ink" from the get-go) averaged 28K in 2014 season. They go to bowl games every year. UCF played in front of friends and family last year (winless seasons will that), Memphis uses curtains at home games and really only has sold tickets in the last 1-2 years (thanks to a NFL QB), and Houston has had their struggles selling tickets to the point that their football coach has pleaded with fans to buy tickets and they have to run a "HTownTakeover" campaign...in their own home market.

Yes, UConn football attendance has been down in recent years. We all know the reasons why. But it's not like all of our G5 competition draws well (exception: BYU). They are all in the same attendance sphere as UConn and they have all enjoyed recent winning seasons. Maybe UConn is held to a higher standard because we've already played BCS era football? Or maybe there is a bit of a double-standard used in national media when it comes to justifying their anti-UConn sentiment.

Facts seem not to mean anything for other teams.

 

[Dooley]

I feel our bball dominance makes football shortcomings more glaring.

You're probably a a little bit right about this. The other "basketball schools" (Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, UNC, Arizona, Indiana, Syracuse, etc) are already grandfathered in the P5 - so nobody cares about their records or attendance struggles.

 

[huskymedic]

How about this, no more Dude tweets. He's not an insider. He doesn't even have his full wits about him. And it's making me uncomfortable to see people making fun of his picture. The guy knows nothing. He's playing pretend. Let's let it go.

You read my mind. His entertainment value has worn off. Give his tweets their own Lunatic Ravings thread to make it easier to skip over his nonsense.

Hence his placement in "Non-Key Tweets"...

That's why they make the arrow down key... just skip them - but for most, its like you people on the highway when there is a tangled mess of cars, you slow down and look even though you may see something you may not want to see

 

[UCPusky]

Hence his placement in "Non-Key Tweets"...

That's why they make the arrow down key... just skip them - but for most its like you people on the highway when there is a tangled mess of cars, you slow down and look even though you may see something you may not want to see

Problem is Dude's tweets get lumped into the same post with Flug's many times. Otherwise, in full agreement with you.

 

[noeynox]

Blauds again banging the UCONN FB only drum

Big 12 Needs to look at BIG Picture

 

[huskymedic]

Blauds again banging the UCONN FB only drum

Big 12 Needs to look at BIG Picture

The prune juice must have worked this morning...

 

[TRest]

The prune juice must have worked this morning...

What's with the media lobbying to get our basketball back in the BE? These guys are carrying water for somebody in that conference.

 

[huskymedic]

Must have had dinner w/ Blaud last night...

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
.@UConn Pres. Susan Herbst says UC's "first-rate academic standing, international reach and outstanding faculty" should = #Power5 interest.

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
If @theACC despises @Uconn so much that they won't invite the #Huskies, wouldn't school's academic, research standing align best w/@bigten?

 

[ConnHuskBask]

It's astonishing how out of touch these reporters can be. If Internet message board degenerates like us could write essays on the subject, how come they can't even be bothered to check the basics before spewing nonsense.

 

[jostar1]

Must have had dinner w/ Blaud last night...

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
.@UConn Pres. Susan Herbst says UC's "first-rate academic standing, international reach and outstanding faculty" should = #Power5 interest.

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
If @theACC despises @Uconn so much that they won't invite the #Huskies, wouldn't school's academic, research standing align best w/@bigten?

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What a mess he is. I never listen to the guy.

 

[huskymedic]

Blauds again banging the UCONN FB only drum

Big 12 Needs to look at BIG Picture

Boneyardigans@UConnFanDotCom 2 mins ago
@blauds Taking BYU in football only is a marriage of convenience. Taking UConn football only is a drunken night in a wedding chapel in Vegas

 

[FDNY99]

Must have had dinner w/ Blaud last night...

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
.@UConn Pres. Susan Herbst says UC's "first-rate academic standing, international reach and outstanding faculty" should = #Power5 interest.

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
If @theACC despises @Uconn so much that they won't invite the #Huskies, wouldn't school's academic, research standing align best w/@bigten?

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Between Gresh, Joe D, Terzi, Joe Zone, Kevin Nathan, CT sure does have a fine collection of uninformed and ignorant journalists!

 

[JMick]

Between Gresh, Joe D, Terzi, Joe Zone, Kevin Nathan, CT sure does have a fine collection of uninformed and ignorant journalists!

It's really pathetic. I wish I could be that bad at my job and still be employed.

 

[whaler11]

What a mess he is. I never listen to the guy.

Irony being he was actually right once. He had Ville to the ACC first. He got it from a basketball referee.

 

[CTBballfan243]

Must have had dinner w/ Blaud last night...

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
.@UConn Pres. Susan Herbst says UC's "first-rate academic standing, international reach and outstanding faculty" should = #Power5 interest.

Tony Terzi@T2Fox61 1 hour ago · Connecticut
If @theACC despises @Uconn so much that they won't invite the #Huskies, wouldn't school's academic, research standing align best w/@bigten?

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Why is UConn's president Susan Herbst talking up the University of Cincinnati (UC) academics. Shouldn't she be talking up UConn???

 

[JSM1970]

Is there anyway to do Football and basketball (men's and women's)?

Hopefully UConn doesn't lose out because of an unwillingness to be creative and try and require useless sports like soccer, baseball, every other women's sport must be included

Blauds again banging the UCONN FB only drum

Big 12 Needs to look at BIG Picture

 

[huskymedic]

Boneyardigans@UConnFanDotCom 2 mins ago
@blauds Taking BYU in football only is a marriage of convenience. Taking UConn football only is a drunken night in a wedding chapel in Vegas

 

[whaler11]

Is there anyway to do Football and basketball (men's and women's)?

Hopefully UConn doesn't lose out because of an unwillingness to be creative and try and require useless sports like soccer, baseball, every other women's sport must be included

It would be odd to force soccer on the Big 12 since they don't have a league. Should win every year tho.

 

[JSM1970]

Good point. Smart on their part not to throw money on a useless sport like that. But you get my point, don't have an all or nothing ultimatum for these non-revenue sports.

It would be odd to force soccer on the Big 12 since they don't have a league. Should win every year tho.