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jostar1 said:
Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2m 2 minutes ago
@stoplot ..member. I pass on most on what I've been told. Told by more than 1 person sitting in Big 10 cat-bird seats. Not a Husker. Gopher

(I think he meant Husky).

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2m 2 minutes ago
@stoplot Some info contradict. UCONN having Hockey program at this point is a negative for MIN & WIS do not want more Hockey CONF games
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That's me tweeting him... I don't buy a thing he is selling in regards to ND but I'll let you judge the other info.
 
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Hahaha. Now the hockey program is a negative. In a furtile recruiting area. You literally can make this up.
 
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HFD did pretend to be fromtheinside on a csnbbs board once, but it was pretty quick before you could easily recognize it was HFD - like, two posts quick. Maybe he got better at disguising himself via twitter, but it would take a bunch of effort to pretend to be a UMinn and Vikings fan.

Whoever Flugar really is, he does have this boards attention!
 
Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
Minnesota makes the most money in Hockey, before the Big Ten Hockey, and of course afterwards. Minnesota was told the Big Ten would not...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
....expand conference games anytime in the near future. This is why UCONN having a hockey program now is not a positive....but in 5 years...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
....it will be a positive metric in gaining entrance in the Big 10. For those on "Boneyard" who believe I don't know what the hell I'm....

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
...talking about when it comes to Big 10 Hockey expansion.....you are clueless. For a message board who fantasizes about me being "Dan"...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
.....good grief. UCONN has greatly improves itself in regards to Research EXPENDITURES....ranked #80. Future is bright...support is there.

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
But UCONN having a D1 hockey program in 2014 moves no needles. And as for the guy on that board who states MINN & WIS would want the...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
...recruiting ground out east for hockey, well.many would. But Minnesota feeds this country with its hockey players.

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
@CTMike78 @uconndennis Please don't misunderstand me. UCONN hockey as an asset is great. But the lay of the land currently in Big 10...

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 2h 2 hours ago
@CTMike78 @uconndennis ....hockey is a SEVERE NO to expansion because of what I explained. There is a pause in B1G Hockey expn...no doubts
 
AZHuskiePop said:
The legend of HukieFanDan continues.
A good kid who sometimes misses his Meds.
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You say that like it is bad thing, in any event my sense is that Dan may have self medicated from time to time.

Confidentially the Flug has a rhythm that reminds me of HFD. I really don't care one way or the other. The Flug has been a lifeline, particularly after football games. Keep the post coming.
 
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His points on hockey are correct, though he left out one caveat - MN, Wisc, et al don't want more conference games with bad opponents that are far away. If BU and BC were going to join the league, all six would be 100% on board. As for the recruiting ground, those schools don't give two craps about recruiting in CT or New England, they all pull from Minnesota high school hockey and other upper midwest areas. There is a grand total of one player from New England in the entire B1G conference. That's not because they can't recruit in New England, they just don't. It's just how it is. Adding UConn (or BU and BC) would mean absolutely nothing for B1G recruiting.

That said, the fact that UConn is investing in its hockey program is not a negative overall. They just have to build it to a point where it would not drag down and dilute the B1G. With HE having 11 other teams, it's not a big deal to have one that sucks but is promising in the future.
 
CL82 said:
You say that like it is bad thing, in any event my sense is that Dan may have self medicated from time to time.
If you consider jack and coke a med , undoubtedly.
Confidentially the Flug has a rhythm that reminds me of HFD. I really don't care one way or the other. The Flug has been a lifeline, particularly after football games. Keep the post coming.
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HFD was real enough, the scenarios he came up with ,not so much.
 
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Why would having a hockey program now be viewed as a negative, yet in 5 years it would be looked at as a major positive?
 
I didn't follow that either.

I guess they like their current non-conference schedule?
 
Seaa Blue said:
I didn't follow that either.

I guess they like their current non-conference schedule?
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I don't get it either. Currently, the Big Ten teams play each other 4 times for 20 conference games. If UConn was added, they can play each other 3 times for 18 conference games.
 
whaler11 said:
You guys are debating the validity of a person who threatened to stop publishing inside info if you 'light a match'.

Yet some think he's the crazy one.
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Haha... Why are all these dudes of <insert state here> self absorbed as if they hold our fate in their hands. The landscape may be changing from football dollars to all dollars next, which is more favorable for us. Connecticut as a whole is a top 25 tv market and we can contribute solid content for a good portion of the year. It's unfortunate that our current football product is poor, but we delivered a moderate level of success very quickly in a bcs conference. We will do it again with the right people in charge.
 
Seaa Blue said:
I didn't follow that either.

I guess they like their current non-conference schedule?
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My only thought is that Minnesota was very apprehensive about joining the Big10 hockey conference. They had a great schedule with great rivalries. They might want to keep those rivalries with North Dakota, Notre Dame, Denver, and the other Minnesota schools. Any expansion might keep them from those.
 
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dayooper said:
My only thought is that Minnesota was very apprehensive about joining the Big10 hockey conference. They had a great schedule with great rivalries. They might want to keep those rivalries with North Dakota, Notre Dame, Denver, and the other Minnesota schools. Any expansion might keep them from those.
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Sounds about right. If you're Minnesota, Who's the better draw at home, UCONN or Lake Superior State?
 
coachcap said:
Sounds about right. If you're Minnesota, Who's the better draw at home, UCONN or Lake Superior State?
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Lake State isn't a draw, but North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth are.
 
dayooper said:
My only thought is that Minnesota was very apprehensive about joining the Big10 hockey conference. They had a great schedule with great rivalries. They might want to keep those rivalries with North Dakota, Notre Dame, Denver, and the other Minnesota schools. Any expansion might keep them from those.
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UConn basketball > Minnesota hockey. Was at the Minnesota-Clarkson women's championship game. Was nice to see someone east of the Mississippi finally win in women's hockey.
 
Found this about Fox in a story about Big 12 Ratings:

A bigger potential problem could be looming: Industry sources indicate Fox is extremely intrigued with the idea of luring the Big Ten for its first-tier rights for football and basketball when the conference's deal with ESPN expires in two years.

The Big Ten is packed with multiple teams in huge Midwest markets. It recently expanded into the New York market when Rutgers was added, not to mention the Washington-Baltimore market with Maryland. Fox already owns a 51 percent stake in the Big Ten Network (with the conference owning the other 49 percent), so they have worked well together in the past.

Most expect that attracting the Big Ten's major games will become Fox's major priority. If those games are added at the expense of the network's current major partners — the Big 12 and Pac-12 — it wouldn't be a shock.

http://www.expressnews.com/sports/c...ings-should-be-concern-for-Big-12-5799425.php
 
jostar1 said:
Found this about Fox in a story about Big 12 Ratings:

A bigger potential problem could be looming: Industry sources indicate Fox is extremely intrigued with the idea of luring the Big Ten for its first-tier rights for football and basketball when the conference's deal with ESPN expires in two years.

The Big Ten is packed with multiple teams in huge Midwest markets. It recently expanded into the New York market when Rutgers was added, not to mention the Washington-Baltimore market with Maryland. Fox already owns a 51 percent stake in the Big Ten Network (with the conference owning the other 49 percent), so they have worked well together in the past.

Most expect that attracting the Big Ten's major games will become Fox's major priority. If those games are added at the expense of the network's current major partners — the Big 12 and Pac-12 — it wouldn't be a shock.

http://www.expressnews.com/sports/c...ings-should-be-concern-for-Big-12-5799425.php
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Sincere question, does this help or hurt us?
 
Stinger92860 said:
Sincere question, does this help or hurt us?
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Don't think it matters either way. Either ESPN or FOX or a combination of the 2 will pay a huge number to the B1G for their Tier 1 package. If whoever the winning bidder is tells the conference that expansion (with or without UConn) will increase the value of the contract then they will add the teams the winning bidder tells them to.

It's no different then what DeFillipo said when he told the world that ESPN told the ACC to add Cuse & Pitt.

For the ESPN conspiracy theorists, FOX winning the contract would potentially make UConn more attractive since ESPN is out to get us..... ;)
 
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Ldandy said:
Why would having a hockey program now be viewed as a negative, yet in 5 years it would be looked at as a major positive?
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It'd be a negative presently in that UConn hockey is, simply put, not good. It'd drag down the B1G conference overall, and add conference games against an inferior opponent that would involve lots of travel. It'd essentially be adding 20% to their current schedule against a bad team. That's not appealing to MN, WI, and MI. If UConn builds the program and becomes competitive in HE such that that 20% schedule addition in the B1G wasn't a drag on their schedule strength, it wouldn't at all be a negative.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
It'd be a negative presently in that UConn hockey is, simply put, not good. It'd drag down the B1G conference overall, and add conference games against an inferior opponent that would involve lots of travel. It'd essentially be adding 20% to their current schedule against a bad team. That's not appealing to MN, WI, and MI. If UConn builds the program and becomes competitive in HE such that that 20% schedule addition in the B1G wasn't a drag on their schedule strength, it wouldn't at all be a negative.
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It's not a negative, though. As others have stated, if the B1G wanted UConn to stick around in HE instead of joining for hockey that would pretty much be the best of both worlds for us. It's a non-starter.
 
huskypantz said:
It's not a negative, though. As others have stated, if the B1G wanted UConn to stick around in HE instead of joining for hockey that would pretty much be the best of both worlds for us. It's a non-starter.
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That scenario would never play out. No way in Hell that Delany would ever allow TV Content that he could be selling remain in the hands of another party. A more likely scenario would be an unbalanced schedule for a few seasons, while a suitable 8th team was found, or another current member could make the jump.
 
Ldandy said:
That scenario would never play out. No way in Hell that Delany would ever allow TV Content that he could be selling remain in the hands of another party. A more likely scenario would be an unbalanced schedule for a few seasons, while a suitable 8th team was found, or another current member could make the jump.
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I don't think we're concerned either way. Both scenarios are acceptable to UConn. :D
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
It'd be a negative presently in that UConn hockey is, simply put, not good. It'd drag down the B1G conference overall, and add conference games against an inferior opponent that would involve lots of travel. It'd essentially be adding 20% to their current schedule against a bad team. That's not appealing to MN, WI, and MI. If UConn builds the program and becomes competitive in HE such that that 20% schedule addition in the B1G wasn't a drag on their schedule strength, it wouldn't at all be a negative.
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I guess I didn't get that from his tweets. It seemed like Minnesota's Concern was giving up regional rivalries that are important to Gopher Fans. The overall quality of the UCONN program does little to eleviate this concern tomorrow or 20 years from now. At the end of the day they would be giving up games they want to play for more conference games. I'm sure they are not thrilled about playing PSU at this point either, and our schools share great rivalries in sports of mutual interest like football, wrestling, and women's volleyball.
 
Cheezus who the he11 cares who Minnesota wants to play in hockey? Delaney?
 
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