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Mr. Conehead said:
If an 11-1 Oklahoma team was left out of the Football playoffs due to an undefeated and ACC Conference Champion (Florida St), an undefeated and PAC Conference Champion (Oregon), a 11-1 B1G Conference Champion (Ohio St), and an 11-1 SEC Conference Champion (Alabama), there would be a lot very unhappy OU fans and school leaders screaming at U Texas & the XII to expand because the lack of a conference champion hurts their hopes at a playoff slot.
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Yes, the majority of them would be asking for expansion ASAP instead of a new conference. They are under the false perception that a change in a conference automatically changes the results on the field. The real truth is that their head coach is passed his prime and they need new energy. They are angry at the football program, not the conference. The conference is their target focus to release their discomfort of their football program.
 
jlarson said:
Yes, the majority of them would be asking for expansion ASAP instead of a new conference. They are under the false perception that a change in a conference automatically changes the results on the field. The real truth is that their head coach is passed his prime and they need new energy. They are angry at the football program, not the conference. The conference is their target focus to release their discomfort of their football program.
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Yeah I bet they barely notice programs that can't hold a candle to them are projected to make tens of millions more in television money annually.

They probably don't even remember Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas or aTm... hopefully Iowa State doesn't mention Iowa.
 
FDNY99 said:
I've had my hat handed to me in the CR Boards over there by Cuse, BC, ND and UL fans...mainly Cuse and UL fans. The B1G fans over there are pretty cool with UCONN fans.
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Many U of L fans don't dislike UConn. While I come here to read about CR news or many times no news, I wish the best for UConn, Cincy, and USF. I would like to see all three find a good home in the P5.
 
3d2bcards said:
Many U of L fans don't dislike UConn. While I come here to read about CR news or many times no news, I wish the best for UConn, Cincy, and USF. I would like to see all three find a good home in the P5.
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The group that does must live over there then.
 
whaler11 said:
Yeah I bet they barely notice programs that can't hold a candle to them are projected to make tens of millions more in television money annually.

They probably don't even remember Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas or aTm... hopefully Iowa State doesn't mention Iowa.
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Not to mention that their former colleagues, such as A&M and Nebraska, are treated equally with respect to revenue in their new homes versus the XII, which is more or less the U of Texas and 9 others. No resentment there, LOL.
 
I shake my head a little bit with UL. That the AD there has done a terrific job is without question. But, he's playing with a little bit of fire in Petino and bringing Petrino back was an enormous gamble. That man has shown consistently throughout his career that he is without a moral compass. He can coach for sure, but I think there is a big possibility that UL pays a high price for bringing him back.
 
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uconndogs said:
I shake my head a little bit with UL. That the AD there has done a terrific job is without question. But, he's playing with a little bit of fire in Petino and bringing Petrino back was an enormous gamble. That man has shown consistently throughout his career that he is without a moral compass. He can coach for sure, but I think there is a big possibility that UL pays a high price for bringing him back.
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I think it is a gamble that is paying off. They have the best AD in college sports and he certainly knows how to play the hand he is dealt. He has taken them from Conference USA to P5 members in many sports in a relatively short amount of time. I am not sure what the high price they will pay is. Morality in college athletics and especially within the NCAA is essentially nonexistent. I believe it was a great hire for their football program.
 
uconndogs said:
I shake my head a little bit with UL. That the AD there has done a terrific job is without question. But, he's playing with a little bit of fire in Petino and bringing Petrino back was an enormous gamble. That man has shown consistently throughout his career that he is without a moral compass. He can coach for sure, but I think there is a big possibility that UL pays a high price for bringing him back.
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Two words - Coach Calipari.
 
UCONN13KC said:
Is there a specific CSNbbs thread you guys are talking about? I'll mix it up.
I went over there and I read about the ACC Media Guide - "FTS" message. Par for the course.
http://csnbbs.com/thread-743103.html
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Any of the threads in the conference realignment section....ther is also a Pitt fan named Niko over there that LOVES to spread the UCONN hate
 
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whaler11 said:
Yeah I bet they barely notice programs that can't hold a candle to them are projected to make tens of millions more in television money annually.

They probably don't even remember Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas or aTm... hopefully Iowa State doesn't mention Iowa.
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So you're saying the likes of Purdue, Minnesota, Vanderbilt and Kentucky FB programs, should NOT be making more than the sooners? It really is amazing they didn't leave for the SEC when TAMU did.
 
MH3 ‏@MH3 · 3h3 hours ago
UT president has assured Boren that B12 will expand by at least 2 and look into starting a B12 network using some UT content by 2017

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 3h3 hours ago
@MH3 ESPN will not allow any UT content owned by LHN to floated over to a FOX owned B12n...never

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 3h3 hours ago
@MH3 UT does not have enough Live Sport Content to make LHN viable...
Who would own B12N? FOX has rights to many B12 schools content

MH3 ‏@MH3 · 2h2 hours ago
@flugempire all I was told was they would find a way to do something. No idea who would own it but if I had to guess-fox.
 
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noeynox said:
So you're saying the likes of Purdue, Minnesota, Vanderbilt and Kentucky FB programs, should NOT be making more than the sooners? It really is amazing they didn't leave for the SEC when TAMU did.
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I'm just guessing Oklahoma and their fans would be of that opinion...
 
FDNY99 said:
Any of the threads in the conference realignment section....ther is also a Pitt fan named Niko over there that LOVES to spread the UCONN hate
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What, exactly, can a Pitt fan say about us? That Dajuan Blair tossed Hasheem over his shoulder? Big deal.

This spring will mark the 75th year since Pitt has made the Final Four. There are kindergarteners who have seen us make the Final Four twice.
 
UConn9604 said:
What, exactly, can a Pitt fan say about us? That Dajuan Blair tossed Hasheem over his shoulder? Big deal.

This spring will mark the 75th year since Pitt has made the Final Four. There are kindergarteners who have seen us make the Final Four twice.
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go over there and look him up...just be prepared to deal with the Cuse, UL and the occasional BC and ND that come to his aid
 
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UConn9604 said:
What, exactly, can a Pitt fan say about us? That Dajuan Blair tossed Hasheem over his shoulder? Big deal.
This spring will mark the 75th year since Pitt has made the Final Four. There are kindergarteners who have seen us make the Final Four twice.
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I love the fact that they had that Butler team we played in the Finals beat. They lost by sheer stupidity. Sadly one thing is true. We beat them on-court, but they beat us off.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
Not to mention that their former colleagues, such as A&M and Nebraska, are treated equally with respect to revenue in their new homes versus the XII, which is more or less the U of Texas and 9 others. No resentment there, LOL.
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Thats why I think UConn belongs in the B1G...the "unity of purpose" conference whereas most except for the B1G/SEC/PAC have cronyism issues like the ACC and their only Network bargaining chip is welfare from Espin. Mo money please!!
 
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This isn't a non -key tweet but it goes to show you how hypocritical the media is and how self-serving most of their arguments are involving realignment. Here is a mailbag response by Stewart Mandel.............making the exact same argument for Kansas and Iowa State that he uses against UConn. It appears to him the reasons why Kansas and Iowa State belong in the P5 are the same reasons UConn doesn't. Hey loser, we went to the Fiesta Bowl 5 years ago. (its cyclical right) And in basketball, since 09, we went to three final fours and won two titles! I'd say we are better than Kansas and Iowa State.

Stewart, This is a crazy question but regarding Big 12 expansion, could the Big 12 kick out Kansas and Iowa State? Those two road trips are a hindrance to recruiting. No kid wants to play in Lawrence in November in front of 400 people. Kick those two out, get BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Colorado State. Now you have a far stronger 12 teams and better product for TV. Thoughts?

-- Kevin, Texarkana, Texas

You do realize football is cyclical, right? While those two are struggling right now, Kansas is eight years removed from winning 12 games and an Orange Bowl, and Iowa State went to eight bowls in 13 years from 2000-12, five more than current juggernaut Baylor. Putting that aside, the only recent precedent I recall for a conference kicking a school out was the Big East with football-only member Temple in the mid-2000s. The Owls were not only non-competitive at that time, but the program couldn't meet even minimum attendance requirements and was a disaster academically.

I realize football is king, but Kansas and Iowa State, as you may be aware, both field pretty decent basketball programs. Are you suggesting the league should replace Kansas basketball with UCF basketball? Is Cincinnati's long-term football history any more predictive of future success than Iowa State's? Neither possibility is any more realistic than the semi-annual "why doesn't the SEC kick out Vanderbilt?" e-mails I receive.
 
The two things I know about CR is Rule 1 (UConn is always going to get screwed) and Rule 2 (No one on the internet or press knows what's going happen ahead of time.) While Rule 1 is frustrating, I take some solace in Rule 2 when I read people by-passing us or outright dissing us. In the meantime, we just keep winning championships. It may not being the best long term strategy (like say being located in in a State wedged between NY and Philly with a population density that rivals Calcutta in some areas) but it reasonably satisfying in the near term.

( BTW - Rule 2 a.provides that the Rule 2 general rule does not apply to guys in car washes.)
 
FDNY99 said:
go over there and look him up...just be prepared to deal with the Cuse, UL and the occasional BC and ND that come to his aid
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I've decided to stay away from that pile. Nothing can be gained by listening to those kinds of people.
 
djct1999 said:
This isn't a non -key tweet but it goes to show you how hypocritical the media is and how self-serving most of their arguments are involving realignment. Here is a mailbag response by Stewart Mandel...making the exact same argument for Kansas and Iowa State that he uses against UConn. It appears to him the reasons why Kansas and Iowa State belong in the P5 are the same reasons UConn doesn't. Hey loser, we went to the Fiesta Bowl 5 years ago. (its cyclical right) And in basketball, since 09, we went to three final fours and won two titles! I'd say we are better than Kansas and Iowa State.

Stewart, This is a crazy question but regarding Big 12 expansion, could the Big 12 kick out Kansas and Iowa State? Those two road trips are a hindrance to recruiting. No kid wants to play in Lawrence in November in front of 400 people. Kick those two out, get BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Colorado State. Now you have a far stronger 12 teams and better product for TV. Thoughts?

-- Kevin, Texarkana, Texas

You do realize football is cyclical, right? While those two are struggling right now, Kansas is eight years removed from winning 12 games and an Orange Bowl, and Iowa State went to eight bowls in 13 years from 2000-12, five more than current juggernaut Baylor. Putting that aside, the only recent precedent I recall for a conference kicking a school out was the Big East with football-only member Temple in the mid-2000s. The Owls were not only non-competitive at that time, but the program couldn't meet even minimum attendance requirements and was a disaster academically.

I realize football is king, but Kansas and Iowa State, as you may be aware, both field pretty decent basketball programs. Are you suggesting the league should replace Kansas basketball with UCF basketball? Is Cincinnati's long-term football history any more predictive of future success than Iowa State's? Neither possibility is any more realistic than the semi-annual "why doesn't the SEC kick out Vanderbilt?" e-mails I receive.
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I say this all of the time. Sports are cyclical. UConn football was competitive pre-Pasqualoni and has every ability to be competitive again. But in the court of national perception, the cyclical sports hypothesis (which has been proven correct time and time again) does not apply to UConn. UConn football will always sahq, and UConn basketball is going to lose forever now that we didn't make the tourney last year.

I'm always amazed at how obtuse people are, especially when they don't apply the same metrics/theories to UConn that they apply to EVERY OTHER SCHOOL/PROGRAM.
 
A 1AA program given the opportunity to play such powerhouses as Pitt, Rutgers, Cincinnati and West Virginia made it to a BCS bowl after only 7 years on conference membership.

Put more seriously, given the opportunity to play for something significant, the University of Connecticut has always, always, risen to the occasion and succeeded regardless of what sport you are talking about.

The only other school that switched conferences during this CR period since 2003 is Louisville and they had a 5 year stretch of FB that was on part if not worse that ours. None of the old BE schools can say that, nor can MD, TAMU, TCU, Missou, Utah, Colorado, or Nebraska.

But, Louisville isn't a top 20 public university and it's in a smaller TV market. So while CR rule #1 demands that data be parsed accordingly that doesn't mean that we won't succeed if given the chance.
 
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