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Yawkey Way said:
Besides, even if the settlement was for 7 figures, the expenses might've been pretty high. In any event, most people...including many in the Uconn community... freely admit by now in retrospect, that suing the ACC was a collosal mistake whose consequences may very well have been to the detriment of the School to this very day.
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UConn doesn't have anyone left working for them who was part of that lawsuit decision and so the new administration is doing what they can to distance themselves from something they weren't a part of. Of course they're saying that now. It's like the republicans taking over the White House and saying everything done by the democrats was wrong. Or vice versa.

Same house. New head of household.
 
Well...Florida's Attorney General, my old boss at one time, Charlie Crist, at the urging of Miami and FSU, filed a petition to intervene in the Connecticut suit. The judge granted his motion.

Charlie is an FSU grad (played football as Wake's QB before transferring).
 
dwalks93 said:
Unless Richard Blumenthal was your father or something you need to calm down and take a deep breath. "Idiocy" and "not deserving your friggin franchise" is over the top. If you disagree with my opinion no issue but you don't need to make it personal.

For what it is worth I am an attorney as well although I am not egoistical enough to put it in my username. As such, I know exactly what the role of the Attorney General is. He is the primary advisor and lead counsel for the state of Connecticut. He is not some mindless suing instrument who sues when the state of Connecticut tells him to. The key words are advise and evaluate

There were clearly grounds for a lawsuit. But as lead counsel it was his job to determine the likely outcome and the public opinion costs of a victory. Additionally who was sued and whether to sue individuals as opposed to just the schools was his decision. Every attorney in America advises his/her clients and Blumenthal's client was Connecticut.

IMO The lawsuit did not benefit UConn. Maybe Blumenthal's hands were tied but he is an very aggressive litigator and seems to thrive on highly publicized lawsuits. He is now a US senator so clearly he had bigger aspirations than the AG.

At this point it no longer matters...time to move on
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I doubt there's an elected Attorney General in the nation who doesn't consider himself an independent actor ... capable of initiating action on his own ... and partly motivated by his own career interests.
 
Yawkey Way said:
I 've never met any BC fan thats still alive that thinks " Holy Cross is BC's big football Rival" .So I really don't know what you are talking about here regarding this. I don't believe that you even really believe this, as its so off the wall a comment for you to be making, imo.
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I have argued that UConn should be BC's biggest rival; but, some guy named Brad Bates at BC seems to thinks that Cross is.

"This will be a renewal of one of the oldest and greatest traditions of college football in New England," Boston College Director of Athletics Brad Bates said. "For many years, this was `the game' for alumni and fans of both schools, and I am delighted that we are able to renew - for at least two years - this spirited and long-standing rivalry."​

http://www.bcinterruption.com/2014/...holy-cross-football-schedule-series-2018-2020
 
Mr. Conehead said:
I have argued that UConn should be BC's biggest rival; but, some guy named Brad Bates at BC seems to thinks that Cross is.

"This will be a renewal of one of the oldest and greatest traditions of college football in New England," Boston College Director of Athletics Brad Bates said. "For many years, this was `the game' for alumni and fans of both schools, and I am delighted that we are able to renew - for at least two years - this spirited and long-standing rivalry."​

http://www.bcinterruption.com/2014/...holy-cross-football-schedule-series-2018-2020
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billybud said:
Pitt, Rutgers, And WVU were also plaintiffs.....but Blumenthal was the voice of the suit.

When the accusation was made that BC's Athletic Director, Defillipo, deliberately misled Big East officials in a sort of conspiracy, it got personal with him, I think.

Nobody seemed to hold it against Pitt, and all we really know is that BC was the one publicly vocal and negative about UConn and the ACC

Other than Boston College, I wonder if the other programs really gave a rat's patootie.
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The ACC and Maryland were in an out of court for years after Maryland chose to bolt for the B1G and yet I have not heard anyone in the ACC 'blackballing' Maryland. Pitt as noted was part of UConn's suit and yet BC voted for them to join the ACC. BC used the suit as a smokescreen to keep UConn from taking it's lunch.
 
dwalks93 said:
Unless Richard Blumenthal was your father or something you need to calm down and take a deep breath. "Idiocy" and "not deserving your friggin franchise" is over the top. If you disagree with my opinion no issue but you don't need to make it personal.

For what it is worth I am an attorney as well although I am not egoistical enough to put it in my username. As such, I know exactly what the role of the Attorney General is. He is the primary advisor and lead counsel for the state of Connecticut. He is not some mindless suing instrument who sues when the state of Connecticut tells him to. The key words are advise and evaluate

There were clearly grounds for a lawsuit. But as lead counsel it was his job to determine the likely outcome and the public opinion costs of a victory. Additionally who was sued and whether to sue individuals as opposed to just the schools was his decision. Every attorney in America advises his/her clients and Blumenthal's client was Connecticut.

IMO The lawsuit did not benefit UConn. Maybe Blumenthal's hands were tied but he is an very aggressive litigator and seems to thrive on highly publicized lawsuits. He is now a US senator so clearly he had bigger aspirations than the AG.

At this point it no longer matters...time to move on
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1. All the Plaintiffs hired Skadden to bring the suit. EVen if the AG told his client he wasn't going to represent them, the suit still happens.

2. The suit was needed at the time to show the now P-5 that any further steps against the Big East would be met by scorched earth attacks. It gave the Big EAst time. Had the Big East accepted the ESPN contract, it would still be here.

You want to disagree with the litigation strategy with over a decade of hindsight -- more power to you. But the constant belief by many on the Board that Dick Blumenthal is why we're not in the P-5 is absurd. The University of Connecticut -- along with Pitt and WVU -- decided to bring this case. That is not an opinion-- it is fact.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
I have argued that UConn should be BC's biggest rival; but, some guy named Brad Bates at BC seems to thinks that Cross is.

"This will be a renewal of one of the oldest and greatest traditions of college football in New England," Boston College Director of Athletics Brad Bates said. "For many years, this was `the game' for alumni and fans of both schools, and I am delighted that we are able to renew - for at least two years - this spirited and long-standing rivalry."​

http://www.bcinterruption.com/2014/...holy-cross-football-schedule-series-2018-2020
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Brad Bates is an idiot, and a lousy AD.... worse than Hathaway. Bates will probably not be at BC at the end of the 2 year series of football games with Holy Cross. Besides, no BC fan alive believes that Holy Cross is BC's fooball rival, no more than Uconn football fans believe that Umass is Uconn's football rival.... and unlike Holy Cross, Umass has intentions of moving up in class in football. So stop with this nonsense that Holy Cross is BC's rival in football, as even you don't really believe this, any more than you believe ( as your current football coach does ) that Central Florida is Uconn's football rival.
 
Yawkey Way said:
Brad Bates is an idiot, and a lousy AD.... worse than Hathaway. Bates will probably not be at BC at the end of the 2 year series of football games with Holy Cross. Besides, no BC fan alive believes that Holy Cross is BC's fooball rival, no more than Uconn football fans believe that Umass is Uconn's football rival.... and unlike Holy Cross, Umass has intentions of moving up in class in football. So stop with this nonsense that Holy Cross is BC's rival in football, as even you don't really believe this.
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Yesterday was more than enough. Start another thread.
 
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Who knows all the factors that have combined to put UConn its current predicament in the AAC. Saying it is "fact" that the lawsuit had no effect on other ACC school's perception of UConn does not make it fact. We do not know how the lawsuit changed the dynamics. I do not think UConn is not in the P5 purely because of Richard Blumenthal. What I think is the lawsuit did not benefit UConn's candidacy.

The true tragedy of UConn in the G5 is that it is a series of betrayals, miscalculations, and constantly changing metrics for admission. UConn is a strong P5 program and it is baffling to try and figure out how we ended up in the AAC. There is not "one thing" that has cursed UConn, it is a lot more complicated and there is no question other programs have conspired against us. There is a reason rule #1 exists.

IMO the lawsuit was not helpful. In some circles UConn and the other plaintiffs went from the sympathetic victims to the litigious aggressors. The "scorched earth tactics" did not work if the goal was to make UConn financially whole, hold the BE together, or increase UConn's chances of being selected for the ACC. Those are the only "facts" we can definitively state.

But the most important "fact" is the past is over. It cannot be re-done and it is not worth fighting over. Time to move on....none of this will matter if UConn makes it to a P5 conference
 
Mr. Conehead said:
. BC used the suit as a smokescreen to keep UConn from taking it's lunch.
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Despite rumors, it is not true that that BC has exerted its considerable political leverage and influence beyond the ACC, and has prevailed upon the B12 ( Texas, Oklahoma, etc ), and the BIG ( Michigan, Ohio State, etc ) to get all their League's schools to acquiese to BC's demands to keep Uconn out of their leagues as well.
 
Yawkey Way said:
More or less.

That said, I'll heed your angry admonition, and take a break for awhile. I do get the point that this is a Uconn Board and some people can get real angry with outsiders take on things. So I'll return one and all to the Uconn bubble world that seems preferred here. Take care.. be well.
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LIAR
 
The X Man said:
LIAR
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True. Just when I intended to follow a suggestion to take a breather from the board, a few posters then posted comments to me. I could have not responded to their comments to me, but the silliness they said in the comments, reluctantly sucked me back in. I will now attempt to leave, as its understood now that if there is a BC thread discussion started on here, BC fans with Uconn graduates in the family ( such as myself ) are unwelcome to post their insights, assessments , and such things.
 
Yawkey Way said:
True. Just when I intended to follow a suggestion to take a breather from the board, a few posters then posted comments to me. I could have not responded to their comments to me, but the silliness they said in the comments, reluctantly sucked me back in. I will now attempt to leave, as its understood now that if there is a BC thread discussion started on here, BC fans with Uconn graduates in the family ( such as myself ) are unwelcome to post their insights, assessments , and such things.
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You are the worst kind of troll.
 
Yawkey Way said:
Despite rumors, it is not true that that BC has exerted its considerable political leverage and influence beyond the ACC, and has prevailed upon the B12 ( Texas, Oklahoma, etc ), and the BIG ( Michigan, Ohio State, etc ) to get all their League's schools to acquiese to BC's demands to keep Uconn out of their leagues as well.
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What the hell is wrong with you? This is a UConn message board. It's never going to be receptive your spin of the BC-UConn CRA history. To think you would find a happy place with "understanding" here is absurd.

Now - enough with this discussion and let's get back to another absurdity, NON-KEY CRA tweets. I want fantasy under this thread laced with minor commentary and not he said - she said.
 
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Yawkey Way said:
True. Just when I intended to follow a suggestion to take a breather from the board, a few posters then posted comments to me. I could have not responded to their comments to me, but the silliness they said in the comments, reluctantly sucked me back in. I will now attempt to leave, as its understood now that if there is a BC thread discussion started on here, BC fans with Uconn graduates in the family ( such as myself ) are unwelcome to post their insights, assessments , and such things.
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Exactly now
 
Yawkey Way said:
True. Just when I intended to follow a suggestion to take a breather from the board, a few posters then posted comments to me. I could have not responded to their comments to me, but the silliness they said in the comments, reluctantly sucked me back in. I will now attempt to leave, as its understood now that if there is a BC thread discussion started on here, BC fans with Uconn graduates in the family ( such as myself ) are unwelcome to post their insights, assessments , and such things.
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Your insights are irrelevant.

I said BC was on an island, I was wrong. BC is in the cornfield from that Twilight Zone episode. You're a bad man. You're a very bad man. And you belong in the corn field too.
 
HuskyHawk said:
If I must...

‏@M H ver3 Feb 5
Expansion is coming. So is the network. It's just a matter of time now. June will probably see the vote on the first new 2 members
‏@M H ver3 Feb 5
And the data points to it being a school in the State of Ohio and one in the vicinity of NY.
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Yes. It's Hofstra. Their AD has the experience of getting a school into a new conference.
 
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Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago
Big 12 network likely to follow upcoming BTN sublicense model.

Doug ‏@NebGradDubDub · 3h3 hours ago
@theDudeofWV B12 officials have little understanding of the particulars of B10 deal. In facy, most are in shock and awe from UM comments.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@NebGradDubDub Well, apparently Fox and ESPN are going to use the same methodology for the Big 12.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV @NebGradDubDub Clueless as always.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago
Big 12 network likely to follow upcoming BTN sublicense model.

Doug ‏@NebGradDubDub · 3h3 hours ago
@theDudeofWV B12 officials have little understanding of the particulars of B10 deal. In facy, most are in shock and awe from UM comments.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@NebGradDubDub Well, apparently Fox and ESPN are going to use the same methodology for the Big 12.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV @NebGradDubDub Clueless as always.

Andy smith ‏@Doctor_alesmith · 2h2 hours ago  Cleveland, OH
@flugempire @theDudeofWV @NebGradDubDub this doesn't make sense, if there is no money for sport content why would ESPN agree to stablize b12

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago
I'm not sure what that actually does except technically funnel all TV money through the network.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago
Anybody have any idea why sublicensing is a good idea?

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago
The only thing I can think of is multiple distribution. As in B12N Game of the week on Hulu.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago
Or does it just accommodate the potential Fox/ESPN partnership.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 40m40 minutes ago
Fun with numbers - An extremely ballpark estimate of the revenues for a potential B12N:

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Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 41m41 minutes ago
The total markets would be higher and the fees likely higher. Also which 4 teams add the most markets?

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 41m41 minutes ago
Plus the projections only include fees for inside the B12 footprint.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 40m40 minutes ago
Sorry it's so rough but I don't have the time... just wanted you guys to see the money that could be on the table.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 37m37 minutes ago
Annual revenues would easily surpass the $15M Texas gets for LHN even with 14.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 36m36 minutes ago
Almost certain to be in the neighborhood of $30M per school within a few years - double UT's LHN haul.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 33m33 minutes ago
@Doctor_alesmith @NebGradDubDub It's this simple. ESPN can make a profit with a B12N. They cannot with LHN.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
@Doctor_alesmith @NebGradDubDub Expansion to 14 doubles the Big 12 footprint and would increase carriage fees to over $1.00.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 42m42 minutes ago
@yellmk The key is you can add UCONN - & the NY market - and one of the Fla schools and then be more picky.

Garrett Weiss ‏@StrengthOfSpear · 14m14 minutes ago  Florida, USA
@theDudeofWV I wouldn't assume you'd get the whole NY market with UCONN

Christopher Lambert
‏@theDudeofWV @StrengthOfSpear You do... a corner of Conn is in the NYC DMA...UCONN gets credit for the entire state so....
 
A dollar for the carraige fee? He should check out what the Pac 12 and SEC get...

And 160 million in advertising? That's 5x more than the Big Ten Network created the last number I saw published.
 
whaler11 said:
A dollar for the carraige fee? He should check out what the Pac 12 and SEC get...

And 160 million in advertising? That's 5x more than the Big Ten Network created the last number I saw published.
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UConn's just that awesome.. *ROFLMFAO*
 
I think we needed him to tell us that lawsuit was a bad idea. Time to disassemble my Blumenthal shrine...
 
Christopher Lambert
‏@theDudeofWV @Iamgrizzly1974 @NebGradDubDub SECN gets, on average almost twice what BTN does per subscriber $0.66 to $0.39.

Christopher Lambert
‏@theDudeofWV @Iamgrizzly1974 @NebGradDubDub In SEC footprint SECN gets $1.30 whereas BTN inside B1G footprint gets only $1.00,

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 34m34 minutes ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @NebGradDubDub You B1G fan boys best understand right now that SEC is far more valuable then the B1G and that's not changing

CA Curtis ‏@Iamgrizzly1974 · 34m34 minutes ago
@NebGradDubDub @flugempire @theDudeofWV BTN has 90 to 100 million and growing. Demand for BTN is huge. New Network will not get same deal.

Christopher Lambert
‏@theDudeofWV @Iamgrizzly1974 @NebGradDubDub Simply not accurate. According to Nielsen BTN is in 79,250 homes.

Christopher Lambert
‏@theDudeofWV @Iamgrizzly1974 @NebGradDubDub $547 SECN revenues last year. $371 BTN revenues...

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 34m34 minutes ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @NebGradDubDub Sorry to be rude but you B1G people throw inaccurate crap out all the time.
 
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