Non-Key Tweets

[NYUConn]

LOL MH's source is Blauds. Wait, it's not his source, but he's going to check with his source.

In a matter of 6 tweets he said UConn and UH would be added to the Big 12 at end of football season and that UConn would send its sports to the Big East and declare war on ESPN.

Literally covering all his bases in a matter of minutes.

 

[The Funster]

He looks an awful lot like me, doesn't he?

You know who kinda looks like you?

"Can you here me now?"

 

[HuskyHawk]

Memorial stadium may have had a keg or two in the stands from time to time. Of course I have no idea who the neerdowells were who would perpetrate such a crime against humanity....

That I never saw. But they did essentially run keg parties for us. I recall one at ROTC, and they did one in the Towers common building as well. We all bought real glass Busch branded pitchers there. I think refills on the pitchers were like $3. Maybe. The pitchers themselves couldn't be more than $6-7...full, and you keep the pitcher. Somehow I got in, even with no fake ID.

 

[coachcap]

Memorial stadium may have had a keg or two in the stands from time to time. Of course I have no idea who the neerdowells were who would perpetrate such a crime against humanity....

I resemble that remark. In the early 70's, my dorm had kegger's in Row 50 of Section C. One of our group (shotputter on the track team) would lug a quarter keg in an army surplus duffle bag into the stands. Bag was never checked as he was an athlete. Miller Highlife never tasted so good.

 

[Charley Horse]

In a matter of 6 tweets he said UConn and UH would be added to the Big 12 at end of football season and that UConn would send its sports to the Big East and declare war on ESPN.

Literally covering all his bases in a matter of minutes.

I could be wrong and I'm loth to peruse the last 40 or so pages of this thread to see but I'm thinking he may be the guy with the theory that the Big 12 will announce the addition of Cincy and BYU in the next couple of months and then the addition of UConn and UofH at the end of the season.

That's not my theory or belief and I don't even understand the reasoning behind it but I seem to recall somebody saying something like that.

Then again I may have him confused with dude Lambert. That guy really has proposed nearly every possible scenario.

 

[MattMang23]

I could be wrong and I'm loth to peruse the last 40 or so pages of this thread to see but I'm thinking he may be the guy with the theory that the Big 12 will announce the addition of Cincy and BYU in the next couple of months and then the addition of UConn and UofH at the end of the season.

That's not my theory or belief and I don't even understand the reasoning behind it but I seem to recall somebody saying something like that.

Then again I may have him confused with dude Lambert. That guy really has proposed nearly every possible scenario.

Yes. That was the theory floated by my doppelganger

 

[CL82]

I resemble that remark. In the early 70's, my dorm had kegger's in Row 50 of Section C. One of our group (shotputter on the track team) would lug a quarter keg in an army surplus duffle bag into the stands. Bag was never checked as he was an athlete. Miller Highlife never tasted so good.

Is that toward the top and on the 50 yard line? If so that tradition carried on for more than a decade after you left.

That I never saw. But they did essentially run keg parties for us. I recall one at ROTC, and they did one in the Towers common building as well. We all bought real glass Busch branded pitchers there. I think refills on the pitchers were like $3. Maybe. The pitchers themselves couldn't be more than $6-7...full, and you keep the pitcher. Somehow I got in, even with no fake ID.

I remember those parties well.

 

[History Geek]

Let's not forget the kegs on the hill behind the southeast end zone. They were outside the stadium and not against policy. Its where I learned the concept of "drinking glove" during those chilly late autumn games.

 

[IMind]

Yeah, schools hate that rep. But Lehigh couldn't have done too much cracking down. Colleges.niche.com, another one of those college search engines, still has Lehigh ranked 18th in the country for party school lol. UConn is nowhere to be found in the top 100. Collegeatlas.com still has Lehigh 6th, based on the Princeton Review. UConn was again unranked.

I wish our admin cracked down the way Lehigh's did.

It's over rated... at least it would have been when I was there in the early 90s. The big reason it probably remains so is that we have such a strong frat presence. While I was there the frat parties were hit pretty regularly by campus security and most of the partying moved off campus.

 

[Matrim55]

I could be wrong and I'm loth to peruse the last 40 or so pages of this thread to see but I'm thinking he may be the guy with the theory that the Big 12 will announce the addition of Cincy and BYU in the next couple of months and then the addition of UConn and UofH at the end of the season.

The only rationale I could think of here is 1) they're scared of public reaction to taking a "weak" football team, and 2) they're pretty convinced that we'll have a winning record + second straight bowl appearance this year, which makes us an easier sell. Especially if we come in along with Houston, and have a groundbreaking date set up for expansion of PAWSARF.

I hate that I spent even 45 seconds thinking about this nonsense, but at least there's a little bit of logic behind this one given how the Big 12 powers that be work. Of course they'll put waaaay too much stock in something as ephemeral as a one- or two-year performance on the gridiron, and of course they'll be totally solicitous of the opinions of their loudest & most ignorant fans.

Oh well. If we get in, I'll be sure to call them all geniuses for their decision-making process.

 

[SpartyCyclone]

The only rationale I could think of here is 1) they're scared of public reaction to taking a "weak" football team, and 2) they're pretty convinced that we'll have a winning record + second straight bowl appearance this year, which makes us an easier sell. Especially if we come in along with Houston, and have a groundbreaking date set up for expansion of PAWSARF.

I hate that I spent even 45 seconds thinking about this nonsense, but at least there's a little bit of logic behind this one given how the Big 12 powers that be work. Of course they'll put waaaay too much stock in something as ephemeral as a one- or two-year performance on the gridiron, and of course they'll be totally solicitous of the opinions of their loudest & most ignorant fans.

Oh well. If we get in, I'll be sure to call them all geniuses for their decision-making process.

Or they're waiting to announce UConn as the basketball season is heating up. Maybe they feel it would be more acceptable to the casual fan at that time.

 

[CL82]

Or they're waiting to announce UConn as the basketball season is heating up. Maybe they feel it would be more acceptable to the casual fan at that time.

or maybe they have their collective heads up their butts and can't build sufficient concensus on who to invite?

 

[SpartyCyclone]

or maybe they have their collective heads up there butts and can't build sufficient concensus on who to invite?

That does seem more likely.

 

[ct06111]

Is a Move to the Big 12 in UConn's Future?

 

[amory]

Is a Move to the Big 12 in UConn's Future?

wow, WNPR way out in front of this story

 

[SubbaBub]

There is nothing to gain by announcing two at a time.

Leaving two at a time is something else entirely. If the AAC is going to lose 3 schools, it makes sense to trade exit fees in exchange for two teamd sticking an extra year to help the AAC stay together.

 

[husky210]

Is a Move to the Big 12 in UConn's Future?

That paragraph at the bottom about uconn and houston being the only schools to be given directions on how to apply is interesting, but im not sure if it is necessarily true. Maybe those were the only two leak. Especially if no other media people are discussing that information.

 

[HuskyHawk]

There is nothing to gain by announcing two at a time.

Leaving two at a time is something else entirely. If the AAC is going to lose 3 schools, it makes sense to trade exit fees in exchange for two teamd sticking an extra year to help the AAC stay together.

Yes, it's pointless. The schools have to give notice, and the Big 12 doesn't get the extra money until they start playing. There's too much lag in the process as it is, they won't want to make it worse.

 

[CL82]

wow, WNPR way out in front of this story

Lol. There were a couple of interesting nuggets in there:

"The indication that UConn officials have received from the Big 12 people is that they actually like that UConn is not publicly lobbying," said Paul Doyle, sports writer for the Hartford Courant.

Last week, however, the Big 12 tipped their hand - just a little. Only two schools - the University of Houston and the University of Connecticut were contacted directly by Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby with directions on how to formally apply for membership.

I don't think the last one is accurate, but if it were, it would be good news.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Only in CR is NPR is non-key while Blauds, Cox, Thamel and McPornstache, are Platinum.

 

[Santini35]

Yeah I was thinking I saw that Cinnci got one as well, but that was that they found a letter from Cinnci to the Big12. But it's likely more have gotten one and it's just a matter of people doing the right foia equivalent request for each school to find it, but Houston and UConn seem to be the only ones found, though Blauds doesn't give direct proof only that a "source familiar with the process" told him while the Houston one has actually been seen and published by the AP

 

[ConnHuskBask]

There is absolutely no way that story is correct.

 

[UConn Dan]

Right!
What we saw:
-Bowlsby's Letter to UH Pres.
-Cinci Pres. Letter to Bowlsby expressing interest

What we heard:
-Blauds claiming that UConn got the same letter from Bowlsby that UH got.

The NPR article is basically relying on third party information, and doing the due diligence via FOIA's of finding out if other schools also received the Bowlsby letter.

 

[NYUConn]

The University of Connecticut appears to be on the short list of schools being considered to join the Big 12 Athletic Conference. Since the Big 12 voted earlier this summer to explore an expansion, 20 schools have emerged as possible candidates, including Brigham Young University, the University of Cincinnati, Boise State, and UConn.​

Ah yes, the short list of 20 schools.

 

[Husky25]

The University of Connecticut appears to be on the short list of schools being considered to join the Big 12 Athletic Conference. Since the Big 12 voted earlier this summer to explore an expansion, 20 schools have emerged as possible candidates, including Brigham Young University, the University of Cincinnati, Boise State, and UConn.​

Ah yes, the short list of 20 schools.

That's not how I read it. I think it's meant to imply that while 20 school have expressed an interest, the Big XII is basically paying 14-16 of them lip service and UConn is on a short list of 4-6 programs. It's like when a company puts out an RFP (or RFQ) or when UConn posts a job opening. They already know, generally, who they are looking for, but have to appear to be considering all applicants.