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[WrenchFan69]

PS - I stopped by Storrs a few weeks back trying to avoid the mess that the Mass Pike was over a weekend gong back & forth from Boston, so I figured to hit the bookstore for some gear and Willington for some take-home pizza. Anyway, the wrecking ball has hit the old grad dorms in between West and the business building. They are all gone.

They tore down Connecticut Commons and are building the new Student Rec Facility there. And they completely renovated Monteith, it's quite nice inside now.

 

[mrhandyman]

PS - I stopped by Storrs a few weeks back trying to avoid the mess that the Mass Pike was over a weekend gong back & forth from Boston, so I figured to hit the bookstore for some gear and Willington for some take-home pizza. Anyway, the wrecking ball has hit the old grad dorms in between West and the business building. They are all gone.

And here is a walk through of the plans for the new Rec Center. Very nice.

 

[mavblues]

If the B12 is going to invite BYU, they'd better hurry. One of the leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of of Latter Day Saints may have been raptured.

If this keeps up, there won't be any BYU fans left to subscribe to a digital network.

Lawyer says fugitive church leader might've been raptured

 

[Skol33]

Mayer went to Fairfield High and attended the Japanese program at McMahon for a semester.

He's from bridgeport

 

[JMick]

They tore down Connecticut Commons and are building the new Student Rec Facility there. And they completely renovated Monteith, it's quite nice inside now.

I hate to go off tangent but holy crap I barely recognize the place. They did an awesome job. I like the juxtaposition of the old buildings with renovated interiors.

 

[cttxus]

I hate to go off tangent but holy crap I barely recognize the place. They did an awesome job. I like the juxtaposition of the old buildings with renovated interiors.

Agree. On another tangent, and as a UConn Horticulture undergrad who had to memorize the Latin names of most every plant on the UConn campus, I feel the need to point out that those beautiful new trees flanking the entrance to Montieth are white birches, Betula papifera, not beeches. Reminds me of the joke about the woodpecker and the beech, birch and ash trees. But I digress.

 

[Ha Who]

Sorry to change the subject but just toured University of Maryland with my son. This was an epic fail by the ACC (not athletically, but academics). Impressive university. Did not want to post this in the LCC thread. LOL

 

[UConn Dan]

He's from bridgeport

Dude. I went to high school with him. He was born in Bridgeport just like I was - grew up in Fairfield.

 

[Skol33]

Dude. I went to high school with him. He was born in Bridgeport just like I was - grew up in Fairfield.

Ok dude

 

[MattMang23]

Fagus. Pronounced Fae-gus. The Latin name of the featured, 100 yr old beech tree behind Monteith is Fagus grandifolia.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Is the fact we're talking the Latin names of trees on Uconn's campus at all a symbol that CR is dead, or that maybe our interest in the topic is waning?

#apathyinCT

 

[jostar1]

The Big 12 May Be Close To Naming Two New Members
By Christopher Lambert
The Big 12 May Be Close To Naming Two New Members


Rob Gilbert ‏@giblit88 · 15h15 hours ago
@flugempire have your read dude's article yet?
Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 14h14 hours ago
@giblit88
3 people sent it to me Dude has B12 expanding by 2 with no Eastern Time Zone additions...Texas 5th school out of 12? Hell no

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 13h13 hours ago
If this was accurate (which it's not) B12 must really really really really really HATE WVU.
Even more isolated.

 

[JSM1970]

GREG SWAIM SHOW (@GSwaim)
8/27/16, 11:48 PM
#BYU (7) and #UCBearcats (6) very close to required eight vote super majority. No other team has more than two. twitter.com/BoomOUUpdated/…


UConn doesn't even have 3? This b12 thing was odd to begin with. Hope the AAU stuff can attract B1G, ACC at some point.

 

[djct1999]

SHOW ( )
8/27/16, 11:48 PM
#BYU (7) and #UCBearcats (6) very close to required eight vote super majority. No other team has more than two. twitter.com/BoomOUUpdated/…


UConn doesn't even have 3? This b12 thing was odd to begin with. Hope the AAU stuff can attract B1G, ACC at some point.

This is pure guess work by Swaim. And bad guess work at that.

 

[jho]

SHOW ( )
8/27/16, 11:48 PM
#BYU (7) and #UCBearcats (6) very close to required eight vote super majority. No other team has more than two. twitter.com/BoomOUUpdated/…


UConn doesn't even have 3? This b12 thing was odd to begin with. Hope the AAU stuff can attract B1G, ACC at some point.

Since The Dude has blocked everyone east of Pennsylvania from his Twitter account, I love how we now get his garbage rants on tape delay. What an idiot.

 

[MattMang23]

Since The Dude has blocked everyone east of Pennsylvania from his Twitter account, I love how we now get his garbage rants on tape delay. What an idiot.

He has not blocked me. Maybe because I am using his picture so he saw my account and said no sense in blocking myself.

 

[cttxus]

Obviously filmed in Colorado, and just a few tokes over the line.

 

[MattMang23]

Obviously filmed in Colorado, and just a few tokes over the line.

You can tell it's a beech tree because of the way that it is.

 

[don356]

The Big 12 May Be Close To Naming Two New Members
By Christopher Lambert
The Big 12 May Be Close To Naming Two New Members



If you ever had any doubt about the Dud being a completely worthless source of information, go down to the comment section of this article he wrote and look at the comments from "peter banta" and "douglas jenkins". Shamefully planted testaments no doubt by the dud himself, but really bad. A 10 year old would spot that in this day and age.

 

[CL82]

And here is a walk through of the plans for the new Rec Center. Very nice.

Nice design and location. It is needed and long overdue. Still, it seems kind of wasteful to knock down Connecticut Commons.

 

[jrazz12]

I always thought Pete Dante was the most famous person to graduate from Conard!? He was in fact the QB in Waterboy and was in pretty much every other Sandler movie since then..

Hang out with him all the time in Santa Monica. Always a lot of beer involved

 

[MattMang23]

Hang out with him all the time in Santa Monica. Always a lot of beer involved

This kid I knew growing up is his newphew. He said Peter Dante is legitimately crazy. He and Jimmy Shea (who is also nuts) are Conard's most intriguing graduates.

 

[SpartyCyclone]

Sorry to change the subject but just toured University of Maryland with my son. This was an epic fail by the ACC (not athletically, but academics). Impressive university. Did not want to post this in the LCC thread. LOL

Agreed. I have a graduate certificate from UMd. They do pretty good athletically too, at least in the Olympic sports that nobody cares about.

Still waiting to hear that woodpecker and the ash tree joke.... (gotta do something to pass the time while we wait for the next CR tidbits)

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
I realize a few people disagree with me about the Big 12 but if you look at the big picture & the key influencers the outcome is clear.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
Remember my 3 question expansion litmus test?

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
Does the move make $ for the conf? Does it make $ for the school? Does it make $ for the networks.

Coach Lansdale ‏@CoachLansdale 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV what's the outcome?

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@CoachLansdale Big 12 can't ignore ESPN/Fox. Can't pass on UH. Abbott & Patrick force UT to extend GoR.

James Clayton ‏@UHJDC 1h1 hour ago
@theDudeofWV Chris, thanks for the good work. A lot of UH folks, including myself hope you are right.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 25m25 minutes ago
@UHJDC I really don't see how the B12 can't act. Otherwise expansion is dead.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 25m25 minutes ago
@UHJDC How do they resist the outside forces that are very clear as to what they want.

BIG XII NORTH CINCY ‏@Juddrock 1h1 hour agoHamilton, OH
@theDudeofWV are you going to delete this account when UC is announced into the big XII?

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 25m25 minutes ago
@Juddrock Its possible. UC has done a great job.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 24m24 minutes ago
@Juddrock Its just the political climate in Texas presents an opportunity to secure the conference.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 24m24 minutes ago
@Juddrock And the advice of ESPN/Fox to add BYU can't be ignored.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 23m23 minutes ago
@UHJDC By the way you were the one who pointed me in the right direction. So thanks.

Coach Lansdale ‏@CoachLansdale 1h1 hour ago
@theDudeofWV I don't think Abbott and Patrick can get it done. UT wants the ability to leave at the end of GoR if they choose I think.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 23m23 minutes ago
@CoachLansdale I think extending the GoR to match the remaining term of LHN is harmless.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 21m21 minutes ago
On @the_LGG The Big 12 has no choice but to add BYU & UH

The Big 12 May Be Close To Naming Two New Members

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 20m20 minutes ago
UCONN, UC & UCF are victims of circumstance in B12 expansion.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 20m20 minutes ago
Each has flawlessly presented their case to the B12 & impressed.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 19m19 minutes ago
But outside influences & network angst will force the B12's hand.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 18m18 minutes ago
The only way the Big 12 has a future as an ongoing concern is to extend the GoR - that requires Houston.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 17m17 minutes ago
The very same factors that forced the ACC to add VT & the Big 12 to add Baylor.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 17m17 minutes ago
The same network pressure that lead the Big 12 to add WVU & TCU.

Noah B. Allen MD ‏@noahballen 19m19 minutes agoSilverton, OH
@theDudeofWV dislike, I'll believe it when ESPN reports it.. or @TMZ

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 17m17 minutes ago
@noahballen @TMZ I would dislike it to.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 15m15 minutes ago
@noahballen @TMZ For a bit of background read this --->
Inside UH's Political Push to Join the Big 12

 

[Duncan Idaho]

U of Houston has an 18% graduation rate for their entire student population. I know it doesn't mean anything for CR but at what point are you not considered a college? I guess we will become a hockey/soccer school, maybe the soccer and football programs can swap facilities? Gampel can make a nice volleyball Mecca.