Non-Key Tweets

[FDNY99]

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.

Step away from the edge for a second...do you realize you are actually making statements based on tweets and a article written by someone who seriously needs to be committed for a psych eval?

 

[dr.holiday]

 

[MattMang23]

I hope you hacked into the Big 12's computers and found that.

 

[Doggie Style]

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

If you can ever define what "it" is..... Dante has it! It's a party everywhere he goes.

 

[Doggie Style]

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.

Played FB/Lax with Dante. Played Hockey/Lax with Jimmy. West Hartford became quite boring when Dante left for Cali and Jimmy moved back home to his family roots in Lake Placid. Then Jimmy won an Olympic Gold 11 years later. Great guys.

 

[CL82]

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.

At least he admits that it is speculation this time. No "my sources say..."

 

[cttxus]

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)

I'll probably get censored for it here so I'll PM it to you.

 

[CougarRed]

U of Houston has an 18% graduation rate for their entire student population.

Hold on there, junior.

Yes, Houston's graduation rate needs improvement. But it's not 18% either.

USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%. See this slide from last fall's presidential address.

Finally, UH introduced UHin4 in 2014. Kids who sign up and stay on track to graduate in 4 years have their tuition frozen at the freshman level.

70% of this year's freshmen signed up.

We're getting our house in order.

 

[CL82]

Hold on there, junior.

Yes, Houston's graduation rate needs improvement. But it's not 18% either.

USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%. See this slide from last fall's presidential address.

Finally, UH introduced UHin4 in 2014. Kids who sign up and stay on track to graduate in 4 years have their tuition frozen at the freshman level.

70% of this year's freshmen signed up.

We're getting our house in order.

Well if it's projected to be 65%, then I guess you are all set. Oh and congratulations on your plans to build more up to date athletic facilities.

 

[JMick]

Well if it's projected to be 65%, then I guess you are all set. Oh and congratulations on your plans to build more up to date athletic facilities.

The "promises" to improve are the funniest part of this whole realignment thing. It's frustrating to watch columnists write "they *plan* to do this if x,y, and z happen" and we're just sitting over here in the corner like yup, took care of that already.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

If I am UConn I include this in my presentation, avg basketball attendance vs when UConn is in town. Drawing more people to games means more money and better perception.
Tulane avg: 1799 UConn:
2243=+444
Tulsa avg: 4945 UConn: 5192=+247
Houston avg: 3785 UConn: 4672=+967
UCF avg: 4513 UConn: 6414=+1901
Memphis avg: 12028 UConn: 13323=+1295
Temple avg: 6373 UConn: 8316=+1943
Cincy avg: 9415 UConn: 13176=+3761
USF avg: 3098 UConn: 4668=+1570
SMU avg: 6907 UConn: 7303=+396

Not to even mention the effect the women's team has when they come to town.

 

[FDNY99]

Hold on there, junior.

Yes, Houston's graduation rate needs improvement. But it's not 18% either.

USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%. See this slide from last fall's presidential address.

Finally, UH introduced UHin4 in 2014. Kids who sign up and stay on track to graduate in 4 years have their tuition frozen at the freshman level.

70% of this year's freshmen signed up.

We're getting our house in order.

What are you guys gonna do when Herman heads to Austin?

 

[BoatShow]

What are you guys gonna do when Herman heads to Austin?

NEXT MAN UP BRO #HTOWNTAKEOVER

 

[FDNY99]

NEXT MAN UP BRO #HTOWNTAKEOVER

The next version of Kragthorpe, PP...you name it. Hey maybe they'll bring back Art Briles like Jurich brought back Petrino at UL. I don't think they will have to worry about him not being available.

 

[Marty Jackson]

If it's uh and byu, not the worst scenario. Big 12 limps along in a fractured state and the AAC can survive, maybe even thrive.

When the gor ends, if ou and/or ut leave, they can backfill (Uconn and cincy).

Not saying I like, but AAC with Uconn and cincy better than just Uconn.

Reason I don't think it happens is no east coast and another Texas school. Who blinked if that happens?

 

[FDNY99]

If it's uh and byu, not the worst scenario. Big 12 limps along in a fractured state and the AAC can survive, maybe even thrive.

When the gor ends, if ou and/or ut leave, they can backfill (Uconn and cincy).

Not saying I like, but AAC with Uconn and cincy better than just Uconn.

Reason I don't think it happens is no east coast and another Texas school. Who blinked if that happens?

Schools made a cash grab in the sprint out the door

 

[Marty Jackson]

Schools made a cash grab in the sprint out the door

If it was a pure cash grab they go with 4

 

[DarthGrumpy]

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

I don't believe what most of of what tge Dude spouts; but, the news clip is legitimate with respect to reason #1 why U Houston may have a shot at the XII. It also alludes what may chase non-Texas schools, such as Oklahoma, Kansas and maybe OK St, as far away from XII as possible as soon as possible.

Inside UH's Political Push to Join the Big 12

 

[Stinger92860]

Hold on there, junior.

Yes, Houston's graduation rate needs improvement. But it's not 18% either.

USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%. See this slide from last fall's presidential address.

Finally, UH introduced UHin4 in 2014. Kids who sign up and stay on track to graduate in 4 years have their tuition frozen at the freshman level.

70% of this year's freshmen signed up.

We're getting our house in order.

What's your 8 year undergraduate rate?

 

[UConn Esq]

Hold on there, junior.
USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Hold on there, junior.

Yes, Houston's graduation rate needs improvement. But it's not 18% either.

USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%. See this slide from last fall's presidential address.

Finally, UH introduced UHin4 in 2014. Kids who sign up and stay on track to graduate in 4 years have their tuition frozen at the freshman level.

70% of this year's freshmen signed up.

We're getting our house in order.

Can you cite the 4 yr grad rate not being 18%? Collegefactual.com has it at 18.3. UConn is at 70% which more closely resembles UH's acceptance rate FWIW.

 

[mavblues]

Hold on there, junior.

Yes, Houston's graduation rate needs improvement. But it's not 18% either.

USNWR uses the 6-year graduation rate. 51% of the 2009 class graduated in 6 years. See the 2015-16 Common Data Set.

The graduation rate is climbing. By 2021, the 6-year graduation rate is projected to be 65%. See this slide from last fall's presidential address.

Finally, UH introduced UHin4 in 2014. Kids who sign up and stay on track to graduate in 4 years have their tuition frozen at the freshman level.

70% of this year's freshmen signed up.

We're getting our house in order.

@CougarRed Let me begin by saying that I'll try to use small words, so you can understand what I'm saying.

The very fact that you come to a UConn message board to post whatever vapid thought entered your head means that you've already lost the conference realignment argument. I would NEVER go to a UH message board to post. Why? Because your school is irrelevant. You're irrelevant academically, and you're irrelevant athletically.

Your fans seem to get jacked up winning a CONFERENCE championship (once). We get jacked up winning NATIONAL championships (plural).

You're proud of your six year graduation rate? First of all, a six year graduation rate is meaningless. Second, your six year graduation rate is a joke.

UH grads are what UConn grads hire to clean the bathrooms at the office. That's assuming the UH grad could pass a background check, which we both know is a 50-50 proposition at best.

You've sold out your student allotment of football tickets (5,000) exactly TWICE in the last 2 years. That's despite having 40,000+ students, with 8000+ beds on your campus.

Last year, during your most successful football season in program history, your coach publicly reprimanded students, alumni, and the city at large for not supporting the program. Not exactly a strong statement if you can't even draw during what was, at the time, an undefeated season.

Finally, let's not forget who hung that one loss on you guys last season. UConn - a supposed "joke" of a football program.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Can you cite the 4 yr grad rate not being 18%? Collegefactual.com has it at 18.3. UConn is at 70% which more closely resembles UH's acceptance rate FWIW.

Beyond other glorified community colleges such as Memphis or perhaps the likes of Louisville or Boise State, it was challenging to believe a purported academic institution could actually have an 18% four-year graduation rate. When getting one's house in order equates to doubling down on dumb or further grade inflation to drive a 4-year graduation rate from 19% all of the way up to 25%, it's absolutely nothing short of progress. Wow, 1 in 4 students manages to graduate within a standard 4 year period. Now, that's impressive!

 

[CTMike]

@CougarRed Let me begin by saying that I'll try to use small words, so you can understand what I'm saying.

The very fact that you come to a UConn message board to post whatever vapid thought entered your head means that you've already lost the conference realignment argument. I would NEVER go to a UH message board to post. Why? Because your school is irrelevant. You're irrelevant academically, and you're irrelevant athletically.

Your fans seem to get jacked up winning a CONFERENCE championship (once). We get jacked up winning NATIONAL championships (plural).

You're proud of your six year graduation rate? First of all, a six year graduation rate is meaningless. Second, your six year graduation rate is a joke.

UH grads are what UConn grads hire to clean the bathrooms at the office. That's assuming the UH grad could pass a background check, which we both know is a 50-50 proposition at best.

You've sold out your student allotment of football tickets (5,000) exactly TWICE in the last 2 years. That's despite having 40,000+ students, with 8000+ beds on your campus.

Last year, during your most successful football season in program history, your coach publicly reprimanded students, alumni, and the city at large for not supporting the program. Not exactly a strong statement if you can't even draw during what was, at the time, an undefeated season.

Finally, let's not forget who hung that one loss on you guys last season. UConn - a supposed "joke" of a football program.

Lol

 

[SubbaBub]

Dude is half right (is that a record). TV will want BYU, and UH is likely critical to getting Texas to extend the GOR (something TV is going to want for their half a billion dollars. Problem is that you still need the Non-Texas Schools to sign off as well as the Leftover 8. To do that you need better schools and schools that are not tied to UT.

That means 14. Sounds like we are at least halfway there inside the room, if any of this has a shred of truth to it.