Non-Key Tweets

[CL82]

Sorry… out of pocket all day (no clue if there is more recent/amended copy post 2014 changes).

Article 11.0 talks about required withdrawal notice (27 months which seems consistent in a bunch of other articles):

https://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1144801/Big-East-Bylaws.pdf

Yeah that's the only copy I have as well. I'm not sure that the C7 used the identical language when they started up their new conference in 2013. I guess the only way to get a copy of the current Big East bylaws would be to FOIA UConn for it.

 

[NowInStorrs]

This isn't a tweet but there are a couple people claiming Colorado and Memphis:

Big 12 expansion eyes Memphis, 'substantive' talks with Colorado, per reports

The Big 12 Conference is open to expansion and two programs in particular are reportedly in its crosshairs.

247sports.com

 

[Huskyforlife]

this seems official tbh.

 

[Ldandy]

What does he think we need to invest in? I‘m just curious, as our facilities are more than P5 capable. Maybe a stadium. When we are in, we extend Mora+staff, Hurley, Geno, and Penders, then we wait for Mora to kick a s s, plus Penders. Basketball will do what we do.

To be fair most college sports fans have no clue what UConn does or doesn't have in terms of facilities. They've watched UConn employ mostly retread coaches while racking up losses for a decade straight. In their mind that is indicative of a school not investing in the most important sport. It will be up to your AD and fanbase to go on a PR Offensive. Let people know that you have pretty nice facilities on par with the P5, and that you have won football games against good competition in the past, and you fully intend to do it again.

 

[Skies2018]

 

[LoyalFanCT]

I'm not sure of this one!

 

[WestHartHusk]

Yeah…no thanks.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

For tweets from MH Ver and Lambert we should start a new category, below even Non-Key Tweets and call it Don-Key Tweets. We don't even need the hyphen as both are jackasses.

 

[jostar1]

Prior to the above tweet he says:

C.W. Lambert@InsideTheBig12
The following tweets are unconfirmed scuttlebutt/stuff I'm hearing.

 

[Smp7598]

Prior to the above tweet he says:

C.W. Lambert@InsideTheBig12
The following tweets are unconfirmed scuttlebutt/stuff I'm hearing.

That will never happen! I’d fire DB the next day if that happened!

 

[LetsGoUC]

This would literally make the entire fanbase riot....it cant be true

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

This isn't a tweet but there are a couple people claiming Colorado and Memphis:

Big 12 expansion eyes Memphis, 'substantive' talks with Colorado, per reports

The Big 12 Conference is open to expansion and two programs in particular are reportedly in its crosshairs.

247sports.com

Bouncing back from my first ever bout with Covid and lingering symptoms I hope never to repeat, hopefully brain fog alone isn’t the sole cause of chuckling about some joker citing a wishful local Memphis news reporter, and references to the 50-something Memphis media market, and Memphis’ massive academic strides. Maybe it’s all credible, or not.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

That will never happen! I’d fire DB the next day if that happened!

As if Benedict’s UConn’s ultimate decision maker regarding any potential conference realignment decision

 

[Ldandy]

this seems official tbh.

A couple of things:

UConn potentially joining the Big 12 prior to the ACC's Collapse next decade is huge. You would go from just another school fighting to get picked, to part of the group doing the picking. 30 million dollars is a drop in the bucket to pay The Big East if you could potentially make 200-300 million dollars more over the next decade by being in The Big 12.

If Arizona, and Arizona State follow Colorado out the door, suddenly you have a 16-team conference with distinct divisions that can be rotated.

West- BYU, UA, ASU, Colorado
Texas- TTU, TCU, BU, UH
Plains- KU, KSU, ISU, OSU
East- Cincy, WVU, UConn, UCF

Most important of all The ConFlict can be resurrected as a season ending rivalry game. If there is any justice in this world Crazy Bob would be on hand to present the trophy to the winning side upon its return to college football glory.

 

[Samoo]

Prior to the above tweet he says:

C.W. Lambert@InsideTheBig12
The following tweets are unconfirmed scuttlebutt/stuff I'm hearing.

Voices in his head...

 

[Waquoit]

What does he think we need to invest in?

Outsiders just assume UConn's FB facilities are below par because that's the narrative.

 

[metsfan2323]

West- BYU, UA, ASU, Colorado
Texas- TTU, TCU, BU, UH
Plains- KU, KSU, ISU, OSU
East- Cincy, WVU, UConn, UCF

This would be a great conference to be a part of, it would be 2003 again for football, and something I haven't thought of before is the potential of the Hurley brothers in the same conference. Thankfully they would still be recruiting different territories.

 

[jostar1]

Outsiders just assume UConn's FB facilities are below par because that's the narrative.

Exactly. I bet Yormark's jaw dropped when he saw Werth and Burton. Because I bet he didn't expect it. I hope there was an "entourage" of Big 12 bigwigs that had their concerns allayed.

 

[Drew]

What does he think we need to invest in? I‘m just curious, as our facilities are more than P5 capable. Maybe a stadium. When we are in, we extend Mora+staff, Hurley, Geno, and Penders, then we wait for Mora to kick a s s, plus Penders. Basketball will do what we do.

Our facilities (namely the stadium) need a drastic investment. Need to add about 20k seats including many more premium amenities.

Also need a major investment in off field staff and other support areas for the program that P5 teams provide. Recruiting analysts, coaching analysts, etc

 

[jostar1]

MH ver3@MH ver3
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Bigger news is that Espn and Fox have agreed to pro-rata for UConn in all sports if AZ doesn’t pan out.


MH ver3@MH ver3
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I have one source who believes the UConn all sports interest by B12 is a cover to get Az to make the jump -fear of losing the spot.

 

[WestHartHusk]

I didn’t want to start a Non-Key School thread, so thought I would post the Friar fans thoughts on UConn and the Big 12 here: UCONN B12 Rumblings.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I didn’t want to start a Non-Key School thread, so thought I would post the Friar fans thoughts on UConn and the Big 12 here: UCONN B12 Rumblings.

Let me guess:

The BE saved us....
We're a bunch of ingrates....
They're better off without us....
We're letting football ruin a good thing.....

 

[WestHartHusk]

Let me guess:

The BE saved us....
We're a bunch of ingrates....
They're better off without us....
We're letting football ruin a good thing.....

Pretty much nailed, just missing:

We should have never let UConn back in
Providence will be fine
Give us your money and tourney credits

 

[HuskyDogArt]

you have won football games against good competition in the past, and you fully intend to do it again.

Like Baylor, with RG3 saying the stadium is nice. Who else did we played before in the B12. I know we played Oklahoma before. But anyone (without the new AAC or WVU games we played)

 

[superjohn]

I didn’t want to start a Non-Key School thread, so thought I would post the Friar fans thoughts on UConn and the Big 12 here: UCONN B12 Rumblings.

One of the dumbest communities on the interwebz...