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I do the same when I find a previously forgotten, unopened bottle of the Captain in the cabinet after finishing off the prior full bottle watching UConn shoot itself in the arse losing to Towson at home.
Larry Walker@Manny_Insanity3h
@theDudeofWV When did Cincy have these provisional talks with the Big 12?
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV20m
@Manny_Insanity Within the last 3 months.
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CL82
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Christopher Lambert
And just maybe my AWOL B1G source from last week will be able to sneak in & update us on the B1G's plans.
Christopher Lambert
Hopefully my B1G source will join us tonight, albeit briefly and be back next week to really drop a bomb.
Christopher Lambert
And yes I will have an expansion update concerning the B1G and the Big 12.
Christopher Lambert
Next Tuesday my B1G source will expose B1G expansion plans.
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Please dont tell me you are his big source.
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I can assure you I am not the B1G source for the Dude of WV.
I actually think CL82 has put forth a good theory about the Dude of WV's B1G source.
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It's worth about as much as Kim Kardashian's wedding vows.
Murr@MurrDCU10 Sep
@theDudeofWV is your B1G source gonna make the show tonight?
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV23h
@MurrDCU I hope so... I have a backup scheduled. He's jumpy.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV22h
No show tonight. The ACC gremlins got to me again. No worries though. I have the stuff about UNC recorded.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV22h
Notice every-time I try something controversial our network has problems. Doesn't happen to anyone else.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV22h
Perhaps the universe is trying to tell me something.
ManOfReason@mphspsu21h
@theDudeofWV Have anything from your B1G insider you want to pass along?
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV21h
@mphspsu Not yet. I'll let him....
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV9h
If we have to personally phone each & every person with B1G information I promise it will get out. Sorry about last night.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV9h
@Contraviento78 meaning the info is toxic.. I don't need anymore trolls feeding off of me...
ManOfReason@mphspsu2h
@theDudeofWV @Contraviento78 Is it toxic because it involves Buffalo? Or someone else?
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV2h
@mphspsu @Contraviento78 I'm really going to let the B1G source put it out. But the clue are all about. One program is actively preparing.
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Christopher Lambert
No show tonight. The ACC gremlins got to me again. No worries though. I have the stuff about UNC recorded.
Christopher Lambert
Notice every-time I try something controversial our network has problems. Doesn't happen to anyone else.
Christopher Lambert
Perhaps the universe is trying to tell me something.
ManOfReason
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If we have to personally phone each & every person with B1G information I promise it will get out. Sorry about last night.
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Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV7h
I'm going to have an update on expansion this afternoon to dispel some rumors & update the situation.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV7h
@pfac51 I'm recording my B1G source at 3 pm for a Friday podcast. Also a written update.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV1h
Recording B1G source now...he's actually on the phone!!!!!
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV56m
B1G has established benchmarks for the University of Buffalo. One of the tidbits B1G source is sharing.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV54m
Interview is in the books. Latest update from B1G source.
Bill Brown@BillBrown100050m
@theDudeofWV please, at least make it believable.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV50m
@BillBrown1000 Do your research. On the interview I clearly say I was skeptical & then the reasons why are stated.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV50m
@BillBrown1000 I didn't mean that to sound snarky. Its just that if you look beneath the surface then UB doesn't sound so silly.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV41m
@BillBrown1000 I WAS skeptical.
I'm going to have an update on expansion this afternoon to dispel some rumors & update the situation.
Christopher Lambert
Christopher Lambert
Recording B1G source now...he's actually on the phone!!!!!
Christopher Lambert
B1G has established benchmarks for the University of Buffalo. One of the tidbits B1G source is sharing.
Christopher Lambert
Interview is in the books. Latest update from B1G source.
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Terry Pegula just built two rinks, one with abundant seating for D1 NCAA hockey, right next to the Sabres Arena. Too bad UB hired a reb for its AD who decided to change the name of the university and thereby alienate all the local supporters. The AD of course wants to look elsewhere for a better position, so killing football is a career-ender for him, even if it would be the best thing for the school. So, Pegula moves on and then Canisius becomes the tenant of the new arena, and UB is left with a generational error that will continue to compound the losses well into the future.
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So are you saying Tulane has a better shot at an invite to the B1G than UB?
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Yes, absolutely!!!!!!!!!
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Can someone explain to me how I am supposed to believe Buffalo would get a B1G invite over Mizzou, OU, Kansas, UConn or heck even University of Alaska-Fairbanks!?!
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I believe they are talking about hockey-only invite, similar to the lacrosse-only invite to Johns Hopkins. The Presidents like the AAU/CIC academic cooperation and Buffalo is attractive on that basis.
But, once in the club, you may have a better shot at a full invite if you upgrade athletics ...
If true, this shows how critical AAU status is for UConn.
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Why yes, someone can. That would be someone named The Dude of WV, and his "B1G Source".
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Easily, they play in a pro stadium, they have a large and loyal season ticket base. And as E.J. Manuel matures I believe the Bills would be very competitive in the B1G.
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I think there are several ways to view the Dude of WV's contention that UB is a candidate for the B1G.
First, UB is actually under consideration. UB is an AAU public research university located in a contiguous state to a B1G university. UB approached the B1G from this perspective and inquired about membership in the B1G. The B1G, as a courtesy to an AAU university, did provide "benchmarks" that would need to be met to be considered for membership. Of course, these "benchmarks" thus far have not been described nor a timeline to meet these "benchmarks" disclosed by the Dude of WV. It may be that these "benchmarks" are not intended to be met any time soon but rather a due date to coincide with expiration of the GORs of other conferences has been discussed with UB .
Second, UB is not actually under consideration but this is being leaked as such for an alternate purpose. Delany is in a difficult position with respect to B1G expansion from the perspective that the B1G presidents want AAU members. Delany leaks UB as a potential candidate. There is significant backlash among B1G alums and fans, akin to the "Leaders" and "Legends" fiasco, given a lack of athletic success at UB. Delany goes to the B1G presidents with this backlash and lays out the need to be more flexible with the de facto AAU membership requirement in order to continue B1G expansion with universities that may or may not be AAU members but can bring an athletic brand to the B1G.
Third, he is just making s&!t up to generate hits and once again raise the hopes or ire of those alums and fans of universities that have been losers to date in the conference realignment game.
First, UB is actually under consideration. UB is an AAU public research university located in a contiguous state to a B1G university. UB approached the B1G from this perspective and inquired about membership in the B1G. The B1G, as a courtesy to an AAU university, did provide "benchmarks" that would need to be met to be considered for membership. Of course, these "benchmarks" thus far have not been described nor a timeline to meet these "benchmarks" disclosed by the Dude of WV. It may be that these "benchmarks" are not intended to be met any time soon but rather a due date to coincide with expiration of the GORs of other conferences has been discussed with UB .
Second, UB is not actually under consideration but this is being leaked as such for an alternate purpose. Delany is in a difficult position with respect to B1G expansion from the perspective that the B1G presidents want AAU members. Delany leaks UB as a potential candidate. There is significant backlash among B1G alums and fans, akin to the "Leaders" and "Legends" fiasco, given a lack of athletic success at UB. Delany goes to the B1G presidents with this backlash and lays out the need to be more flexible with the de facto AAU membership requirement in order to continue B1G expansion with universities that may or may not be AAU members but can bring an athletic brand to the B1G.
Third, he is just making s&!t up to generate hits and once again raise the hopes or ire of those alums and fans of universities that have been losers to date in the conference realignment game.
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Christ almighty. More "Buffalo to the B1G" talk. I can now officially "unwatch" this thread...
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I can’t see Buffalo getting into the B1G at all. Yes, UB is AAU and contiguous to the B1G footprint; but…
1) UB is #109 in the US News Ranking, which is behind everyone else in the B1G including Nebraska (#101)
2) UB offers no marquee sports
3) At best, UB offers the Buffalo (#52) and Rochester NY (#78) TV markets (New Haven/Hartford is #30) and have nearly no presence in NYC or any other major TV market, unless the B1G is trying to reach Toronto.
4) Western NY is not a recruiting hotbed for football (some lacrosse and soccer) and is facing a declining population
To get into the B1G, I believe that they need to hit more than just AAU and contiguous points. All three recent additions were contiguous. Nebraska is not AAU but offers a marquee football team, Maryland and Rutgers are AAU but offer DC (#8) and NYC (#1) TV markets plus they are both good recruiting states for football.
UConn, Kansas, Oklahoma, Virginia, etc. all offer a lot more than UB, and that is not a slap to UB at all, just a fact.
1) UB is #109 in the US News Ranking, which is behind everyone else in the B1G including Nebraska (#101)
2) UB offers no marquee sports
3) At best, UB offers the Buffalo (#52) and Rochester NY (#78) TV markets (New Haven/Hartford is #30) and have nearly no presence in NYC or any other major TV market, unless the B1G is trying to reach Toronto.
4) Western NY is not a recruiting hotbed for football (some lacrosse and soccer) and is facing a declining population
To get into the B1G, I believe that they need to hit more than just AAU and contiguous points. All three recent additions were contiguous. Nebraska is not AAU but offers a marquee football team, Maryland and Rutgers are AAU but offer DC (#8) and NYC (#1) TV markets plus they are both good recruiting states for football.
UConn, Kansas, Oklahoma, Virginia, etc. all offer a lot more than UB, and that is not a slap to UB at all, just a fact.
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1. USNews gets all the SUNY's horribly wrong. Don't really know why. Not sure the state really cares either.
Look at this: https://www.google.com/search?q=U+b...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Acceptance rate is decent, SATs are around 1200, research budget is just under $400 million, 30,000 students, AAU school.
Whatever USNews is doing, it's doing it wrong. This probably has everything to do with reputation and guidance counselors nationally. USNews will have a piddling school like Clemson ranked high, whereas a school with much higher ranked departments and resources ranked low. I can't really explain it. This is similar to the way that U. Rochester is somehow not well known by guidance counselors (22.5% of the score) but very well known by academics. Maybe western NY is just a hinterland out of the national consciousness.
3. You're right about the small market, and it's not going to grow. For pro sports, the market is much bigger. You have to consider that the market for Conn. is much bigger because it's a two hour drive from one end of the market (northeast) to the other (New London), whereas the Buffalo market is 30 minutes north to the Canadian border (I can do it in 20) and 30 minutes south (i.e. a 1 hour drive north to south), and it only goes 30 minutes east. I commuted to Rochester 60 miles away for a few years. You add that DMA, and things change. But this is only relevant for a pro market since college sports aren't big up here. As well, 20% of the pro sports market in Buffalo comes from Ontario (I only use the Sabres and Bills season ticket base as an example).
4. Western NY is a huge recruiting hotbed for hockey. That's the main sport up here.
5. UB is not committed to growing its sports. All this talk is a fantasy.
As for USNews, these are the schools it gets badly wrong, up or down:
SHOULD GO DOWN AT LEAST +15
1. Miami
2. Yeshiva
3. Northeastern
4. Fordham
5. BYU
6. Clemson
7. Baylor
8. Clark
9. Marquette
10. Miami, OH (I'm convinced people think this is Miami, FL)
11. Delaware
12. TCU
13. Vermont
Q: Why is Marquette national but Villanova or RIT regional?
UPS BY 15 AT LEAST:
1. Colorado
2. Cal Santa Cruz
3. UMass
4. Binghamton
5. Buffalo
6. Missouri
7. Loyola
8. NC State
9. Kansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Iowa State
12. Oregon
13. Arizona
14. Temple
15. Illinois-Chicago
16. Ohio U.
17. Cincinnati
Most of these schools should be ahead of the downs above.
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I kind of like your second scenario for the obvious reason.
Upstater,
The main reason for the difference is that US News puts heavy emphasis on student:faculty ratio in their rankings. Most private schools report the entire school's faculty in this data even if they do not teach any undergraduate level classes while public schools report only faculty who are involved at the undergraduate level.
If you go by pure peer assessment rankings you get rankings closer to what you're describing
The main reason for the difference is that US News puts heavy emphasis on student:faculty ratio in their rankings. Most private schools report the entire school's faculty in this data even if they do not teach any undergraduate level classes while public schools report only faculty who are involved at the undergraduate level.
If you go by pure peer assessment rankings you get rankings closer to what you're describing
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