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Message: [QUOTE="CoastAtlantic, post: 1228728, member: 5174"] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567390061402927104']6h6 hours ago[/URL] "[URL='https://twitter.com/rwesthead']@[B]rwesthead[/B][/URL]: Interesting times in NCAA hockey. Penn State hockey program turned a profit this yr with $4.4M in revenue" Rutgers listening? [URL='https://twitter.com/DooleyMcStitch'][B]Dooley[/B] ‏@[B]DooleyMcStitch[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/DooleyMcStitch/status/567401849779539968']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] UCONN played PSU in a doubleheader this past season. Easy travel. [URL='https://twitter.com/UConnMHOC']@[B]UConnMHOC[/B][/URL] leads Hockey East in attendance [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] ‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567402093426655233']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] And the elephant in the room people don't like to talk about when it comes to expansion... But Presidents do..CT has money [URL='https://twitter.com/ChiTownLionPSU'][B]ChiTownLionPSU[/B] ‏@[B]ChiTownLionPSU[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/ChiTownLionPSU/status/567402263233458176']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] <-- Hey, [URL='https://twitter.com/SpencerLeone']@[B]SpencerLeone[/B][/URL]. You should give these guys a follow. [URL='https://twitter.com/hashtag/B1G?src=hash']#[B]B1G[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/DooleyMcStitch'][B]Dooley[/B] ‏@[B]DooleyMcStitch[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/DooleyMcStitch/status/567402321324154882']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] I agree - CT is not a fertile football recruiting ground. But UCONN area can deliver hoops and hockey recruits. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] ‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567402579034779649']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] If Boren doesn't give a wink and a nod to Delany...if Schools in Virginia don't give Delany any love...UCONN becomes viable [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] ‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567403094938382337']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] The most underrated part of expansion talk is how much money-branding-prestige the Big Ten will be getting from BTN 3-5 yrs [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] ‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567403391819579392']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] People are clouded by the "cord cutting" mantra. BTN is becoming more and more dominant. And simple economics will push.. [URL='https://twitter.com/DooleyMcStitch'][B]Dooley[/B] ‏@[B]DooleyMcStitch[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/DooleyMcStitch/status/567403403702071297']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] Something else...UCONN fans would chop off their own arms to be a part of the B1G. No Maryland backlash here. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] ‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567403668295528448']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] ..Delany to feed BTN...which increasing feeds Big Ten schools. Because of all of this and more...UCONN needs to be watched [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567407670354018304']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] Although I've stated many times that I like Oklahoma and Kansas as the next members of the Big Ten, I think UConn and Kansas.... [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567408443309703168']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] are the two likeliest additions. Especially since no current ACC or BXII (sans Kansas) schools seems slightly interested [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567408684029214721']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] Kansas has been especially quiet regarding realignment or potential realignment compared to the rest of the BXII. [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567408959309766656']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] Delaney is on record saying that any conversation with potential schools have already been made. This was when people..... [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567409208426246144']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] where asking about the secret meeting location that has been used in all face to face meetings with potential schools. [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567409730512228352']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] He wouldn't disclose the location or the schools that were in talks. He said the Big Ten had contact with less than 6 schools. [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567410093512470528']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] then a month later Lee Barknefkt says that the Big Ten was looking at 3 schools in particular. And that other opportunities.... [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567410416280948737']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] were present on the Atlantic farther south and a couple of Midwest schools. Oklahoma and Kansas are Midwestern geographicly. [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush'][B]Daniel Mountcastle[/B] ‏@[B]expansion_crush[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush/status/567410672192217088']5h5 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] If anything, Kansas has learned from Missouri on how to handle the information. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567391224554721280']6h6 hours ago[/URL] Big Ten hockey on the BTN/Fox Sports has been beneficial to the network...reaping good ratings. Pie is growing. More content will be wanted [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub'][B]Doug [/B] ‏@[B]NebGradDubDub[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/567477107274432513']36m36 minutes ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] hockey is a revenue driver for some AD departments. Nebraska would add it if it weren't for title 9 concerns [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567391973137321985']6h6 hours ago[/URL] Big Ten Hockey will expand in the next few years and according to all public information it will not probably happen from inside B1G conf [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567396601233018880']6h6 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] UCONN becomes a more interesting candidate for the Big Ten every time the calendar flips to a new year. Entering sweetspot [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567397068449136640']6h6 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] Biggest Negative for UCONN is the absence of a football recruiting grounds. But not being a Football brand is no deal break [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567397478618525696']6h6 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] Big 10 East Div does not need another Big Brand Football. Simple economics is driving next B1G expansion...good times... [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B]‏@[B]flugempire[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567397796139905024']6h6 hours ago[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/expansion_crush']@[B]expansion_crush[/B][/URL] ...good times propels expansion. BTN in 5 years will be much more different than it even is today in power and $. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/567402093426655233'] [/URL] [/QUOTE]

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