Now is the time for Blumenthal to declare war

[businesslawyer]

Where are all these fine CT politicians the last 48 hours? Malloy too busy stuttering? Blumenthal too busy looking in the mirror? Lieberman looking to start another middle east war before he retires?

Would someone explain to me why anyone thinks that making fun of a physical disability is funny, fair or appropriate?

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Right... you want to destroy your school's athletics and a large chunk of your state's economy in a futile attempt to take down all college athletics instead of just waiting for your seat at the table... and I'm trolling. lol. I guess if a restraunt gets your order wrong instead of sending it back you just burn the place down, with yourself still inside.

Really? We don't have - and we aren't getting - a seat at the table. They (the ACC, the BiG 10, etc) have not only exclude UConn football but undone all that the basketball programs have accomplished with there predatory practice. They have done this to UConn. UConn has done nothing wrong and a whole lot right in the past 10-15 years. They did this to UConn. Greedy conferences, greedy television networks, the whole dog-eat-done thing. So yeah, I'd rather there be no college sports than to see UConn on the outside looking in.

 

[normaliswear]

Really? We don't have - and we aren't getting - a seat at the table. They (the ACC, the BiG 10, etc) have not only exclude UConn football but undone all that the basketball programs have accomplished with there predatory practice. They have done this to UConn. UConn has done nothing wrong and a whole lot right in the past 10-15 years. They did this to UConn. Greedy conferences, greedy television networks, the whole dog-eat-done thing. So yeah, I'd rather there be no college sports than to see UConn on the outside looking in.

Lets set the whole "should you" thing aside a moment. Lets focus simply on "could you". Do you REALLY believe there is the slightest chance that you and Dick could take down all of college athletics? Do you really not think all those other states and power brokers would defend themselves at the expense of Conn and UConn? Its futile, suicidal, and very very counterproductive.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Lets set the whole "should you" thing aside a moment. Lets focus simply on "could you". Do you REALLY believe there is the slightest chance that you and Dick could take down all of college athletics? Do you really not think all those other states and power brokers would defend themselves at the expense of Conn and UConn? Its futile, suicidal, and very very counterproductive.

Of course not. That's not the end game. It's real simple . . . get cooler heads to make this all go away. Find UConn a rightful home (either ACC, BiG 10 or Big 12) and settle the matter once and for all. Like world politics . . . throw money at the problem. College football doesn't need anyone looking to disrupt the golden goose (think Orrin Hatch in Utah). Far better to absorb UConn, and shut us the ---- up. So playing nice got us nowhere, so now maybe we find ways to throw a wrench into the entire party. But in the end . . . I'd much rather thank one of these conferences for inviting us and pledge our loyalty to them.

 

[normaliswear]

Of course not. That's not the end game. It's real simple . . . get cooler heads to make this all go away. Find UConn a rightful home (either ACC, BiG 10 or Big 12) and settle the matter once and for all. Like world politics . . . throw money at the problem. College football doesn't need anyone looking to disrupt the golden goose (think Orrin Hatch in Utah). Far better to absorb UConn, and shut us the ---- up. So playing nice got us nowhere, so now maybe we find ways to throw a wrench into the entire party. But in the end . . . I'd much rather thank one of these conferences for inviting us and pledge our loyalty to them.

LOL... sorry but you aren't going to strong arm the B1G or ACC or whoever into taking you into their conference. The only thing you'd accomplish is guarenteeing that when the next spot opens up... and if we know ANYTHING about realignment its that its by no means done.... that you will have burned every bridge you need to get that spot. Was Dick able to strong arm BC and Miami into staying, or did that just burn bridges that would have gotten you into the ACC by now? So now the plan is to repeat that stance on a larger scale with every power conference? Good plan.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

LOL... sorry but you aren't going to strong arm the B1G or ACC or whoever into taking you into their conference. The only thing you'd accomplish is guarenteeing that when the next spot opens up... and if we know ANYTHING about realignment its that its by no means done.... that you will have burned every bridge you need to get that spot. Was Dick able to strong arm BC and Miami into staying, or did that just burn bridges that would have gotten you into the ACC by now? So now the plan is to repeat that stance on a larger scale with every power conference? Good plan.

The move towards Oligopolistic Conferences has gotten totally out of hand and preditory practices have absolutely destroyed the Big East.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

LOL... sorry but you aren't going to strong arm the B1G or ACC or whoever into taking you into their conference. The only thing you'd accomplish is guarenteeing that when the next spot opens up... and if we know ANYTHING about realignment its that its by no means done.... that you will have burned every bridge you need to get that spot. Was Dick able to strong arm BC and Miami into staying, or did that just burn bridges that would have gotten you into the ACC by now? So now the plan is to repeat that stance on a larger scale with every power conference? Good plan.

Again, maybe at the Federal level or even the judicial level, somebody can convince these conferences to make room and "silence the lambs". Make the problem go away.

 

[normaliswear]

The move towards Oligopolistic Conferences has gotten totally out of hand and preditory practices have absolutely destroyed the Big East.

Yup... and theres exactly two things you can do about it. Jack, and . Sorry, real your options are maintain or improve your athletics and wait for your turn, which will come. Or throw a hissy fit and guarentee you're forever on the outside looking in.

 

[normaliswear]

Again, maybe at the Federal level or even the judicial level, somebody can convince these conferences to make room and "silence the lambs". Make the problem go away.

They can make the prob go away but just turning UConn into Vermont. Or worse, not that I think you could get nearly this far, lets say you REALLY tick off the power confs... instead of rolling over they have their Federal connections, which far outnumber yours, find reason to start to cut off UConn's federal money. At best such a plan earns you a spot in the MAAC forever. At worse they make an example of UConn athletics and the school.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Blumenthal should sit down with a senator from a few key states in the next few days and tell her to deliver the following message to the respective BCS commissioners:

1) Either UConn is in the ACC in 3 months, or he will burn college football to the ground.
2) He will get whatever subcommittee chairmanship he need to continue hearings on the anti-competitive BCS.
3) He will badger Obama's anti-trust division to investigate the anti-competitive BCS. This means that criminal penalties attach if there is found to be anti-competitive behavior.
4) He will start an investigation into the tax status of the BCS.

And when some smartass reporter asks Blumenthal if he has something more important to do, Blumenthal can honestly answer "no". Murphy can help him.

There is no reason to play nice any more. There is no reason to "wait for next time", because this was next time and it didn't happen. This is time for extortion and blackmail by our state's most powerful elected officials. Give them 3 months, then burn the entire sport to the ground.

Blumenthal saved the Big East's BCS bid 9 years ago, it is time for him to save UConn today.

Excuse me, but the Senators and Representatives have MUCH MORE IMPORTANT things to do than worry about sports!! We have something called the FISCAL CLIFF that the MARXIST in the White House is not worried about and neither is any other morons (the RINOS and the MARXIST DEMS) in DC cares about.

Let DOOMENTHAL worry about the IMPORTANT STUFF... like raising our taxes!!

 

[Vowelguy]

When the Southwest conference split up in the 90s, most people said "Bummer." I don't think too many folks were that concerned that TCU, Houston, SMU, and Rice were sent to the minor leagues. It was kind of, "well, the strong schools survived; the weak ones couldn't." I think most folks will feel the same way this time. And they will say "if you're really a gem, you'll make your way back, as TCU has done."

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Dick needs to do two things at this juncture.

1) Sit the **** down.
2) Shut the **** up.

We lost. We may as well lose with some dignity.

Lose with dignity? WTF does that mean? This isn't a volleyball game, this is the entire university hanging in the balance. There is only winning and losing. Dignity has nothing to do with it.

Nelson, the University is NOT hanging in the balance!! What, do you think MIT and University of Chicago aren't GREAT UNIVERSITIES because they don't have major sports?? If UConn cancelled FOOTBALL and other sports tomorrow, the university will still be a great UNIVERSITY to go get a degree...

 

[businesslawyer]

Dick needs to do two things at this juncture.

1) Sit the **** down.
2) Shut the **** up.

We lost. We may as well lose with some dignity.





Nelson, the University is NOT hanging in the balance!! What, do you think MIT and University of Chicago aren't GREAT UNIVERSITIES because they don't have major sports?? If UConn cancelled FOOTBALL and other sports tomorrow, the university will still be a great UNIVERSITY to go get a degree...

It's not that simple. The University of Connecticut has not been, historically, a great university. The state didn't care about it enough to provide it with the funding necessary to be a great university, and out of state students who needed to provide bodies to make it a great university didn't know that it wasn't north of the Pacific Northwest. Those aren't opinions -- those are facts.

If we no longer play big time sports, will state financial support and out of state applications stay strong or dry up? People can have different opinions on that. But the question of whether the UConn that is a strong state university can survive a lack of big time sports is personally fair.

Now will people here stop making me defend Nelson. It's getting old.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Now will people here stop making me defend Nelson. It's getting old.​

LOL, sorry BL, for making you defend Nelson!! ​

 

[rich1122]

Blumenthal should sit down with a senator from a few key states in the next few days and tell her to deliver the following message to the respective BCS commissioners:

1) Either UConn is in the ACC in 3 months, or he will burn college football to the ground.
2) He will get whatever subcommittee chairmanship he need to continue hearings on the anti-competitive BCS.
3) He will badger Obama's anti-trust division to investigate the anti-competitive BCS. This means that criminal penalties attach if there is found to be anti-competitive behavior.
4) He will start an investigation into the tax status of the BCS.

And when some smartass reporter asks Blumenthal if he has something more important to do, Blumenthal can honestly answer "no". Murphy can help him.

There is no reason to play nice any more. There is no reason to "wait for next time", because this was next time and it didn't happen. This is time for extortion and blackmail by our state's most powerful elected officials. Give them 3 months, then burn the entire sport to the ground.

Blumenthal saved the Big East's BCS bid 9 years ago, it is time for him to save UConn today.

You have AGAIN outdone yourself for stupid posts. Now 4 in three weeks.

Are you auditioning for stupidest posts in America.

We don't need more people against us. Shotgun weddings are not the order. Tell the Junior Senator to go back and actually do something down there in Washington. Cut taxes or something. Have him stay the hell of out this. He caused enough trouble.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

You have AGAIN outdone yourself for stupid posts. Now 4 in three weeks.

Are you auditioning for stupidest posts in America.

We don't need more people against us. Shotgun weddings are not the order. Tell the Junior Senator to go back and actually do something down there in Washington. Cut taxes or something. Have him stay the hell of out this. He caused enough trouble.

Rich:

Do Something for Blumenthal and Murphy would be RAISING TAXES!! If they ever voted to CUT taxes, I'll be the first one in line to say I was wrong!!

 

[businesslawyer]

Rich:

Do Something for Blumenthal and Murphy would be RAISING TAXES!! If they ever voted to CUT taxes, I'll be the first one in line to say I was wrong!!

I mean seriously -- LMAO. They are both on record on supporting cutting the tax rates on 98% of Americans on 1/1 when th temporary tax rate reduction phases out. Of course, Republicans are expressing their unwillingness to support that tax cut.

I know that facts don't enter your analysis because your mind is made up but what I just stated is not an opinion -- it is a fact. No matter how Fox News portrays it.

 

[BlueMAB]

I mean seriously -- LMAO. They are both on record on supporting cutting the tax rates on 98% of Americans on 1/1 when th temporary tax rate reduction phases out. Of course, Republicans are expressing their unwillingness to support that tax cut.

I know that facts don't enter your analysis because your mind is made up but what I just stated is not an opinion -- it is a fact. No matter how Fox News portrays it.

if you're going to continuosly take shots at Fox News, try not to lie. Especially when lecturing about offering up facts.

The Republicans have not expressed unwillingness to support a tax cut. They're unwilling to support another tax increase.

What you and your ilk continuously refuse to accept is that obamacare is kicking in, and that means there are a number of new taxes coming. from a tax on home sales anddurable medical equipment to taxes on health care plans increases in capital gains taxes.

What you're doing is pretending that the democrats want to cut everyone's taxes but the rich. If you raise everyone's taxes (for example) 10%, and then give 98% of those people a 5% tax cut, it doesn't matter what you did to the other 2%. You didn't cut taxes, you raised them. You apparently enjoy that fuzzy government math that tells people they are going to save us $1 billion by spending $2 billion instead of $3 billion.

You probably spent 8 years complaining about Bush's tax cuts for the rich. The ones Obama promised to eliminate once he was elected. Ironically here we are almost into his second term and he's using those same tax cuts....the ones he allowed to continue, and that everyone got.... to draw a wedge between people and maintain his class warfare.

After 10+/- years, they are no longer tax cuts. They are the current tax rates. Either congress continues the current tax rates, or they raise them. But nobody is getting a tax cut. We already got it. That's the fact.

 

[businesslawyer]

if you're going to continuosly take shots at Fox News, try not to lie. Especially when lecturing about offering up facts.

The Republicans have not expressed unwillingness to support a tax cut. They're unwilling to support another tax increase.

What you and your ilk continuously refuse to accept is that obamacare is kicking in, and that means there are a number of new taxes coming. from a tax on home sales anddurable medical equipment to taxes on health care plans increases in capital gains taxes.

What you're doing is pretending that the democrats want to cut everyone's taxes but the rich. If you raise everyone's taxes (for example) 10%, and then give 98% of those people a 5% tax cut, it doesn't matter what you did to the other 2%. You didn't cut taxes, you raised them. You apparently enjoy that fuzzy government math that tells people they are going to save us $1 billion by spending $2 billion instead of $3 billion.

You probably spent 8 years complaining about Bush's tax cuts for the rich. The ones Obama promised to eliminate once he was elected. Ironically here we are almost into his second term and he's using those same tax cuts....the ones he allowed to continue, and that everyone got.... to draw a wedge between people and maintain his class warfare.

After 8 years, they are no longer tax cuts. They are the current tax rates. Either congress continues the current tax rates, or they raise them. But nobody is getting a tax cut. We already got it. That's the fact.

Everything I said is 100% accurate. If the cliff isn't avoided the Senate will pass a bill on 1/2 cutting the rates for 98% and the House isn't saying they will pass it. You can spin it how you'd like. but it is what it is.

I won't get into it with you here so feel free to have the last word. But Art does this so damn frequently on this board that I felt hypocrisy needed to be pointed out.

 

[BlueMAB]

Everything I said is 100% accurate. If the cliff isn't avoided the Senate will pass a bill on 1/2 cutting the rates for 98% and the House isn't saying they will pass it. You can spin it how you'd like. but it is what it is.

I won't get into it with you here so feel free to have the last word. But Art does this so damn frequently on this board that I felt hypocrisy needed to be pointed out.

I'm not doing the spinning. You're being very selective with your "facts". If taxes are raised on 12/31, then, on 1/2 returned back to where they were on 12/30, that's only a tax cut to the intellectually dishonest. Especially when those people ignore the multitude of other new taxes hitting people in a number of ways at many different income levels.

You and Rachel Maddow can pretend like the democrats are really helping us out, when the fact is they have already raised taxes on all of us, they just don't start until obamacare kicks in.

 

[businesslawyer]

I'm not doing the spinning. You're being very selective with your "facts". If taxes are raised on 12/31, then, on 1/2 returned back to where they were on 12/30, that's only a tax cut to the intellectually dishonest. Especially when those people ignore the multitude of other new taxes hitting people in a number of ways at many different income levels.

You and Rachel Maddow can pretend like the democrats are really helping us out, when the fact is they have already raised taxes on all of us, they just don't start until obamacare kicks in.

Last thing I will say: I did not say Blumenthal never voted to raise taxes, or that he's a good senator. I responded to a specific line (not yours) with a fact that rendered it dumb.

Have a nice day.

 

[BlueMAB]

Last thing I will say: I did not say Blumenthal never voted to raise taxes, or that he's a good senator. I responded to a specific line (not yours) with a fact that rendered it dumb.

Have a nice day.

You're ignoring the analyisis of that fact, because when analyzed and examined it's apparent that it doesn't render his line dumb. it only exposes yours as being as partisan as mine or anyone elses.

 

[ElGuapo]

I missed an opportunity to represent this board today and get some insider info.

I was in Hartford at lunch time talking to my buddy outside the State House Square Garage on Market Street
In the middle of our conversation my buddy goes "Hey look, Richard Blumenthal."
And no , Senator Blumenthal was in the passenger seat pulling out of the garage in a non descript older Ford Escape.

I should have run after him screaming about conference realignment and what he is doing about it.

For you conspiracy theorists the garage exit was right across the street from the UConn School of Business.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

if you're going to continuosly take shots at Fox News, try not to lie. Especially when lecturing about offering up facts.

The Republicans have not expressed unwillingness to support a tax cut. They're unwilling to support another tax increase.

What you and your ilk continuously refuse to accept is that obamacare is kicking in, and that means there are a number of new taxes coming. from a tax on home sales anddurable medical equipment to taxes on health care plans increases in capital gains taxes.

What you're doing is pretending that the democrats want to cut everyone's taxes but the rich. If you raise everyone's taxes (for example) 10%, and then give 98% of those people a 5% tax cut, it doesn't matter what you did to the other 2%. You didn't cut taxes, you raised them. You apparently enjoy that fuzzy government math that tells people they are going to save us $1 billion by spending $2 billion instead of $3 billion.

You probably spent 8 years complaining about Bush's tax cuts for the rich. The ones Obama promised to eliminate once he was elected. Ironically here we are almost into his second term and he's using those same tax cuts....the ones he allowed to continue, and that everyone got.... to draw a wedge between people and maintain his class warfare.

After 10+/- years, they are no longer tax cuts. They are the current tax rates. Either congress continues the current tax rates, or they raise them. But nobody is getting a tax cut. We already got it. That's the fact.

WingU-Conn:

You said it!! the upper class and the middle class will get a TAX RAISE on 1-1-13. As I told my senator - Marco Rubio (what a heck of a Senator) - that EVERYONE will get a tax raise. If we go off the FISCAL CLIFF, the Democrats will get the blame - not the Republicans.

(Now I should go to Free Republic, to talk sports, since the-boneyard must be 'The DEMOCRAT UNDERGROUND'!!)

 

[ctchamps]

there is a reason that the Boneyard has a cesspool forum. just saying!

 

[ddminct]

You have to admire BL. Anyone enough to give himself the name Businesslawyer you have to assume that he's in the tax bracket that will be increased when the deal is done. So he is supporting his own taxes going up.

 

[businesslawyer]

You have to admire BL. Anyone enough to give himself the name Businesslawyer you have to assume that he's in the tax bracket that will be increased when the deal is done. So he is supporting his own taxes going up.

And I'm not asking for any "free stuff."

 

[John Greene]

You have to admire BL. Anyone enough to give himself the name Businesslawyer you have to assume that he's in the tax bracket that will be increased when the deal is done. So he is supporting his own taxes going up.

I love his view reports but, even more amazing is the fact that a business lawyer would have the time to post almost 5000 times on a college sports board. Since so many of the posts seem to come during business hours, he is either the most brilliant business lawyer around or has a really dumb client base. Then again both may be true.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

And I'm not asking for any "free stuff."

psst...NEITHER am I...and I want the GOVERNMENT OUT OF MY LIFE!!! Thank you!

 

[whaler11]

WingU-Conn:

You said it!! the upper class and the middle class will get a TAX RAISE on 1-1-13. As I told my senator - Marco Rubio (what a heck of a Senator) - that EVERYONE will get a tax raise. If we go off the FISCAL CLIFF, the Democrats will get the blame - not the Republicans.

(Now I should go to Free Republic, to talk sports, since the-boneyard must be 'The DEMOCRAT UNDERGROUND'!!)

You told your state senator about federal taxes? Seems productive.