OT: Rutgers Stadium New Name

[uconnyankee]

The annoying thing about Rutgers is that we were also 7-5 all those years they were 7-5 and also close to NYC but we were also winning national championships in other sports. If only we had a wrestling team...

or, if only CT had 8M cable boxes. either or.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

The better question is why aren't you making fun of Rutgers?

Amazing, Rutgers might be bad but they are in the B10. We decided to move back to a conference made up of Private Schools that doesn't support football.

We are giving up on big time football. We are the laughingstock to Rutgers...I bet Rutgers will win in football before we do. Let's stop making fun of Rutgers until we win a game against a P5 team.

 

[CL82]

Amazing, Rutgers might be bad but they are in the B10. We decided to move back to a conference made up of Private Schools that doesn't support football.

We are giving up on big time football. We are the laughingstock to Rutgers...I bet Rutgers will win in football before we do. Let's stop making fun of Rutgers until we win a game against a P5 team.

Well Rutgers does have one thing we don't....

An empty trophy case.

 

[buddy]

You all can make fun of them all you want, they are the biggest winners in CR of all! They deserve a trophy for that!

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Well Rutgers does have one thing we don't....
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An empty trophy case.

That's all we have. And since football controls the bus... I think they'll get a championship in football sooner then we will.

If we want to feel great about UConn, let's not put down another school. We should get out and support Football. Yes, I know Rutgers is wrong for the B10, but they didn't stink up last year like we did.

That is what I'm saying. We aren't in a position to make fun of anyone.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

You all can make fun of them all you want, they are the biggest winners in CR of all! They deserve a trophy for that!

Agreed...but we need to get serious about football! Do we want to play CAA teams or do we want to play Iowa, Iowa State, Penn State and Florida?

 

[CL82]

That's all we have. And since football controls the bus... I think they'll get a championship in football sooner then we will.

Lol!

 

[Pudge]

Why are we making fun of Rutgers? At least they are in a P5, we are not. They have a football future, what is ours?

If Rayatho technologies ever give up the naming rights, maybe Waste Management could have naming rights. We call Rutgers a dumpster fire. We are a junkyard fire...

If only UConn was AAU.

Cut the crap.

There’s only one straightforward reason why Rutgers was elevated to the Big Ten Conference (where they are failing dramatically) ... and that was the payment the BTN drew because of Cable TV eyeballs. It clearly isn’t academic. AAU cartel has proven it’s not a fluid rigorous process - it’s a Club that simply doesn’t care about achievement.

Rutgers does what Rutgers does. They are inept. The 40 year experience of UCONN athletes isn’t merely Calhoun. It’s Program after Program Excellence. It’s ranging from Auriemma dominance to Men’s Soccer attendance leadership to Hockey East crowds to 24 National Championships. Edsall? I firmly bet that Edsall can succeed in 2.0 much as he did last decade; whereas Rutgers football - in spite of some recruiting advantages to us - may dig deeper into a hole. Good dollars sure ... but that doesn’t get put in any RU fans pocket.

I say - the first MSG Friday night BE Tournament Semi sigh 10,000 Blue Huskies fans is our redemption. It’s our Rose Bowl.

 

[crewbear742]

There’s only one straightforward reason why Rutgers was elevated to the Big Ten Conference (where they are failing dramatically) ... and that was the payment the BTN drew because of Cable TV eyeballs.

The B1G is a collection of large research universities. So, yes, AAU status matters. The universities collaborate and leverage each other to get grants. It was a combination of R1, good cable market, good recruiting, and solving Penn State's eastern problem.

 

[Pudge]

The B1G is a collection of large research universities. So, yes, AAU status matters. The universities collaborate and leverage each other to get grants. It was a combination of R1, good cable market, good recruiting, and solving Penn State's eastern problem.

Baloney

They kicked Nebraska out. They arbitrarily bring in & push out. There’s no real criteria. As a school, many of UConns best schools are ranked higher than Rutgers.

There’s not a whiff of academia in Rutgers & Maryland prowess in why they are in that conference. It sounds nice to Jim Delany. It is foolish to continue this drivel.

 

[crewbear742]

Baloney

They kicked Nebraska out. They arbitrarily bring in & push out. There’s no real criteria. As a school, many of UConns best schools are ranked higher than Rutgers.

There’s not a whiff of academia in Rutgers & Maryland prowess in why they are in that conference. It sounds nice to Jim Delany. It is foolish to continue this drivel.

They kicked Nebraska out because of academic snobbery. Too much of Nebraska's research was in Agriculture and I guess that doesn't count among academics of a certain type.

Rutgers Research

"Rutgers University–New Brunswick is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a consortium of first-tier research universities, such as the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Michigan, that shares knowledge and best practices and pools resources and buying power to strengthen higher education and support research endeavors. Alliance universities conduct $10 billion in funded research each year."

That's Billion. With a "B". Which do you suppose is more important? Research or cable markets?

 

[huskymedic]

They kicked Nebraska out because of academic snobbery. Too much of Nebraska's research was in Agriculture and I guess that doesn't count among academics of a certain type.

Rutgers Research

"Rutgers University–New Brunswick is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a consortium of first-tier research universities, such as the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Michigan, that shares knowledge and best practices and pools resources and buying power to strengthen higher education and support research endeavors. Alliance universities conduct $10 billion in funded research each year."

That's Billion. With a "B". Which do you suppose is more important? Research or cable markets?

Yup and who do you think were the two to help whack Nebraska’s AAU credentials?

Wisconsin and Michigan opposed Nebraska's AAU membership

 

[Exit 4]

I have a two word review:

 

[jdb50]

Back in the day when UCONN soccer was rising under Morrone and Brown was a rival we would chant "What's the color of Sh.t? BROWN!" at the games. Then in football there was always "URI!, URI! URINE! Pisssss" Good times.

 

[jonsmith]

They kicked Nebraska out because of academic snobbery. Too much of Nebraska's research was in Agriculture and I guess that doesn't count among academics of a certain type.

Rutgers Research

"Rutgers University–New Brunswick is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a consortium of first-tier research universities, such as the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Michigan, that shares knowledge and best practices and pools resources and buying power to strengthen higher education and support research endeavors. Alliance universities conduct $10 billion in funded research each year."

That's Billion. With a "B". Which do you suppose is more important? Research or cable markets?

There are bigger research institutions than Rutgers that the Big 10 could've added if that's what they cared about in expanding.

 

[Pudge]

It ain’t about Academics

That’s what you say when you are One & Eleven.

UConn Football. One & Eleven also. And we can’t say ... “o the SHI Stadium Deal is great”. As a Fan, I want Edsall to grind us out a winning program. Something that is exciting. I have NO confidence that Rutgers will ever get out of the hole. Enjoy your money

 

[crewbear742]

It ain’t about Academics

That’s what you say when you are One & Eleven.

UConn Football. One & Eleven also. And we can’t say ... “o the SHI Stadium Deal is great”. As a Fan, I want Edsall to grind us out a winning program. Something that is exciting. I have NO confidence that Rutgers will ever get out of the hole. Enjoy your money

It's not "my money". I have no connection to Rutgers. It is simply a matter of truth.

 

[Kolumbo]

The B1G is a collection of large research universities. So, yes, AAU status matters. The universities collaborate and leverage each other to get grants. It was a combination of R1, good cable market, good recruiting, and solving Penn State's eastern problem.

AAU. Brandeis is a member. Notre Dame, Florida State, and a number of SEC schools are not. I think the type of university is the key and not so much membership in a more or less closed club. Just my opinion.

 

[billybud]

Although Duke, Virginia, UNC, Pitt, and GT are AAU...Boston College and Notre Dame are ranked in the top 50 research universities and are not.

It takes more than just being a top research university....it is an old boy club as well.

 

[crewbear742]

Neither ND nor BC have medical schools. AAU criteria heavily favors medical research. That was one of Nebraska's problems. The Med school was on a different campus.

Whether AAU status correlates perfectly with a premiere research university is not the point. The B1G is using AAU status for that purpose.

 

[billybud]

Not only is it having a med school...but it must be a resaerch oriented med school...for example...the Florida legislature has designated FSU's med school/hospital as a Family Practice development school and U of Fla's and USF's affiliated med schools/hospitals as research.

 

[Dove]

Speaking of stadium names...in this case forum page names...

Wesley Watt Lounge looks really weak at the top of this page. Could the name be any more nondescript?

 

[gioff2323]

Back in the day when UCONN soccer was rising under Morrone and Brown was a rival we would chant "What's the color of Sh.t? BROWN!" at the games. Then in football there was always "URI!, URI! URINE! Pisssss" Good times.

if we are not careful, those days may be back soon

 

[Dove]

Back in the day when UCONN soccer was rising under Morrone and Brown was a rival we would chant "What's the color of Sh.t? BROWN!" at the games. Then in football there was always "URI!, URI! URINE! Pisssss" Good times.

I'm sure when drunk they were funny.

 

[Kolumbo]

UConn mentioned on their message board due to the link below. They miss us as much as we miss them.

Rutgers is taking lots of SHI* on social media for new stadium name

Rutgers announced a massive new naming rights deal for its football stadium Friday that is a big upgrade from its previous partnership, but people can't get over the name.

www.nj.com

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