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The "author" is obviously a hack based solely on writing something like this:

DE Chris Rabb (Jr.) — The high school teammate of FSU quarterback Jameis Winston who was involved in the alleged point-shaving scandal.

That's all he could find on Chris Rabb?
 
@noeynox - Did you call the Daily Campus?

dcsportsdept 9:58am via Twitter for iPhone
How UConn Football Can Benefit from UAB's Program Shutting Down - Daily Campus dailycampus.com/uconn-football…

>> Diaco wants people to know that the progress is happening, even if it cannot be seen.But if he wants fans to have faith in the process, it would be beneficial to take a run at some of UAB’s now-displaced underclassmen.<<
 
@huskymedic, lmao no. It is prolly one or two things, they read the board or they think logically!!!

Opportunity strikes! Look forward to reading that when I have time.
 
I had lunch this summer with someone close to the athletic program and administration (former BB player in the late 90's). They told me that the football program is sucking money out of athletics. It's to the point that capital raised to build the new bb facility was borrowed for the use of the FB program. This is one of the reason why some of the finishing touches on the new bb facility where not completed when it opened. This got me thinking, would UConn ever consider shutting down football for fiscal reasons. Would we continue with the high cost of operating a D1 program if it isn't profitable? At the time I thought Never! FB is the vehicle we need to ride to get into a P5 conference. But now my worry is that if things don't get better in the next 3-5 years then this could very well become part of the discussion. I hope to god not but it is ever more reason to continue to support football and renew your season ticket packages. We need football to work for us.
 
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Without looking, I'm gonna guess its a DL from Florida. I checked their commit list using the rivals database. I want the qb though.
 
noeynox said:
Thanks. Do you agree or disagree with the premise. I would give some kids a look if I was Diaco. Kids with one or two years of eligibility that could help fill an immediate need or provide some depth on say the OLine where we are thin. Oh and did I mention the QB.
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I'm all for finding talent wherever they may be.... I just don't buy the statement "But if he wants fans to have faith in the process, it would be beneficial to take a run at some of UAB’s now-displaced underclassmen.". .
 
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Well yeah, I don't think fans faith in the process is in any way dependent on whether or not we get any UAB players. I just see it as having a very thin roster from the attrition of having three (four if you count TJ) headcoaches since the 2009 season. It's not really bringing in JUCO's it is unheard of opportunity. Even better than picking up a graduate student. You're literally recruiting off of an FBS roster. Unique.
 
whaler11 said:
So when you are a fan of a bad team you can have no opinion about who the conference adds. Makes sense.
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Your only a fan of a team that is good all the time. What's your point
 
uconnbill said:
Your only a fan of a team that is good all the time. What's your point
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This might be the least accurate thing I've ever read. Ooohh I noticed Diaco did a bad job this year - I'm not a fan. Clueless.
 
Can we extend offers to their players? I assume they would receive exception and be allowed to play immediately. Offer a qb and oline for starters.
 
Cody Clements to South Alabama. Oh well. So much for UConn having no shot because Texas, UCLA and others wanted him.
 
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noeynox said:
Cody Clements to South Alabama. Oh well. So much for UConn having no shot because Texas, UCLA and others wanted him.
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Joey Jones has been on my short list of coaching candidates for a couple of years. Good get for him.
 
ChampHusky said:
I had lunch this summer with someone close to the athletic program and administration (former BB player in the late 90's). They told me that the football program is sucking money out of athletics. It's to the point that capital raised to build the new bb facility was borrowed for the use of the FB program. This is one of the reason why some of the finishing touches on the new bb facility where not completed when it opened. This got me thinking, would UConn ever consider shutting down football for fiscal reasons. Would we continue with the high cost of operating a D1 program if it isn't profitable? At the time I thought Never! FB is the vehicle we need to ride to get into a P5 conference. But now my worry is that if things don't get better in the next 3-5 years then this could very well become part of the discussion. I hope to god not but it is ever more reason to continue to support football and renew your season ticket packages. We need football to work for us.
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I think there is a certain amount of nonsense in this. In the first instance it is not unusual for buildings to open without all cosmetic finishes completed. Happens all the time. So I doubt it was because football "borrowed" money from the hoop project. Secondly public entities can't easily move capitl funds to operating and visa versa. I suspect it has way more to do with the football-basketball rivalry for want of a better term. It is no secret that there were and remain folks in the UConn AD who think football was a big mistake and have opposed it every step of the way. That some former players feel that way strikes me as not so surprising.
 
freescooter said:
I think there is a certain amount of nonsense in this. In the first instance it is not unusual for buildings to open without all cosmetic finishes completed. Happens all the time. So I doubt it was because football "borrowed" money from the hoop project. Secondly public entities can't easily move capitl funds to operating and visa versa. I suspect it has way more to do with the football-basketball rivalry for want of a better term. It is no secret that there were and remain folks in the UConn AD who think football was a big mistake and have opposed it every step of the way. That some former players feel that way strikes me as not so surprising.
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I wish that they never got involved in BCS football, but since they did they have to be committed to it, they just cant shut down the program and send one hundred scholarship players and commits into uncertainty
 
ChampHusky said:
I had lunch this summer with someone close to the athletic program and administration (former BB player in the late 90's). They told me that the football program is sucking money out of athletics. It's to the point that capital raised to build the new bb facility was borrowed for the use of the FB program. This is one of the reason why some of the finishing touches on the new bb facility where not completed when it opened. This got me thinking, would UConn ever consider shutting down football for fiscal reasons. Would we continue with the high cost of operating a D1 program if it isn't profitable? At the time I thought Never! FB is the vehicle we need to ride to get into a P5 conference. But now my worry is that if things don't get better in the next 3-5 years then this could very well become part of the discussion. I hope to god not but it is ever more reason to continue to support football and renew your season ticket packages. We need football to work for us.
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Bob Diaco's contract tells me no.
 
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