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P. Achiuwa possible impact on the future of the program

intlzncster said:
That's true, but that's being disingenuous. I think it's clear that by 'starter', I'm talking the guy who actually gets the lion share of the minutes. Chuck started some games in name only. Same as Olander.

The effective 'starters' (ie the guys who actually played) were Roscoe and Oriakhi. And Carlton would not be taking minutes from those two. What'd Chuck average 10min a game?
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Fair enough
 
superjohn said:
I think conference is the major factor. He thought we could never attract a coach like Hurley.
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Being in the AAC definitely hurts basketball and football, not so much though for baseball. UConn will get an ACC invite next two or three years, especially if UConn football becomes less of a laughing stock and basketball starts camping out in the top 25 again. If Hurley signs Precious, and Edsall signs another couple recruiting classes, as well as top Juco and graduate transfers, like he just did, then UConn starts to achieve that. The other main reason P5 school presidents would want UConn, regardless of any athletic success, is for it's academics and it's ability to attract the smartest students. When you use that metric, UConn is light years ahead of other AAC schools. That being said, having a women's basketball coach who is the greatest coach ever in that sport AND a men's basketball coach who's father is in the basketball HOF and is also a de facto assistant coach, doesn't hurt either. If that ever happened and UConn left the AAC that league would become very unstable.
 
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huskyrob1 said:
Being in the AAC definitely hurts basketball and football, not so much though for baseball. UConn will get an ACC invite next two or three years, especially if UConn football becomes less of a laughing stock and basketball starts camping out in the top 25 again. If Hurley signs Precious, and Edsall signs another couple recruiting classes, as well as top Juco and graduate transfers, like he just did, then UConn starts to achieve that. The other main reason P5 school presidents would want UConn, regardless of any athletic success, is for it's academics and it's ability to attract the smartest students. When you use that metric, UConn is light years ahead of other AAC schools. That being said, having a women's basketball coach who is the greatest coach ever in that sport AND a men's basketball coach who's father is in the basketball HOF and is also a de facto assistant coach, doesn't hurt either. If that ever happened and UConn left the AAC that league would become very unstable.
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Yes but we cheat at an AAC level so we'll need to its step to ACC acceptability
 
Just wanted to thank everyone for the feedback, I started this thread on Saturday morning just hoping to get a little analysis so I & we can have a better understanding of the player’s skill set & the overall current predicament of the program & you all came through above & beyond!!

Thanks again, much appreciated!!
 
huskyrob1 said:
The other main reason P5 school presidents would want UConn, regardless of any athletic success, is for it's academics and it's ability to attract the smartest students.
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Do you still believe in Santa Claus? Um, not saying he doesn't exist, just you know, you hear things.

Crazy as it sounds, there are some cynics out there who claim the only thing that matters is how many eyeballs your football team can attach to the screen.
 
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mussels said:
Do you still believe in Santa Claus? Um, not saying he doesn't exist, just you know, you hear things.

Crazy as it sounds, there are some cynics out there who claim the only thing that matters is how many eyeballs your football team can attach to the screen.
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No, I don't believe in Santa Claus, but do believe what an ACC school president told me two weeks ago. JMO, but cynics are cynics because no one will talk to them and cynics like you only hear things from other cynics. Lol
 
huskyrob1 said:
No, I don't believe in Santa Claus, but do believe what an ACC school president told me two weeks ago. JMO, but cynics are cynics because no one will talk to them and cynics like you only hear things from other cynics. Lol
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You talked to an ACC school president 2 weeks ago who believes UConn will get an invite in the next 2 or 3 years?

Do tell.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
You talked to an ACC school president 2 weeks ago who believes UConn will get an invite in the next 2 or 3 years?

Do tell.
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Not much else to tell, except that it's not just all about success in athletics. There are other factors.
 
Wouldn't it be nice. We are due for some good news. Can you imagine that instead of an ACC North division they could call it the "Old Big East" division.
UCONN
BCU
PITT
CUSE
NOTRE DAME
MIAMI.
Who am I missing?
 
HHusky said:
Wouldn't it be nice. We are due for some good news. Can you imagine that instead of an ACC North division they could call it the "Old Big East" division.
UCONN
BCU
PITT
CUSE
NOTRE DAME
MIAMI.
Who am I missing?
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Virginia Tech
 
HHusky said:
Wouldn't it be nice. We are due for some good news. Can you imagine that instead of an ACC North division they could call it the "Old Big East" division.
UCONN
BCU
PITT
CUSE
NOTRE DAME
MIAMI.
Who am I missing?
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I guess you can throw Louisville in there as well since you would need two divisions of eight teams.
 
gampelcrazies said:
I gladly wear a dunce cap to our first acc football and basketball game if we get in. I love being wrong.

@Stainmaster
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Jim Calhoun didn’t build UConn into a blue-blood program for betas like you to settle for anything less than the best long-term home possible.
 
Who’s “BCU” ? U mean BC? Lol. Never heard of BCU Just busting chops.
 
RipCity said:
I love the notion that a school’s president would pass conference realignment information along to someone so freely.
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It might have been a rather intimate setting where the President felt comfortable about being very forthcoming.
 

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