Poll - Which Conference Do You Favor for UConn?

[ZooCougar]

I don't recall playing the Little Sisters of the Christ's Eternal Anguish in the NCAA tournament (Oh, which we won, by the way), and if you don't think that teams from the "Power 5 (now 4) conferences play cupcakes then don't forget to write Santa, put your tooth under the pillow, and get up early for that Easter egg hunt.

You don’t get the joke.

 

[cttxus]

I prefer to view it as really cool places in other states are closer to us.

Which is why there are few places I would consider living other than where I do (Stamford).

A CT Quahog (Algonquian, look it up). And if not for a beautiful damsel from TX that floated by me in 1983, I would very happily be one as well, just a little further up the CT coast. CT is the best place to be if you want to experience all New England an NYC have to offer.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

A CT Quahog (Algonquian, look it up). And if not for a beautiful damsel from TX that floated by me in 1983, I would very happily be one as well, just a little further up the CT coast. CT is the best place to be if you want to experience all New England an NYC have to offer.

With the exception of my ungrad years (which never kept me away for too extended a time) I lived in Stamford entirely for the first 35 years of my life, then a little more than three and a half in the middle of the state, followed by the next 24+ years (through today) back in Stamford.

I traveled extensively throughout the country for work at a couple different points in my career and prior to the internet, I found it very difficult to keep up with what was going on in the world unless I was near a very large city and (due to being quite spoiled by where I grew up) I always greatly preferred being both very close to a beach and knowing Manhattan was a short trek away.

My earlier comments were more of a joke than anything, and I fully understand (am evidence of it myself) someone preferring a place similar to where they grew up (I've worked with many midwesterners over the decades who believe the northeast is just too much).

I know it isn't for everyone and I am fully aware that many have been forced to leave due to being priced out but there are a lot of benefits to living here, I hope most appreciate it

 

[Kolumbo]

A CT Quahog (Algonquian, look it up). And if not for a beautiful damsel from TX that floated by me in 1983, I would very happily be one as well, just a little further up the CT coast. CT is the best place to be if you want to experience all New England an NYC have to offer.

 

[huskidork]

close between ACC and B1G, leaning B1G cause of bc

 

[Steelerone]

You don’t get the joke.

Really? If that was a joke perhaps you should work on your sense of humor.

 

[Urcea]

am I crazy (I may be repeating myself) for not super seeing the appeal of the B1G? Their basketball league is historically sub-par and it's not like most of their members are good geographical rivals. There's good money and great football, and I love UConn football, but meh?

 

[ZooCougar]

Really? If that was a joke perhaps you should work on your sense of humor.

He still doesn’t get the joke.

 

[Patrick79]

am I crazy (I may be repeating myself) for not super seeing the appeal of the B1G? Their basketball league is historically sub-par and it's not like most of their members are good geographical rivals. There's good money and great football, and I love UConn football, but meh?

It’s just and 100% about money. No league (not even ACC) matches the BBall rivalries of the BE, even though those rivalries are watered down now. On the other hand, how long will UConn be viable running those deficits and how long can you expect students to pay for them?

The Big 10 is the closest conference to a natural home that also pays top dollar. But I wouldn’t worry about it, they don’t have any interest in UConn right now. The whole realignment thing has ruined college sports.

 

[Waquoit]

And if you were to drop them in Connecticut they would ask what's the fastest way to get out of here and go to New York?

What's more pathetic than midwesterners taking shots at Connecticut? They do it all the time, always embarrassing.

 

[Sole]

I’ve read this online…not sure if it’s true.. for teams to get to West Virginia they have to take a plane ride to Pittsburgh…then a 70 mile bus ride to Morgantown… that’s crazy if true

 

[dayooper]

I’ve read this online…not sure if it’s true.. for teams to get to West Virginia they have to take a plane ride to Pittsburgh…then a 70 mile bus ride to Morgantown… that’s crazy if true

Yeah, I have no sympathy for that at all. Playing D2 football in the UP of Michigan, we would leave at noon on Thursday, stay overnight in Mid Michigan (Saginaw) and drive the rest of the way to Ashland Ohio on Friday. That a total of 11 hours on a bus and almost 600 miles. We would play at 2:30 Saturday, eat dinner at a restaurant and head straight home. We had 1 stop in St Ignace just north of the Mackinac Bridge. We would get to Marquette about 7:00 AM.

A good friend of mine played at Michigan Tech and that added close to 2 hours both ways on a bus.

 

[sun]

I’ve read this online…not sure if it’s true.. for teams to get to West Virginia they have to take a plane ride to Pittsburgh…then a 70 mile bus ride to Morgantown… that’s crazy if true

That's true for football teams but not necessarily for other smaller sports teams.
Morgantown has a municipal airport that's currently extending its runway from 5199 to 6200 feet.
The airport is served by Southern Airways Express that has/had been using 34 passenger twin turboprop planes.
Once the runway extension is completed, the airport could theoretically be able to allow jets in the 37-50 passenger class such as the Embraer ERJ series of passenger jets.
But who knows if they will actually be allowed.

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