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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 2246633, member: 5436"] Honestly, the politically-motivated decision by Richard Blumenthal to go after the ACC and BC and Miami, and then attack the college presidents on a personal level was one of the most pompous, self-serving, myopic and backward-thinking acts we have ever witnessed... one that has done immeasurable damage financially to UConn already... and continues to be the gift that keeps giving pain to this University financially and all of us fans. The truth is that the Blumenthal-led 2003 lawsuit topped with his disrespectful and needless grandstanding at the time are more to blame for our current predicament than anything else that has happened before or since. It is why Pittsburgh was chosen over us with Syracuse in 2011 (B.C. blocked us because of their anger over that lawsuit) and I would surmise is one of the reasons why Louisville was picked over us in 2012 - not the only reason, but certainly one of them. I can not say that I or any of the rest of us on the outside could see this would be the outcome in 2003... but it was an egregious screw up by Blumenthal and the top people at UConn to make themselves the face of that lawsuit when they were in a position to see the potential future damage it could do. It showed a spectacular lack of judgement and any foresight on what would be coming down the road in the not-too-distant future. Being involved in the lawsuit was one thing - but then leading the charge? We pissed off a lot of people in the ACC at the time, in addition to B.C. and Miami. An egregious screw up of epic proportions. Just another reason I have a strong dislike for politicians - they will often grandstand on issues that are way outside of their lane when they think they will receive personal benefit from it, no matter what the cost could be to others in the future. Thanks for the screw job Blumenthal! You pompous schmuck... [/QUOTE]

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