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UConnNick said:
Based upon what? So far all I've seen are unsubstantiated rumors and innuendo, all alleged by the "Fire Ollie!" crowd. There is absolutely nothing of substance being reported by any journalists or anybody else that might be in a position to really know anything.
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Its all BS. The stuff that they insinuate are not tolerated at UCONN. UCONN is not SEC football. We are at foremost an academic school. I am a mid level administration with the Med school and have seen Kevin Ollie in Blueback sq before. Never heard anything bad from the people in Blueback Sq or from the administration. This information is coming from somebody who finally admit that he is no insider and got no inside info. I am not happy with the last 2 seasons but I will not sit around and let some fraud attack UCONN with disinformation.
 
UConnNick said:
According to whom? Anybody that really knows anything, or just a bunch of internet posters throwing a bunch of unsubstantiated rumors around hoping that anybody believes what they allege?
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You can believe whatever you'd like to believe. I have had no agenda except for trying to help explain why the program currently looks like crap. The people I've talked to, both on and off the internet, are lifelong UConn fans. They have no reason to lie. When you hear the same things repeated to you from people who don't even know each other, it would be stupid to put your head in the sand.
 
Whtdmd said:
Its all BS. The stuff that they insinuate are not tolerated at UCONN. UCONN is not SEC football. We are at foremost an academic school. I am a mid level administration with the Med school and have seen Kevin Ollie in Blueback sq before. Never heard anything bad from the people in Blueback Sq or from the administration. This information is coming from somebody who finally admit that he is no insider and got no inside info. I am not happy with the last 2 seasons but I will not sit around and let some fraud attack UCONN with disinformation.
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You can't even put sentences together. I have a hard time believing you work for a University.
 
Whtdmd said:
Its all BS. The stuff that they insinuate are not tolerated at UCONN. UCONN is not SEC football. We are at foremost an academic school. I am a mid level administration with the Med school and have seen Kevin Ollie in Blueback sq before. Never heard anything bad from the people in Blueback Sq or from the administration. This information is coming from somebody who finally admit that he is no insider and got no inside info. I am not happy with the last 2 seasons but I will not sit around and let some fraud attack UCONN with disinformation.
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Why didn't you tell us sooner? As someone in mid level administration with the Med school, you clearly would be the first know of any behind the scenes drama going on with the basketball program, if there was any.
 
JMick said:
Every time someone comments about it, it gets deleted. Not sure what you want people to do about that.
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Gee, maybe that's because the moderators aren't comfortable with posters alleging unsubstantiated rumors and innuendo on a fan message board? Even when certain posters have PM'ed me, they don't acknowledge that the rumors are anything but that, just unsubstantiated rumors based on zero personal knowledge.
 
UCDaveD said:
Why didn't you tell us sooner? As someone in mid level administration with the Med school, you clearly would be the first know of any behind the scenes drama going on with the basketball program, if there was any.
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surely he knows all of the players heights. does he maybe know their weight, too?
 
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UConnNick said:
Gee, maybe that's because the moderators aren't comfortable with posters alleging unsubstantiated rumors and innuendo on a fan message board? Even when certain posters have PM'ed me, they don't acknowledge that the rumors are anything but that, just unsubstantiated rumors based on zero personal knowledge.
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I don't have an issue with it being deleted. I just think it's funny that people complain that "no one actually says what it is, it's all cryptic, yadda yadda" when there really isn't a choice but to be vague
 
Whtdmd said:
Its all BS. The stuff that they insinuate are not tolerated at UCONN. UCONN is not SEC football. We are at foremost an academic school. I am a mid level administration with the Med school and have seen Kevin Ollie in Blueback sq before. Never heard anything bad from the people in Blueback Sq or from the administration. This information is coming from somebody who finally admit that he is no insider and got no inside info. I am not happy with the last 2 seasons but I will not sit around and let some fraud attack UCONN with disinformation.
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What a relief! I am absolutely certain that the people in Blueback Square have all the answers. And if they have nothing bad to say the program must be in much better shape than I had thought.

I feel so silly now thinking there might be some issues with the program.
 
Huskybass said:
What a relief! I am absolutely certain that the people in Blueback Square have all the answers. And if they have nothing bad to say the program must be in much better shape than I had thought.

I feel so silly now thinking there might be some issues with the program.
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no. I'm just a troll. 10,000 posts and a member for 2.5 years. The longest troll in boneyard history (outside of Chief). I've been waiting years for this opportunity.
 
JMick said:
surely he knows all of the players heights. does he maybe know their weight, too?
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Did u ever post any insightful info on the UCONN MBB program? The short answer is no. For all the free time that u have to post here. I expect more info and basketball knowledge. Its obvious you don't know the coach, admin or current players. Keep making stuff up dude
 
Whtdmd said:
Did u ever post any insightful info on the UCONN MBB program? The short answer is no. For all the free time that u have to post here. I expect more info and basketball knowledge. Its obvious you don't know the coach, admin or current players. Keep making stuff up dude
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I'm plenty active on multiple boards here. just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening
 
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I love the BY and thanks to those who run it but they delete a thread on news of our upcoming recruits because they were concerned of length but they let this mess go on and on. I don't get it
 
Thank You guys for your interest in slamming the UCONN Mens Basketball program...

A few of you are doing a wonderful job of slandering our Coach ( like him or not) and deterring recruits (both future are currently signed) . With all your rumors. Even if they are true or false.

A true fan sticks by their team good or bad. If you dont like whats going on express it.

BUT DONT BE A PUNK AND SPREAD RUMORS !!! Trying to get your way.. like a spoiled basketball fan.

Sorry but if you want UCONN to be a BlueBlood then act like one.. The Blueblood program fans dont air out dirty laundry. They keep it in house so they dont look like a bunch of idiots. They actually back their team nomatter what in public. Even if they dont like it.

Keep stomping your feet like children cause your not getting your intitled 25-30 wins a year. Keep freakin out recuits and making our program look like a joke..

Hope it makes you feel better to be part of the problem
 
Captbluefin said:
Thank You guys for your interest in slamming the UCONN Mens Basketball program...

A few of you are doing a wonderful job of slandering our Coach ( like him or not) and deterring recruits (both future are currently signed) . With all your rumors. Even if they are true or false.

A true fan sticks by their team good or bad. If you dont like whats going on express it.

BUT DONT BE A PUNK AND SPREAD RUMORS !!! Trying to get your way.. like a spoiled basketball fan.

Sorry but if you want UCONN to be a BlueBlood then act like one.. The Blueblood program fans dont air out dirty laundry. They keep it in house so they dont look like a bunch of idiots. They actually back their team nomatter what in public. Even if they dont like it.

Keep stomping your feet like children cause your not getting your intitled 25-30 wins a year. Keep freakin out recuits and making our program look like a joke..

Hope it makes you feel better to be part of the problem
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Is Kentucky a ‘BlueBlood’?
 
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superjohn said:
No wonder he isn't getting any answers. He's asking Blue Back Square when the source has always been WestFarms.
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If you would go out to Blueback Sq a little bit more. You might know that Akinjo is 5'11 and not 5'8'. BTW, the UCONN staff hang at Farmington Ave, not Blueback Sq
 
CL82 said:
So...if we were winning, people wouldn't be complaining about the fact that program isn't winning?

Agreed.

Now is the time to stay the course and hope, against all reason, that will get a P5 invite. If nothing happens after the end of the current TV deals for the B1G, the ACC and the Big 12, we are done and will have to adapt our program expenditures to that reality.

Until then stay the course. Oh and enjoy what we have now, because things will get worse before the stabilize.
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It's time to kill the football program
 
Olliewood216 said:
The entire Boneyard has officially turned into the Cesspool...depressing how bad it's gotten
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It's not to late to join.

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Captbluefin said:
Thank You guys for your interest in slamming the UCONN Mens Basketball program...

A few of you are doing a wonderful job of slandering our Coach ( like him or not) and deterring recruits (both future are currently signed) . With all your rumors. Even if they are true or false.

A true fan sticks by their team good or bad. If you dont like whats going on express it.

BUT DONT BE A PUNK AND SPREAD RUMORS !!! Trying to get your way.. like a spoiled basketball fan.

Sorry but if you want UCONN to be a BlueBlood then act like one.. The Blueblood program fans dont air out dirty laundry. They keep it in house so they dont look like a bunch of idiots. They actually back their team nomatter what in public. Even if they dont like it.

Keep stomping your feet like children cause your not getting your intitled 25-30 wins a year. Keep freakin out recuits and making our program look like a joke..

Hope it makes you feel better to be part of the problem
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lol at, within the span of 2 paragraphs, challenging fans to uphold the standards of a Blue Blood program and then criticizing those same fans for expecting an elite level of performance.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
lol at, within the span of 2 paragraphs, challenging fans to uphold the standards of a Blue Blood program and then criticizing those same fans for expecting an elite level of performance.
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You still think AD Dave will threaten to go nuclear on KO -- killing his own career in the process once it gets out that he knew and did nothing until the team wasn't winning -- in an effort to negotiate the buyout down?

How about your prediction that a fan-organized GoFundMe would pay the buyout?
 
Stairmaster said:
You still think AD Dave will threaten to go nuclear on KO -- killing his own career in the process once it gets out that he knew and did nothing until the team wasn't winning -- in an effort to negotiate the buyout down?

How about your prediction that a fan-organized GoFundMe would pay the buyout?
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I can't tell who's the better fan fiction writer you or Pal. You have literally created a scenario where KO holds all the cards and is keeping the University hostage because we can't do better.
 
FartMan69 said:
I can't tell who's the better fan fiction writer you or Pal. You have literally created a scenario where KO holds all the cards and is keeping the University hostage because we can't do better.
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I'm responding to two direct assertions Tenspro made. Not fiction at all.

Please explain to me why you think the university taking the lead in going public with what's happening behind the scenes won't be career suicide for athletic department and administration officials in charge of overseeing the program. If you really believe AD Dave can say "Yeah, I knew all about KO doing ____, ____, and ____, but I kept quiet about it and left him in a position of coaching student-athletes...he's only getting in trouble because the team is bad now" and still find work in collegiate athletics, I don't know what to tell you.

This has nothing to do with us "not being able to do better." I've said many times that shouldn't prevent us from making a change if poor on-court performance continues. I am merely responding to the ridiculous idea that the university coming forward about KO's misdeeds -- which it clearly was aware of and allowed to continue without penalty -- is a likely scenario at all.

Lastly, with regards to the quality of coach...I can guarantee that no poster here would be satisfied with the poor sap we'd be stuck with were ESPN to rake UConn over the coals for letting KO off the hook for so long.
 
This is me every time I open the BY:


To all the negative Nancies out there, let’s re evaluate at the end of this season. Get behind the boys AND OLLIE. Brand new team (was) and that was a bunch of games packed into a short time frame. They’re ma-gellin and having a nice breather now.

Yeah we’ve looked brutal in a few games, but that first half of mich state? We’ve seen glimpses from every guy so far (CV, TL, JA for sure, Whaley and Cobb could be $, Agent A, Diarra recently,etc) and we’ll all be clicking soon. Stay positive my peoples.

[insert Ollie-ism here]
 
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