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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 5353710, member: 1559"] DeFilippo did not have the power to block UConn, but he actively lobbied against admission. Here was his apology after making comments about ESPN and helping block UConn from the ACC, from The Boston Globe: “Further, while I harbor some ill feelings toward the University of Connecticut regarding the lawsuit, depositions and derogatory comments from UConn officials when we announced our decision to join the ACC, it was inappropriate to express personal feelings that might have been construed as the position of Boston College or the Atlantic Coast Conference. “I regret any misunderstandings or negative fallout my actions may have caused.’’ Ultimately, DeFilippo's comments towards ESPN and UConn resulted in him being forced out and being replaced by Bill Bates. [/QUOTE]