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Palatine said:
I'm a UConn fan and alum. I am not all warm and fuzzy about the ZBE. I just cannot pretend that it's 1990. I find the teenage gushing about the BE sophomoric. I am not happy we failed in the AAC. Sorry to intrude on your pajama party with some reality. But please, knock yourself out.
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So, just be clear...
1) Are you unhappy to have more games against regional opponents, like Villanova, St. John's, PC and Seton Hall? (Blah, blah Marquette, Creighton... blah blah, yes I know but that doesn't change that BE is way more regional for us than the American.

2) Are you unhappy to be playing in a league that is more attractive to top recruits? We've already heard guys saying that being in the BE was a factor for them.

3) Are you unhappy in actually playing in our natural recruiting area? New England, NY, NJ, Philly and DC is our targeted recruiting area. Is it possible that you don't see a benefit to playing games in the area that we actually draw recruits from?

4) Are you unhappy about playing more games in MSG? Because I actually enjoy seeing games there quite a bit. The BET at MSG is an outstanding experience. It is tough to imagine any MBB fan not being excited about it.

5) Are you unhappy about having drivable road games? Living in the NYC metropolitan area it is pretty attractive to me.

6) Are you unhappy about all the positive national press the move has gotten us? We needed a new narrative, now we have one.

7) Are you unhappy that our athletes and coaches won't be getting home in the wee hours of the morning due to our being a geographic outlier in the American? Because that seems like a good thing to me. No more getting home at 3:00 AM with a class in six hours.
 
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Palatine said:
I'm a UConn fan and alum. I am not all warm and fuzzy about the ZBE. I just cannot pretend that it's 1990. I find the teenage gushing about the BE sophomoric. I am not happy we failed in the AAC. Sorry to intrude on your pajama party with some reality. But please, knock yourself out.
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I'm also an alum, and a fan. I've been to more football games than most. I thoroughly enjoy being a fan of both teams in just about equal measure.

The AAC was an anchor on the basketball program. That being said, i was extremely skeptical of our ability to draw up a decent schedule and TV contract for football as an independent, though, so i get why this isn't the biggest slam dunk of all time.

ADDave has massively outkicked coverage on this - it's a shame that the majority of the hardest scheduling work he'll need to do will likely be for naught, but it was impressive what he was able to pull off. It bodes well for the future, too, as timing constraints will lessen with time. This year's football schedule told me that this indy thing might just work, and the basketball is a notable step up - it's not even close, and NCAA seeding will prove this out.

Hell, if you're that pessimistic, the "old" big east stopped being all that impressive for about 10 years, and we wiped the floor with it. Were you decrying the inability of schools (mostly the catholic 7) back then?
 
Palatine said:
I'm a UConn fan and alum. I am not all warm and fuzzy about the ZBE. I just cannot pretend that it's 1990. I find the teenage gushing about the BE sophomoric. I am not happy we failed in the AAC. Sorry to intrude on your pajama party with some reality. But please, knock yourself out.
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Reality?
Stop pretending it's 1990. that was 30 years ago.
 
CL82 said:
So, just be clear...
1) Are you unhappy to have more games against regional opponents, like Villanova, St. John's, PC and Seton Hall? (Blah, blah Marquette, Creighton... blah blah, yes I know but that doesn't change that BE is way more regional for us than the American.

Nova is the only nationally relevant team in the conference. Do you really care about Seton Hall or PC? Nova versus UConn will be the big national game of the year. We're a national program not a regional one. Our biggest games (except Nova) will be intersectional.

2) Are you unhappy to be playing in a league that is more attractive to top recruits? We've already heard guys saying that being in the BE was a factor for them.

We had a top five recruiting class in the AAC. Did we ever have one as high with the HUGE BE recruiting advantage? Our problem wasn't the league, it was we sucked. That was the real issue.

3) Are you unhappy in actually playing in our natural recruiting area? New England, NY, NJ, Philly and DC is our targeted recruiting area. Is it possible that you don't see a benefit to playing games in the area that we actually draw recruits from?

I would much rather play in the less geographically friendly ACC or B10 or even the B12. It's not that important.

4) Are you unhappy about playing more games in MSG? Because I actually enjoy seeing games there quite a bit. The BET at MSG is an outstanding experience. It is tough to imagine any MBB fan not being excited about it.

We have been playing all along at MSG. The conference tourney at MSG is nice but I really didn't miss it.

5) Are you unhappy about having drivable road games? Living in the NYC metropolitan area it is pretty attractive to me.

I get that. It helps basketball road games. Sure.

6) Are you unhappy about all the positive national press the move has gotten us? We needed a new narrative, now we have one.

We needed a new narrative because we sucked. Hurley would have gotten us out of that hole with or without the BE. He improved recruiting before the move. Winning would have improved the narrative.

7) Are you unhappy that our athletes and coaches won't be getting home in the wee hours of the morning due to our being a geographic outlier in the American? Because that seems like a good thing to me. No more getting home at 3:00 AM with a class in six hours.
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You're close to the real reason for the move. Travel costs. Which wouldn't have mattered if we were winning. IMHO, we let down the AAC much more than they let us down. If we had played to our potential, it would have lifted the profile of the AAC. Instead we were a mediocre nothing in the league. We did nothing for them. They provided tough competition. Hell they even they fielded BCS Bowl teams. Returning to the BE is a sign of failure. That's the sad fact. Besides, getting home late is a reality of college sports. If the team got home late after a win, it's they would have plenty of energy. They we coming home late bad loss after bad loss. That was the problem.

Look. We're in the BE. That's the fact. It ain't changing. But reading the joyous posts like this was some kind of victory dance is makes me shake my head. It's celebrating failure. I rooted for UConn in the Yankee Conference. I hope to get a chance to root for them this year. But we're in the Big East because the university screwed up conference realignment completely. Hurrah.
 
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Palatine said:
You're close to the real reason for the move. Travel costs. Which wouldn't have mattered if we were winning. IMHO, we let down the AAC much more than they let us down. If we had played to our potential, it would have lifted the profile of the AAC. Instead we were a mediocre nothing in the league. We did nothing for them. They provided tough competition. Hell they even they fielded BCS Bowl teams. Returning to the BE is a sign of failure. That's the sad fact. Besides, getting home late is a reality of college sports. If the team got home late after a win, it's they would have plenty of energy. They we coming home late bad loss after bad loss. That was the problem.

Look. We're in the BE. That's the fact. It ain't changing. But reading the joyous posts like this was some kind of victory dance is makes me shake my head. It's celebrating failure. I rooted for UConn in the Yankee Conference. I hope to get a chance to root for them this year. But we're in the Big East because the university screwed up conference realignment completely. Hurrah.
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And yet UConn won more NCAA tournament games than the rest of the entire league. They're now in a way better basketball league which commands way more interest and respect, is way more appealing to recruits, and it's better for football as well. You're so far out of your element, stick to Spock and Capatain Kirk.
 
superjohn said:
And yet UConn won more NCAA tournament games than the rest of the entire league. They're now in a way better basketball league which commands way more interest and respect, is way more appealing to recruits, and it's better for football as well. You're so far out of your element, stick to Spock and Capatain Kirk.
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Both Jewish!
 
Palatine said:
You're close to the real reason for the move. Travel costs. Which wouldn't have mattered if we were winning. IMHO, we let down the AAC much more than they let us down. If we had played to our potential, it would have lifted the profile of the AAC. Instead we were a mediocre nothing in the league. We did nothing for them. They provided tough competition. Hell they even they fielded BCS Bowl teams. Returning to the BE is a sign of failure. That's the sad fact. Besides, getting home late is a reality of college sports. If the team got home late after a win, it's they would have plenty of energy. They we coming home late bad loss after bad loss. That was the problem.

Look. We're in the BE. That's the fact. It ain't changing. But reading the joyous posts like this was some kind of victory dance is makes me shake my head. It's celebrating failure. I rooted for UConn in the Yankee Conference. I hope to get a chance to root for them this year. But we're in the Big East because the university screwed up conference realignment completely. Hurrah.
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So your answers to those questions are...
 
CL82 said:
So your answers to those questions are...
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Exactly. What pal doesn't get, or refuses to admit, is that there isn't a better solution at present. The BE move is a net positive financially and prestige-wise, even if it's not as great as it was before. We also avoid the forthcoming downfalls of the AAC TV contract (which will be awesome to watch from outside).

For football, assuming we can keep our scheduling momentum, it's a net positive, too - we get linear national TV for most of our games, a better potential opponent set, and have flexibility in scheduling. A bowl tie-in would be the most notable subtraction, but the AAC's bowl allotment isn't exactly fantastic. I would rather align geographically here, and get the reputation of being an eager fanbase.
 
The move to the Big East further solidified UConn as a basketball school. In a basketball league.

As far as being Independent in football? That is up to to the future prowess of the Huskies.

The independent scale runs from Notre Dame and BYU to UMass (leaving out Army because of uniqueness).

The very best that could happen for UConn is that they approach the football brand level of BYU....
 
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billybud said:
The very best that could happen for UConn is that they approach the football brand level of BYU....
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That's not an impossible aspiration. Rutgers, Syracuse, and BC are the competition in the northeast and none of them are world-beaters.
 
Waquoit said:
You continue to ignore how the AAC was killing both basketball programs, especially at the box office.
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LOSING was killing the programs. If we went 2-10 in BE foootball and had back to back losing seasons in the BE basketball (pre-selling the conference name) the box office would have sucked.

The problem was losing. As to our BB recruiting. We had nationally ranked top five class in the AAC. Not 8th, not 9th, 5th. The recruits themselves nicknamed their class "the top five." Did they just make that up?

www.nhregister.com

UConn’s ‘Top Five’ recruiting class could be second to none

STORRS >> By sheer volume, there have been bigger freshman classes in UConn’s history....
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
 
Palatine said:
LOSING was killing the programs. If we went 2-10 in BE foootball and had back to back losing seasons in the BE basketball (pre-selling the conference name) the box office would have sucked.

The problem was losing. As to our BB recruiting. We had nationally ranked top five class in the AAC. Not 8th, not 9th, 5th. The recruits themselves nicknamed their class "the top five." Did they just make that up?

www.nhregister.com

UConn’s ‘Top Five’ recruiting class could be second to none

STORRS >> By sheer volume, there have been bigger freshman classes in UConn’s history....
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
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You're clowning yourself left and right, thanks for the entertainment.
 
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Palatine said:
As to our BB recruiting. We had nationally ranked top five class in the AAC. Not 8th, not 9th, 5th. The recruits themselves nicknamed their class "the top five." Did they just make that up?

www.nhregister.com

UConn’s ‘Top Five’ recruiting class could be second to none

STORRS >> By sheer volume, there have been bigger freshman classes in UConn’s history....
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
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Yes they did. From your link:

The group has been rated among the top five recruiting classes in the nation at one point, though that ranking has slipped a bit with some later signings to other high-profile programs.
 
Palatine said:
LOSING was killing the programs. If we went 2-10 in BE foootball and had back to back losing seasons in the BE basketball (pre-selling the conference name) the box office would have sucked.

The problem was losing. As to our BB recruiting. We had nationally ranked top five class in the AAC. Not 8th, not 9th, 5th. The recruits themselves nicknamed their class "the top five." Did they just make that up?

www.nhregister.com

UConn’s ‘Top Five’ recruiting class could be second to none

STORRS >> By sheer volume, there have been bigger freshman classes in UConn’s history....
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
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Just so I’m clear, you’ve been saying we had a top 5 class this entire time because they nicknamed themselves the top 5? Is that correct? You know there were 5 of them right?
 
7774 said:
Just so I’m clear, you’ve been saying we had a top 5 class this entire time because they nicknamed themselves the top 5? Is that correct? You know there were 5 of them right?
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He’s a classic contrarian. Thinks he’s the smartest person in the room. Contrarians are annoying as it is but they are xtra annoying when it’s arguing the merits of AAC vs BE. Total assclown
 
CL82 said:
So, just be clear...
1) Are you unhappy to have more games against regional opponents, like Villanova, St. John's, PC and Seton Hall? (Blah, blah Marquette, Creighton... blah blah, yes I know but that doesn't change that BE is way more regional for us than the American.

2) Are you unhappy to be playing in a league that is more attractive to top recruits? We've already heard guys saying that being in the BE was a factor for them.

3) Are you unhappy in actually playing in our natural recruiting area? New England, NY, NJ, Philly and DC is our targeted recruiting area. Is it possible that you don't see a benefit to playing games in the area that we actually draw recruits from?

4) Are you unhappy about playing more games in MSG? Because I actually enjoy seeing games there quite a bit. The BET at MSG is an outstanding experience. It is tough to imagine any MBB fan not being excited about it.

5) Are you unhappy about having drivable road games? Living in the NYC metropolitan area it is pretty attractive to me.

6) Are you unhappy about all the positive national press the move has gotten us? We needed a new narrative, now we have one.

7) Are you unhappy that our athletes and coaches won't be getting home in the wee hours of the morning due to our being a geographic outlier in the American? Because that seems like a good thing to me. No more getting home at 3:00 AM with a class in six hours.
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He’s just unhappy. Period. You know that by now.

but nice effort
 
superjohn said:
I check in on their board every once in a while, usually for laughs and they never disappoint. There is real estate in heads and then there is the penthouse UConn will forever occupy in the head of that fanbase...

Hurley is a joke. | Syracusefan.com
syracusefan.com

Hurley is a joke.

What ascent? dudes havent been to the tournament since 2016... not like their recruiting has taken an uptick the last year or two. It’s stabled some THATS it. So what is it because the big East finally welcomed them?
syracusefan.com syracusefan.com
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Bruh! These two had me in stitches!

"Cool. Four titles. They had to crawl back to a watered down Big East and give up football. They can crow about 4>1 and Tyler Olander all they want. I’ll take our spot over there’s any day.

And yes Uconn fan I know you’re reading this feel free to screenshot and share."


"It's all they got left. Reminds me of my friend the Red Sox fan who we'd tease about never winning a World Series since 1918. Once they won in 2004, it didn't really matter that the Yankees had 26 Rings, or that my Mets had beaten them in '86. And after they'd won again a few years later, I remember he wasn't going crazy celebrating like in '04. When asked, he basically said of course it was great to win again, but nothing could compare to that first one. And as we're both SU fans, I knew exactly what he meant."

This last one is in need of some serious psycho therapy and I fear for his well being once we start cutting down nets again.

"But, we shouldn't even worry about that program. Not only because we don't play them, but they haven't been in a postseason tournament in like 5 years or something. They are not a big program anymore. You're not gonna hear anyone outside of that dump Storrs hyping them up."


The delusion is real.
 
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UCDaveD said:
Imagine being the loser who posted how their 1 championship 17 years ago was all he needed and he didn’t care about winning any more of them. Charmin soft mentality.

I hope he doesn’t say things like that in public. Embarrassing.
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So Syracuse it hurts
 
Palatine said:
The problem was losing. As to our BB recruiting. We had nationally ranked top five class in the AAC. Not 8th, not 9th, 5th. The recruits themselves nicknamed their class "the top five." Did they just make that up?

www.nhregister.com

UConn’s ‘Top Five’ recruiting class could be second to none

STORRS >> By sheer volume, there have been bigger freshman classes in UConn’s history....
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
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I don't think you're right about that and I remember reading something in the summer of 2016 that explained why they called themselves the Top 5. I found the article. The article also mentions it was a top 10 recruiting class in the first sentence of the article.

Durham, 6 feet 9, was the third of the five to commit to UConn, making his decision quickly after visiting in September. Durham, Jackson, Diarra, Alterique Gilbert and Christian Vital are all on campus now, and from the group chats came the nickname "Top 5," inspired by the lyrics of The Drake song "Grammys."

"We heard it one day," Durham said, "and in the middle of the song, he was saying, 'top 5, top 5,' and we said, 'That's us.' We didn't want to be the 'Fab Five,' because that was already taken."

www.courant.com

Freshman Focus: UConn Big Man Juwan Durham Stretching Out In Storrs

One by one, UConn’s coaches landed five high school standouts, a recruiting class ranked in the top 10 in the nation by most recruiting analysts. The Courant will profile all five newcomers i…
www.courant.com www.courant.com
 
syracusefan.com

Official Boneyard Unintentional Hilarity Thread.

Boneyard is getting salty on the Clingan thread. Someone posted a link to our Clingan thread and many mentioned how delusional we are. To be fair, we probably do have some delusional fans. This thread is minor league... suitable for G5 teams. The Rutgers Power thread is major league.
syracusefan.com syracusefan.com

Well it's a new day, and over on Syracusefan.com they are still not mad. So that's good, lol.
 
I mean, we are getting to the point where the kids Syracuse are recruiting weren't even alive when they won their only national championship. Things are getting bleaker and bleaker for them so they need to hold on to their hatred for us and adding to their 67 pages and growing thread about us. It takes a special kind of person to keep that thread alive.

Hi, HOFCeluk!
 
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