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[fortebleedsblue]

Jay Paterno@JayPaternoIn college sports $$$ trumps by-laws RT “@eliglazier: @JayPaterno can’t do UConn because of bylaws.”
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[ConnHuskBask]

I would imagine Paterno is implying it has something to do with UConn not being an AAU member or not being a bordering state of a B1G school.

I don't believe those actually mean anything at the end of the day.

Also, why are you following Jay Paterno?

 

[specialisthusky]

sounds like we have a supporter of UConn to B1G in jay paterno. Bylaws may refer to must border a B1G members state?

 

[BlueMAB]

I would imagine Paterno is implying it has something to do with UConn not being an AAU member or not being a bordering state of a B1G school.

I don't believe those actually mean anything at the end of the day.

Also, why are you following Jay Paterno?

By-laws can be changed. I don't know what their charter says about revisions, but they can be changed. I agree, I don't think either of those were the deciding factor.

 

[fortebleedsblue]

I would imagine Paterno is implying it has something to do with UConn not being an AAU member or not being a bordering state of a B1G school.

I don't believe those actually mean anything at the end of the day.

Also, why are you following Jay Paterno?

It popped up on ESPN twitter feed on ESPN.com

 

[Dann]

jay wanted uconn or cuse. some 1 said uconn couldnt becuase of bylaws(stupid uninfomed person). thats all

 

[junglehusky]

Random tangent - I find it kind of funny/weird that on Dez's blog sidebar, there's still a link to a mailbag question about Jay Paterno from waaaaay back before the whole Sandusky affair came to light.

 

[WestHartHusk]

sounds like we have a supporter of UConn to B1G in jay paterno. Bylaws may refer to must border a B1G members state?

Well grab the pitchforks, time to go to war with NY. That, or they can amend the by-laws if they want, its fifteen freaking miles.

 

[specialisthusky]

Well grab the pitchforks, time to go to war with NY. That, or they can amend the by-laws if they want, its fifteen freaking miles.

great point...civil wars have definitely started over less

 

[CL82]

Jay Paterno@JayPaternoIn college sports $$$ trumps by-laws RT “@eliglazier: @JayPaterno can’t do UConn because of bylaws.”
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Here you go:

@eliglazier: @JayPaterno cant do UConn because of bylaws.

Jay Paterno@JayPaterno In college sports $$$ trumps by-laws

 

[Fishy]

He's saying that the by laws would not be an issue. And that his dad rocks.

 

[Dann]

He's saying that the by laws would not be an issue. And that his dad rocks.

lmfao

 

[huskymedic]

sounds like we have a supporter of UConn to B1G in jay paterno. Bylaws may refer to must border a B1G members state?

Frank the Tank dispelled that earlier today in another thread: "Big Ten guy here. It is a complete myth that there's any type of contiguous state requirement for the Big Ten, whether literal or even conceptual. Jim Delany himself even denied the existence of this rule 3 years ago when the Big Ten did its initial expansion search."

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

someone clarified there is no by law about bordering states.

 

[kingdobbs]

sounds like we have a supporter of UConn to B1G in jay paterno. Bylaws may refer to must border a B1G members state?

Even if that were confirmed to be a by-law, by-laws are not the immutable word of truth brought down from the heavens. An association's by-laws are created by the consensus of the membership; if said association has enough of its members saying "We want to take this course of action that our by-laws currently prevent us to," that usually *also* means they have enough votes to change the by-laws so that they *can* take that action.

Bottom line: if 2/3 (or 3/4, or 4/5, or whatever majority is in the league's by-laws) or whatever of the B1G wanted any member from a non-contiguous state to join, the membership vote and invitation would happen.