Those schools are not exactly making the argument that leaving the Big East is the path to long term basketball success.Pitt cuse bcu left. WVU Cinci Louisville VA Tech Miami Rutgers USF Temple all came and went. That's the way it must be.
Those schools are not exactly making the argument that leaving the Big East is the path to long term basketball success.Pitt cuse bcu left. WVU Cinci Louisville VA Tech Miami Rutgers USF Temple all came and went. That's the way it must be.
Those schools (except Louisville which has hired poor coaches and Syracuse which kept on too long a coaching dinosaur) never were top 20 programs.Those schools are not exactly making the argument that leaving the Big East is the path to long term basketball success.
I can't believe people don't realize how much a nutjob Hurley is. He LOVES challenges. He will certainly view the Big 12 (currently the best basketball conference) as the challenge that he will want win.Does Dan have a choice other than toeing the university line at this point? I think he’s a Big East guy, and I’m just glad this happened after he turned down the Lakers.
Pitt- lost Dixon, Cuse- Boeheim got old and game passed him by, Cinci- lost Cronin, Louisville- lost PitinoThose schools are not exactly making the argument that leaving the Big East is the path to long term basketball success.
He's not a nutjob.I can't believe people don't realize how much a nutjob Hurley is.
And if he is a nut job, he's our nutjob and we love him.He's not a nutjob.
It’s that if we are invited as a full member. I may have missed something are we being invited as a full member? If we aren’t then it is none of those things.Yes you are. The Big 12 is far more than a "precipice"
It's North of the Wall
It's a Lifeboat with a luxury suite
It's a winning lottery ticket
Pull your head out of your you know what
What regional rivalries really still exist? Nova, PC, St Johns, Hall, and GTown? The rest of the BE is a ways away and not what the BE used to be. So this notion that the BE is this regional conference should have died in the 2000's when Pitt, BC, WVU, Syracuse, and even VT all bailed.If you care about football, yes. For basketball, we lose the regional rivalries and a stable, basketball-first conference in order to help football.
We can’t even get 8000 people off campus and to their roads home in any kind of sensible and efficient manner after a game at Gampel. How do you propose 40000?I hate talking about the stadium situation and I'm sure that subject just might be broached during the UConn to the Big XII negotiations. Colleges of all shapes and sizes from your Ohio States to your Muhlenbergs have successfully built football stadiums on campus yet people think UConn can't do it. Take a look at Cinci's campus and how small a footprint that stadium has jammed in between its other athletic fields. We can build on campus and still go much larger. If UConn ends up in the XII, #3 behind the B1G and SEC, there is no reason UConn can't afford whatever kind of freaking stadium the XII would require. It becomes an integral part of the campus and the perfect place to showcase our football legacy.
Well considering he actually said it in the interviews after declining, yes, I entirely believe it was one of the reasons. I’m confused . Are you saying he lied about that?Do you actually believe that our conference affiliation was the reason that Dan didn't take the LA job? Interesting take.
The Big East is not a sustainable conference for UConn long term it UConn wants to compete in major college athletics. The split is coming. It’s a matter of when, not if.If you care about football, yes. For basketball, we lose the regional rivalries and a stable, basketball-first conference in order to help football.
As long as Kim English is in Providence, I’d much rather play them than Texas. I don’t care at all to play Creighton and Marquette. Playing St. John’s at MSG should be mandatory.There are not that many OOC games against P5-types on the schedule and the Big XII clearly has a heavy-on-cupcakes policy. I would stick with Texas and Gonzaga over PC and St. John's. And if it was former Big East competition, the likes of Villanova (if they right the ship), Marquette, and Creighton would be higher on my list.
Hurley wants to be in the Big 12. He recognizes the situation.Well considering he actually said it in the interviews after declining, yes, I entirely believe it was one of the reasons. I’m confused . Are you saying he lied about that?
Do you think he would get paid 8.5 million a year if the administration felt they were staying in the Big East long term?Well considering he actually said it in the interviews after declining, yes, I entirely believe it was one of the reasons. I’m confused . Are you saying he lied about that?
Lots of people on this site have pointed out those who attend football games often tailgate. so you will get some who come in the morning or afternoon and those who leave in the middle of the game, after the game or in the evening. Also, we would only have six home games a season. If the stadium is on Discovery Drive, traffic can be routed on Route 44 rather than 195.We can’t even get 8000 people off campus and to their roads home in any kind of sensible and efficient manner after a game at Gampel. How do you propose 40000?
What happens when P-3 or 4 break away from NCAA ? They will set there own rules + TV deals. They will cut out non P-Conf. + non FB schools. They destroyed the Pac-12 . Do you think they care about the future of the Big East ?
I was talking about what he said after declining lakers.Hurley wants to be in the Big 12. He recognizes the situation.
He wants what's best for UConn, that's joining the Big 12.I was talking about what he said after declining lakers.
And Hurley can’t say anything but what he is saying right now as long as he is a member of the universities athletic department. As he should.
Once upon a time he had nice things to say about the AAC too.
Quote pleaseHe wants what's best for UConn, that's joining the Big 12.
The BE schools are screwed once revenue sharing starts. This helps bball tooIf you care about football, yes. For basketball, we lose the regional rivalries and a stable, basketball-first conference in order to help football.
It’s that if we are invited as a full member. I may have missed something are we being invited as a full member? If we aren’t then it is none of those things.
He says the BE is the best bball conference every chance he gets but everyone know it’s not trueQuote please