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UConn Needs Football to Win after US News Rank Falls & Miss Connecticut Narrowly Misses Miss America

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This weekend. not only did UConn lose to Boise State but two other bits of UConn-related news happened that hurt.

The latest US News & World Report ranking puts UConn at 22 among public universities. It was ranked at 18.

And 22-year-old Bridget Oei from Hebron, a very talented, smart and beautiful UConn graduate, was runner up in the Miss America competition, narrowly losing out to Miss New York.

UConn football has to win soon to cheer up UConn nation.
 
I'm 25 and from Hebron, so I should have technically gone to high school with this girl. I've never heard of her
 
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I guess our lame duck president decided to quit gaming the USN&WR rankings.
 
UConnNick said:
I guess our lame duck president decided to quit gaming the USN&WR rankings.
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Hmmm, if our ranking goes up she's gaming the system but if it goes down, she's a quitter.
So, I guess the only way for her to success is if we maintain our ranking, or would that be stagnating?
 
According to a newscast I heard on the radio this AM. The reason we dropped in the US News ranking was due to a loss of funding from our state. It’s part of NWs criteria.
Pretty dumb if all other things are still equal. Kinda reminds me of how criteria is set for the college football playoffs !!!!
 
LBird33 said:
According to a newscast I heard on the radio this AM. The reason we dropped in the US News ranking was due to a loss of funding from our state. It’s part of NWs criteria.
Pretty dumb if all other things are still equal. Kinda reminds me of how criteria is set for the college football playoffs !!!!
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It’s more complicated than that; it’s not directly tied to State funding but funding helps with various categories.

Either way, the biggest reason for UConn’s drop was that other schools improved, not that UConn got worse.

One of the most important criteria is the % of students that return year to year and graduate in 4 years. UConn generally dominates that category, but other schools are getting better.

But most importantly, remember; the freshman entering are the most accomplished freshman class ever (SAT scores, valedictorians etc). UConn remains a great school and continues to become more and more competitive.
 
Well its always darkest before dawn... (Well, at least I hope so...)

It certainly helps Rutgers and Syracuse that they are in real conferences making real money! We are in a terrible conference with inferior academic schools. Further, we make chicken $#!+ compared to Rutgers and Syracuse from conference revenue sharing. This has a significant impact on our ranking, IMO. It is a painful reminder of how important CR was and is.
 
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Guapo said:
It’s more complicated than that; it’s not directly tied to State funding but funding helps with various categories.

Either way, the biggest reason for UConn’s drop was that other schools improved, not that UConn got worse.

One of the most important criteria is the % of students that return year to year and graduate in 4 years. UConn generally dominates that category, but other schools are getting better.

But most importantly, remember; the freshman entering are the most accomplished freshman class ever (SAT scores, valedictorians etc). UConn remains a great school and continues to become more and more competitive.
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Wow just brilliant. Smartest guy in the room !
 
Kind of a dumb way to frame it from SuzieLax.

If the lowered funding doesn’t impact the quality of education - why wouldn’t they just continue to cut your funding since you’ve declares that spending non-impactful?
 
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Sea Goat said:
Well its always darkest before dawn... (Well, at least I hope so...)

It certainly helps Rutgers and Syracuse that they are in real conferences making real money! We are in a terrible conference with inferior academic schools. Further, we make chicken $#!+ compared to Rutgers and Syracuse from conference revenue sharing. This has a significant impact on our ranking, IMO. It is a painful reminder of how important CR was and is.
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Rutgers ain't making that much. We haven't received a full share of anything yet. We're still making peanuts compared to everyone else. UCONN is still an excellent school with a fine reputation.
 
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whaler11 said:
Kind of a dumb way to frame it from SuzieLax.

If the lowered funding doesn’t impact the quality of education - why wouldn’t they just continue to cut your funding since you’ve declares that spending non-impactful?
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Pfff. Who cares about funding? UConn climbed the rankings because of their fierce commitment to compliance. Expect another uptick once our athletic department wins back potential applicants with their dedication to recruiting high character kids from affluent families who fit the student-athlete mold. Start thinking too much about money and we'll end up another Michigan.
 
ruthetiger said:
Rutgers ain't making that much. We haven't received a full share of anything yet. We're still making peanuts compared to everyone else. UCONN is still an excellent school with a fine reputation.
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They are going to make at least 3 times what we make this year and they are in a "buy in" phase. By 20-21, I think they will be at least 5 times UConn's payout.
 
I just watched the debate between Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Bob Stefanowski. These are the candidates for governor. Not one word on UConn. That is disappointing, if we are trying to figure out who will support UConn academics and athletics. UConn is not the problem. UConn is part of the solution to the state's economic problems, by encouraging a 21st century economy for the state. The leaders of UConn better start explaining this to the state or the university may be put in the poorhouse.
 
What killed the US News ranking (according to US News) was the cut in state funding.

I know we're not supposed to go into politics here, but the Democratic Party is killing the state with high taxes. Businesses are fleeing. Connecticut is falling behind economically. It's a bad situation.
 
Redding Husky said:
What killed the US News ranking (according to US News) was the cut in state funding.

I know we're not supposed to go into politics here, but the Democratic Party is killing the state with high taxes. Businesses are fleeing. Connecticut is falling behind economically. It's a bad situation.
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I semi-agree with your premise. Dems tax too much and spend too much. However, if you think the Dems are the ones killing UConn, you are on crack. CT has a serious fiscal problem, but no Republican (other than John Rowland) ever does squat for UConn.
 
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Redding Husky said:
What killed the US News ranking (according to US News) was the cut in state funding.

I know we're not supposed to go into politics here, but the Democratic Party is killing the state with high taxes. Businesses are fleeing. Connecticut is falling behind economically. It's a bad situation.
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Hoophound said:
I semi-agree with your premise. Dems tax too much and spend too much. However, if you think the Dems are the ones killing UConn, you are on crack. CT has a serious fiscal problem, but no Republican (other than John Rowland) ever does squat for UConn.
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Stop: Reminder, ZERO politics outside the cesspool
 
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