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Husky25 said:
I fel that UConn fits in the SEC as well as they do in the Big 12 or Pac 12.
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Which is to say, not at all.

Not that you wouldn't take an invite, but none of those are in fact any kind of fit at all. Of couse, neither is the A-12, so you'd take a non-fit with better football.
 
businesslawyer said:
Which is to say, not at all.

Not that you wouldn't take an invite, but none of those are in fact any kind of fit at all. Of couse, neither is the A-12, so you'd take a non-fit with better football.
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That is exactly my point. The best current fit for UConn is the ACC, but they don't want UConn for some stupid, antiquated thinking by conservative University presidents that who are afraid of change and new competition. The ACC is also in the same position the Big East was in 2011, on the verge of getting raided. I don't want any part of the ACC for those reasons. The Big 10 should be the target, followed by the ACC (but only as a safety net). Pie in the sky? Abosolutely. But why discuss it otherwise.
 
tzznandrew said:
To be clear--I don't think he opted for Louisville. Commissioners don't have as much power as we think, sometimes. I think he assumed they would add UConn when Maryland left, just as he thought they were going to take Syracuse and UConn rather than Pitt. It's just that some of his member schools had other thoughts and concerns.

As for the rumors as a whole--they're obviously not real rumors. But the ACC intimated that they were taking Louisville over UConn and, to a lesser extent, Cincy, because the latter two schools had nowhere else to go, while the former had the B12. Anything in a major publication that suggests--even erroneously--that we could go anywhere else but the ACC has to scare them. They know they can be raided again, and despite what they'd have you believe, they know that once you get past UConn and Cincy, there are no other desirable east coast schools (sorry USF).

If we're taken off the table by someone and the ACC loses more than one school, they have to start looking at Temple, USF, and UCF--or take a school like UMass* because their academics aren't horrendous, or a school like Memphis because, despite their academics at least they have a live basketball program. Do they take SMU because there are decent academics there despite a program that got the death penalty? I mean, think about it, it's gruel on the east coast after UConn, and to a lesser extent, Cincy...

*I know they don't take UMass--but for all their talk about academics, after UConn, what is there? Although, I guess, once you take Louisville, academics go out the window...
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I agree with this... Louisville was a defensive move because they might not have been there for the taking in the future. Uconn is presumed to have little options.
I am a little nervous if the ACC loses FSU or Miami... It's likely we get bumped by USF.
 
Marty Jackson said:
I agree with this... Louisville was a defensive move because they might not have been there for the taking in the future. Uconn is presumed to have little options.
I am a little nervous if the ACC loses FSU or Miami... It's likely we get bumped by USF.
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My belief is that Swofford proposed UConn thinking it was a no-brainer and the Presidents turned him down. And probably each President who voted for LV had a somewhat different reason.
 
Marty Jackson said:
I agree with this... Louisville was a defensive move because they might not have been there for the taking in the future. Uconn is presumed to have little options.
I am a little nervous if the ACC loses FSU or Miami... It's likely we get bumped by USF.
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Louisville pacified FSU and Clemson. If the ACC loses one or more then that power block could become less influential, or it could swing the other way.

USF Sports seems to be a bit of dead ender, so I wouldn't sweat it. Cincy seems like a greater threat.
 
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ZooCougar said:
Just open a Cracker Barrel, a Stuckeys and a Fireworks stand. Then, open a Duckhead outlet and erect a statue of Robert E. Lee. Done deal, sumbitch.
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We already have Cracker Barrel's and firework tents in CT
 
hthusky74 said:
We already have Cracker Barrel's and firework tents in CT
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What about Stuckey's? We need more places that sell Peaches, Pecans, and . We need more jumbo sized gas station/travel plazas where you walk in, and the first thing you see is two dozen trucker caps festooned with pictures of Largemouth Bass/Whitetail Bucks and Confederate Flags. CULTURAL FIT.
 
hthusky74 said:
We already have Cracker Barrel's and firework tents in CT
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We have a Stucky's in CT too... just over the state line coming in from Rhode Island on 95 in North Stonington.
 
Husky25 said:
That is exactly my point. The best current fit for UConn is the ACC, but they don't want UConn for some stupid, antiquated thinking by conservative University presidents that who are afraid of change and new competition. The ACC is also in the same position the Big East was in 2011, on the verge of getting raided. I don't want any part of the ACC for those reasons. The Big 10 should be the target, followed by the ACC (but only as a safety net). Pie in the sky? Abosolutely. But why discuss it otherwise.
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to be fair, we are somewhat biased...
 
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Southern New England, Eastern seaboard, and we are looking for a conference. We just met the three SEC letter requirements, its a done deal!

EDIT: Wait, this is actually kind of a real rumor, not just us fooling around?
 
coachcap said:
To get that deal done, you absolutely MUST have Waffle Houses on every major highway exit off of I-84 & I-91!;)
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Yes, but you have to throw in a Huddle House or two for good measure.
 
Every time I see these threads I cringe. The ACC "football" schools wanted nothing to do with us, but the real football schools in the SEC do? Get real.
 
Jerry1714 said:
Every time I see these threads I cringe. The ACC "football" schools wanted nothing to do with us, but the real football schools in the SEC do? Get real.
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Have you been paying attention to the Big 10's recent expansion moves?
 
ZooCougar said:
What about Stuckey's? We need more places that sell Peaches, Pecans, and . We need more jumbo sized gas station/travel plazas where you walk in, and the first thing you see is two dozen trucker caps festooned with pictures of Largemouth Bass/Whitetail Bucks and Confederate Flags. CULTURAL FIT.
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Having a Cabela's next to the Rent should help :D
 
Jerry1714 said:
Every time I see these threads I cringe. The ACC "football" schools wanted nothing to do with us, but the real football schools in the SEC do? Get real.
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I don't think there's anything to the SEC rumors, but you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

Every move the ACC has made has been a shortsighted one. The B1G and SEC, on the other hand, are thinking about which moves will benefit their conferences the most in the long run (see Rutgers to the B1G potentially delivering some of the NYC market).

I'm not saying anything about UConn being a good move for the SEC because, again, I think there's no chance. But don't let the ACC idiots' opinions sway you.
 
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UConn990411 said:
I don't think there's anything to the SEC rumors, but you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

Every move the ACC has made has been a shortsighted one. The B1G and SEC, on the other hand, are thinking about which moves will benefit their conferences the most in the long run (see Rutgers to the B1G potentially delivering some of the NYC market).

I'm not saying anything about UConn being a good move for the SEC because, again, I think there's no change. But don't let the ACC idiots' opinion sway you.
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I just asked an alum of a prominent SEC institution what he felt on the matter. I got back a blank stare and he expectorated into a spit cup.

There may be something to this rumor.
 
coachcap said:
To get that deal done, you absolutely MUST have Waffle Houses on every major highway exit off of I-84 & I-91!;)
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No, you miss the point of the scheme. Dunkin Donuts pays us $80M to expand and name the stadium...then the Dunk finally takes over a territory it doesn't yet dominate, the south. Waffle houses will be converted to Dunkins by the boatload. I bet the pink and orange NASCAR car is already in the works.
 
HuskyHawk said:
No, you miss the point of the scheme. Dunkin Donuts pays us $80M to expand and name the stadium...then the Dunk finally takes over a territory it doesn't yet dominate, the south. Waffle houses will be converted to Dunkins by the boatload. I bet the pink and orange NASCAR car is already in the works.
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Dunkin Donuts needs to start making scrapple.
 
ZooCougar said:
Partial Credit. Bass Pro Shops gets you full!!!
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They are starting construction of the Bass store on Bridgeport's Steel Point in the spring. With a Cabela's, a Stuckey's and now a Bass Pro Shop, we are like long-lost brothers to the SEC faithful. What's 800+ miles among family? The only concern I have is that we might lose the slot to UNH because New Hampshire has a NASCAR track.
 
Jerry1714 said:
Every time I see these threads I cringe. The ACC "football" schools wanted nothing to do with us, but the real football schools in the SEC do? Get real.
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Well that is exactly it. The SEC does not need to worry about the perception of their product so they can chase down the markets that the ACC has been too tepid to explore (remember when the ACC didn't want Rutgers?). Also, these rumors are valuable because: 1) they didn't come from us and are at least being discussed by fans of Texas A&M, Auburn, WVU, FSU, USF, etc; 2) it pushes Cinci into the backseat where they belong; 3) it paints the ACC as a basketcase (which they are) for passing us over; 4) provides cover for the B1G to pick us up.
 
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kibblesnbits said:
They are starting construction of the Bass store on Bridgeport's Steel Point in the spring. With a Cabela's, a Stuckey's and now a Bass Pro Shop, we are like long-lost brothers to the SEC faithful. What's 800+ miles among family? The only concern I have is that we might lose the slot to UNH because New Hampshire has a NASCAR track.
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We need to expand Stafford Motor Speedway and or the Waterford Speedbowl IMMEDIATELY. We need to get Shawn NASCAR involved.
 
WestHartHusk said:
Well that is exactly it. The SEC does not need to worry about the perception of their product so they can chase down the markets that the ACC has been too tepid to explore (remember when the ACC didn't want Rutgers?). Also, these rumors are valuable because: 1) they didn't come from us and are at least being discussed by fans of Texas A&M, Auburn, WVU, FSU, USF, etc; 2) it pushes Cinci into the backseat where they belong; 3) it paints the ACC as a basketcase (which they are) for passing us over; 4) provides cover for the B1G to pick us up.
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These rumors mean nothing, they are on a message board, anyone on here can make some "rumor" and put it up. They just make us look delusional.
 
UConn990411 said:
I don't think there's anything to the SEC rumors, but you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

Every move the ACC has made has been a shortsighted one. The B1G and SEC, on the other hand, are thinking about which moves will benefit their conferences the most in the long run (see Rutgers to the B1G potentially delivering some of the NYC market).

I'm not saying anything about UConn being a good move for the SEC because, again, I think there's no chance. But don't let the ACC idiots' opinions sway you.
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So I don't know what I am talking about because I say there is 0% truth to the SEC rumor, but you agree there is 0% truth to it? Just want to be clear.

When the SEC expands to football schools at our level come talk to me. Until then it is obvious who knows what they are talking about and who does not.
 
HuskyHawk said:
No, you miss the point of the scheme. Dunkin Donuts pays us $80M to expand and name the stadium...then the Dunk finally takes over a territory it doesn't yet dominate, the south. Waffle houses will be converted to Dunkins by the boatload. I bet the pink and orange NASCAR car is already in the works.
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We already have the car... we just need to rub off that crappy Big East logo :p


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Jerry1714 said:
These rumors mean nothing, they are on a message board, anyone on here can make some "rumor" and put it up. They just make us look delusional.
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Its a ESPN rumor... for the school to even be mentioned by other major program fans is a major plus
 
Jerry1714 said:
These rumors mean nothing, they are on a message board, anyone on here can make some "rumor" and put it up. They just make us look delusional.
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Logic has no place in our delusions. A pox on you.:D
 
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