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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 3195773, member: 250"] Doug Bruno is such a mensch. "Auriemma recalls going out to dinner with his good friend and DePaul coach Doug Bruno a year or so after UConn left Big East. “At the end of the night, he says, I got this,” Auriemma said. “I said, well, that’s a change. He goes, I got a big bonus. I said, for what? He goes, winning the league championship. I go, no kidding. He goes, yeah, I never even knew it was in my contract. I knew we’d never win. So I never checked.” Auriemma has talked to Bruno about a return to the Big East over the years and says Bruno would be ecstatic about it. “He says it elevates everybody in the league,” Auriemma said." Jeff Jacobs article has lots of the real Geno in it. I suspect somebody has posted it, but I sure didn't find it. [URL]https://www.middletownpress.com/sports/article/Jeff-Jacobs-A-mostly-measured-Auriemma-lauds-14039376.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Mobile)&utm_source=post original url&utm_medium=referral[/URL] "Going from 16 games in the AAC to 20 in the Big East is not a problem for Auriemma. The games against the top 15-20 teams in the nation all will remain on the schedule. What is a problem with Auriemma is the American travel. “I don’t ever remember getting home at 3 in the morning from a Big East game,” Auriemma said. “Other than a few games, most are in the same time zone. You could bus to at least a quarter of the games. There was a big difference in time commitment by the players. We’re fortunate. We charter. It made it a little bit easier. I’m sure with football when you’re only playing six road games it’s different, but for all the other sports it’s a difficult task.” Amen, Geno! Just get through this year's travel grind. [/QUOTE]

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