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UCDaveD said:
Nor would UMass.
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I bet most UConn fans would rather see a UConn/ UMass game in lieu of UConn against of the following: Tulane, Tulsa, central Florida, South Florida, SMU, Houston, and Temple. Those teams are all boring and have nothing in common with UConn. At least UMass would be near by.
 
CTBballfan243 said:
I bet most UConn fans would rather see a UConn/ UMass game in lieu of UConn against of the following: Tulane, Tulsa, central Florida, South Florida, SMU, Houston, and Temple. Those teams are all boring and have nothing in common with UConn. At least UMass would be near by.
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We're 1 of 12 votes. What does adding another piece of garbage to the conference do for everyone else?

Even if adding UMass did anything for UConn (I don't believe it would), good luck getting the other 11 conference members to agree to take a smaller slice of the already meager pie just so that we can have some small-time local "rivalry" game that hasn't mattered to anyone in 20 years.

If we're looking for a regional rival, why not float CCSU to the AAC then? They have triple the amount of tournament appearances over the past 20 years as UMass. And they're even closer.

Scheduling OOC games against these schools is one thing, talking about adding them to the conference is banana land.
 
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UCDaveD said:
We're 1 of 12 votes. What does adding another piece of garbage to the conference do for everyone else?

Even if adding UMass did anything for UConn (I don't believe it would), good luck getting the other 11 conference members to agree to take a smaller slice of the already meager pie just so that we can have some small-time local "rivalry" game that hasn't mattered to anyone in 20 years.

If we're looking for a regional rival, why not float CCSU to the AAC then? They have triple the amount of tournament appearances over the past 20 years as UMass. And they're even closer.

Scheduling OOC games against these schools is one thing, talking about adding them to the conference is banana land.
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Why not bump up west conn they have football?
 
I'm really whatever on UMass doing anything...

But there's no question about it - this coach is flipping good. He's really good. If you think this UConn team is a duct taped mess, look at that roster, then the transfers he committed.... and they're competitive with most everyone. I'm not really commenting on the conference stuff - but they've got a legitimate shot at being good again with this guy.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Love the wife's connection to Dayton.
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Thanks, she really loved going to school out there. I’ve been to a couple games with her out at the Dayton Arena. Those Dayton Flyer fans really love their basketball. They pack the arena and are really loud. Plus the “ghetto” gets pretty wild on the weekends. The only thing bad about UD is that it’s in Dayton.
 
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From a strictly basketball point of view, I would rather have UConn play games against UMass, URI and some other A10 schools (Dayton, VCU) then East Carolina, South Florida, Tulane and Tulsa. A UConn game against UMass or URI in a conference tourney at the the Garden or in Boston would be a lot better then playing East Carolina in Orlando. Hell, I think Cincinnati and Wichita State would agree with that as well.

Once again, just talking basketball, take a combination of AAC/A10/CAA/Mid American schools put the conference tourney in the Garden and let's see what happens. I think it's much more dynamic than anything the AAC has provided so far.
 
whaler11 said:
Don't see any reason to not to add Rhode Island to the AAC. If the bar is a good season they have met every requirement.
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URI would not touch the AAC for several reasons, though I could see them jumping to the Big East, and it would not surprise me if they got an invite. Not sure though where Providence would stand though on it.
 
huskyrob1 said:
URI would not touch the AAC for several reasons, though I could see them jumping to the Big East, and it would not surprise me if they got an invite. Not sure though where Providence would stand though on it.
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URI and stated earlier in this thread UMass are not getting invites to the BE.
 
UMass football hung around some pretty damn good teams last year for many games, even lost a couple of those themselves. They were better than the Huskies I do believe. And basketball? I'm afraid that match up would go down to the wire, unless UMass got hot LOL
 
mauconnfan said:
UMass football hung around some pretty damn good teams last year for many games, even lost a couple of those themselves. They were better than the Huskies I do believe. And basketball? I'm afraid that match up would go down to the wire, unless UMass got hot LOL
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Based on what I saw yesterday from the UMass/Dayton game, granted it was only one game, UConn b-ball would struggle against UMass. But we would kick their butts in women’s b-ball and ice hockey.
 
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The fact we have a thread on UMass says terrible things about the program.

This is like being drunk and working your way down the booty call list to the very bottom.
 
UMASS is ranked #75 in national universities and their sports teams do have a strong fan following when they are doing well. Expansion teams should be added based on their potential contribution to the league.

If you don't think UMASS is on the table as an expansion candidate for the Big East you are just in denial. The last time I looked the Big East does not have a team from that state of close to 7 million people.

I ask again would you rather see UMASS in the AAC or the Big East?
 
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metsfan2323 said:
UMASS is ranked #75 in national universities and their sports teams do have a strong fan following when they are doing well. Expansion teams should be added based on their potential contribution to the league.

If you don't think UMASS is on the table as an expansion candidate for the Big East you are just in denial.

I ask again would you rather see UMASS in the AAC or the Big East?
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UMass is absolutely, positively not an expansion candidate for the Big East or the American.
 
CTBballfan243 said:
Based on what I saw yesterday from the UMass/Dayton game, granted it was only one game, UConn b-ball would struggle against UMass. But we would kick their butts in women’s b-ball and ice hockey.
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We kick everyone's butts in womens basketball. Hockey has come a long way fast, good for them.

The fact we were laughing at UMass fans who came here for such a long time after Camby and Roe left but now we are them is just an awful awful thing.
 
Palatine said:
The fact we have a thread on UMass says terrible things about the program.

This is like being drunk and working your way down the booty call list to the very bottom.
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UConn is barely treading water athletically in the AAC. We probably shouldn’t be making fun of other schools sports programs.
 
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Fishy said:
The issue with Wichita is that the second they stop being good, they’re another Tulsa.

Tulsa probably the worst thing ever to happen to us. In my opinion, Tulsa is the Tulane of the AAC, a situation made worse by the fact that Tulane’s actually in the AAC.
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At least Tulane has New Orleans. Tulsa has Tulsa, Wichita has Wichita, Houston has Houston yadda yadda
 
I don’t think that UMass is a horrible idea. Creates a local rival, and could be an opportunity to really leverage Boston. Play basketball and hockey in the Garden. Football and baseball at Fenway. BC is on an island in the ACC, and a strong UConn/UMass rivalry could really neuter them. Owning New England would be an asset to the AAC.
 
huskyrob1 said:
URI would not touch the AAC for several reasons, though I could see them jumping to the Big East, and it would not surprise me if they got an invite. Not sure though where Providence would stand though on it.
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That’s hard to envision as long as PC exists.
UMass currently is a man without a country for football . The AAC is the best non P5 conference there is .
If your in The AAC currently in the process of negotiinatung a new contract . You have to ask yourself and your media partner who if anyone moves the needle .
If it’s no one your forced to stand pat. Sadly it has to be about the money.
The AAC would be great for UMass
But I suspect UMass wouldn’t be that great for the AAC.
I’m in favor of one or more basketball onlies Sonething that was obvious to me 5 years ago. Especially a team in the Eastern Time Zone.
It most likely would have to come from the A10 although not necessarily
That Doesn’ doen’t help UMass
But It does help
Dayton
VCU
ODU
Rhody
My original suggestion was keep ECU football only
add two from the East and one from the west
The AAC could be a top 5 BB conference.
Your still not as compact as the Big East which itself has blown up its original vision for competition sake.
That’s just the reality of today.
If you guys are saying
Being in a B.B. conference
That includes
Temple
Dayton
VCU/Rhody
Memphis
WSU
SMU
Cinncy
Houston
UCF
USF
Tulane
Tulsa
Is horrible than Nothing can help you.
If you want to continue football that’s as good as it gets.
The other option is drop football completely and join the Big East.
 
#1 PA Husky Fan said:
I don’t think that UMass is a horrible idea. Creates a local rival, and could be an opportunity to really leverage Boston. Play basketball and hockey in the Garden. Football and baseball at Fenway. BC is on an island in the ACC, and a strong UConn/UMass rivalry could really neuter them. Owning New England would be an asset to the AAC.
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If UMass had any pull in Boston that might work
Mass is Boston and UMass somewhat like UConn in Western Fairfield county is a minor player in a saturated market .
I like UMass I’m an old Yankee Conference guy
I still peek occasionally on how UVT ,UNH, Maine ,Rhody and UMass are doing.
But today is a different reality. Loved it when VT beat Cuse in the NCAA tourney .
If the AAC exspands I suspect it might be football and basketball Onlies.
I could see Air Force or Colo State or if Army apparently wants to get back in the Mix them
I wouldn’t mind playing Army,and Navy annually and Air Force once every 3 or 4 years
The idea is to create the most attractive media package possible. Not satisfy any particular local favorite.
Frankly with our leadership we’re lucky to be in that mix.
 
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AZHuskiePop said:
If UMass had any pull in Boston that might work
Mass is Boston and UMass somewhat like UConn in Western Fairfield county is a minor player in a saturated market .
I like UMass I’m an old Yankee Conference guy
I still peek occasionally on how UVT ,UNH, Maine ,Rhody and UMass are doing.
But today is a different reality. Loved it when VT beat Cuse in the NCAA tourney .
If the AAC exspands I suspect it might be football and basketball Onlies.
I could see Air Force or Colo State or if Army apparently wants to get back in the Mix them
I wouldn’t mind playing Army,and Navy annually and Air Force once every 3 or 4 years
The idea is to create the most attractive media package possible. Not satisfy any particular local favorite.
Frankly with our leadership we’re lucky to be in that mix.
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I really think that we need a local rival. We are losing the casual fan. My thought was can UConn and UMass together generate some interest in Boston. Both have large alumni bases in the area. If successful, that’s lots of eyeballs in the New England market, which would be good for the AAC.
 
#1 PA Husky Fan said:
I really think that we need a local rival. We are losing the casual fan. My thought was can UConn and UMass together generate some interest in Boston. Both have large alumni bases in the area. If successful, that’s lots of eyeballs in the New England market, which would be good for the AAC.
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From my position deep in the AZ desert on a most gorgeous day for the final round of the Phoenex Open.
UConn is one of the weakest links in the AAC and already used their influence to get WSU in.They already played their hand it didn’t include or neighbor.Playing UMass isn’t going to save us a good football coach which we are obviously incapable of hiring and a winning men’s B.B. team are the only solution.
What you want to do is give up make football independent and join the A10 because UMass isn’t getting into the AAC along with us .We’re and outlier and except for the fact we’re a legacy probably couldn’t get in the AAC. In our current state.
UMass would take our spot if offered in a heartbeat and not look back.
Having UConn as a local rival is BS
Reality sucks but it doen’t make it false.
 
If we ever are in the same conference as UMass, that's when I stop caring and watching. Literally like 2,000 people go to their football games
 
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