Vultures, Vultures Everywhere

[warbler1055]

The real reason I am so frustrated is that UConn BB is my one and only hope. But main reason we are where we are is FOOTBALL. Pasqualoni and Diaco killed any chance we can get an invite to the power 5 conference. Now the UConn crown jewell BB recruiting is being impacted. We lost yesterday because we cannot score, dugged a 17 points deficit, RB got hurt and had his worse shooting game ever and so on. AAC only has 2 teams in the dance. Enough said!!

 

[jibsey]

Maybe we should sit in a circle with smiles on our faces, hold hands and chant.

 

[zymurg]

Maybe we should sit in a circle with smiles on our faces, hold hands and chant.

Good a plan, what should we chant? We could have wings and RR's. Perhaps Senhor Testiculo can make a special appearance and sign autographs. This season hurts a lot, but not too much to laugh.

 

[The Funster]

Never give up. Never, ever, ever give up.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

I really hate when commenters start their comment looking down on posters

There is a difference between looking down your nose at internet posters and calling people's comments stupid for the stupidity that they are.

You fall on the stupidity side of things. But I never look down my nose at you.

 

[Taco]

Vultures? Are they Turkey Vultures? Were they outside the window looking in? Does CTO know about this?

A like to Zy for the Casablanca reference - not a fan off post that look down on people who look down on posters who look down on fan frustration.

 

[sammydabiz]

but I can't help but ask "mais ou sont les neiges d'autan?"

Leave my mother out of it Zymurg!

 

[Peacefrog]

I used to come to The Boneyard as much for a good laugh as I did for basketball information. Ah the good ole days when disagreements were comedic versus acerbic. We used to have friendly golf get-togethers, maybe we need a steel cage purge match.

 

[BlueDogs]

I'd like to think that most of the folks here are pretty sports savvy on all sides of the issues. The acerbic nature is a reflection of the fact that good meaning folks can see a confluence of bad things that have occurred and will likely occur to programs that have been built through blood, sweat and tears. In any crisis it is shown that the vast majority just shutdown and their brains refuse to accept the reality of what is happening and just die. A small percentage will over react, and another small percentage will react with purpose and tend to survive. UConn sports is in a crisis situation called the AAC and our leaders need to react with a purpose. Pretending everything is fine is the surest way all our programs blow-up...hint, hint Susan and Warde. Governor and legislature.

 

[Peacefrog]

I'd like to think that most of the folks here are pretty sports savvy on all sides of the issues. The acerbic nature is a reflection of the fact that good meaning folks can see a confluence of bad things that have occurred and will likely occur to programs that have been built through blood, sweat and tears. In any crisis it is shown that the vast majority just shutdown and their brains refuse to accept the reality of what is happening and just die. A small percentage will over react, and another small percentage will react with purpose and tend to survive. UConn sports is in a crisis situation called the AAC and our leaders need to react with a purpose. Pretending everything is fine is the surest way all our programs blow-up...hint, hint Susan and Warde. Governor and legislature.

You're trying to link it to a single issue, that of conference affiliation which is unquestionably a major threat to future success. I think myself, Zy and others are looking further back than that. Something changed or started to change long before we found ourselves in the AAC.

 

[The Funster]

You're trying to link it to a single issue, that of conference affiliation which is unquestionably a major threat to future success. I think myself, Zy and others are looking further back than that. Something changed or started to change long before we found ourselves in the AAC.

IMO, the treatment of Taliek Brown led to the schism. As a group, we went from a group of posters who loved rooting for the Huskies to something more insidious.

 

[jibsey]

We are not in a crisis, yet. Bad spot maybe. If we don't get recruits then it's crisis.

 

[CTBasketball]

We are not in a crisis, yet. Bad spot maybe. If we don't get recruits then it's crisis.

If you don't think we're in a crisis, then this bad spot must be miles across in diameter.

 

[Danzz]

We have lost quite a few good posters from the early days as the Boneyard became more toxic especially after a loss.

 

[jibsey]

We have lost quite a few good posters from the early days as the Boneyard became more toxic especially after a loss.

and after they blew up our conference .......

 

[Danzz]

and after they blew up our conference ..

No, well before that.

 

[ElGuapo]

My favorite band.

 

[Stainmaster]

My favorite band.

I dunno, I prefer my vultures crooked.

 

[August_West]

My favorite band. YouTube Video

That's a rare cut. Ive only seen that a couple times and my first Phish show was in 88. I remember them doing it at the Meadows in Hartford in 2000 , best part of the show.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Warde Manuel needs to do whatever it takes to get us out of this conference- if that means we sign an agreement to play only road Football games for the first five years with only 10 players on each side so be it.

I'd actually sign up for this.

 

[zymurg]

A short note on the thread title: 1) it is a direct quote from Casablanca; 2) I chose it because it did reference a classic Boneyard thread started
by a poster who left long ago, and 3) vultures by their nature attack the dead and eat rotting flesh down to the bone.

I could have used other quotes: "I'm shocked, shocked to discover mean spirited controversy here..." or perhaps "the fundamental things apply as time goes by..." if I only knew what the fundamental things are in re the Boneyard. Still the "Vultures..." offered many levels of interpretation including the character who said the line was a pickpocket i.e. a vulture.

I guess it only remains to ask if "we still have Paris?"

 

[UCweCONN]

A short note on the thread title: 1) it is a direct quote from Casablanca; 2) I chose it because it did reference a classic Boneyard thread started
by a poster who left long ago, and 3) vultures by their nature attack the dead and eat rotting flesh down to the bone.

I could have used other quotes: "I'm shocked, shocked to discover mean spirited controversy here..." or perhaps "the fundamental things apply as time goes by..." if I only knew what the fundamental things are in re the Boneyard. Still the "Vultures..." offered many levels of interpretation including the character who said the line was a pickpocket i.e. a vulture.

I guess it only remains to ask if "we still have Paris?"

What??!!! Did Paris back out of his LOI too??! Damn!!!

 

[whaler11]

Maybe we need a meta-thread subforum.

 

[ctchamps]

A short note on the thread title: 1) it is a direct quote from Casablanca; 2) I chose it because it did reference a classic Boneyard thread started
by a poster who left long ago, and 3) vultures by their nature attack the dead and eat rotting flesh down to the bone.

I could have used other quotes: "I'm shocked, shocked to discover mean spirited controversy here..." or perhaps "the fundamental things apply as time goes by..." if I only knew what the fundamental things are in re the Boneyard. Still the "Vultures..." offered many levels of interpretation including the character who said the line was a pickpocket i.e. a vulture.

I guess it only remains to ask if "we still have Paris?"

I like vultures. They don't kill anything. They don't deprive any other creatures a food source other than maggots, ants and bacteria. They reduce the chance for disease. Besides they don't attack the dead. Never saw them in a Zombie film for instance.

And their flight patterns are absolutely the best. Get a thermal and glide to heaven. What's not to like about these creatures short of their appearance.

 

[mussels]

I guess it only remains to ask if "we still have Paris?"

We'll always have JaCkSoN day.

 

[Greathusky]

I hate it when people look down their noses as people who look down their noses at messageboard posters... and someone else hates me for looking down my nose at people who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters, etc.

If anyone is qualified to pass judgement around these parts, it's an OG like zymurg.

I hate it when people look down their noses as people who look down their noses at messageboard posters... and someone else hates me for looking down my nose at people who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters and who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters and who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters and who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters and who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters and who look down their nose at people who look down their nose at posters.. well you get the point!

 

[zymurg]

We'll always have JaCkSoN day.

Our observance has been spotty; remember it's the 15th of every month.

 

[WallStreetHusky]

We'll always have JaCkSoN day.

(in my best JaCkSoN impression) I pRay FOr YoU........