Ward

[polycom]

Huh?

 

[hjoerring]

So why hasn't he knocked it down and built a better one? Get with the program!

I'm with you all the way. Warde is sitting on billions of Dollars, he should really get going on building these arenas. And, there will be a ton left over. Ok, I know you were just being silly! Right!

 

[nomar]

Compared to you I guess he doesn't care my guess you think he's doing a superb job. I can bring some ice if you want seeing as you are butt hurt...

Whenever someone uses the phrase "butt hurt" in an internet fight, it means they've lost the dispute.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Since we are wishful thinking, I would like to see the Huskies play North Dakota in Hockey and Minnesota in Basketball. It would be nice to travel less than 500 miles to see a game.

 

[NYUConn]

This post was great. Thanks for the morning LOLs.

 

[Fishy]

But is the main hurdle still the size of the research budget? If so, it would be damn near impossible to increase the research budget of the main campus enough to get above their minimum. A very difficult but not impossible approach would be to get them to modify their methodology so we can count the med center.

It goes beyond that - there are a number of criteria which might lead to an invitation and we lag in nearly all of them.

It's far outside any area of expertise that I might have, but I read through the qualifications some time back and came away with a hopeless feeling. It's like football and realignment - we got serious about it 20 years too late.

 

[CTGoonie]

I just wish we had a separate forum to talk about stuff like this.

 

[Dooley]

I'm an unabashed Big 10 optimist but admit we still have a TON of work to do. The $1.5B from the state to expand research was a great start. Partnering up with AAU juggernauts like Wisconsin and Yale is another step. Hiring more faculty to increase the student body (to increase the alumni base...err..donations) is another. We obviously won't be able to reap the benefits of all of this research expansion until the building are actually up and operational...like the Death Star.

We're moving in the right direction and with football back in an upward cycle, we need to support it to show how united (and strong) our fanbase is. There is nothing more Warde can do now from an athletic standpoint - we need to support all sports and the school. The rest of this stuff will sort out down the road.

 

[1999.2004.2011]

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