Will the Big East add a 12th School

[billybud]

Sigh... tag me if you want me to see your posts or hit reply...

No doubt that I am more "emotionally attached" to UConn than you. I am just at a loss why you go to another team's site to post negative, and not infrequently wrong, posts about the team. I just don't see the attraction in it. But as I said, you do you.

What a fan may see as "negative", I might see as my outsider assessment...

And it is true that my current assessment is that UConn will excel at basketball, be mid level in baseball and football....that may read as negative for a fan...

I do post on a few sites...WVU's since 2002, Oklahoma, UNC, Clemson, Florida, VT, GT, Notre Dame...and a few more...

And while I posted incorrect info today...I did direct Eric to the incorrect UConn data reported on Wikipedia. Mea maxima culpa...


And UConn does have a chance to get out of a Regional this year if the projection holds for Roanoke....VT and Michigan with Old Dominion are maybe the best that one could hope for...I'll cheer for the Huskies...

 

[huskymedic]

And while I posted incorrect info today...I did direct Eric to the incorrect UConn data reported on Wikipedia.

In your haste to denigrate UConn Baseball, you clearly missed the correct information in the big chart on the same Wiki page you chose to post your "outsider assessment" from:

 

[kingdobbs]

Youth baseball is huge in Florida and the south.....I would have thought thatt baseball was bigger in the Northeast...with Cooperstown and all.

It is.

But it is also very much a summer game; most youth leagues don’t even start practicing until April. Things don’t really get rip-roaring until June and July.

The popularity of college baseball in the northeast (and Midwest to be fair) suffers by the fact that practice and games start in February and March when most Northeast fields are some combination of snow and mud, and then by the time we are able to play home games, all the pro and semi-pro leagues are drawing the fan attention.

Play college ball over the summer, that’d make things MUCH different.

 

[buddy]

Oh, a general reply. When you used the phrase "you are praising baseball" it seemed like you were replying directly to my post.

The transfer of an all Big 10 player to the WBB team, filled a need, which may become more apparent shortly. It was a nice pick up. Hurley is going in a different direction on the men's team. I'd expect an announcement in the next 60 days or so. In any event the last I saw no one is printing up banners for how many portal transfers you pick up in the off season. Using that as the marker of the success of a program is kind of a silly hill to die on IMO.

UConn is playing .571 baseball (16-12) 6 of those losses were close games against ranked teams on the road. You should try to catch more games they are a good team with decent pitching and a solid offense. Especially at home they've had some clutch hitting. Have you seen the Elliot Ballpark? It is really a beautiful park.

Unfortunately, I live quite a distance away from Storrs, but my memories, although back then it was nothing like it is now, are fond. Really fond. I truly hope to make a visit some day soon, so we will see. I want all UConn teams to succeed. I haven't seen Elliot Ballpark in person, but from what I did see, it is truly spectacular addition for UConn athletics. The point I was trying to make was that it seems that the P5 schools have an advantage in the post season as their regular season is more challenging.

 

[CL82]

Unfortunately, I live quite a distance away from Storrs, but my memories, although back then it was nothing like it is now, are fond. Really fond. I truly hope to make a final visit some day soon, so we will see. I want all UConn teams to succeed. I have never gotten over the rejection of UConn by the ACC, and it has left me very angry. You seem to be a level headed good guy, and I mean no disrespect.

The new Athletic Campus is really impressive. This doesn't do it just but it gives you the flavor.

 

[buddy]

The new Athletic Campus is really impressive. This doesn't do it just but it give you the flavor.

I used to go to basketball games at the Field House, and that was a thrill. This is incredible.

 

[CL82]

I used to go to basketball games at the Field House, and that was a thrill. This is incredible.

The Field House was a great place to see a game. I have great memories of it.

 

[dbmill]

The Field House was a great place to see a game. I have great memories of it.

No creature comforts to be had at the old Field House, but watching games there were certainly fun times.

 

[CL82]

No creature comforts to be had at the old Field House, but watching games there were certainly fun times.

People filling the seats, then the aisles, then sitting on the floor in front of the stands, then wherever they could find a place to stand. Cheering so loud that the dust falling from the rafters. It was the quintessential college basketball experience. I miss the old band boxes.

 

[billybud]

In your haste to denigrate UConn Baseball, you clearly missed the correct information in the big chart on the same Wiki page you chose to post your "outsider assessment" from:

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Well...heck...the opening on Wiki spelled it out...and no...I didn't study the various charts...

"The end of true regional play has hurt teams from the northeast, Connecticut included, as they have made just five NCAA Tournament appearances in 28 seasons since beginning play in the Big East in 1985. The Huskies made their first Super Regional appearance in 2011, defeating traditional power Clemson before falling to eventual national champion South Carolina."

I went to a source...read it...they were wrong...I was in no rush to post something derogatory...I read what was listed...and if the section was not internally consistent, shame on them...

 

[Adios]

Well...heck...the opening on Wiki spelled it out...and no...I didn't study the various charts...

"The end of true regional play has hurt teams from the northeast, Connecticut included, as they have made just five NCAA Tournament appearances in 28 seasons since beginning play in the Big East in 1985. The Huskies made their first Super Regional appearance in 2011, defeating traditional power Clemson before falling to eventual national champion South Carolina."

I went to a source...read it...they were wrong...I was in no rush to post something derogatory...I read what was listed...and if the section was not internally consistent, shame on them...

You should live in the mountainous northwestern corner of the state, given the amount of time you spend on a Connecticut message board.

 

[billybud]

You should live in the mountainous northwestern corner of the state, given the amount of time you spend on a Connecticut message board.

Retired...vaccinated but still cautious due to age and co morbidity possibilities...daytime TV sucks...so...I am on the internet...and this marks my 8th year on the yard...And I do love these mountains....and, if I want to go to a mall, Costco, or Bestbuy,...well...a four hour round trip ain't awful.

 

[CL82]

Well...heck...the opening on Wiki spelled it out...and no...I didn't study the various charts...

"The end of true regional play has hurt teams from the northeast, Connecticut included, as they have made just five NCAA Tournament appearances in 28 seasons since beginning play in the Big East in 1985. The Huskies made their first Super Regional appearance in 2011, defeating traditional power Clemson before falling to eventual national champion South Carolina."

I went to a source...read it...they were wrong...I was in no rush to post something derogatory...I read what was listed...and if the section was not internally consistent, shame on them...

Seems like that’s been happening a lot lately.

 

[Adios]

Retired...vaccinated but still cautious due to age and co morbidity possibilities...daytime TV sucks...so...I am on the internet...and this marks my 8th year on the yard...And I do love these mountains....and, if I want to go to a mall, Costco, or Bestbuy,...well...a four hour round trip ain't awful.

You can probably walk from the Appalachian Trail to a Walmart somewhere here.