With all due respect Pres. Herbst

[ZOOCONN]

Attaboy, way to respect my 1st A right.

watch out NYU you may have triggered this guy and now he needs a safe space.....

 

[ZOOCONN]

You apparently have no clue what the First Amendment is about. The First Amendment prohibits GOVERNMENT from interfering with your right to express your opinion. Forgetting about the fact that message board posters aren't the government, no one here prevented you from speaking your mind. They pointed out -- mostly fairly and accurately -- that your post was stupid. See, that is exercising their First Amendment right, not taking away yours.

At times I think this nation deserves this campaign.

I cant tell you how many times I have tried to explain this to people.... unless it is a gov entity that is trying to censor you they can tell you to shove it all they want.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Herbst and the Uconn staff did everything perfectly. The tone, the professionalism, and the overall package they presented was big time. Even the messaging yesterday was well constructed as they shared all the documents.

As Uconn fans, while I get there is disappointment and questions about the future of Uconn athletics, we can all be proud of the way in which this school conducted itself. I don't think this leadership could have done anything to change the outcome.

What will be interesting is what this leadership does next. Reading yesterday's messaging, I get the sense that Uconn is still committed to football at the top level and will not give up the fight to join P5 schools. I do have more confidence in this group than at anytime previously.

 

[storrsroars]

Just saw this.

Lots of interesting stuff there. I was somewhat surprised at the comparative lack of NYC media market statistics. No mention of Fairfield County being part of the NYC MSMA (although it was mentioned that 900K CT residents live outside the NH-Hartford media market - with no explanation of what media market they belong to). No mention of TV ratings to speak of. Pretty much any mention of NYC was limited to attendance at games held there.

The final page of the response package was interesting, particularly as it pertained to grad rates, investments and performance of the big 4 sports where the B12 is most active (FB, MBB, WBB, Baseball). UConn definitely holds its own there.

 

[UConnStats]

The fact that she released all the Big 12 materials and broke the confidentiality agreement was **ing awesome. Love Susan Herbst, we will be fine and she is a big reason why.

It was essentially a real life version of this:

 

[Husky25]

PLEASE stop saying stuff like this

"The American is a great place for UConn."

Yeah. Say stuff like this instead.

Herbst said. "This is not our ideal world. We're trying to keep ourselves as strong as those schools. We already feel we're Power Five and it's odd that we're not in that group given we have all their attributes.

Oh. You did?

 

[psilotic]

"The American is a great place for UConn."

"This is not our ideal world. We're trying to keep ourselves as strong as those schools. We already feel we're Power Five and it's odd that we're not in that group given we have all their attributes."

Seems like statements A and B are at odds, no? Statement B is perfectly fine.

 

[amory]

Yeah, would be a much better strategy to take a massive dump in the kiddie pool we're being forced to swim in

 

[Husky25]

"The American is a great place for UConn."

"This is not our ideal world. We're trying to keep ourselves as strong as those schools. We already feel we're Power Five and it's odd that we're not in that group given we have all their attributes."

Seems like statements A and B are at odds, no? Statement B is perfectly fine.

Seems like this thread's premise and your handle are at odds, no?

Do you understand what "playing politics" is?

 

[BlueandOG]

Attaboy, way to respect my 1st A right.

You need to brush up on the Constitution. Our free speech protection only applies to the government limiting speech. Fishy can stifle you at any time for any reason.

 

[Marty Jackson]

The fact that she released all the Big 12 materials and broke the confidentiality agreement was **ing awesome. Love Susan Herbst, we will be fine and she is a big reason why.

It was essentially a real life version of this:

Did Uconn break the agreement? I thought it was mentioned they felt it was not a violation.

 

[Husky25]

If the subject no longer exists about which parties such maintain confidentiality, there is no agreement.

 

[psilotic]

You need to brush up on the Constitution. Our free speech protection only applies to the government limiting speech. Fishy can stifle you at any time for any reason.

C'mon guys. Enough of the lectures on constitutional law. I made a point and was more or less told to shut up. I get this is a private area and mods can pull the plug anytime. Trust me in all the years of looking at this site my OP doesn't come close to the ban level.

 

[MattMang23]

C-US(AAC).

I like that. I'm stealing it.

 

[Husky25]

C'mon guys. Enough of the lectures on constitutional law. I made a point and was more or less told to shut up. I get this is a private area and mods can pull the plug anytime. Trust me in all the years of looking at this site my OP doesn't come close to the ban level.

You used a 1st amendment defense where it clearly did not apply, while posting under the handle of "politics," which adds an interesting, to say the least, level of irony.

The backlash you've experienced is not so much lecturing as it is mocking.

 

[Kgun7]

C'mon guys. Enough of the lectures on constitutional law. I made a point and was more or less told to shut up. I get this is a private area and mods can pull the plug anytime. Trust me in all the years of looking at this site my OP doesn't come close to the ban level.

Maybe they're just waiting for you to acknowledge your mistake and say : "oops ... my bad ... thanks for the free civics lesson" ......

 

[Jerry1714]

Attaboy, way to respect my 1st A right.

Ha, you should learn what "1st A right" actually means before using it. You sound like an idiot.