XL center renovations considered as part of sports betting deal

[metsfan2323]

We are a basketball school. Very few here care about football. The BE is where we belong - no other conference.

Right, because the ACC is such a terrible basketball conference and we certainly don't need the money they dole out.

 

[Waquoit]

Thats Fair. I think I still would prefer if Pratt & Whitney doubled their orders. Hired a bunch of people in East Hartford.

You know that Pratt doesn't make engines in East Hartford and haven't for decades don't you? No, of course you don't you've been gone that long.

 

[BPT2Storrs]

I am a huge proponent of Connecticut’s cities but we are at the point that decades of bad policy has severely hindered any chance at revitalization. Cities in our state desperately need private investment and there is none and I believe it’s primarily due to bad policy.

I, like many of you, have so many visions for places like Hartford. The political will and state finances will only get you so far. The private sector is required. I feel they’d be at the table with solutions if they thought it was best for the bottom line. Sadly, it doesn’t appear that way.

 

[MexicoHusky]

You know that Pratt doesn't make engines in East Hartford and haven't for decades don't you? No, of course you don't you've been gone that long.

Yeah, I didn't know.

 

[MexicoHusky]

You know that Pratt doesn't make engines in East Hartford and haven't for decades don't you? No, of course you don't you've been gone that long.

They should triple their orders then

 

[ClifSpliffy]

Thats Fair. I think I still would prefer if Pratt & Whitney doubled their orders. Hired a bunch of people in East Hartford. The Hartford Insurance brought all it's oversees jobs back to Connecticut. Hell, i wish the Whalers came back. obviously that's all a bit fantasy. I'm living in the past.

as i understand it, u live in flickertail land.
'I'm living in the past.'
no. actually, ur living in tomorrow land. 7.5 billion folks and all that. head down to south texas now, and meet some.
and, with all this talk aboot winging around 100s of million dollars, to be borrowed, whelp, the 10 year has already doubled in just the past 4 months, copper and lumber have soared in price (2x4x8 now often $8! at non-homedepot places), and all recent predictive models for our 'actual movement patterns' are toast. 2019 thinking is soooo over, and ain't coming back. hanging around the homestead in ur underwear, working and consuming thru the jumbotron, have become the permanent future for many people. turrible, yet still very real.
how are those brilliant ridership/revenue predictions for the busway working out?
how are those brilliant predictions for highway traffic and potential revenue, working out for the toll/gas tax issues?
what happened to the frontons/dog track/otb, Bridgeport casino, and etc?

 

[MexicoHusky]

as i understand it, u live in flickertail land.
'I'm living in the past.'
no. actually, ur living in tomorrow land. 7.5 billion folks and all that. head down to south texas now, and meet some.
and, with all this talk aboot winging around 100s of million dollars, to be borrowed, whelp, the 10 year has already doubled in just the past 4 months, copper and lumber have soared in price (2x4x8 now often $8! at non-homedepot places), and all recent predictive models for our 'actual movement patterns' are toast. 2019 thinking is soooo over, and ain't coming back. hanging around the homestead in ur underwear, working and consuming thru the jumbotron, have become the permanent future for many people. turrible, yet still very real.
how are those brilliant ridership/revenue predictions for the busway working out?
how are those brilliant predictions for highway traffic and potential revenue, working out for the toll/gas tax issues?
what happened to the frontons/dog track/otb, Bridgeport casino, and etc?

Well.... I still go into the office most days. I almost had to actually travel for work 2 weeks ago. Had a problem we were struggling to solve remotely. That said, you certainly could be right.

 

[HuskyHawk]

as i understand it, u live in flickertail land.
'I'm living in the past.'
no. actually, ur living in tomorrow land. 7.5 billion folks and all that. head down to south texas now, and meet some.
and, with all this talk aboot winging around 100s of million dollars, to be borrowed, whelp, the 10 year has already doubled in just the past 4 months, copper and lumber have soared in price (2x4x8 now often $8! at non-homedepot places), and all recent predictive models for our 'actual movement patterns' are toast. 2019 thinking is soooo over, and ain't coming back. hanging around the homestead in ur underwear, working and consuming thru the jumbotron, have become the permanent future for many people. turrible, yet still very real.
how are those brilliant ridership/revenue predictions for the busway working out?
how are those brilliant predictions for highway traffic and potential revenue, working out for the toll/gas tax issues?
what happened to the frontons/dog track/otb, Bridgeport casino, and etc?

The MBTA in metro Boston has seen ridership decline 85% as I understand it. It was struggling already, requiring heavy state subsidies to operate. Now it's in really rough shape. Commuter rail hit harder than the subway and buses.

Metro areas are going to have some tough choices. Do they keep investing in that model, or do they shift resources?

 

[LoyalFanCT]

The best economic solution for the state is for UConn to be a hub for STEM research with commercial applications tied into a wave of cutting-edge technology start-ups in Northeastern CT. UConn has the talent in this field and a great tech leader in the new president.

Until UConn gets into the ACC or another P5 I would not touch the current sports complex. It's not clear what is needed a remodel, a new complex in Hartford, a new complex outside of Hartford, an on-campus multi-sports center.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Right, because the ACC is such a terrible basketball conference and we certainly don't need the money they dole out.

We are also not a football school.

 

[XLCenterFan]

I gave some guy my last $50 to valet my car outside of XL on Asylum and he never brought my car or my money back.

If you are serious then you don’t deserve your money or your Audi.

 

[BlueandOG]

We are a basketball school. Very few here care about football. The BE is where we belong - no other conference.

This is the most ignorant thing I have read in a long time.

 

[XLCenterFan]

This is the most ignorant thing I have read in a long time.

I’ve gone to multiple games at the Rent every year since it opened. The enthusiasm is gone, along with the fan base. I’m part of a tailgate group that once touched 100 season ticket members. It’s gotten smaller every year since we made the BCS bowl, with no signs of improvement. You can’t even give away football tickets anymore.

 

[John]

We are also not a football school.

actually we were a short while ago and can be again.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I’ve gone to multiple games at the Rent every year since it opened. The enthusiasm is gone, along with the fan base. I’m part of a tailgate group that once touched 100 season ticket members. It’s gotten smaller every year since we made the BCS bowl, with no signs of improvement. You can’t even give away football tickets anymore.

The program and fans will be back. Joining the ACC would be a no brainer, slam dunk. Not even worth discussing. Better basketball league than the Big East too, most years.

 

[superjohn]

actually we were a short while ago and can be again.

We were never a football school. Our football program was once decent and is now terrible but UConn was, is, and always will be a basketball school. Same with Duke, UNC, Kentucky, Kansas...

 

[UConnDad]

For me having the tournament at MSG is way better than being in the ACC.

 

[MexicoHusky]

We need to be in the ACC? Really? Obviously we've gone down this road before. I would describe our previous attempt as an epic fail. The moronic AG sued the ACC. Also, we just got into the BE. Yesterday we were all psyched to be back in MSG. Ready to claim what's ours. Today it's see you BE clowns later. We are going to the ACC. It's part of the revitalization of Hartford!

 

[ClifSpliffy]

The MBTA in metro Boston has seen ridership decline 85% as I understand it. It was struggling already, requiring heavy state subsidies to operate. Now it's in really rough shape. Commuter rail hit harder than the subway and buses.

Metro areas are going to have some tough choices. Do they keep investing in that model, or do they shift resources?

as always with realty -location, location, location. bahstan will be fine. as the center of brainpower on earth, and with the enviable location of a short trip to the awesome beaches, a short trip to the awesome mountains, or an evening stroll down newberry,
it will remain an awesome place, with only a rebalancing for the office space thing to evolve.
texas, florida, and the likeminded, are already soaring into the future, with only the hydrocarbon industry contributions to be figgered out (which should never have happened. thanks, not, dc. another place now horribly, and for a long time to come, toast.). kali metros, nyc, chicago, and such? the current metrics for them tell all. not good.
now, back to the desk, where the homework on a 2000 homes project in daytona metro awaits. if it passes muster and flys, im gonna try and push for a 'no carbon, only horses allowed on the streets' mandate. ya know, crunchy green and all that. lol. prolly time for me to get into the hay and grain bitness. 2xlol.
currently, ten million folks jobless. but hey, that supergenius in charge of ny state looks like he'll be heading to the breadline, so, there's that. progress.

 

[Waquoit]

It's part of the revitalization of Hartford!

Ignorance is no joke, son.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Ignorance is no joke, son.

I bet these fools still think Pratt & Whitney builds engines in East Hartford! Ha! What a bunch of dopes....

 

[CTBasketball]

If you are serious then you don’t deserve your money or your Audi.

That whole conversation was sarcasm.

 

[CTBasketball]

I bet these fools still think Pratt & Whitney builds engines in East Hartford! Ha! What a bunch of dopes....

They do, in pieces. Parts are made all over the country, some in EH and some at the West Palm Beach plant. And the Middletown plant for that matter.

 

[MexicoHusky]

They do, in pieces. Parts are made all over the country, some in EH and some at the West Palm Beach plant. And the Middletown plant for that matter.

Tell that to @Waquoit dude is clearly insane. At a minimum needs a refresher on Pratt & Whitney component sourcing.

 

[Waquoit]

The engines are built in Middletown. I thought that's what you meant by building engines.