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You Can't Outdrink UConn Players

dogged1 said:
I had to do the math on that. 13.5 liters =456.5 oz= 38, 12 oz bottles of beer not on the wall but in your belly. Wow, just wow. on my best day I couldn't do that. I woulda been sick for a week.

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The hang over only lasted two and half days. To this day the most 1/2 liter mugs of beer I've had in one sitting is 8.
 
CL82 said:
I can't speak to anyone else but my response pointing out that the article is about 1 person (who is not a UConn alum) drinking to excess and not about UConn students in any way shape or form would be identical.
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I have to disagree that the article is in no way shape or form about UCONN students. Sue Bird is quoted in the article envoking the name of the current UCONN WBB coach as it relates to recruiting. Geno is still recruiting. Every player Geno successfully recruits becomes a UCONN student.
 
UCONN = “The Jungle”
If you don’t know what that refers to you have no idea the Party School Legacy UCONN had...

Northern Campus U shaped Building- No More...
 
CocoHusky said:
I have to disagree that the article is in no way shape or form about UCONN students. Sue Bird is quoted in the article envoking the name of the current UCONN WBB coach as it relates to recruiting. Geno is still recruiting. Every player Geno successfully recruits becomes a UCONN student.
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None of the individuals in the article are UConn students, nor have they been in the last decade. The article is about four adults in their thrities on vacation, two of which happen to be UConn alumnae.

Disagree with with any of that?
 
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CL82 said:
None of the individuals in the article are UConn students, nor have they been in the last decade. The article is about four adults in their thrities on vacation, two of which happen to be UConn alumnae.
Disagree with with any of that?
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I do. The article also mentions Geno and recruits.=UCONN students.
" Bird ended the story with a little advice that we’re not sure UConn coach Geno Auriemma would be happy about — at least publicly. “I’m just going to say this right now for anyone asking, you can’t drink with UConn players,” Bird said. “It’s something about how they recruit us. It’s like in our DNA.”
 
CocoHusky said:
I do. The article also mentions Geno and recruits.=UCONN students.
" Bird ended the story with a little advice that we’re not sure UConn coach Geno Auriemma would be happy about — at least publicly. “I’m just going to say this right now for anyone asking, you can’t drink with UConn players,” Bird said. “It’s something about how they recruit us. It’s like in our DNA.”
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Sigh...So name the actual current UConn players who listed in the story.

(Here's a hint. There are none.)
 
CL82 said:
Sigh...So name the actual current UConn players who listed in the story.
(Here's a hint. There are none.)
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There is this thing in the English language called a collective noun or pronoun that is used mainly because it is shorter than listing a bunch of names. From this particular passage UCONN players, us. and our would be specific examples. Unless you don't think Sue knows anyone on the current team. I think Sue was an English major too .....jeeez.
 
While I understand the "role model" thing I also don't enjoy having my news sources making sure that everything they report is suitable for a ten year old's ears.
 
CocoHusky said:
There is this thing in the English language called a collective noun or pronoun that is used mainly because it is shorter than listing a bunch of names. From this particular passage UCONN players, us. and our would be specific examples. Unless you don't think Sue knows anyone on the current team. I think Sue was an English major too .....jeeez.
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UConn players are current players. UConn alumnae or former players are not. Words mean things.

Weird hill for you die on Coco.
 
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Good grief — you guys are too much.

It’s likely a good bit of hyperbole mixed in with some “work hard, play hard” mentality. Note she also says there are some that don’t drink...

Stir crazy isn’t suiting some of you very well...
 
CL82 said:
UConn players are current players. UConn alumnae or former players are not. Words mean things.
Weird hill for you die on Coco.
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I have no intention of dying nor do I see a hill of any significance. Both the title of this thread and the article uses the words UCONN players. Since words do have meaning I'll allow you the last word:

CL82 said:
UConn players are current players.
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CocoHusky said:
I have no intention of dying nor do I see a hill of any significance. Both the title of this thread and the article uses the words UCONN players. Since words do have meaning I'll allow you the last word:
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You'll allow me? Lol, uh... how gracious of you?

When a coach puts his players on the floor, it doesn't include 30 something year olds who graduated over a decade ago. No UConn players were involved in that story. In fact the only person who got drunk to the point of vomiting never attended UConn. But you knew all that.
 
Overheard at last year's Final Four at the NBA Academy Games:

Jose Fernandez: Back off, she's ours (regarding Nika)
Kevin McGuff (turning back to Geno, and maybe me): After the visit, I went out to drink in Zagreb. I asked for red wine, but they said Geno drank it all last week.
 
I remember some 1965 freshmen parties in the Jungle where .................................. Ah never mind.
 
In college, I worked at the athletic department. I was really good friends with an assistant volleyball coach, assistant men’s soccer coach and an assistant women’s basketball coach. There was a party for someone in the department who was retiring and the four of us, and a few other people, partied pretty hard and let’s just say there were stories. A lot of people who work hard also play hard. Granted we were in our twenties then, but it is what it is. Sometimes you just need to blow off steam.
 
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If you listen to the video it doesn't sound good at all. Does not reflect well on the University.
 
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Sargassoc said:
This from a rather amusing story about Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, DT, and Penny Taylor: NESN LINK HERE Geno and Chris might not be pleased, of course, but . . . (Edit: binge drinking is not cool, I get that, but I still enjoyed the story.)
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Now we know how Sue has such good balance. Practice makes perfect! Basketball shorts?
 
Steelerone said:
This post was starting to depress me until I had a couple of beers.
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Could not agree more, glass up to you! Some hard core athletes making wise cracks in an interview, just imagine. Me thinks some folks are over thinking things here.
For those that think Sue Bird or DT may have alcohol problems have no idea of how much it takes to maintain a body for professional sports at the highest level. We are talking two women looking at possibly making their 5th Olympic team on vacation.
As for their joking around having an affect on recruiting, it's laughable. The discipline in the women's program speaks for itself and is well published. That and graduation rate and gpa's through the roof.
What next, EDD actually left because she preferred Merlot? :D
 
Woof 101--- I am in no way implying that I think or am sure that DT or Sue has an alcohol problem, however, many athletes who had long careers in professional sports certainly did. Ruth, Mantle, Stabler to just name a few off the top of my head. The New York Yankee World Champion dynasty of the '50s& '60s was loaded with players who often drank all night before going to the ballpark for games. Being a top-level elite athlete is no guarantee of not having a problem. Some people's bodies are just better able to handle alcohol. The more consistently you drink the less of an effect it has.

Besides, the issue is not what they are doing now or have done since graduation, but what they did while at UConn.
 
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