I wonder if what happened over the weekend with the NCAA screwing over the American makes the Uconn insider who has long claimed that uconn has been in negotiations with the Big East more credible.

This guys says that UConn has a three year window, so that it can collect the bulk of the departing schools' exit fee money and tournament credits. He is adamant that UConn will be in the Big East.

As for his credentials, he is definitely close to the Uconn athletic department, and is one of the most prolific posters on the Uconn site.

Looking at the number of sports that Uconn plays, they have several already in the Big East. It looks like they're going to add another sport in hockey that will play in Hockey East. I think almost 1/4 of Uconn sports teams don't play in the AAC.

Now this guy is coming out in full force trying to talk the uconn fanbase off the ledge because of how poorly the AAC was treated and with the loss of louisville and a 20 game schedule potentially destryoing the uconn basketball program. He claims that the Big East is UConn's likely fallback.

After seeing what happened in the AAC this year, I can't blame him. The UConn program can't afford the rpi hit of playing tulsa, ecu, houston usf and ucf twice a year.

But this guy sure claims it will be alright in three years with Uconn in the Big east.

sure, I bet it happens on a Tuesday.

Can we just ban this idiot

What are you talking about, I haven't seen this. And if your source is twitter, well you are an idiot. There is no way the Big East is paying UConn and then taking them back...and they surely don't want a school with large, public resources.

Where would their football team go? I doubt The American would let them get away with that. Interesting though.

(03-17-2014 02:14 PM)uconnwhaler Wrote:  What are you talking about, I haven't seen this. And if your source is twitter, well you are an idiot. There is no way the Big East is paying UConn and then taking them back...and they surely don't want a school with large, public resources.

He's a UCONN-obsessed troll.

(03-17-2014 02:17 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  Where would their football team go? I doubt The American would let them get away with that. Interesting though.

D2

(03-17-2014 02:20 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:17 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  Where would their football team go? I doubt The American would let them get away with that. Interesting though.

D2

Another troll spotting!!!!

They would have to put their football in the MAC or some FCS league, which will make it harder to make a case for future B1G or ACC membership.

(03-17-2014 02:20 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:17 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  Where would their football team go? I doubt The American would let them get away with that. Interesting though.

D2

To me, that made sense when the schools split. But UConn wouldn't have a quality conference to put their football team...unless they've given up on football; because, the American would say don't let the door hit you on the way out. Any other conference would pay them a lot less for football.

It doesn't make any sense and doesn't sound plausible..

(03-17-2014 02:24 PM)MechaKnight Wrote:  They would have to put their football in the MAC or some FCS league, which will make it harder to make a case for future B1G or ACC membership.

But not for D2!

I don't think it's true but the idea is not without some appeal to most UConn fans. It's going to be hard getting used to playing hoops in this conference and the tourney and selection Sunday have definitely not given anybody the warm and fuzzies about the future of this league.

(03-17-2014 02:30 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:24 PM)MechaKnight Wrote:  They would have to put their football in the MAC or some FCS league, which will make it harder to make a case for future B1G or ACC membership.

But not for D2!

That's creepy.

(03-17-2014 02:31 PM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  I don't think it's true but the idea is not without some appeal to most UConn fans. It's going to be hard getting used to playing hoops in this conference and the tourney and selection Sunday have definitely not given anybody the warm and fuzzies about the future of this league.

Oh no...a conference in it's first year of existence only has four NCCA bids with one of the best programs in all of college basketball at a historic low.

Didn't the prestigious Big East also get four bids? And didn't the SEC only get TWO?

I think it's better than SMU is going to the NIT anyway. They have a legit argument as being one of the best teams in that tournament. And winning the NIT would do more than losing in the first round of the big dance.

(03-17-2014 01:56 PM)BE4evah Wrote:  I wonder if what happened over the weekend with the NCAA screwing over the American makes the Uconn insider who has long claimed that uconn has been in negotiations with the Big East more credible.

This guys says that UConn has a three year window, so that it can collect the bulk of the departing schools' exit fee money and tournament credits. He is adamant that UConn will be in the Big East.

As for his credentials, he is definitely close to the Uconn athletic department, and is one of the most prolific posters on the Uconn site.

Looking at the number of sports that Uconn plays, they have several already in the Big East. It looks like they're going to add another sport in hockey that will play in Hockey East. I think almost 1/4 of Uconn sports teams don't play in the AAC.

Now this guy is coming out in full force trying to talk the uconn fanbase off the ledge because of how poorly the AAC was treated and with the loss of louisville and a 20 game schedule potentially destryoing the uconn basketball program. He claims that the Big East is UConn's likely fallback.

After seeing what happened in the AAC this year, I can't blame him. The UConn program can't afford the rpi hit of playing tulsa, ecu, houston usf and ucf twice a year.

But this guy sure claims it will be alright in three years with Uconn in the Big east.

That would be one of the dumbest moves of the century.

(03-17-2014 01:56 PM)BE4evah Wrote:  I wonder if what happened over the weekend with the NCAA screwing over the American makes the Uconn insider who has long claimed that uconn has been in negotiations with the Big East more credible.

This guys says that UConn has a three year window, so that it can collect the bulk of the departing schools' exit fee money and tournament credits. He is adamant that UConn will be in the Big East.

As for his credentials, he is definitely close to the Uconn athletic department, and is one of the most prolific posters on the Uconn site.

Looking at the number of sports that Uconn plays, they have several already in the Big East. It looks like they're going to add another sport in hockey that will play in Hockey East. I think almost 1/4 of Uconn sports teams don't play in the AAC.

Now this guy is coming out in full force trying to talk the uconn fanbase off the ledge because of how poorly the AAC was treated and with the loss of louisville and a 20 game schedule potentially destryoing the uconn basketball program. He claims that the Big East is UConn's likely fallback.

After seeing what happened in the AAC this year, I can't blame him. The UConn program can't afford the rpi hit of playing tulsa, ecu, houston usf and ucf twice a year.

But this guy sure claims it will be alright in three years with Uconn in the Big east.

You're talking about Nelsonmuntz on the UConn site.

Just curious: what makes you think he's UConn insider?

No one on that site thinks so. And they've known WaylonSmithers (his previous name) for a decade.

(03-17-2014 02:28 PM)pharaoh0 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:20 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:17 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  Where would their football team go? I doubt The American would let them get away with that. Interesting though.

D2

To me, that made sense when the schools split. But UConn wouldn't have a quality conference to put their football team...unless they've given up on football; because, the American would say don't let the door hit you on the way out. Any other conference would pay them a lot less for football.

It doesn't make any sense and doesn't sound plausible..

On your last point, its' not plausible at all. But on your first point, about getting paid a lot less for football, it would be close to impossible to be paid less at this point.

(03-17-2014 02:31 PM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  I don't think it's true but the idea is not without some appeal to most UConn fans. It's going to be hard getting used to playing hoops in this conference and the tourney and selection Sunday have definitely not given anybody the warm and fuzzies about the future of this league.

Most fans?

99.8% (there's one other guy in Nelson's corner) ridicule the notion on the Boneyard.

(03-17-2014 03:14 PM)upstater1 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:31 PM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  I don't think it's true but the idea is not without some appeal to most UConn fans. It's going to be hard getting used to playing hoops in this conference and the tourney and selection Sunday have definitely not given anybody the warm and fuzzies about the future of this league.

Most fans?

99.8% (there's one other guy in Nelson's corner) ridicule the notion on the Boneyard.

Agreed. The ultimate goal for most G5 programs (whether they express it or not) is to get into the P5. Killing off our football program would also kill any chance of that ever happening.

(03-17-2014 03:17 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 03:14 PM)upstater1 Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 02:31 PM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  I don't think it's true but the idea is not without some appeal to most UConn fans. It's going to be hard getting used to playing hoops in this conference and the tourney and selection Sunday have definitely not given anybody the warm and fuzzies about the future of this league.

Most fans?

99.8% (there's one other guy in Nelson's corner) ridicule the notion on the Boneyard.

Agreed. The ultimate goal for most G5 programs (whether they express it or not) is to get into the P5. Killing off our football program would also kill any chance of that ever happening.

I kidded about D2, but their is no way in hell that UConn would drop or down grade its football program!