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Remember Boise?
They got added to the MWC in June 2010. At the time, there was some speculation that Utah might leave for the Pac 10.
Sure enough, 5 days after Boise accepted, Utah got a Pac 12 invite.
Fast forward 7 years. There's some talk about UConn joining the Big East. Then the focus shifted to Wichita State.
Is anyone concerned that shortly after we add Wichita State, Uconn will bolt? Is this a replay of the Boise-Utah dance?
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Huskypride
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 05:24 PM)CougarRed Wrote: They got added to the MWC in June 2010. At the time, there was some speculation that Utah might leave for the Pac 10.
Sure enough, 5 days after Boise accepted, Utah got a Pac 12 invite.
Fast forward 7 years. There's some talk about UConn joining the Big East. Then the focus shifted to Wichita State.
Is anyone concerned that shortly after we add Wichita State, Uconn will bolt? Is this a replay of the Boise-Utah dance?
We will be gone as a soon as a p5 offers us a spot IMO. Don't act like all of ya'll wouldn't want to be in a p5 conference as well
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 05:24 PM)CougarRed Wrote: They got added to the MWC in June 2010. At the time, there was some speculation that Utah might leave for the Pac 10.
Sure enough, 5 days after Boise accepted, Utah got a Pac 12 invite.
Fast forward 7 years. There's some talk about UConn joining the Big East. Then the focus shifted to Wichita State.
Is anyone concerned that shortly after we add Wichita State, Uconn will bolt? Is this a replay of the Boise-Utah dance?
They are not leaving unless they get a Big 10, ACC, Big 12, or SEC offer. Going indy in football would be a huge mistake and limit them ever getting to the big time.
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 05:33 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:24 PM)CougarRed Wrote: They got added to the MWC in June 2010. At the time, there was some speculation that Utah might leave for the Pac 10.
Sure enough, 5 days after Boise accepted, Utah got a Pac 12 invite.
Fast forward 7 years. There's some talk about UConn joining the Big East. Then the focus shifted to Wichita State.
Is anyone concerned that shortly after we add Wichita State, Uconn will bolt? Is this a replay of the Boise-Utah dance?
They are not leaving unless they get a Big 10, ACC, Big 12, or SEC offer. Going indy in football would be a huge mistake and limit them ever getting to the big time.
Agreed; they would end up like Umass as a has been bball team with a homeless division 1 football team.
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RE: Remember Boise?
Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
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Huskypride
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
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Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
Me too. I hope you get there
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Huskypride
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:11 PM)Pony94 Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
Me too. I hope you get there
I hope in the long run you guys can join us.
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RE: Remember Boise?
UCONN to the ACC makes too much sense.....so they will get an invite to the SEC.
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 05:33 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:24 PM)CougarRed Wrote: They got added to the MWC in June 2010. At the time, there was some speculation that Utah might leave for the Pac 10.
Sure enough, 5 days after Boise accepted, Utah got a Pac 12 invite.
Fast forward 7 years. There's some talk about UConn joining the Big East. Then the focus shifted to Wichita State.
Is anyone concerned that shortly after we add Wichita State, Uconn will bolt? Is this a replay of the Boise-Utah dance?
We will be gone as a soon as a p5 offers us a spot IMO. Don't act like all of ya'll wouldn't want to be in a p5 conference as well
of course we would. most of us have enough common sense to know it ain't coming.
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
LOL, good luck with that.
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
Couldn't really go wrong either way,
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Huskypride
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:37 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
Couldn't really go wrong either way,
I feel like our football program could survive against the lower half of the ACC. We wouldn't win a game against most B10 schools.
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RE: Remember Boise?
UConn leaving the AAC after Wichita State joins is very possible... But than again anyone would for any high revenue league as well.
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:42 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:37 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
Couldn't really go wrong either way,
I feel like our football program could survive against the lower half of the ACC. We wouldn't win a game against most B10 schools.
Aww, don't sell yourself short. You could probably hang with Northwestern.
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Huskypride
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-07-2017 08:50 AM)fastbow Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:42 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:37 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: (04-06-2017 06:08 PM)Huskypride Wrote: (04-06-2017 05:54 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: Nope. Not worried. UConn will only leave AAC for a P5 invite. Probably BigTen is best bet for them in long run
I would say we would be happiest in the ACC
Couldn't really go wrong either way,
I feel like our football program could survive against the lower half of the ACC. We wouldn't win a game against most B10 schools.
Aww, don't sell yourself short. You could probably hang with Northwestern.
haha
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 05:24 PM)CougarRed Wrote: They got added to the MWC in June 2010. At the time, there was some speculation that Utah might leave for the Pac 10.
Sure enough, 5 days after Boise accepted, Utah got a Pac 12 invite.
Fast forward 7 years. There's some talk about UConn joining the Big East. Then the focus shifted to Wichita State.
Is anyone concerned that shortly after we add Wichita State, Uconn will bolt? Is this a replay of the Boise-Utah dance?
You don't need to worry. We're not going anywhere, at least not anytime soon.
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RE: Remember Boise?
(04-06-2017 06:42 PM)Huskypride Wrote: I feel like our football program could survive against the lower half of the ACC. We wouldn't win a game against most B10 schools.
Any American school could survive a move to the ACC. Look at Virginia Tech. Look at Miami. Look at Syracu... Let me re-phrase this. Most schools can survive a move to the ACC. Connecticut being one of them.
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