I enjoy sharing a conference with Temple


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(07-13-2019 09:53 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  I enjoy sharing a conference with Temple


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Thanks for sharing this. I have an idea: How about if Penn State joins the Atlantic 10 instead of Temple?

(07-13-2019 10:21 PM)Golden Jedi Knight Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 09:53 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  I enjoy sharing a conference with Temple


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w...Mgp-1Et7Zd

Thanks for sharing this. I have an idea: How about if Penn State joins the Atlantic 10 instead of Temple?

lol

Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

Temple just needs to get their on campus stadium somehow but other than that it’s be a good deal for both the AAC and y’all yanks...
Just say’n

Penn state should’ve been given the death penalty years ago.

I love the AAC.

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

Temple is happy to be here. Having success in both BB and FB and in a conference with a high ceiling.

Temple is competing here. UCONN couldn't. End of story.

Let me offer a deal. Unless Temple starts dominating the American in multiple sports for a decade, we won't act like we're too good for the conference. Until that happens, please don't kick us out.

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

The Big East is not an option for Temple. If it were, they would have a decision to make. There is no decision to be made between the AAC and Atlantic 10. The AAC is a much better league.

(07-13-2019 11:04 PM)Fishpro10987 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

Temple is happy to be here. Having success in both BB and FB and in a conference with a high ceiling.

Temple is competing here. UCONN couldn't. End of story.

Meh. Part of the reason that AAC teams were out competing UConn was that they could sell recruits on playing UConn in all sports in markets with better recruits. It benefitted schools like Houston, UCF, and SMU to the detriment of UConn. They were seen as rising while we were seen as falling (which is true, but as I said, our name worked against us in this conference). UConn is a northeastern hoop school. We were never a fit in this southern conference. Before you all say, “Well Temple is a northeastern school”, you should realize that Pennsylvania and Connecticut are worlds apart on high school football talent. We really can’t get the football recruits to make this experiment work any longer. We want basketball against our neighbors. Now we get that back and should (likely) rise to blue chip hoop status again.

Furthermore, more young kids and playing soccer and lacrosse than football due to head injuries. In 10 years, there will be even fewer quality football recruits available to G5 schools (and even less to northern outliers like UConn). We may be the first to take the perceived cowardly approach in your eyes, but we won’t be the last. More schools will follow our lead. G5 football is a cash flush.

(07-13-2019 11:08 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

The Big East is not an option for Temple. If it were, they would have a decision to make. There is no decision to be made between the AAC and Atlantic 10. The AAC is a much better league.

If UConn fball had the same record as Temple, then the AAC would still have 12 Fball schools.

I, for one, will miss our automatic win vs UConn.

(07-13-2019 11:28 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:08 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

The Big East is not an option for Temple. If it were, they would have a decision to make. There is no decision to be made between the AAC and Atlantic 10. The AAC is a much better league.

If UConn fball had the same record as Temple, then the AAC would still have 12 Fball schools.

No way. The AAC TV deal is terrible based on being locked in for so long and also UConn losing SNY as a partner hurts our NYC recruiting and fan base access to games. Aresco knew that and still couldn’t get it done for us (and likely assumed that we wouldn’t leave and were stuck with no other options). Sorry, Mike, but you not getting it done made this a necessity. It is as simple as that.

(07-13-2019 11:29 PM)vaNtR Wrote:  I, for one, will miss our automatic win vs UConn.

I would normally laugh at such a comment, but even when Temple was terrible in football and UConn was pretty good, Temple always had our number for some reason. Just schedule us out of conference for your automatic W.

Cincinnati - if you miss your W, we are here for you as well.

(07-13-2019 11:37 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:28 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:08 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

The Big East is not an option for Temple. If it were, they would have a decision to make. There is no decision to be made between the AAC and Atlantic 10. The AAC is a much better league.

If UConn fball had the same record as Temple, then the AAC would still have 12 Fball schools.

No way. The AAC TV deal is terrible based on being locked in for so long and also UConn losing SNY as a partner hurts our NYC recruiting and fan base access to games. Aresco knew that and still couldn’t get it done for us (and likely assumed that we wouldn’t leave and were stuck with no other options). Sorry, Mike, but you not getting it done made this a necessity. It is as simple as that.

Football wise, you made a huge mistake. You know it, I know it, and everyone knows it. I get the move, I really do, for basketball, rivalries, proximity to other schools, etc.. However, you just killed your football program forever, unless by some miracle you get into the ACC or Big 10. You have become UMass, at best, in football. This is just a fact. Now if football is not important to UConn, then by all means, kill the program.

(07-13-2019 11:22 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:04 PM)Fishpro10987 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

Temple is happy to be here. Having success in both BB and FB and in a conference with a high ceiling.

Temple is competing here. UCONN couldn't. End of story.

Meh. Part of the reason that AAC teams were out competing UConn was that they could sell recruits on playing UConn in all sports in markets with better recruits. It benefitted schools like Houston, UCF, and SMU to the detriment of UConn. They were seen as rising while we were seen as falling (which is true, but as I said, our name worked against us in this conference). UConn is a northeastern hoop school. We were never a fit in this southern conference. Before you all say, “Well Temple is a northeastern school”, you should realize that Pennsylvania and Connecticut are worlds apart on high school football talent. We really can’t get the football recruits to make this experiment work any longer. We want basketball against our neighbors. Now we get that back and should (likely) rise to blue chip hoop status again.

Furthermore, more young kids and playing soccer and lacrosse than football due to head injuries. In 10 years, there will be even fewer quality football recruits available to G5 schools (and even less to northern outliers like UConn). We may be the first to take the perceived cowardly approach in your eyes, but we won’t be the last. More schools will follow our lead. G5 football is a cash flush.

Now that uconn will be playing their nearby small neighborhood friends, Uconn should download the Uber ride sharing app to slash travel expenses even more... Just s'yn

(07-13-2019 11:50 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:37 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:28 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:08 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

The Big East is not an option for Temple. If it were, they would have a decision to make. There is no decision to be made between the AAC and Atlantic 10. The AAC is a much better league.

If UConn fball had the same record as Temple, then the AAC would still have 12 Fball schools.

No way. The AAC TV deal is terrible based on being locked in for so long and also UConn losing SNY as a partner hurts our NYC recruiting and fan base access to games. Aresco knew that and still couldn’t get it done for us (and likely assumed that we wouldn’t leave and were stuck with no other options). Sorry, Mike, but you not getting it done made this a necessity. It is as simple as that.

Football wise, you made a huge mistake. You know it, I know it, and everyone knows it. I get the move, I really do, for basketball, rivalries, proximity to other schools, etc.. However, you just killed your football program forever, unless by some miracle you get into the ACC or Big 10. You have become UMass, at best, in football. This is just a fact. Now if football is not important to UConn, then by all means, kill the program.

Football is still important. But answer me this... how is a northeastern school like UConn ever going to outcompete schools like USF, UCF, Houston, SMU, Cincinnati, Memphis, and ECU who are all in talent rich states for football recruits? It just isn’t possible. If we were a P5 league, geography could be a bit negated by that variable. At the G5 level, however, it was never going to happen.

Why sign on to be the football door mat at the expense of watching your blue chip hoop program wither on the vine? We were no longer getting the best NYC recruits who helped build our program. They don’t want to fly 3+ hours away to play schools that care more about football. Sometimes you need to get back to your bread and butter.

All of this said, I stick by my comment that football is a dying sport. Head injuries make this something that won’t be played the same way in 20 years. At that point, will it even be fun to watch?

(07-13-2019 11:54 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:22 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:04 PM)Fishpro10987 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:33 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  Temple knows they're in a solid conference, I doubt Temple pulls a crazy uconn stunt like that and throat cuts their football program.

Temple is happy to be here. Having success in both BB and FB and in a conference with a high ceiling.

Temple is competing here. UCONN couldn't. End of story.

Meh. Part of the reason that AAC teams were out competing UConn was that they could sell recruits on playing UConn in all sports in markets with better recruits. It benefitted schools like Houston, UCF, and SMU to the detriment of UConn. They were seen as rising while we were seen as falling (which is true, but as I said, our name worked against us in this conference). UConn is a northeastern hoop school. We were never a fit in this southern conference. Before you all say, “Well Temple is a northeastern school”, you should realize that Pennsylvania and Connecticut are worlds apart on high school football talent. We really can’t get the football recruits to make this experiment work any longer. We want basketball against our neighbors. Now we get that back and should (likely) rise to blue chip hoop status again.

Furthermore, more young kids and playing soccer and lacrosse than football due to head injuries. In 10 years, there will be even fewer quality football recruits available to G5 schools (and even less to northern outliers like UConn). We may be the first to take the perceived cowardly approach in your eyes, but we won’t be the last. More schools will follow our lead. G5 football is a cash flush.

Now that uconn will be playing their nearby small neighborhood friends, Uconn should download the Uber ride sharing app to slash travel expenses even more... Just s'yn

We have plenty of room for Stooky’s beloved CCSU to hop on in (as long as they don’t drink all of the free bottled water - we do the high end Uber).

(07-14-2019 12:03 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:50 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:37 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:28 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:08 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  The Big East is not an option for Temple. If it were, they would have a decision to make. There is no decision to be made between the AAC and Atlantic 10. The AAC is a much better league.

If UConn fball had the same record as Temple, then the AAC would still have 12 Fball schools.

No way. The AAC TV deal is terrible based on being locked in for so long and also UConn losing SNY as a partner hurts our NYC recruiting and fan base access to games. Aresco knew that and still couldn’t get it done for us (and likely assumed that we wouldn’t leave and were stuck with no other options). Sorry, Mike, but you not getting it done made this a necessity. It is as simple as that.

Football wise, you made a huge mistake. You know it, I know it, and everyone knows it. I get the move, I really do, for basketball, rivalries, proximity to other schools, etc.. However, you just killed your football program forever, unless by some miracle you get into the ACC or Big 10. You have become UMass, at best, in football. This is just a fact. Now if football is not important to UConn, then by all means, kill the program.

Football is still important. But answer me this... how is a northeastern school like UConn ever going to outcompete schools like USF, UCF, Houston, SMU, Cincinnati, Memphis, and ECU who are all in talent rich states for football recruits? It just isn’t possible. If we were a P5 league, geography could be a bit negated by that variable. At the G5 level, however, it was never going to happen.

Why sign on to be the football door mat at the expense of watching your blue chip hoop program wither on the vine? We were no longer getting the best NYC recruits who helped build our program. They don’t want to fly 3+ hours away to play schools that care more about football. Sometimes you need to get back to your bread and butter.

All of this said, I stick by my comment that football is a dying sport. Head injuries make this something that won’t be played the same way in 20 years. At that point, will it even be fun to watch?

So you're blaming the AAC for your latest BB recruiting failures in the NYC area? This sounds like a BS excuse to me... How do you explain Memphis signing two of the best NY recruits this past year, in Lester Quinones and Precious Achiuwa?