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:laugh: Thats a good one. give me some time to think of a reply> :bang:

You know I just having a little fun. I am sure we will have a very good rivalry and that is with all the schools in the current Big East.

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Maize Wrote:Excuses, Excuses.  When we arrive at the Rent, don't sing it bring it.

Ok, "The Rock". :wwf:

We are The Peoples Champ. Home of the Greatest of ALL TIME. :D

Just out of curiosity, are you personally going to be traveling to Connecticut this year?

I just so damn happy to be part of the Big East it will take me YEARS to dislike anyone in the Big East to talk smack about them. Besides as long as we have the comedy of errors that is the University of Kentucky just down I64 I would rather spend all my time smacking them. :laugh:
All joking aside I think the football playing schools of the Big East and their respective fans need to stick together as much as possible as a show of conference solidarity. Big East football will be under the mircoscope this season. Every team in the Big East MUST step but none more so than Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida.

Oh man I wish. The only trip I am planning on taking for College Football is the game against UC. Now if we make a BCS Bowl then I will try to make that game.

CardinalJim Wrote:I just so damn happy to be part of the Big East it will take me YEARS to dislike anyone in the Big East to talk smack about them. Besides as long as we have the comedy of errors that is the University of Kentucky just down I64 I would rather spend all my time smacking them. :laugh:
All joking aside I think the football playing schools of the Big East and their respective fans need to stick together as much as possible as a show of conference solidarity. Big East football will be under the mircoscope this season. Every team in the Big East MUST step but none more so than Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida.

I feel the same why CJ. I will be rooting for every OOC Big East game this year and the following years. Sure we want to beat each other but right now we need to shut the talking heads up and show them we do play good football.

Quote:-- I would be really curious to know who the coaches were who supported the move...probably someone like Greg Schiano at Rutgers (I know he tries to hit the Florida recruting trail hard)....

In Miami, last year Rutgers had a number of Huge billboard ads along I-95 promoting their football program. Wonder if you'll start seeing this in Tampa now...

Quote:-- As for in WV....RichRod was very vocal about being against any Florida schools, saying that we are just creating a recruiting rival and that we would be helping them more then they help us.....and after the UCF scheuling incident when WVU actually considered legal action...I think I can safely say that WVU will be a solid "no" vote for UCF

Re UCF-WVU, any way you split it, UCF's decision doesn't make sense. I'm suprised the Orlando media didn't jump all over that one.

Quote:-- Also I think adding UCF would certainly water down USFs recruiting....USF (and the rest of us when we recruit in Flordia) is basically trying to find some good players that the Big Three don't want...if we add another flordia school to fight USF for the "scraps" of the Big Three...then I think it could water down the Bulls' recruiting...especially when one considers both UCF and USF have very few recuriting connections outside of Florida

That's ridiculous. Here are some facts, based on Rivals Top Florida 100 for 2005:

The Big 3 recruit nationally and only the FL elite. The Big 3 signed a combined total of just ONE kid ranked 51-100.

USF signed 7 of the top 100.

UCF signed 1 of the top 100.

Everyone else left the state. And, I don't have the stats, but I think FL produces about 250 Div I-A athletes yearly. There's plenty of FL talent for everyone.

Also, while I think USF's scholarship players are like 95% Floridians, UCF leaves the state a little more often. In 2005, Only 14 of our 25 signees were Florida residents. O'Leary and his staff also have alot of Georgia connections (from the GT days), and I believe some NY connections as well.

Brick City Pirate Wrote:Omni, It seems to me that with all the schools in the northeast, there shouldn't be a problem to create a truly northeastern conference. I don't blame you for having such a desire. It's now apparent that you are not happy with the addition of USF. That's something you & L-Yes have in common. The difference between you & L-Yes is that you apparently don't want Louisville in the Big East, since Kentucky is definitely not a northeastern state. Do you consider West Virginia a northeastern state? What about Ohio? Just curious.

West Virginia is a Northeastern state in terms of its regional planning (a perfect example would be the E-Z pass system used in the other Northeastern states). In terms of raw politics its a true hybrid as West Virginia is a bit of a swing state. In culture the areas north of say Morgantown tend to be more midwestern/northeastern in culture. Most of West Virginia is southern in culture with its Appalachian culture like that of Kentucky. Maryland and Delaware although traditionally southern prior to the civil war politically and culturally now are very much Northeastern as is the District and even parts of Virginia. Virginia as a whole is certainly Southern politically but is much more of a swing state than the rest of the south. In terms of Governor's associations it should be noted that Kentucky is a member of both the midwestern and southern governors associations. Maryland is a member of the mid-atlantic and southern governor's associations. West Virginia only a member of the southern governors association. The other 3 states in the mid-atlantic governor's association are NJ, PA, and DE. Basically my point is this West Virginia and Kentucky are hybrid states both Northern and Southern in their own ways. At any rate, there aren't enough 1-A football programs in the Northeast to make a truly Northeastern league. That's why the Eastern Independents always were eastern not Northeastern.

CardinalJim Wrote:I just so damn happy to be part of the Big East it will take me YEARS to dislike anyone in the Big East to talk smack about them. Besides as long as we have the comedy of errors that is the University of Kentucky just down I64 I would rather spend all my time smacking them. :laugh:
All joking aside I think the football playing schools of the Big East and their respective fans need to stick together as much as possible as a show of conference solidarity. Big East football will be under the mircoscope this season. Every team in the Big East MUST step but none more so than Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida.

I'm the same way, I'm REALLY excited about joining the Big East. I knew things were good when expansion was going on during 2003 and UC went up to West Virginia and send about 3,000 fans to Mountaineer Field for the UC/WVU game. UC fans will come out for the Big East, which has me pumped. The rivalries will be something else as well! In football, West Virginia is a natural, but I can't wait to play Pitt and Connecticut!

We will reply on the field, stop us if you can! And we will let the hot air out of your rubber dome!

Murph1 Wrote:This is some of the most pathetic smack talk I've ever seen. :snore: What a bunch of amateurs. :D

I agree.

And Wilkie with the weak USF/Syracuse potential bit coughed up a real softball. USF might be the luckiest athletic program in the history of college athletics and did nothing to earn their way into the Big East. By his logic Florida Atlantic and Florida International have more potential than everyone outside of Florida. :rolleyes:

Beam me up Scottie.

L-Yes what makes you think that you are the only person who knows anything about sports? Only time can prove me wrong, your opinion at this time is no more valid than mine! You may well choke on that softball. You and the rest of the Big East fans had better hope the Florida kids, that we have been recruiting, do not deceide to stay in Florida and play for USF! Louisville football has been built on Florida kids.

Wilkie01 Wrote:L-Yes what makes you think that you are the only person who knows anything about sports? Only time can prove me wrong, your opinion at this time is no more valid than mine! You may well choke on that softball. You and the rest of the Big East fans had better hope the Florida kids, that we have been recruiting, do not deceide to stay in Florida and play for USF! Louisville football has been built on Florida kids.

It’s been built on Alabama kids and the studs from Louisville/Kentucky are taking it to the next level. Sure we get some kids from Florida and some have done well for us but still what I've said holds true. FAU and FIU both have more potential than anyone in the nation if I follow your reasoning. I don't claim to know more than anyone in sports but I think its ridiculous to try and punk out Syracuse with some lame USF smack. In fact I happen to agree with the Syracuse fan on this one. They have done NOTHING Wilkie in either sport! I don't know how you can argue anything in favor of them other than they make a nice road trip. They have bad attendance and a piss poor basketball program. I attended our last football game in Tampa and met more FSU and Florida fans at the game than USF fans. Get a grip my man.

We just disagree on this one,

L-yes Wrote:

Wilkie01 Wrote:L-Yes what makes you think that you are the only person who knows anything about sports? Only time can prove me wrong, your opinion at this time is no more valid than mine! You may well choke on that softball. You and the rest of the Big East fans had better hope the Florida kids, that we have been recruiting, do not deceide to stay in Florida and play for USF! Louisville football has been built on Florida kids.

It’s been built on Alabama kids and the studs from Louisville/Kentucky are taking it to the next level. Sure we get some kids from Florida and some have done well for us but still what I've said holds true. FAU and FIU both have more potential than anyone in the nation if I follow your reasoning. I don't claim to know more than anyone in sports but I think its ridiculous to try and punk out Syracuse with some lame USF smack. In fact I happen to agree with the Syracuse fan on this one. They have done NOTHING Wilkie in either sport! I don't know how you can argue anything in favor of them other than they make a nice road trip. They have bad attendance and a piss poor basketball program. I attended our last football game in Tampa and met more FSU and Florida fans at the game than USF fans. Get a grip my man.

L-Yes we do have the most players of any schools in college football from the state of Florida that is not a Florida school. UConn if I am not mistaken is second.

Thanks for pointing that out Maize.

Maize Wrote:

L-yes Wrote:

Wilkie01 Wrote:L-Yes what makes you think that you are the only person who knows anything about sports? Only time can prove me wrong, your opinion at this time is no more valid than mine! You may well choke on that softball. You and the rest of the Big East fans had better hope the Florida kids, that we have been recruiting, do not deceide to stay in Florida and play for USF! Louisville football has been built on Florida kids.

It’s been built on Alabama kids and the studs from Louisville/Kentucky are taking it to the next level. Sure we get some kids from Florida and some have done well for us but still what I've said holds true. FAU and FIU both have more potential than anyone in the nation if I follow your reasoning. I don't claim to know more than anyone in sports but I think its ridiculous to try and punk out Syracuse with some lame USF smack. In fact I happen to agree with the Syracuse fan on this one. They have done NOTHING Wilkie in either sport! I don't know how you can argue anything in favor of them other than they make a nice road trip. They have bad attendance and a piss poor basketball program. I attended our last football game in Tampa and met more FSU and Florida fans at the game than USF fans. Get a grip my man.

L-Yes we do have the most players of any schools in college football from the state of Florida that is not a Florida school. UConn if I am not mistaken is second.

Thats fine and well. In fact I'm not sure that it has anything to do with the point I was trying to make but its well taken anyway.

Quote:West Virginia is a Northeastern state in terms of its regional planning (a perfect example would be the E-Z pass system used in the other Northeastern states). In terms of raw politics its a true hybrid as West Virginia is a bit of a swing state. In culture the areas north of say Morgantown tend to be more midwestern/northeastern in culture. Most of West Virginia is southern in culture with its Appalachian culture like that of Kentucky. Maryland and Delaware although traditionally southern prior to the civil war politically and culturally now are very much Northeastern as is the District and even parts of Virginia. Virginia as a whole is certainly Southern politically but is much more of a swing state than the rest of the south. In terms of Governor's associations it should be noted that Kentucky is a member of both the midwestern and southern governors associations. Maryland is a member of the mid-atlantic and southern governor's associations. West Virginia only a member of the southern governors association. The other 3 states in the mid-atlantic governor's association are NJ, PA, and DE. Basically my point is this West Virginia and Kentucky are hybrid states both Northern and Southern in their own ways. At any rate, there aren't enough 1-A football programs in the Northeast to make a truly Northeastern league. That's why the Eastern Independents always were eastern not Northeastern.

-- WVU is a true hybrid when it comes to eastern football.....while it is true that WVU has played many eastern teams as in indy for decades it is also true that there was a time when the Mountaineers were in the same conference as UNC, Duke, Maryland etc....After the ACC left the old Southern Confernece...the Mountaineers did stick around in that league untill the late 1960s....traditional games like VIrginia Tech and ECU in football and George Washington in basketball directly stem from WVUs many yrs in the Southern Conference

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Wilkie01 Wrote:We will reply on the field, stop us if you can! And we will let the hot air out of your rubber dome!

Game at end of the year at the Rent should be a good one with a sold out crowd. CT will be pumped for this game. If UCONN i able to have a decent year (7 wins), then we truly arrived as a program vs. as a team with a good QB. Our talent level has increased across the board and we are much more physical, although also much younger. UCONN fans have no idea what kind of team we will have on the field.

It should be a great game against UL. Game against UC should be fun too.

I hope our games are friendly rivalaries, in CUSA everyone hated each other.