(04-20-2014 04:28 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 03:49 PM)Waterloo Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 03:27 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  I wish I could come on here to lambast this thread and say it isn't true....

Wait, it's true?

Please tell me KU or Mizzou is next if true.

It isn't necessarily true but it isn't necessarily not true. The Tournament is over and thus business picked back up. UConn's championship got them a few extra looks. A certain Network is pushing them HARD towards the Big Ten because their toy conference seems to think taking UConn is equivalent to ESPN having to put forward a conference network for them.

Whether it happens or not? To be honest, I am hearing so many varying stories right now that there are a lot of self interests being served at this point. It does tell me though that we are nearing the point of something big actually happening.

August is still the target for implementation.

My contact within the UCONN athletic department said something very similar to this. There are A LOT of talks between a lot of different people with varying agendas taking place, especially the last few weeks. I was also told end of the summer...something big could be coming. Who knows if anything will actually happen, but I know for sure that the serious realignment conversations have not stopped.

Miko...LOL

when Pitt does 1/3 of what UCONN has done let us know...until then enjoy your ACC invite

Is this poster Heinous reliable? The reason why is that a prominent member of the Uconn media has indicated to me that he has heard nothing to indicate what is being talked about.

(04-20-2014 07:58 PM)BE4evah Wrote:  Is this poster Heinous reliable? The reason why is that a prominent member of the Uconn media has indicated to me that he has heard nothing to indicate what is being talked about.

No, he is not. He lives up to his name.

(04-20-2014 08:04 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  No, he is not. He lives up to his name.

So... Are we playing along with Mikko the Magnificent here, or is something out there?

I can't say, I have to maintain a certain level of subterfuge.

(04-20-2014 08:12 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  I can't say, I have to maintain a certain level of subterfuge.

Whatever you're up to, could you hurry things along a little? I'm wasting far too much time on this.

Yea every time I hear UConn to the b1g I get real excited about the conference's future, the huskies bring so much to the table athletically(football is young, it will grow) and financially, plus the 57th national university, I just think AAU matters more than it should which may lead to the acc taking NYC if bc ever decides to grow up

Sports are cyclical. UCONN football was competitive before the Paul Pasqualoni era. But Pasqualoni is gone and so is the guy responsible for hiring him. UCONN has more guys currently playing in the NFL than Syracuse, Pitt and Louisville...a credit to the state of the art facilities that are already in place. UCONN is committed to improving football in the same way that it committed to improving basketball many years ago.

UCONN is an elite basketball powerhouse with a very strong presence in New York (evidenced by anyone who watched UCONN play at Madison Square Garden, or as Tom Izzo called it, "UCONN South"). Baseball has been very competitive and has a wave of its players that are in high minors or just got the call-up (George Springer). Soccer is annually ranked and just had the #1 pick in the MLS Draft. Hockey just upgraded to Hockey East and sits in a very fertile hockey recruiting ground. UCONN is a complete athletic department and can offer very competitive athletic programs across the board without sacrificing academics.

UCONN would absolutely make money for the B1G (or ACC). It would help the conference gain a greater access into New York City and also tap into the Boston market while completely securing the #30 market in Hartford/New Haven. And that is what conference realignment/expansion is all about, right? Making money?

(04-20-2014 09:17 PM)harley93davidson Wrote:  Yea every time I hear UConn to the b1g I get real excited about the conference's future, the huskies bring so much to the table athletically(football is young, it will grow) and financially, plus the 57th national university, I just think AAU matters more than it should which may lead to the acc taking NYC if bc ever decides to grow up

Just remember one thing...Wisconsin and Michigan were two of the leading Institutions in the push to remove Nebraska from the AAU. The Big Ten knew Nebraska wasn't going to be AAU, yet they took them anyways because the AAU status is just window dressing. If there are enough other positives, AAU status isn't the line in the sand that needs to be crossed.

Another example? Oklahoma would be allowed in under the right circumstances.

I'm not a big proponent of UConn joining the Big Ten. That is not why I have posted what I have posted here.

If talks are heating up and something big does happens by August on the realignment front, it would be nice to see UConn get some kind of benefit. It's a great school, should be getting its AAU membership sooner than most and a long, proven track record of winning in bball. The B1G Ten stop being about football when it added Rutgers and Maryland.

I wonder what happens to the American Conference if UConn does bolt. UConn would be the last of flagship state schools in that league, it will be all but dead I'm sure.

(04-20-2014 10:40 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 09:17 PM)harley93davidson Wrote:  Yea every time I hear UConn to the b1g I get real excited about the conference's future, the huskies bring so much to the table athletically(football is young, it will grow) and financially, plus the 57th national university, I just think AAU matters more than it should which may lead to the acc taking NYC if bc ever decides to grow up

Just remember one thing...Wisconsin and Michigan were two of the leading Institutions in the push to remove Nebraska from the AAU. The Big Ten knew Nebraska wasn't going to be AAU, yet they took them anyways because the AAU status is just window dressing. If there are enough other positives, AAU status isn't the line in the sand that needs to be crossed.

Another example? Oklahoma would be allowed in under the right circumstances.

I'm not a big proponent of UConn joining the Big Ten. That is not why I have posted what I have posted here.

That would be too awesome. My all time dream B1G Ten would be to add Mizzou, KU, OU along with some logical 4th school (UConn? Sure).

(04-20-2014 10:43 PM)Waterloo Wrote:  If talks are heating up and something big does happens by August on the realignment front, it would be nice to see UConn get some kind of benefit. It's a great school, should be getting its AAU membership sooner than most and a long, proven track record of winning in bball. The B1G Ten stop being about football when it added Rutgers and Maryland.

I wonder what happens to the American Conference if UConn does bolt. UConn would be the last of flagship state schools in that league, it will be all but dead I'm sure.

If it happens, it happens before August. August is when they want all changes in the NCAA system to be put into place. That means subsidiary situations such as this would be optimally figured out before August. That doesn't mean UConn could immediately join but it could make the difference in what year future additions would begin competition in their new conferences.

(04-20-2014 10:47 PM)Waterloo Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 10:40 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 09:17 PM)harley93davidson Wrote:  Yea every time I hear UConn to the b1g I get real excited about the conference's future, the huskies bring so much to the table athletically(football is young, it will grow) and financially, plus the 57th national university, I just think AAU matters more than it should which may lead to the acc taking NYC if bc ever decides to grow up

Just remember one thing...Wisconsin and Michigan were two of the leading Institutions in the push to remove Nebraska from the AAU. The Big Ten knew Nebraska wasn't going to be AAU, yet they took them anyways because the AAU status is just window dressing. If there are enough other positives, AAU status isn't the line in the sand that needs to be crossed.

Another example? Oklahoma would be allowed in under the right circumstances.

I'm not a big proponent of UConn joining the Big Ten. That is not why I have posted what I have posted here.

That would be too awesome. My all time dream B1G Ten would be to add Mizzou, KU, OU along with some logical 4th school (UConn? Sure).

That would have been great for the B1G, but I guess Mr. Delaney and the B1G missed the memo... Mizzou, Kansas, and Nebraska as a package would have locked the Midwest for the B1G. Nebraska is paying for it now.

(04-20-2014 11:15 PM)USAFMEDIC Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 10:47 PM)Waterloo Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 10:40 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 09:17 PM)harley93davidson Wrote:  Yea every time I hear UConn to the b1g I get real excited about the conference's future, the huskies bring so much to the table athletically(football is young, it will grow) and financially, plus the 57th national university, I just think AAU matters more than it should which may lead to the acc taking NYC if bc ever decides to grow up

Just remember one thing...Wisconsin and Michigan were two of the leading Institutions in the push to remove Nebraska from the AAU. The Big Ten knew Nebraska wasn't going to be AAU, yet they took them anyways because the AAU status is just window dressing. If there are enough other positives, AAU status isn't the line in the sand that needs to be crossed.

Another example? Oklahoma would be allowed in under the right circumstances.

I'm not a big proponent of UConn joining the Big Ten. That is not why I have posted what I have posted here.

That would be too awesome. My all time dream B1G Ten would be to add Mizzou, KU, OU along with some logical 4th school (UConn? Sure).

That would have been great for the B1G, but I guess Mr. Delaney and the B1G missed the memo... Mizzou, Kansas, and Nebraska as a package would have locked the Midwest for the B1G. Nebraska is paying for it now.

Nebraska is paying for not having fired their head coach yet. Blaming the situation on not picking up Kansas and Missouri already is a bit far fetched my friend.

Players would rather play for other coaches than Pelini. It's actually a case of the more simple explanation is the right one.

(04-20-2014 11:37 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 11:15 PM)USAFMEDIC Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 10:47 PM)Waterloo Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 10:40 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(04-20-2014 09:17 PM)harley93davidson Wrote:  Yea every time I hear UConn to the b1g I get real excited about the conference's future, the huskies bring so much to the table athletically(football is young, it will grow) and financially, plus the 57th national university, I just think AAU matters more than it should which may lead to the acc taking NYC if bc ever decides to grow up

Just remember one thing...Wisconsin and Michigan were two of the leading Institutions in the push to remove Nebraska from the AAU. The Big Ten knew Nebraska wasn't going to be AAU, yet they took them anyways because the AAU status is just window dressing. If there are enough other positives, AAU status isn't the line in the sand that needs to be crossed.

Another example? Oklahoma would be allowed in under the right circumstances.

I'm not a big proponent of UConn joining the Big Ten. That is not why I have posted what I have posted here.

That would be too awesome. My all time dream B1G Ten would be to add Mizzou, KU, OU along with some logical 4th school (UConn? Sure).

That would have been great for the B1G, but I guess Mr. Delaney and the B1G missed the memo... Mizzou, Kansas, and Nebraska as a package would have locked the Midwest for the B1G. Nebraska is paying for it now.

Nebraska is paying for not having fired their head coach yet. Blaming the situation on not picking up Kansas and Missouri already is a bit far fetched my friend.

Players would rather play for other coaches than Pelini. It's actually a case of the more simple explanation is the right one.

Missouri and Kansas would have made travel for Nebraska a bit easier. That is what I was referring to H. With these three as a package the B1G would have had 14... then take Maryland and Rutgers. Sweet sixteen with the bulk of the contiguous mid west and east coast markets.

Yeah, it certainly sounds nice. We will see what happens before everything is finalized.

I guess most of you haven't gotten the memo.

Realignment is over. Swofford, Delany, Bowlsby, Aresco, etc. have been repeatedly quoted on it.

But now we have Kansas and Oklahoma and Missouri and Uconn all being rearranged based on the fantasies of a messageboard poster who purposefully makes things up? Madness.

The commissioners are focused on autonomy and keeping revenue. That is where their efforts are. These issues are what the AAC and other non P5 conferences should be focused on.

(04-21-2014 05:19 AM)BE4evah Wrote:  I guess most of you haven't gotten the memo.

Realignment is over. Swofford, Delany, Bowlsby, Aresco, etc. have been repeatedly quoted on it.

But now we have Kansas and Oklahoma and Missouri and Uconn all being rearranged based on the fantasies of a messageboard poster who purposefully makes things up? Madness.

The commissioners are focused on autonomy and keeping revenue. That is where their efforts are. These issues are what the AAC and other non P5 conferences should be focused on.

It's difficult to win a chess game when you tell your opponents your game-plan/strategy before making any moves.

(04-18-2014 03:22 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Awesome news. Glad to have such a well-connected inside source grace us here.


Any word on who #16 will be?

UMASS? Buffalo? Long awaited expansion to Arizona, plucking NAU up?

Kansas