(07-14-2019 10:27 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(07-14-2019 09:26 AM)mustangxc 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.

So all the other schools in this conference were able to improve in basketball because they referenced a solid schedule that includes UConn as an attractive oponent yet UConn was unable to do the same for football? You have an incompetent President and AD that have botched the football and basketball hires. Get the right person to lead the team and UConn would not be switching confernces.

I don’t expect you to fully understand it. All of the other schools in this conference moved up in class by joining this league. UConn, Cincinnati, and USF moved down. In basketball, our fans don’t care about playing most of the schools in this league. UConn has little to no history with any of you. Most of you were former CUSA mates, so you may get excited to play each other. Only Temple (A10) and Wichita (MVC) weren’t in CUSA, but even Wichita has history with many of you due to prior conference affiliations. For Temple, this was a step up from the A10.

SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, ECU, etc. don’t move the needle in basketball for our fan base. Villanova, Georgetown, Providence, etc. are our historic rivals. You all have your historic rivals here already. Simple concept.

Cincy and USF are striving to get better in this demotion. Not engaged in self pity. We do understand. Enjoy 5 months of irrelevance in a basketball centered league. I'm sure your football fans will love Liberty, N Mexico State and Stony Brook games a lot more. I see historic rivals on the horizon for UCONN.

(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

The writer nails it and further shows why UConn’s move was shortsighted

UConn is the definition of a loser mentality.

(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

The Patriot News, Jones's newspaper, is a rag, always was a rag, that had to cut it's daily paper down to a few days a week. They still keep pestering us for a subscription even when we told them under no uncertain terms, NO! Jones is a jerk and always has been. So why would I listen to anything he ever has to say.

Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

(07-14-2019 12:04 PM)huskiesnyc Wrote:  Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

UConn’s flagship men’s basketball program finished ninth this year in the AAC. In its entire existence, UConn never won the AAC regular season title—-even in its national championship year. Most seasons it never even came close—-finishing as a mid pack team most years. If the Big East is a better league, God help ya.

Frankly, i liked UConn being in the league—but I get the desire to go back to playing traditional rivals. The only thing I disagree with is that the AAC was the reason UConn was down. it wasn’t.

BTW not blaming UConn fans for anything other than not ripping their administration a new one... Their claim to success come on the back of 2 lucky hires in their entire history

Jim Calhoun - Responsible for recruiting all of the players that won their beloved Men's basketball championships.

&

Geno Auriemma - Phenomenal, Nothing more needs to be said

We'll see what happens once Geno retires in a fe years.

(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

yeah, silly article as Temple football has done well in the AAC...I'd personally like to see Temple tell the Eagles to 'take a hike' and play at the Phillies stadium.

if Temple does well the expandable seats in red could be added.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/5...nfig?hl=en

(07-14-2019 12:47 PM)UofMemphis 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

yeah, silly article as Temple football has done well in the AAC...I'd personally like to see Temple tell the Eagles to 'take a hike' and play at the Phillies stadium.

if Temple does well the expandable seats in red could be added.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/5...nfig?hl=en

Great Idea, Only draw back are games against Penn State, Notra Dame and others such games

(07-14-2019 12:04 PM)huskiesnyc Wrote:  Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

Even if uconn does well in the Newbigeast they will always be remembered and looked at as that one program who couldn't hack it in the AAC.



Thank you and goodbye forever self shaved fat... RIP Uconn football.

(07-14-2019 12:04 PM)huskiesnyc Wrote:  Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

And yet....somehow, this "laughingstock" conference beat UCONN senseless to the point where the Huskies sat in a corner yelling, No Mas!!...No Mas!! and threw in their white towel. And now you want to spin it as something other than the stark brutal truth which is: UCONN athletics could not compete in the AAC

Face it, if the Huskies were winning conference championships you'd be all- in despite the fact that everyone agrees you are a poor fit. I think you made the right decision as the ACC was just to much for you and wish you all the best as you move forward, Just don't try to pee on our leg and tell us its raining.

(07-14-2019 06:22 AM)maybeimhere Wrote:  Author has it right, Uconn won't have to fly to Kansas to play conference...oh

They only have to fly to the state directly bordering Kansas to the north, Nebraska.

(07-14-2019 12:51 PM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(07-14-2019 12:47 PM)UofMemphis 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

yeah, silly article as Temple football has done well in the AAC...I'd personally like to see Temple tell the Eagles to 'take a hike' and play at the Phillies stadium.

if Temple does well the expandable seats in red could be added.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/5...nfig?hl=en

Great Idea, Only draw back are games against Penn State, Notra Dame and others such games

The added seating probably makes it about 51k, but for those games you could put in more seating and sell specifically to the away team and make that the away sideline. That probably guarantees you some good games by offering the extra visiting seating. You can also jack those prices up since those type of programs have entrenched season ticket holders who usually get those good seats behind the team. That probably adds another 5-10k so about 60k total for those games.

It's actually a pretty win win situation the NFL stadium is more likely to have conflicts with complete overlapping seasons both having week day games, etc. Meanwhile most years the Phillies home is empty from October through March. Even making the play offs the schedules would be pretty easy to work out. September would overlap but that's ooc season usually so you just need it for two games. With the way baseball schedules work it's likely that open dates shouldn't be an issue.

(07-14-2019 01:37 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  

(07-14-2019 12:51 PM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(07-14-2019 12:47 PM)UofMemphis 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

yeah, silly article as Temple football has done well in the AAC...I'd personally like to see Temple tell the Eagles to 'take a hike' and play at the Phillies stadium.

if Temple does well the expandable seats in red could be added.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/5...nfig?hl=en

Great Idea, Only draw back are games against Penn State, Notra Dame and others such games

The added seating probably makes it about 51k, but for those games you could put in more seating and sell specifically to the away team and make that the away sideline. That probably guarantees you some good games by offering the extra visiting seating. You can also jack those prices up since those type of programs have entrenched season ticket holders who usually get those good seats behind the team. That probably adds another 5-10k so about 60k total for those games.

It's actually a pretty win win situation the NFL stadium is more likely to have conflicts with complete overlapping seasons both having week day games, etc. Meanwhile most years the Phillies home is empty from October through March. Even making the play offs the schedules would be pretty easy to work out. September would overlap but that's ooc season usually so you just need it for two games. With the way baseball schedules work it's likely that open dates shouldn't be an issue.

I like it... It Pi$$es me off that the Eagles are ripping off Temple on rent to a football stadium owned by the city of Philadelphia... Might be time to pull together a supper legal team and force Philadelphia to let Temple play at the "Linc" for free or allow Temple to build an on campus stadium... Conflict of Interest anyone????????

I can understand that UConn never really fit in with the other AAC teams and their desire to move into a more regionally based conference in order to cut travel cost and prioritize basketball makes good and fiscal sense. However, UConn's inability to compete in the American has nothing to do with that. I wish UConn the best of luck in the NBE, but moving back to your old conference isn't going to bring Jim Calhoun back. Your glory days are over.

(07-14-2019 12:04 PM)huskiesnyc Wrote:  Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

thats why recruits brag about getting aac offers

you can always tell the brand of a conference if recruits are willing to brag about the conference offering them.

a few recent examples:
https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd/status/11...4327927810
https://twitter.com/treywade35/status/11...9082043392
https://twitter.com/tice23_/status/1149351933322420225
https://twitter.com/jonah__antonio/statu...6309512193
https://twitter.com/nexgenscouting/statu...2042994688


i remember reading a recent article that had a strong uconn bias for the big east..in which a high school coach said uconn going to the big east was a game changers

what i though was hilarious was when they interviewed recruits, ALL of them said they didnt care,they all named dropped a few aac teams (memphis houston cincy etc.) and said the difference between both conferences was irrelevant to them in their decision
(and this article was biased for leaving lol)

(07-14-2019 12:04 PM)huskiesnyc Wrote:  Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

Suddenly, the jalepeno mac-n-cheese kid no longer seems like the exception.

(07-14-2019 12:04 PM)huskiesnyc Wrote:  Only aac fans think this conference is good, and that’s only because you’re used to being in crap conferences like CUSA. This conference is a laughingstock to everyone else. Sorry Temple, the Big East would never invite you, and the same goes for everyone else

It's going to be fun watching teams like Cincy, Temple, UCF, Houston, USF, etc just destroy UConn football on their 'goodbye tour'

(07-14-2019 10:27 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  UCONN should have never started football. They got an unearned ticket to the BSC via their basketball program in the Big East. Once that train left, they were exposed as the bottom feeding program they have always been. I have no sympathy for a program that never had to struggle on the outside and folds under the first sign of adversity.

Yep, we have grinded and had adversity for decades. They don’t even know. Hell, in the South football is a real monster.


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(07-14-2019 08:05 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 10:54 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  Penn state should’ve been given the death penalty years ago.

This. IMO, that stain will live forever.

Along with Baylor....