(01-17-2020 12:34 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Anyway, I just went off on a speech about family and love. I should add why.

I am in a tough health period at the moment (I don’t want to prematurely give details yet). Challenges may come. I just want to thank you all for the years of conversation on here in case I go dark on here soon.

I have been crankier than normal for a few months, but that is a lot of it. Please keep that info in perspective for my sake.

Hopefully I will be back to my healthier and happier self soon. In the interim, I wish you all the best.

I agree with you on family. Good luck with everything and keep fighting. This can be a good place to get your mind off all life’s challenges. I wish you the best as well.


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(01-17-2020 08:47 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 08:39 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-16-2020 08:57 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  UConn has an enormous budget deficit. It is entirely UConn’s fault. UConn is nearly the worse team in football. It is entirely UConn’s fault. UConn has underachieved in basketball since their NC (even Memphis has performed better). It is entirely UConn’s fault.

Face it, your school surrendered because the AAC was too tough.

That's basically it in a nutshell.

Can't compete? Quit.

I believe the Houston redshirt thread is over to the left.

LOL! True too!

(01-17-2020 08:47 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 08:39 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-16-2020 08:57 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  UConn has an enormous budget deficit. It is entirely UConn’s fault. UConn is nearly the worse team in football. It is entirely UConn’s fault. UConn has underachieved in basketball since their NC (even Memphis has performed better). It is entirely UConn’s fault.

Face it, your school surrendered because the AAC was too tough.

That's basically it in a nutshell.

Can't compete? Quit.

I believe the Houston redshirt thread is over to the left.

LOL! True too!

(01-17-2020 12:53 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Once again, sorry for being argumentative to you Temple and Memphis fans.. I have a whole day of tests at a hospital tomorrow. Yay! (Not) Please pretend I didn’t get into the fray since it doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of life.

Talk to you soon.

Stay well and come back for more harassment please. XOXO

I could care less about their money issues. Good luck in the BE.

(01-16-2020 09:47 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  I never understand the it will help us recruit basketball better argument.... Memphis had top 10 classes in the suckhole CUSA conferences don't matter in recruiting

Being in the Big East will help UConn recruiting.

And losing UConn will not necessarily help Memphis recruiting. Penny strongly suggested such. You don't lose a strong hoops program and become a better basketball league. Some folks on this board don't want to acknowledge that fact.

But we'll be fine in Tiger Town and UConn hoops will be much better off in the BE.

(01-17-2020 12:53 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Once again, sorry for being argumentative to you Temple and Memphis fans.. I have a whole day of tests at a hospital tomorrow. Yay! (Not) Please pretend I didn’t get into the fray since it doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of life.

Talk to you soon.

Stay strong, UConnHusky. I wish you well with your health concerns and trust your family is supportive.

As a long-time fan of Memphis and Cincinnati, I've enjoyed having UConn in the American. But as a long-time fan of DePaul and having recently developed a semi-rooting interest in Georgetown, it will be nice to have you in the Big East.

Respectfully

(01-17-2020 09:00 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 12:53 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Once again, sorry for being argumentative to you Temple and Memphis fans.. I have a whole day of tests at a hospital tomorrow. Yay! (Not) Please pretend I didn’t get into the fray since it doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of life.

Talk to you soon.

Stay well and come back for more harassment please.

+1

(01-17-2020 12:53 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Once again, sorry for being argumentative to you Temple and Memphis fans.. I have a whole day of tests at a hospital tomorrow. Yay! (Not) Please pretend I didn’t get into the fray since it doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of life.

Talk to you soon.

This is a blog about SPORTS... Personal life issues are real... Wish you the very best for a quick recovery... Best wishes.

Here is the ugly truth:

Rutgers > UConn

Not sure why people keep thrashing uConn... They won't be our problem much longer.

Good luck in the (new) Big East. Enjoy your new conference mates (like Xavier and Creighton)...

(01-17-2020 10:19 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  Not sure why people keep thrashing uConn... They won't be our problem much longer.

Good luck in the (new) Big East. Enjoy your new conference mates (like Xavier and Creighton)...

I'm not thrashing them. It is a win-win. UConn can focus on hoops which is the route they are going. The AAC drops the giant anchor in football. The Div 1 thing just isn't feasible so it will be a smart move as they move to FCS in a few years.

UCONN hanging their hats on past achievements as their athletics department falls into the fires is very reminiscent of Tulanians doing the same thing. It might make you feel better for now but as you cry yourself to sleep the licking of the flames hurt all the same.

(01-17-2020 10:44 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 10:19 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  Not sure why people keep thrashing uConn... They won't be our problem much longer.

Good luck in the (new) Big East. Enjoy your new conference mates (like Xavier and Creighton)...

I'm not thrashing them. It is a win-win. UConn can focus on hoops which is the route they are going. The AAC drops the giant anchor in football. The Div 1 thing just isn't feasible so it will be a smart move as they move to FCS in a few years.

And UConn pays an exit fee...

Although I think the long term positive impact of UConn’s surrender is debatable, I do not fault them for pursuing their perceived self interest.

What irks me is the notion nurtured by many UConn followers and some media members that the AAC is somehow responsible for their problems rather than assigning the rightful blame only upon themselves.

That's funny, because I never got the impression that Conn blamed AAC
Explaining why your better fit in BE, is not blaming AAC.

(01-17-2020 01:04 PM)templefootballfan Wrote:  That's funny, because I never got the impression that Conn blamed AAC
Explaining why your better fit in BE, is not blaming AAC.

You need to get out more if you haven't heard them blaming the AAC.

(01-17-2020 09:25 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-16-2020 09:47 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  I never understand the it will help us recruit basketball better argument.... Memphis had top 10 classes in the suckhole CUSA conferences don't matter in recruiting

Being in the Big East will help UConn recruiting.

And losing UConn will not necessarily help Memphis recruiting. Penny strongly suggested such. You don't lose a strong hoops program and become a better basketball league. Some folks on this board don't want to acknowledge that fact.

But we'll be fine in Tiger Town and UConn hoops will be much better off in the BE.

It will have zero bearings on us at all.


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(01-17-2020 11:01 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 10:44 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 10:19 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  Not sure why people keep thrashing uConn... They won't be our problem much longer.

Good luck in the (new) Big East. Enjoy your new conference mates (like Xavier and Creighton)...

I'm not thrashing them. It is a win-win. UConn can focus on hoops which is the route they are going. The AAC drops the giant anchor in football. The Div 1 thing just isn't feasible so it will be a smart move as they move to FCS in a few years.

And UConn pays an exit fee...

Although I think the long term positive impact of UConn’s surrender is debatable, I do not fault them for pursuing their perceived self interest.

What irks me is the notion nurtured by many UConn followers and some media members that the AAC is somehow responsible for their problems rather than assigning the rightful blame only upon themselves.

And how's it going, trying to convince them otherwise?

(01-16-2020 08:53 AM)The Knight Time Wrote:  And football alone lost $10M.

If UConn were a business, it would have been put out of its' misery long ago.

http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-ucon...story.html

From the article:

Though the athletic department’s deficit remains one of the highest in the nation, the figure is, in some ways, less dramatic than “$42 million” makes it sound. Sports economists, note that the “expenses” side of a school’s ledger typically counts each scholarship as costing the full rate of tuition, even though money doesn’t actually change hands when athletes attend school for free. Additionally, UConn pays more than $3.5 million in rent each year to the publicly run Capital Region Development Authority — money that effectively returns to the department through state subsidies to the university.

University officials also point out that UConn derives intangible benefits from a robust athletic department, such as school spirit and alumni engagement. A 2019 Courant analysis found that applications to the school spike following years when the men’s and women’s basketball programs have had successful seasons.



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(01-16-2020 10:26 AM)Helicopter Wrote:  

(01-16-2020 10:18 AM)Chappy Wrote:  Even if they drop football completely it wouldn't put much of a dent in a $42 million shortfall.

Yeah they need to stop operating in the framework that they HAVE a successful FBS program to pay for the non-revenue sports. They are essentially Depaul, Xavier, Marquette at this point and they have to realign all their programs to fit that model.

Bottom line is no matter how successful MBB and WBB are they will never be able to operate (spend) like a school with a strong FBS program.

Even top AAC football programs struggle with this because the payout (8MM) still isn't there yet but at least when UC/Memphis/UCF operate at a deficit it is more likely an investment with probability of return. For UConn to lose 42 MM, they may as well have lit that money on fire. They will never be able to sustain that even in the short term.

You mean they need stop thinking they are in a power conference.

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