shizzle787
King Shizzle DCCLXXXVII of the Cesspool
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That conference will be competitive and fun to watch.
This might be the final nail.Yeah. It's a ton of fun to watch leagues that don't include UConn in it.
This is garbage. We had it better in the AAC.I'm so looking forward to the new East Coast Football Conference with UMass/UConn/Temple/Army/Navy/ECU and USF. All schools are within driving/flying distance. One time zone. No conference championship so there wouldn't be a conflict with Army/Navy. Would give every school 6 conference games and the ability to schedule 5 OOC.
Yup and will still be a P5 conference. We lost out on another opportunity. It’s said that in 2016 we were a contender, and now in 2021 we weren’t even considered and didn’t even propose a plan to join. My how far we’ve fallen. People claim that basketball is fine, but that is not the case going forward.Independence is better. But this new Big 12 will remain plenty strong. Can be the third best P5 conference at times.
I still can't believe Joseph Smith succeeded.
We wouldn't have been invited this time around because we are too far away geographically. If we were still in the AAC, the same four schools would be getting selected right now.Yup and will still be a P5 conference. We lost out on another opportunity. It’s said that in 2016 we were a contender, and now in 2021 we weren’t even considered and didn’t even propose a plan to join. My how far we’ve fallen. People claim that basketball is fine, but that is not the case going forward.
Seriously? Tulsa, Tulane? That really helped come hoops time. I'd much rather see these schools come to town then those schools.This is garbage. We had it better in the AAC.
We weren’t even in the conversation this time. We were last time. This is all speculation on your part.We wouldn't have been invited this time around because we are too far away geographically. If we were still in the AAC, the same four schools would be getting selected right now.
Hoops does not dictate the future. I wish it did. Our football team is pulling down the rest of the university. We missed the last train. Our basketball team is going to suffer greatly as these schools continue to accrue money and exposure via conference payments and NIL. We are going to be left with nothing. The train has left the station. The discrepancy we have seen over the last 10 years is about to get so much worse. Shortsighted move on our part. I was a believer in the big East move until several weeks ago. Look at other message boards and articles out there - UConn is now synonymous with complete and utter alignment failure. If you consider our current situation a success, you have low standards.Seriously? Tulsa, Tulane? That really helped come hoops time. I'd much rather see these schools come to town then those schools.
Who are we getting in over? BYU? They are a national football brand. Cincy? They have been consistent in both football and basketball and are close to WVU. UCF? We can't compete with the Florida recruiting market. Houston? They're in Texas. They're needed for recruiting.We weren’t even in the conversation this time. We were last time. This is all speculation on your part.
We aren’t getting in over anyone. Herein lies the problem. My point exactly. Four years ago, we were in the mix. We aren’t anymore. What happened? These other schools accomplished things, we dropped the ball while people here had blind faith in RE 2.0 after be hosed us years ago. You even said it yourself, four years ago we were ahead of ucf. We aren’t even in the top 12 now. We are screwed. This is UConn’s fault. We knew what we had to do and we chose RE 2.0 because he was cheap. But we knew what we were getting…absolutely nothing. Ship has sailed. That’s game. It’s over. Really quite sad. This “Indy” league is a joke. It is irrelevant. For the first time in my life as a UConn fan, I agree that it is time to get rid of football. We have failed the students, alumnae, fans and the state of CT to the point of national embarrassment.Who are we getting in over? BYU? They are a national football brand. Cincy? They have been consistent in both football and basketball and are close to WVU. UCF? We can't compete with the Florida recruiting market. Houston? They're in Texas. They're needed for recruiting.
5 years ago I believe we were #4 in line ahead of UCF and USF and behind BYU, Cincy, and Houston. UCF passed us with their performance on the field in football the last 5 years.