Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[jostar1]

Anyone leaving a non-P5 conference is "not major".

It sounds to me more like Jeff Long was asked a question about realignment and gave an answer to indicate that nothing is happening.

 

[upstater]

McMurphy just doesn't get it. There will be a whole lotta shaking going on.

 

[jostar1]

McMurphy just doesn't get it. There will be a whole lotta shaking going on.

He's quoting Jeff Long who apparently made the statement on Sirius radio. At least that's the way I read it.

 

[Nostical]

When a #1 vs #2 matchup gets a .8 and it's celebrated, that's how little women's bball pushes the television needle.

0.8 is actually a phenomenal rating.That rating buries the Men's Big East ratings on FOX. If WBB could pull ratings anywhere near that for other encounters, every media company would clamor for the Huskies to be on. The mere presence of UConn on the B1G or ACC schedule would create a lot of buzz and fill their empty arenas. (Those down south that watched the game couldn't believe the spirit and size of the Gampel crowd) . Don't think that the B1G isn't cognizant of how the Huskie's Men's and Women's BBall could help their network. Once UConn Football gets going and the AAU is a reality, the future shaking up of CR noted by several pundits will come to pass. Now its all about winning at football and getting back the buzz and support necessary for us to have some realistic traction with the decision makers.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

The charm for you the spectator are the amateur athletes competing. The best have different motives and typically want to keep their options open. We see it every April. Holding them in college for three years runs counter to keeping their options open. In general, the Ryan Boatrights of the world either have a physical flaw, (e.g. not tall enough), flaw in their game (e.g. need to consistently demonstrate leadership qualities) or are outliers.

Just one man's (possibly jaded) opinion.

Isn't the one and done a recent rule we survived nicely without it for a long time.
The way it's gamed now is a joke.
The players who can make the jump from high school are a rare few.
The dozen or so freshman who get drafted in the first or second round aren't really going to hurt college basketball.
Do you really think playing minor league ball in South Dakota is going to lure that many away from college. If that's what they want I'm okay with it. The minor league baseball model ,where they sign thousands of kids annually to get to a handful who actually make is a cold reminder of that route. Most are left with memories of long bus rides and Sor arms.
Hasn't college baseball played a much larger role in recent years even with limited scholarship availability and a non revenue status.
College ball will actually get better as kids stay longer.
The one and done rule does nothing for college ball except cause them to babysit non-students for a year. It's a disservice to the studend athlete ,but it's exploitive of these kids with total disregard to them having any value other than a Basketball Skill.
That rule should go , a mandatory three year commitment , will actually induce more kids to stay four. Inforcing that rule could be difficult.

 

[Kolumbo]

Realignment shake-up: AAC and C-USA are going to switch names.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Realignment shake-up: AAC and C-USA are going to switch names.

We might as well. We have collected all the driftwood from that conference.

 

[Husky25]

Isn't the one and done a recent rule we survived nicely without it for a long time.
The way it's gamed now is a joke.
The players who can make the jump from high school are a rare few.
The dozen or so freshman who get drafted in the first or second round aren't really going to hurt college basketball.
Do you really think playing minor league ball in South Dakota is going to lure that many away from college. If that's what they want I'm okay with it. The minor league baseball model ,where they sign thousands of kids annually to get to a handful who actually make is a cold reminder of that route. Most are left with memories of long bus rides and Sor arms.
Hasn't college baseball played a much larger role in recent years even with limited scholarship availability and a non revenue status.
College ball will actually get better as kids stay longer.
The one and done rule does nothing for college ball except cause them to babysit non-students for a year. It's a disservice to the studend athlete ,but it's exploitive of these kids with total disregard to them having any value other than a Basketball Skill.
That rule should go , a mandatory three year commitment , will actually induce more kids to stay four. Inforcing that rule could be difficult.

The One and Done rule is not an NCAA rule. It's an NBA rule so that for-profit teams aren't bearing the brunt of developing 18 year old kids who don't recognize that they aren't ready to bang around with men in their physical prime. A second benefit for the NBA is that it actually saves it's teams' GMs from themselves. There is no longer that need to draft the next Kobe Bryant, when all they have to go on is a grainy video of spin moves against a folding chair.

I had a longer post all chambered, but I scrapped it. I just found the following, which is not a terrible compromise.

It is no secret that the NBA wishes to end the one-and-done rule and replace it with a version that requires basketball players to be at least two years removed from high school before entering the NBA Draft.

At the Sports Lawyers Association conference, Dan Rube, NBA Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel said that ending the one-and-done rule would allow teams better decisions with draft pics and better analysis of talent. He added that the NBA believes getting rid of the one-and-done rule is in the interest of both the NBA and the NBPA.

The 2 year commitment would at least make kids maintain NCAA eligibility into their 2nd year (UK would be duckked by the APR ), but not restrict their options too badly.

 

[jostar1]

Audio of Jeff Long on Sirius radio:

https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmcoll...onference-expansion-isnt-done-on-siriusxm-csn

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Hate to be a message board hardo, but there's literally thousands of threads to have the same roundabout discussions we have every day on the Yard. Can we keep this to the key tweets?

Yes, I realize how absurd that sounds.

 

[jostar1]

Eric Pennekamp ‏@Epfourteen · 5h5 hours ago
@McMurphyESPN u post a little nugget about expan.for the 1st time in eons and have 0 follow up. No attempt to find a scoop on what he meant?

Brett McMurphyVerified account
‏@McMurphyESPN @Epfourteen He’s probably just referring to C-USA and/or Sun Belt. Not a Power 5 league

 

[pj]

Looks like ESPN mgmt sent the word down. Kill the realignment speculation.

 

[HawkHusky]

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 24 hours ago
Big Ten Hockey will expand in the next few years and according to all public information it will not probably happen from inside B1G conf

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 24 hours ago
Big Ten hockey on the BTN/Fox Sports has been beneficial to the network...reaping good ratings. Pie is growing. More content will be wanted

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 24 hours ago
"@rwesthead: Interesting times in NCAA hockey. Penn State hockey program turned a profit this yr with $4.4M in revenue" Rutgers listening?

 

[CL82]

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 24 hours ago
Big Ten Hockey will expand in the next few years and according to all public information it will not probably happen from inside B1G conf

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 24 hours ago
Big Ten hockey on the BTN/Fox Sports has been beneficial to the network...reaping good ratings. Pie is growing. More content will be wanted

Greg Flugaur @flugempire · 24 hours ago
"@rwesthead: Interesting times in NCAA hockey. Penn State hockey program turned a profit this yr with $4.4M in revenue" Rutgers listening?

Wrong thread. As much as I like Flugar, he is decidedly non-key.

 

[billybud]

A review of future PAC 12 conference revenue from network....

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/colleg...al-future-what-a-directv-deal-would-be-worth/

 

[buddy]

A review of future PAC 12 conference revenue from network....

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/colleg...al-future-what-a-directv-deal-would-be-worth/

I still don't understand why you continually post on your enemies blog. We know you love FSU. We know FSU screwed UConn, but you persist.

 

[MattMang23]

I still don't understand why you continually post on your enemies blog. We know you love FSU. We know FSU screwed UConn, but you persist.

But he didn't screw UConn. So what's the problem?

 

[buddy]

But he didn't screw UConn. So what's the problem?

He is a supporter of their policies. He is always trying to rationalize their decisions. It just seems to me that he likes to rub salt in wounds. He is no different that BC posters here who try to justify their past actions.

 

[dayooper]

He is a supporter of their policies. He is always trying to rationalize their decisions. It just seems to me that he likes to rub salt in wounds. He is no different that BC posters here who try to justify their past actions.

Let it go, dude. The only thing you are accomplishing is making yourself look looney.

I think his perspective is a plus around here. It's very different from mine, but if we can't look at the other side as objectively as we can, we are useless. Billy presents his side with more respect than many of the ACC/ND slappies that have been banned here.

 

[upstater]

Let it go, dude. The only thing you are accomplishing is making yourself look looney.

I think his perspective is a plus around here. It's very different from mine, but if we can't look at the other side as objectively as we can, we are useless. Billy presents his side with more respect than many of the ACC/ND slappies that have been banned here.

Respectful? Ha. He's a troll. Proven on many occasions.

Banned? What? Who was banned?

 

[pj]

He may be imagining that btstimpy got banned because he stopped posting for a few months after Fishy repeatedly threatened him with banning. Our guests aren't aware that Fishy's threats are for show.

As for billybud, I like having him around. He may be a troll, but he's a droll troll.

 

[SAMCRO]

He should have to pay the Troll Toll

 

[auggie22]

He should have to pay the Troll Toll

I go for gasps. Gasps are where it's at.

 

[dayooper]

Respectful? Ha. He's a troll. Proven on many occasions.

Banned? What? Who was banned?

The ND tool Notre Dame Joe and his "BuG" crap.

 

[Seaa Blue]

NotreDameJoe

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