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UConnDan97

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Oh, how the mighty have fallen...
 
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Miami went to the ACC in part to relieve pressure on its athletic department and guarantee a regular revenue stream not based on performance (see Duke FB). Its FB teams will never achieve past glory and attendance is so so for a 8-4 year, lousy for anything less. No one cares about Miami BB. It's a private school with all the challenges of being one. Good riddance.
 
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Miami went to the ACC in part to relieve pressure on its athletic department and guarantee a regular revenue stream not based on performance (see Duke FB). Its FB teams will never achieve past glory and attendance is so so for a 8-4 year, lousy for anything less. No one cares about Miami BB. It's a private school with all the challenges of being one. Good riddance.

...with the irony being that there would have been no ACC expansion in 2003 without Miami. The ACC got exactly everything it asked for. They broke up a perfectly symmetrical (4/4 in football, 8/8 in basketball), traditional southeastern conference for this.

Congratulations, John Swofford. Somehow you've managed to convince everyone (including me) to beg for your mediocrity.
 
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So....why is UConn begging to get into such a pathetic conference?
 
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So....why is UConn begging to get into such a pathetic conference?

Please tell me your a 12 year old girl, because then your behavior on these boards makes some sense. Otherwise...............
 
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So....why is UConn begging to get into such a pathetic conference?

Proximity, money and the capacity to dominate -- and because it's less pathetic than what we're about to join. Four pretty simple reasons.
 
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"........Gene DeFilippo made their marks........."

Yes he did, like an underwear stain......
 

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So....why is UConn begging to get into such a pathetic conference?
We want to help you sell out Conte Forum for at least one game per year. Maybe even two if you count women's basketball.
 
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I can only imagine what the articles will be like if they don't receive the punishment that so many seem to be looking for in this case. As for the AD moving, sometimes things really are as simple as someone taking a much higher paying job in a place they would rather live at.
 
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I can only imagine what the articles will be like if they don't receive the punishment that so many seem to be looking for in this case. As for the AD moving, sometimes things really are as simple as someone taking a much higher paying job in a place they would rather live at.

Yeah, but 10 or 15 years ago the Nebraska AD would've left for Miami. The U's stock is way, way down.
 
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Yeah, but 10 or 15 years ago the Nebraska AD would've left for Miami. The U's stock is way, way down.


I don't believe that for a minute. Nebraska is a football crazy place and fundraising has always been difficult down here. Especially for a mid west guy, there is nothing not to like about the Nebraska job, and I can certainly understand how some people may not be that happy living here. Some people just can't deal with the multiculturalism of South Florida. Hell, I struggle with it myself sometimes and I have been here for 25 years.
 
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I don't believe that for a minute. Nebraska is a football crazy place and fundraising has always been difficult down here. Especially for a mid west guy, there is nothing not to like about the Nebraska job, and I can certainly understand how some people may not be that happy living here. Some people just can't deal with the multiculturalism of South Florida. Hell, I struggle with it myself sometimes and I have been here for 25 years.

I don't agree with you, but I really think you stepped up your game when you changed your avatar.
 
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I'm glad I got to change it. I was going to stick with the Stevie Wonder ref until the replacements were gone. I was about a week late in getting to that. As for disagreeing, that's cool. It wouldn't be much fun if we all agreed on everything. I just think that you have to work harder as an administrator here and you get paid less money than at other places. It's one thing to coach here as you get to work with some great talent, but the AD stuff seems thankless to me.
 

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Traitor,

are you Tom from Miami?
 
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traitor's avatar is ok but she's no Inger Stevens
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I shall strive to provide newer and more exciting avatars in an effort to match Ms (?) Stevens.
 
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