UCONN POLL

[NJRedman]

11 pages of comments on something that has a close to 0% chance of happening! Man, you guys have a lot of time to waste on nothing! The Big East does not have to expand, and, at least IMHO, to think an invitation might be issued to a school that's a truly lousy fit on every dimension except geography and basketball team quality is pretty silly.

So you don't think those are the two biggest qualifications? You think it's silly to give out an invitation to a school that will easily raise the value of the entire league? It's funny, the 7 schools fans who actually shared a conference with UConn don't think they are a lousy fit. It's a message board, nothing we do matters. Why the hell are you here if it's such a waste?

[FenwayFriar]

11 pages of comments on something that has a close to 0% chance of happening! Man, you guys have a lot of time to waste on nothing! The Big East does not have to expand, and, at least IMHO, to think an invitation might be issued to a school that's a truly lousy fit on every dimension except geography and basketball team quality is pretty silly.

So you don't think those are the two biggest qualifications? You think it's silly to give out an invitation to a school that will easily raise the value of the entire league? It's funny, the 7 schools fans who actually shared a conference with UConn don't think they are a lousy fit. It's a message board, nothing we do matters. Why the hell are you here if it's such a waste?

+1

[stever20]

11 pages of comments on something that has a close to 0% chance of happening! Man, you guys have a lot of time to waste on nothing! The Big East does not have to expand, and, at least IMHO, to think an invitation might be issued to a school that's a truly lousy fit on every dimension except geography and basketball team quality is pretty silly.

So you don't think those are the two biggest qualifications? You think it's silly to give out an invitation to a school that will easily raise the value of the entire league? It's funny, the 7 schools fans who actually shared a conference with UConn don't think they are a lousy fit. It's a message board, nothing we do matters. Why the hell are you here if it's such a waste?

I think this is a GREAT point. The folks that are the most vocal about NOT bringing in UConn are almost all from Xavier, Butler, or Creighton.

[Xudash]

11 pages of comments on something that has a close to 0% chance of happening! Man, you guys have a lot of time to waste on nothing! The Big East does not have to expand, and, at least IMHO, to think an invitation might be issued to a school that's a truly lousy fit on every dimension except geography and basketball team quality is pretty silly.

So you don't think those are the two biggest qualifications? You think it's silly to give out an invitation to a school that will easily raise the value of the entire league? It's funny, the 7 schools fans who actually shared a conference with UConn don't think they are a lousy fit. It's a message board, nothing we do matters. Why the hell are you here if it's such a waste?

I think this is a GREAT point. The folks that are the most vocal about NOT bringing in UConn are almost all from Xavier, Butler, or Creighton.

Almost.

I'm all for it.

[hortle]

Same here, I am for it as well. Keeping my fingers crossed that its Cinci and Houston. If its BYU instead of Houston, UConn might try to stick it out, but if they lose two of the premier programs from the AAC, that conference becomes a literal joke

[DudeAnon]

I think this is a GREAT point. The folks that are the most vocal about NOT bringing in UConn are almost all from Xavier, Butler, or Creighton.

So you're mad that some posters are pessimistic?

[GumbyDamnit!]

I think this is a GREAT point. The folks that are the most vocal about NOT bringing in UConn are almost all from Xavier, Butler, or Creighton.

So you're mad that some posters are pessimistic?

Don't think it's a case of being pessimistic. I think (at least in my case) you just miss the rivalry a bit. PC, SJU, Gtown, SH, and Nova have had 30+ years of great rivalries, all here within a 200-250 mile radius in the northeast. UConn (and 'Cuse) was a big part of that, especially the last 25 years. It's hard to watch those rivalries succumb because of FB realignment.

The last 3 years Nova has started to have some epic battles with the 3 new BE schools: Wragge at the WFC; Nova over X in the BET champ; Hilliard at the buzzer at Hinkle; @ Cintas last year. All magic games (and we lost two of those), in which true rivalries are built. Understand that we've had dozens of those kinds of games with UCONN prior to parting. You 3 have not had the same experience with that program and are just probably looking at some of their fan comments about us and saying: "screw them!"

Maybe that's part of the reason why some of BE holdovers have a bit of a soft spot in our hearts for UCONN.

[DudeAnon]

I think this is a GREAT point. The folks that are the most vocal about NOT bringing in UConn are almost all from Xavier, Butler, or Creighton.

So you're mad that some posters are pessimistic?

Don't think it's a case of being pessimistic. I think (at least in my case) you just miss the rivalry a bit. PC, SJU, Gtown, SH, and Nova have had 30+ years of great rivalries, all here within a 200-250 mile radius in the northeast. UConn (and 'Cuse) was a big part of that, especially the last 25 years. It's hard to watch those rivalries succumb because of FB realignment.

The last 3 years Nova has started to have some epic battles with the 3 new BE schools: Wragge at the WFC; Nova over X in the BET champ; Hilliard at the buzzer at Hinkle; @ Cintas last year. All magic games (and we lost two of those), in which true rivalries are built. Understand that we've had dozens of those kinds of games with UCONN prior to parting. You 3 have not had the same experience with that program and are just probably looking at some of their fan comments about us and saying: "screw them!"

Maybe that's part of the reason why some of BE holdovers have a bit of a soft spot in our hearts for UCONN.

No doubt UCONN has its fingerprints all over the BE. In fact, in my mind, the only schools not in the current BE that are truly missed are Syracuse and UCONN. I

I was just having a good laugh at stever taking a shot at other poster's attitudes when he has yet to post even one positive remark about this conference without some sort of catch.

[Hall2012]

No doubt UCONN has its fingerprints all over the BE. In fact, in my mind, the only schools not in the current BE that are truly missed are Syracuse and UCONN. I

I was just having a good laugh at stever taking a shot at other poster's attitudes when he has yet to post even one positive remark about this conference without some sort of catch.

Well...to say Syracuse is missed might be a little bit of a stretch lol

[GumbyDamnit!]

No doubt UCONN has its fingerprints all over the BE. In fact, in my mind, the only schools not in the current BE that are truly missed are Syracuse and UCONN. I

I was just having a good laugh at stever taking a shot at other poster's attitudes when he has yet to post even one positive remark about this conference without some sort of catch.

Well...to say Syracuse is missed might be a little bit of a stretch lol

I miss 'Cuse. Boeheim's a little whiney bee-yatch, but there is no denying that their BB program is one of the best nationally.

Programs I don't miss: Rutgers, Pitt.