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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 16:29:06 GMT -5
They should only sell tickets for that game as part of a mini plan or something.
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Post by friar82 on Jun 27, 2019 17:27:25 GMT -5
Info - Take a moment and reflect on the number of Season Tickets (8k+?) that PC sold last year, compared with 6+ years ago. Being out of state, I've been purchasing Mini-Packages over the past couple of years and can tell you that that PC's Tickets Office has been chasing me down to lock up a Package (which I won't do until I see the complete schedule and compare it to the dates that I can make it over). Assuming their doing the same with another 1000 or so repeat patrons before opening things up to the general population, there won't be as much inventory available going forward. I for one, will purchase a few mini-plans to ensure I get seats for our home games vs. URI, UConn and whatever BE Opponent appears to be the hot ticket in a given year.
Couple that with my earlier comment (Staff have to have the Team primed to jump all over UConn when they come to town), and there will be fewer U-C-O-N-N, UConn, UConn, UConn chants at The Dunk going forward.
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Post by pcdad on Jun 28, 2019 11:00:11 GMT -5
pcbb7777 sees the forest for the trees.
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Post by drairf on Jun 30, 2019 21:55:25 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Jul 2, 2019 8:15:17 GMT -5
UConn sees recruiting bump from Big East move
7:14 PM ET
Associated Press
STORRS, Conn. -- Men's basketball coach Dan Hurley said Monday that he's already seeing benefits on the recruiting trail from UConn's decision to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East.
Hurley, who is coming off a 16-17 first season with the Huskies, spoke to reporters after putting his team through a summer workout.
He said his recruiting pitch has been about UConn's tradition, facilities and ability to put players into the NBA. But, he said it has been tough selling the American Athletic Conference, which he called a great basketball league that "didn't fit us.''
"Because of where we want to recruit and how we want to build it, the thing that we had to talk around to a kid from Brooklyn was, you know, Tulsa, Tulane, the Texas schools,'' he said. "That didn't necessarily fit what they envisioned in college -- Madison Square Garden, the Big East Tournament, Villanova.''
UConn announced last week that it is leaving the AAC to return to the Big East, where it won seven conference tournaments and three of its four national championships.
The timing of move has not been finalized, but Hurley said the excitement he's been hearing both from fans and prospects has been palatable.
"Kids are getting back to me a lot quicker,'' he said. "And some guys who weren't being as responsive, who I stopped communicating with, did come out of the woodwork and ask me how I was doing.''
Incoming freshman guard James Bouknight, who is from New York, said he and his teammates are also pumped about the move.
"I'm going to be able to go home, play in front of my family, friends,'' he said. "But the focus is still this year.''
Hurley said he's warned his players they can't afford to look too far ahead and their goal right now should be improving on the dismal 6-12 conference record they had last season. He said to do that, they will need to pay with a chip on their shoulder.
"It's got to be an us-against-the-world mentality, because I don't think there's going to be a lot of love lost for us in this league this year, both with fans and with everything associated with the league,'' Hurley said. "For me, I thrive on that. I can't wait for it. And these guys are also going to have to kind of enjoy being the villain.''
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Post by mikemc on Jul 2, 2019 11:28:06 GMT -5
UCONN to find out their punishment from the Ollie infractions. Potential loss of schollys..
....gotta love friartown...
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Post by dex on Jul 2, 2019 11:47:11 GMT -5
Matt Norlander Verified account @mattnorlander 38m38 minutes ago
NCAA has given Kevin Ollie a three-year show-cause, put UConn on two years of probation, forced a vacation of of records, taken a scholarship away from 2019-20, and put recruiting restrictions into effect (some self-imposed by UConn).
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Post by mikemc on Jul 2, 2019 13:43:53 GMT -5
Matt Norlander Verified account @mattnorlander 38m38 minutes ago NCAA has given Kevin Ollie a three-year show-cause, put UConn on two years of probation, forced a vacation of of records, taken a scholarship away from 2019-20, and put recruiting restrictions into effect (some self-imposed by UConn). And you think Bunky is weak? ....gotta love friartown...
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Post by thumper on Jul 2, 2019 17:46:15 GMT -5
Matt Norlander Verified account @mattnorlander 38m38 minutes ago NCAA has given Kevin Ollie a three-year show-cause, put UConn on two years of probation, forced a vacation of of records, taken a scholarship away from 2019-20, and put recruiting restrictions into effect (some self-imposed by UConn). I'd like a do-over. PIZZA, SODA, GRINDERS!!!
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Post by lowcountryfriar on Jul 2, 2019 19:19:08 GMT -5
Do they vacate the Natty in ‘14?
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Post by thewalk on Jul 2, 2019 19:47:28 GMT -5
What were the infractions? Using uconn grads to recruit? I assume there was more. I also assume the uconn admin reported everything possible to get out of the lawsuit.
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Post by thumper on Jul 3, 2019 5:58:52 GMT -5
What were the infractions? Using uconn grads to recruit? I assume there was more. I also assume the uconn admin reported everything possible to get out of the lawsuit. You know what happens when you assume. This isn't a slap on the wrist. PIZZA, SODA, GRINDERS!!!
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Post by dex on Jul 3, 2019 7:39:02 GMT -5
The Faces Change, But The Culture Remains The Same. As Fr Shanley said, we are blessed to have the Huskies back in the Big East...BOOSTERS and ALL
UConn gets 2 years of probation stemming from Ollie violations By Pat Eaton-Robb The Associated Press
Former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie was issued a three-year show-cause order on Tuesday, meaning that any NCAA member school that might hire him must restrict him from any athletically related duties unless it shows why those restrictions should not apply.
HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn’s men’s basketball program has been placed on probation for two years and former coach Kevin Ollie has been sanctioned individually for violations of NCAA rules during his tenure.
The NCAA Committee on Infractions on Tuesday outlined numerous violations, most occurring between 2013 and 2018, and cited Ollie for failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.
The NCAA agreed with penalties UConn self-imposed in January, including the loss of one scholarship for the 2019-20 season, and did not impose any postseason ban.
“As we anticipated, this validates UConn’s actions and decision-making in this case from the outset in early 2018 based on our knowledge of NCAA rules and matters of compliance,” UConn President Susan Herbst said. “However, this is a serious matter and nothing about it merits celebration. This is an unfortunate chapter in the history of UConn men’s basketball, but it is time to move on. We look forward to the bright future of this program with excitement and optimism.”
UConn fired Ollie in March 2018. The school and Ollie are in arbitration regarding more than $10 million, which the coach says he is owed but the school says he is not entitled to because the violations occurred under his watch.
In addition to probation, the NCAA issued a three-year show-cause order for the former head coach. That means that any NCAA member school that might hire him must restrict him from any athletically related duties unless it shows why those restrictions should not apply.
Ollie’s attorney, Jacques Parenteau said the investigators unfairly sided with the university’s version of events over Ollie’s and that he would appeal the sanctions.
“In the final analysis, the NCAA process does not constitute due process,” he said. “Coach Ollie remains confident that when the witnesses against him are cross-examined in the arbitration process, the truth will come out.”
The Committee on Infractions said the violations mainly stemmed from improper pickup games at which student managers kept statistics for coaches, the use of a video coordinator as a coach, which resulted in more than the allowable number of coaches, and free training sessions provided to three players by a trainer who was friends with Ollie.
The NCAA says UConn has 45 days to provide an account of all games in which ineligible athletes participated and any wins during that time would be vacated.
Chief hearing officer Joel Maturi said those violations occurred in 2016 and vacating those games will have no effect on UConn’s 2014 national championship. The order to vacate is expected to include all games in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
Shortly after firing Ollie, the school released 1,300 pages of documents detailing potential violations. The school said because the firing was “for cause,” it did not have to pay the coach the remaining money in his contract. Ollie filed an internal grievance seeking that money, which has led to arbitration.
The NCAA sent the school a notice last September detailing allegations that included unethical conduct by Ollie, who it said provided false or misleading information about video calls to a recruit from two former UConn stars, Hall of Famer Ray Allen and San Antonio Spurs guard Rudy Gay.
The NCAA committee characterized the violations as “a severe breach of conduct” and slammed Ollie in its report , saying he failed to monitor his staff or otherwise stop and prevent violations.
“Making matters worse, he was not entirely forthcoming in his interview during the investigation when questioned about his knowledge of and involvement in some of the violations,” the committee wrote. “He then failed to cooperate when he declined to participate in a second interview after his termination from Connecticut.”
Coach Dan Hurley told reporters on Monday that he was hoping to move forward “and kind of put this small chapter in UConn basketball that hasn’t been ideal behind us and get a fresh start with everything that has been swirling and circulating.”
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Post by drairf on Jul 12, 2019 9:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Aug 2, 2019 8:35:36 GMT -5
Legislator: Donors should pay for UConn AAC exit
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic Conference.
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano wrote on Wednesday to the school's new president, Tom Katsouleas, urging him to have the UConn Foundation pick up the $20.5 million tab and not students or taxpayers.
The money includes a $17 million exit fee to the AAC and a $3.5 million entrance fee to rejoin the Big East for the 2020-21 academic year. The exit fee must be paid in full by the end of the 2026 fiscal year.
A spokeswoman for UConn said Katsouleas spoke to Fasano on Thursday by telephone and explained that 99% of the existing donations made to the foundation cannot, by law, be used for any other purpose. Stephanie Reitz said UConn "would of course welcome any donor interest in helping to defray the costs of our conference change," nothing the university is "exploring this possibility."
UConn has said it plans to use the school's share of AAC revenue from 2019 and 2020 to help pay the exit fee, along with money generated from sources such as athletics, dining, housing and parking.
"While I appreciate the effort to protect certain funds from being used for this expense, I remain very concerned about pushing these costs onto students," Fasano wrote. "As UConn stated, this will be paid for using revenue collected from students for things like housing and meals. If you have extra money in this non-academic revenue fund, it begs the question: are we overcharging students for these expenses? And if additional money exists, why does UConn continue to ask the state for more taxpayer funding year after year to cover growing expenses such as fringe benefit costs?"
The school's return to the Big East, announced in June, is designed to energize its fan base by renewing some of the old rivalries with St. John's, Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova. It also will cut down the number of costly road trips to states such as Oklahoma, Florida and Texas for conference games. UConn currently is facing a deficit in athletics of more than $40 million.
UConn has said it expects the move eventually will help its bottom line. It has said that since word of the move season ticket sales are way up for both basketball programs.
AAC bylaws stipulate any school seeking to leave the conference must give 27 months' notice and pay a $12 million fee, but the sides negotiated the higher fee in exchange for allowing UConn to leave sooner.
The Huskies will join the Big East in all sports except football, men's and women's ice hockey and rowing. The football program will become an independent in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2020. The Hockey programs will remain in Hockey East.
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