(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anythi
For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

So you are bragging about following forum rules....except the times when you didn't follow forum rules?

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

That's an odd claim considering that you are coming back under the guise of being a fan/alumnus of other AAC schools.

It that "no real effort" to conceal your identity??

(05-03-2014 08:51 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anythi
For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

So you are bragging about following forum rules....except the times when you didn't follow forum rules?

I'm not bragging. My posts clearly conform as much to the forum rules as anyone else's. That is a relevant point, because around here are saying i should be "banned".

(05-03-2014 08:24 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 07:13 AM)otown Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 11:03 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 09:39 AM)Bull Wrote:  Which is exactly why you behave the way you do... why it's tolerated by the mods is a mystery.

The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anything but expressing opinions about the AAC that sunshiners don't like. And that's 100% within the boundaries of this forum.

I'm pretty sure creating multiple accounts is against the terms of service.

For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, and I did sneak back on using different names. Then, a mod made me an offer: Don't use any aliases and respect the ban for three months, and you will be reinstated". So I did that, and I haven't used another name since. Anyone who thinks I'm currently posting under other names is a quo-obsessed loco .

and to the dude who thinks otherwise...I'm NOT Quo (although we share similar views in regards to how crappy the AAC is).

umm....ok.....who is obsessed with who?

(05-03-2014 09:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:51 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anythi
For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

So you are bragging about following forum rules....except the times when you didn't follow forum rules?

I'm not bragging. My posts clearly conform as much to the forum rules as anyone else's. That is a relevant point, because around here are saying i should be "banned".

I let this have its fun. Moving to off topic

(05-03-2014 09:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:51 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anythi
For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

So you are bragging about following forum rules....except the times when you didn't follow forum rules?

I'm not bragging. My posts clearly conform as much to the forum rules as anyone else's. That is a relevant point, because around here are saying i should be "banned".

Just admitting that you used multiple aliases is enough to get you a lifetime ban if the mods wanted to. Consider yourself lucky to still be here.

(05-04-2014 07:46 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 09:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:51 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anythi
For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

So you are bragging about following forum rules....except the times when you didn't follow forum rules?

I'm not bragging. My posts clearly conform as much to the forum rules as anyone else's. That is a relevant point, because around here are saying i should be "banned".

Just admitting that you used multiple aliases is enough to get you a lifetime ban if the mods wanted to. Consider yourself lucky to still be here.

I'm not "admitting" to anything the mods didn't know about when I was doing it, that's why a mod made me an offer of "if you stop using aliases and respect the ban for 3 months, you will be reinstated".

I am indeed grateful, since I did have a lifetime ban, which was then lifted when I complied with the terms offered.

(05-03-2014 08:20 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 06:53 AM)MrP3242 Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 11:08 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 11:17 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 10:55 AM)UConnFB Wrote:  You've definitely given a few people complexes. Sad that a voice of reason will do that.

Voice of reason?

That's quite a strange way for newbie to describe himself, herself, yo'self, quoself... How funny that you are such a diehard UConn fan, and the first we ever saw of you was January 2014. Where were you all these years? Some of us have been on this board since the first wave of realignment (through the exodus from the old kf.c board). And we've seen a lot...

You've been largely MIA for the past year or so. You are a true sunshiner - you disappeared after all the bad stuff happened - losing more members, losing the Big East name, losing AQ, signing the awful media deal.

You only resurfaced the last 3-4 months after UCF won the Fiesta Bowl and then amplified yourself after UConn won the national title. You only post around here when you think there's a reason to chest-thump about the AAC and then you also go over to boards of rival conferences to crow about the conference to them too. A true fair-weather friend.

If we don't win anything in football or basketball next year, you'll be gone once again.

1st: We didn't lose members: We added members. The schools that left, left for more money. 2nd. We didn't lose the Big East name, we sold it for Big Buck's. 3rd. Lost AQ status. I believe the P-5 voted us out of the club.4th. Terrible TV deal, short term, Underpaid , long term, we will have to wait and see what the exposure does for the AAC. Anybody can side line coach, Quo, you are not in the Huddle and you are not calling the shots. All you get to do is wishful thinking and side line coach. Opinions are like rear ends, everybody has one. I wish a lot of things played out differently, but with the cards Mr. Aresco was dealt. He did a darn good job. Would-a, should-a, Could-a's, sound great, but they are not made by the folks in the battle and having to make tough decisions. They are usually fans or outsiders who like to share their opinions to folks who don't care what they think. Have a great day, but please go to another board. MrP3242

I'm not sure I've ever seen a more divorced-from-reality example of Newspeak.

We *did* lose members, a whole pile of them, and many valuable ones. We then back-filled with schools from lesser conferences, far less valuable ones. By your logic, if the B1G lost Ohio State but then backfilled with Marshall and Western Michigan, they actually "added" members.

We *did* lose the Big East name. Yes, the way we lost it was we sold it, but we lost it nonetheless. Sunshiners like Homer were harumphing that we shouldn't sell it and never would sell it, but of course we did sell it, and it is gone.

We *did* lose our AQ status. Of course the way we lost it is we were voted out (is that really a feel-good way to lose it?), but we lost it none the less.

And our media deal *is* for peanuts. We are getting paid 40% less for our football and basketball than the Big East is getting for their basketball! That is peanut money. You can claim we're "underpaid" but that's just hot air, the fact is the market valued us at that amount.

You can think that Aresco did a "darn good job" if you want (free country) but it's hard to imagine how the results could have been worse?

Anyway, thinking Aresco has done a terrible job, and that our media deal sucks, is no less valid a view to have on this board than your cheerleading.

If you drop 4 members and add 4 members you have the same number of members. Are they all the same quality: No, Navy and ECU might be of the same quality in football, but the other teams are weaker brands. The schools that left, left for more money, the teams that joined the conference joined for more money.
Big East Name: The Catholic schools wanted the name and we sold it to them for over $100 million. That's a good business deal in my mind. Now we have a new conference name, which I think is a very decent name and we can grow the brand with it. ( The American Athletic Conference--Moniker--American Rising--Logo--AAC ) You say we lost the name. I say we sold it at a great price. The media deal was for peanuts, but we will have to see what the exposure does for the conference over the next few years. I believe the BE TV contract will go down in value and the next AAC TV contract will go up in value. How much? Who knows? Not me. The AAC is a G-5+++ Conference and it has a bright future if they play their cards right. I see the AAC conf. glass half full, you see the AAC glass empty. That's your opinion, so why do you want to be on this AAC board. Who wants to talk to a negative person all day long? I don't. I want to talk to fans that love their schools, teams, & conference and cheer for them in competitive events on this board. What do you gain by saying the sky is grey all day long? I'd rather be a Sun shiner vs. being a doomsday person all the time. You act as if your the only one that sees the short falls in the conference. We see them, but we choose to fight on and try to beat the big boys and the power brokers. Mr. Arecso has fought the battle well and in my opinion has done an excellent job. MrP3242

(05-04-2014 08:50 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-04-2014 07:46 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 09:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:51 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The mods around here do a very good job. I'm not guilty of anythi
For the record, I have always used the name "quo vadis", except during the period from around June 2012 - January 2013 when I was banned, during which time I did sneak back on using different names (though I made no real effort to conceal it, a cursory glance at IP would show it was me).

So you are bragging about following forum rules....except the times when you didn't follow forum rules?

I'm not bragging. My posts clearly conform as much to the forum rules as anyone else's. That is a relevant point, because around here are saying i should be "banned".

Just admitting that you used multiple aliases is enough to get you a lifetime ban if the mods wanted to. Consider yourself lucky to still be here.

I'm not "admitting" to anything the mods didn't know about when I was doing it, that's why a mod made me an offer of "if you stop using aliases and respect the ban for 3 months, you will be reinstated".

I am indeed grateful, since I did have a lifetime ban, which was then lifted when I complied with the terms offered.

You didn't comply with the terms.

If you had then you wouldn't have known about any "offer"...

It was your trolling this board under multiple aliases (pretending to represent the feelings of other schools) that coaxed the mods to throw you a bone; because you kept repeating the same pathetic song and dance, and kept getting called out for it.

Do you realize the difference between that acquiescence from the mods (if you could respect a 3 month hiatus from blowing up threads as a "fan" of other schools), as opposed to actually being accepted back for good behavior?

Maybe you should actually look up the definition of the word "comply". You didn't comply then and you're STILL not complying. The absurdity of the whole deal is that you actually think you're being stealthy.

You are a mental midget.

I said it before and I'll say it again.

THANK GOD we bartered the Big East name for the war chest. IN JUST ONE YEAR, the AAC brand has more 'relevance equity' than the the old Big Yeast moniker (which was torn to shreds in the ESPN documentary, and is identified by the teams who departed).

That was a bullet dodged by Aresco, and allowed him to broker a deal for exposure; while making the financials work for the short term duration of the TV deal.

BRILLIANT.

(05-04-2014 09:14 AM)MrP3242 Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 08:20 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 06:53 AM)MrP3242 Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 11:08 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-02-2014 11:17 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

Voice of reason?

That's quite a strange way for newbie to describe himself, herself, yo'self, quoself... How funny that you are such a diehard UConn fan, and the first we ever saw of you was January 2014. Where were you all these years? Some of us have been on this board since the first wave of realignment (through the exodus from the old kf.c board). And we've seen a lot...

You've been largely MIA for the past year or so. You are a true sunshiner - you disappeared after all the bad stuff happened - losing more members, losing the Big East name, losing AQ, signing the awful media deal.

You only resurfaced the last 3-4 months after UCF won the Fiesta Bowl and then amplified yourself after UConn won the national title. You only post around here when you think there's a reason to chest-thump about the AAC and then you also go over to boards of rival conferences to crow about the conference to them too. A true fair-weather friend.

If we don't win anything in football or basketball next year, you'll be gone once again.

1st: We didn't lose members: We added members. The schools that left, left for more money. 2nd. We didn't lose the Big East name, we sold it for Big Buck's. 3rd. Lost AQ status. I believe the P-5 voted us out of the club.4th. Terrible TV deal, short term, Underpaid , long term, we will have to wait and see what the exposure does for the AAC. Anybody can side line coach, Quo, you are not in the Huddle and you are not calling the shots. All you get to do is wishful thinking and side line coach. Opinions are like rear ends, everybody has one. I wish a lot of things played out differently, but with the cards Mr. Aresco was dealt. He did a darn good job. Would-a, should-a, Could-a's, sound great, but they are not made by the folks in the battle and having to make tough decisions. They are usually fans or outsiders who like to share their opinions to folks who don't care what they think. Have a great day, but please go to another board. MrP3242

I'm not sure I've ever seen a more divorced-from-reality example of Newspeak.

We *did* lose members, a whole pile of them, and many valuable ones. We then back-filled with schools from lesser conferences, far less valuable ones. By your logic, if the B1G lost Ohio State but then backfilled with Marshall and Western Michigan, they actually "added" members.

We *did* lose the Big East name. Yes, the way we lost it was we sold it, but we lost it nonetheless. Sunshiners like Homer were harumphing that we shouldn't sell it and never would sell it, but of course we did sell it, and it is gone.

We *did* lose our AQ status. Of course the way we lost it is we were voted out (is that really a feel-good way to lose it?), but we lost it none the less.

And our media deal *is* for peanuts. We are getting paid 40% less for our football and basketball than the Big East is getting for their basketball! That is peanut money. You can claim we're "underpaid" but that's just hot air, the fact is the market valued us at that amount.

You can think that Aresco did a "darn good job" if you want (free country) but it's hard to imagine how the results could have been worse?

Anyway, thinking Aresco has done a terrible job, and that our media deal sucks, is no less valid a view to have on this board than your cheerleading.

If you drop 4 members and add 4 members you have the same number of members. Are they all the same quality: No ...

Then why on earth would you argue when I correctly stated that we LOST members? We obviously did lose members. A whole ton of members left, and we were forced to back-fill with schools from lower conferences.

Sorry, but that is what happened.

(05-04-2014 10:28 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  I said it before and I'll say it again.

THANK GOD we bartered the Big East name for the war chest.

WTF? What you forcefully and repeatedly stated the whole time the "who gets the name?" controversy was raging was that the leftover schools should absolutely NOT sell the name to the departing C7 schools, that Aresco should NOT let that happen!

Your attempts to rewrite history are always comical.