As #MailWeek comes to an end, we couldn’t leave you pathetic people without the one thing that gives your Fridays meaning: the ADB Mailbag. Today, we answered realignment questions with GIFs, #ranked facilities, and laughed at some really stupid tweets about realignment.
Remember: If your question wasn’t answered or you’ve been living under a rock and are just hearing about this, you can submit your questions here or on Twitter (@ADimeBack).
@ADimeBack When it comes to realignment news are you more of a Jessica Fletcher, Pee Wee Herman, or Barney Gumble? pic.twitter.com/cEXP4i26nR
— Penfield (@BpenfieldJ) July 22, 2016
There’s a little all-of-the-above here at ADB HQ. Most of us have varying degrees of Jessica Fletcher, except Alex who is full-on Pee Wee Herman. (He’s not even reading this.) Though I suspect some of his whiskey imbibing is Barney Gumble levels to avoid thinking about it. The rest of us imbibe because we think about it too damn much. And you gotta do what you gotta do to lesson the anxiety.
Peter and Russ have reached peak crazy on this whole thing. There are so many spreadsheets and decision-tree-like theories on what might happen. We’re actually kind of worried about them. Peter’s reading twitter tea leaves right now, probably.
Russ is freaking the fuck out.
Big Meach is distracting himself by not eating cheese and also trying to keep the bears from taking over.
Tyler’s just soliciting an endless supply of mailbag questions, tbh.
And I’m over here like:
— Meghan
Daniel Connelly asks: Rank UConn’s athletic facilities
1) Basketball practice facility
2) Football practice facility
3) The Rent
4) Gampel
5) Morrone Stadium
6) The baseball field
7) The tennis courts
8 ) The horse stables
9) That putting green by the baseball field
10) The softball field
11) Every apartment at Carriage (beer pong/fighting)
12) Freitas
13) A literal toilet
14) XL Center
Matt Necci asks: What is the most irrational realignment-related tweet you’ve read so far….and can Russ be fired?
Why give you just one tweet, when we can give you a whole bunch of really batshit crazy realignment-related tweets? Fun game: search “[hilariously unworthy school] Big 12” and bathe in the insanity.
Ik it’s a long shot, but the Pirates fit in well with the Big 12. The support of Athletics at ECU rivals some of the best programs around.
— Joey Pinto (@Joeyp5) July 22, 2016
Presidents are in charge. Academics are important to a conference. Tulane offers Big 12 a Northwestern/Vanderbilt. https://t.co/hvgHhg4NkX
— Tim Fitzgerald (@LifeofFitz) July 21, 2016
Let’s go Big 12. Throw a curveball. You’re announcing that you’ve kicked Baylor out and expanding to add Missouri, UMass and Boise State
— Nick Juskewycz (@NickJuskewycz) July 19, 2016
big 12 should add UMass
— Brian Pickett (@BrianPickett) July 21, 2016
In Jill’s world, I’d want UNC and Duke added to the Big 12.
Fit well academically. Big 12 best bball conference. UNC becoming big in FB too— Jillian Kushner (@jilliankushner) July 19, 2016
Voting for Auburn to move to the BIG 12
— Ryan C. Fowler (@RyanCFowler) July 20, 2016
Big 12 expansion teams I’d be happy with: Houston, SMU, Tulsa, Memphis, Colorado State, BYU, DePaul, Xavier, Butler
— Jake Butler (@RockChalkJakeB) July 22, 2016
@ralphDrussoAP @BillNicholsDMN big 12 should just add UH,SMU,Tulsa and Rice and be done with it.
— County Clerk (@ULCards1) July 21, 2016
@RussilloKanell I think Houston and Memphis would be perfect additions to the Big 12 with BYU and Tulsa as possible 13th and 14th members
— Ryan Ayscue (@RyanAyscue1) July 20, 2016
Depending on how many teams the Big 12 needs to stay a conference I say they get Houston, SMU, Tulsa, and Louisiana Lafayette.
— Jason Ballrog (@Ballsonthewall) July 20, 2016
DePaul brings incredible basketball recruiting territory, big market and it’s sports align perfectly with Big 12. https://t.co/qiFCUFfKce
— Tim Fitzgerald (@LifeofFitz) July 21, 2016
