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$17M should mean that we are in the Big East on July 1, 2020.
wait, i thought the exit fee was $10mm? how did it jump to $17mm??$17M should mean that we are in the Big East on July 1, 2020.
If they were waiting the full 27 months they would only pay $10m. The $17m is because were leaving early in July 2020I'll wait to celebrate until we know this is true for sure. But if it is, it's lit.
Seems steep no?
UConn has agreed to schedule four home-and-home basketball series with AAC teams, men’s or women’s.
LOL but the two $5 million payments were due us, so we don’t get the normal revenue.
Having said that, we have to establish a narrative ASAP, so let’s see the football plan this summer.
“I can confirm that we’re going to be pursuing an FBS, Division I football program,” Benedict said. “We absolutely are committed to being a competitive program and I remain optimistic about our ability to achieve that goal. A lot of that has to do with a lot of conversations that I’ve been having over the past couple weeks with people intimately involved in the process. So I’m excited to move on and really dig in to football now that the exit has been finalized.”LOL but the two $5 million payments were due us, so we don’t get the normal revenue.
Having said that, we have to establish a narrative ASAP, so let’s see the football plan this summer.
sure give the men memphis and cincy...great for our future OOC schedule. win-win. give the women the two best women's teams whoever they are
What? You owe someone 17M, you either pay them with money they owe you or money already in your pocket. Are you saying you'd rather we pay them with money already in our pockets?
“I can confirm that we’re going to be pursuing an FBS, Division I football program,” Benedict said. “We absolutely are committed to being a competitive program and I remain optimistic about our ability to achieve that goal. A lot of that has to do with a lot of conversations that I’ve been having over the past couple weeks with people intimately involved in the process. So I’m excited to move on and really dig in to football now that the exit has been finalized.”
UConn to pay $17 million in AAC exit fee, depart conference next year
UConn will pay the American Athletic Conference a $17 million exit fee in order to leave the conference next summer. The AAC on Friday announced that terms and fees associated with the university&#…www.courant.com