Recent content by CTFAN4LIFE

I'm done with you on this. I bring actual reported info and you ignore it. You bring just opinion.

Almost hit his head on the rim with the put back dunk.

Youngest player in NBA history with a 40-12-12 game!!

I guess you're too lazy, so here you go (and note the part about conference autonomy and ESPN not wanting to dictate): Reports indicating ESPN was hesitant about Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) expansion stemmed from concerns over added costs and the value of new members, as ESPN aimed to avoid...

Yes... Per the ACC/ESPN agreement, the ACC had the power to add teams and the initial response by ESPN was cold to SMU/Calford and FSU, UNC, NC State, and Clemson were opposed. They negotiated it such that the three new schools got full ACC Network revenue but only partial shares from ESPN...

They were opposed to it but still renewed. Both are true.

Please use facts instead of your thoughts... Again, you are disregarding reports that said the ACC went against the wishes of ESPN by adding SMU and Calford. The ACC did it because they wanted to add Texas and California carriage revenue for the ACC Network. ESPN did not have veto power and...

The school presidents do have the ultimate say. They get input from media partners. Often that input is within a dialogue where the media partner says if you expand by 2 teams here is our list of say 4 or 5 schools that we would like. The schools take that input and the assessment moves...

GE leveraged a 2015 $1.5 billion tax hike in Connecticut to spark a competitive bidding war between states. CEO Jeff Immelt issued a public ultimatum, forcing Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy to hold emergency sessions to walk back corporate tax increases, while GE simultaneously held...

Stop - did I say they would move more to Miami? Nope.

I don't think it's that cut and dried. While the TV networks have a very loud voice with its conference partners, ultimately the conference members/school presidents cast the final yay/nay vote. From all that was reported, ESPN actually was in favor of UConn going to the Big12 and was agreeing...

I never said that the state HAD to give ESPN tax breaks or it would leave, just that ESPN has the ultimate upper hand in negotiations, other states/countries are always wooing companies to move in, and by extension that it behooves the state to provide tax breaks to retain ESPN. That is the...

Don't twist what I said - look at what I said in that over a "long" period of time (I suggested 10 years) that given the incredible pace of technology advancements and a strict financially-driven decision making process of taxes, depreciation, labor costs, energy costs (all of which are...

I get that the cost of moving is very, very high for ESPN to move out lock, stock, and barrel out of Bristol but it could easily decide to over 10 years to greatly reduce Bristol given technology advancements, fully depreciated assets, etc. Smartly, ESPN has already diversified its physical...

If upon That ESPN would continue to move jobs and facilities out of CT if the state wasn't continuing to provide tax breaks.