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UCONN!!!!!

UCONN!!!

Except when UConn was newly upgraded it was the talk of college football how quickly they were a viable program. New 40k stadium, bowl eligible (6-6) year one of eligibility, in a bowl year two. Co-champs of a BCS conference by year 5 & second championship and in BCS rep by year 8. It’s unfair...

The Big Ten certainly wasn’t viewed as unstable, yet Washington and Oregon still had to accept a reduced payout to join. I think the real shift in the landscape came when those two schools were willing to take reduced revenue shares to secure a spot in their preferred conference. What a...

I don't think the conferences will even have to ask for concessions. Memphis, USF, etc will go in offering the moon and the stars and UConn will be expected to match if they are to be considered. Think of it like a bidding war in real estate you may prefer the all-cash offer with no...

Whatever its worth... Virginia's vote was necessary to obtain the 75% majority. Duke & UNC were hard nos. That gave Virginia the swing vote (they had voted yes initially to pursue expansion and then changed when it became public that Virginia Tech was not being pursued) and the state...

Go back to having the students wait in line to get in prior to the game, rather than the early claim system... the first X students through the doors get the seats. No issue of reselling, you fill the seats with kids who want to be there and don't have the seat spoken for by someone who didn't...

The first year Penn State's backup QB opted out of their playoff run to enter the transfer portal and focus his energy there... he transferred to Missouri, where he then opted out of the Tigers matchup with Virginia in the Gator Bowl to once again transfer.... this time to Virginia

We're not talking about what ESPN did after the fact (or before the fact in 2003) however... we (well at least I thought we were) were talking about the logic in turning down the contract offer that was in hand at that point in time, in 2011. You noted the offer was significantly lower than...

I think the bigger point he was trying to make was that turning down the deal... even if the valuation was much lower than the other BCS conferences, unquestionably cost the Big East schools money in the short-term. Objectively, the Big East had significantly fewer name brands than any of the...

$17M in 2012 $$ = $23.8M today That’s a lot more than the $7-8 both UConn & USF still enjoy… and without any of the renegotiation other leagues have had. It doesn’t matter though, eventually it all would’ve been ripped apart and the deal thrown away.

Yes.. typically there is a buy out from either team in the event of a cancelation. Sometimes to mitigate the cost, schools will help to match partners who are looking for games or they may delay/change schedules to years in the future. If UConn found the right conference partner, they will...

1) Yes 2) Yes... from UConn; coaching changes could open windows for other schools on a one-off basis. The old spring window was eliminated. 3) Yes

McDonald, will be entering his 4th year of college ball (potentially he gets last year's eligibility back, giving him a potential sixth year) will still be the most experienced QB on the roster. Osborne & Merklinger will be entering their 3rd year and Polston will be a true freshman. All the...

Love the idea of bringing in an Ivy League captain, you'd think he may be able to help bring together a squad who will be still getting to know each other by the time the first game kicks off.