Recent content by UConnJim

I think we will see higher salaries and reduced buyouts for leaving or being fired.

I think this is the issue. In the FIU game, Edwards played 38 plays, Rosa 13 plays, Flowers 10 plays, and Lundberg Coleman 7 plays. In the 3 games before UAB, Edwards averaged 41 plays and Rosa averaged 17 plays which seems about right for RB1 and RB2. Flowers got 10 plays against Rice and...

Our condo complex in New Hampshire (~120 townhouses) got a bulk deal from Spectrum. $85/month includes internet, cable, phone with all the ESPN channels, NBC Sportsnet, HBO, SHOW, ... I think 130 channels+. We added a higher level of sports channels for $20/month. And, I can use the service...

I saw him play against Rice, but I think it was on special teams. UConn lists that he played in the last 2 games, but he had no stats. Maybe he is banged up and is only playing on special teams?

No top P2 school fans would be satisfied with going 4-8 or 6-6. Using FSU as an example, attendance in 2014: 82.5k. Attendance in 2022: 67.3k. The traditional powers want to go 11-1 or 10-2 with perhaps a down year to 8-4, but this is hard to do now in the P2 conferences which is why we are...

When Joe Paterno was hired in 1966 at Penn St., Beaver Stadium had a capacity of 46k. After Joe's initial success, they expanded Beaver Stadium to 57.5k in 1972 and then they continued to expand Beaver Stadium as Penn St. won. The point is that fan interest is correlated to winning, not to...

I would think the donor would be the Tiger Athletic Foundation which has over $300 million in net assets.

Just watch it on your tv if you have a smart tv.

Our running game is missing.

I think the Big 10 and the SEC are the consolidation. And, there may be room for a third similar conference made up of schools from the ACC/Big12/other. Or, we'll still have 2 P2 light conferences. I think the biggest flaw in the P2 model is that name brand schools that historically have won...

I think Penn St. handcuffed themselves with the Franklin firing. It would be hard to justify firing Franklin and not bring in a proven winning P4 head coach even though that might not be the best hire. I think Chesney would be a great choice as he has won everywhere he has gone. He won his...

Brad Robbins was quarterback coach/passing game coordinator and he left to become the offensive coordinator at Tulsa. So UConn was looking for a new quarterback coach/passing game coordinator and it wouldn't surprise me if Mora approached Neuheisel to see if he wanted to be a candidate because...

Don't forget that Apple Studios produced F1 the Movie which has grossed ~$630 million so far. I do think Apple thinks there are many ways to monetize F1 racing.

I'm wondering if schools will rethink the timing of coach firings after what is happening at Penn State. The recruiting class has been blown up for this year and next year. For 2027, Penn St. had the #1 RB, #8 OT, #14 WR, and the #11 CB and all have decommited. And, they have had 10 decommits...

ESPN pulled out of the bidding. Remember, they paid $0 for the rights between 2018 and 2020, $5 million/year between 2020 and 2022, and now ~$90 million between 2023 to 2025. ESPN wasn't going to make the LT commitment to F1 at higher cost and decided not to pursue a renewal. Although F1...