“Storrs Central”

[Penfield]

I ask again if Dan Hurley/the coaching staff/the AD have publicly stated they will be supporting this endeavor? The tweet there is claiming Calipari himself will be involved in theirs. I just have a hard time believing privileged info will suddenly become available with this tight lipped program.

This is an grey area. There may be some rules about how much he can participate or openly discuss it. NIL laws vary from state to state and the NCAA hasn’t been all that clear. UConn might take a different stance than Kentuckys to avoid issues.

 

[Kolumbo]

Watch the video Jared & Jared made. He explains the entire financial aspect. Of course any organization, non-profit or otherwise, is going to have fees to operate (server costs, tech, etc.). 100% of the proceeds means after those costs.

None of us on Twitter are being paid a cent to promote it, we are doing it because it’s what the basketball & football programs need (and want) to be successful, and we want to help promote that success. I hope you and others will choose to promote and support that success as well.

I think 100% of the proceeds means 100% of the proceeds. All funds "will be used to support UConn student-athletes and the UConn NIL effort." The NIL effort includes admin and overhead costs.

 

[McLovin]

I think 100% of the proceeds means 100% of the proceeds. All funds "will be used to support UConn student-athletes and the UConn NIL effort." The NIL effort includes admin and overhead costs.

I agree that proceeds can be ambiguous because it can be used to mean both the total amount brought in OR total amount after expenses… maybe “100% of profits” would be a clearer or better way to state that.

Either way, their goal is to maximize every subscription dollar they bring in to go to athletes and I believe they will do that effectively (as they have already proven to be a valuable NIL partner to our basketball and football programs this year).

 

[JohnFSilver]

It’s interesting. Too bad they don’t need a newsletter. I think I know a good one.

We gonna regroup in offseason. Thinking a different approach anyhow.

 

[tzznandrew]

Are frowny faces incorporated into the aesthetic in any way?

 

[huskymedic]

Jim Mora reposted this just a bit ago…

 

[Umami Zen]

The Boneyard is an iconic brand that will continue to exist and thrive. Storrs Central is a result of the new NCAA NIL/portal world that college athletes/coaches are dealing with. Each can be successful in their own lanes and NIL platforms can provide UConn with the ability to compete for top-level recruits vs the big conferences.

Money talks. Are you in or out for UConn?

 

[Hoophound]

I’ll join this and pay the $100 or whatever. I’d like to state that I will also do the same if Tom should do something similar with the Boneyard. I like causes that the Boneyard supports because Tom is a class act.

 

[temery]

I agree that proceeds can be ambiguous because it can be used to mean both the total amount brought in OR total amount after expenses… maybe “100% of profits” would be a clearer or better way to state that.

Either way, their goal is to maximize every subscription dollar they bring in to go to athletes and I believe they will do that effectively (as they have already proven to be a valuable NIL partner to our basketball and football programs this year).

I've always viewed proceeds as meaning the first definition below.

 

[huskymedic]

I ask again if Dan Hurley/the coaching staff/the AD have publicly stated they will be supporting this endeavor?

 

[Bomber36]

Well, I was gonna join. I did set up the free account to start, but now this is what I see every time I click on the site.

 

[navery12]

Well, I was gonna join. I did set up the free account to start, but now this is what I see every time I click on the site.

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I think it technically launches March 18 so that may be why

 

[starpka]

Well, I was gonna join. I did set up the free account to start, but now this is what I see every time I click on the site.

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Doesn't help that the email sent out says to reply for help, but the email is from a noreply address, and the links in the email go to a dead url (not the access denied page you get. It's a ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT message at https://storrscentral.com/account/subscription.

 

[Bomber36]

I think it technically launches March 18 so that may be why

Well, like I said, I was able to sign up a couple of days ago. Maybe it’s down now until they go live. in the mean time they sent me an email on how to join this morning, but none of the links work.

 

[temery]

Tough pitch to pay for a community involving the plump masked guy

I believe the "community" comment above was referring to BBfG working with student-athletes giving back to the community at large - schools, children's hospitals, etc.

 

[BBFGExecDir]

Down until we go live! Doors should open at 11am tomorrow morning, when everyone will be able to access the full site.

 

[CL82]

I finally got around to listening to Jared's video on Storrs Central. I get the sense he's pretty Squirrley targeting The Boneyard as a competitor. To work pretty hard to avoid saying the name. And when Jared pushed him he said "The Boneyard been around forever, we're not targeting anyone" and then just moved on really quickly.

He said goal is to be "the one stop UConn site. He can't do that while The Boneyard exists. That said , he said that they are looking to promote, or continue to promote NIL for Connecticut with the proceeds going to that after undefined "expenses ". His vision is pretty grand and if he pulls it off successfully It'll put a dent in traffic here.

 

[J187Money]

I give money to the NIL anyway - so unless the content is compelling I'd rather not. Don't need yet another time suck

 

[Hoophound]

I give money to the NIL anyway - so unless the content is compelling I'd rather not. Don't need yet another time suck

I’m starting think this as well. I’ll let it play out a bit. I don’t want to endanger the Boneyard in the name of NIL. It’s too valuable a community and resource to risk destroying. I can just donate a $100 rather than subscribe for $100 if I want to.

It’s an awkward situation. Tom can’t really say much because it would be viewed as sour grapes, but the Boneyard getting ruined by this entity is very possible. That’s something I won’t support. Also, as you said, I just can’t squander even more time on another board.

 

[GlastonTim]

I’d gladly donate towards Boneyard nil

 

[J187Money]

I’m starting think this as well. I’ll let it play out a bit. I don’t want to endanger the Boneyard in the name of NIL. It’s too valuable a community and resource to risk destroying. I can just donate a $100 rather than subscribe for $100 if I want to.

It’s an awkward situation. Tom can’t really say much because it would be viewed as sour grapes, but the Boneyard getting ruined by this entity is very possible. That’s something I won’t support. Also, as you said, I just can’t squander even more time on another board.

Right. I'm not anti-Storrs Central or anything that is pro-UCONN. We all have choices how to spend our time and money, however, and we can be supportive of the school without spending time away from the BY. I was so pumped after we won last year that I donated $500 to BBFG towards the NIL effort - so I won't feel guilty if I don't join SC.

 

[husky429]

I’m starting think this as well. I’ll let it play out a bit. I don’t want to endanger the Boneyard in the name of NIL. It’s too valuable a community and resource to risk destroying. I can just donate a $100 rather than subscribe for $100 if I want to.

It’s an awkward situation. Tom can’t really say much because it would be viewed as sour grapes, but the Boneyard getting ruined by this entity is very possible. That’s something I won’t support. Also, as you said, I just can’t squander even more time on another board.

That's my thoughts, basically. I'm still giving money every quarter to BBFG unless my finances go to hell and a handbasket. But I don't really need another place to post. I spend too much time in this hellscape already.

 

[Kolumbo]

A win-win might be to read content at Storrs Central and post and read discussions here at the Boneyard. Maybe it will be better than the Courant or CT Insider. I don't subscribe to those sites so it's a pain to try to read their articles. During my searches I often end up at The UConn Blog at SB Nation. They post good articles but it's not used by UConn fans as a discussion forum. I'm curious what their traffic is like since there are never any comments.

There are many places to read about UConn Huskies and this is the place to discuss UConn Huskies, and countless other topics like entertainment.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Echoing others waiting to see how good the “inside” content and articles are before contributing. If they really get inside scoops about recruiting and practice that seem to have completely vanished since Hurley got here, it’ll be worth every penny to me. Otherwise a direct contribution to BBFG does seem like the better path for most of us.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

If Storrs central is actually genuine about not eating into the BY, then why is there a forum to begin with?

Honestly, you'd probably be better served just soliciting $100 donations and send out tee shirts or hats ala PBS. What information could possibly be considered "exclusive" enough to be advertised as the carrot for joining when you could just see it here or on Twitter?