A conversation with Aresco

[nelsonmuntz]

For the American? More - sure. More in the sense it closes gaps? Good luck with that.

So you don't think the American will get meaningfully more money, you don't think we are joining a P5 anytime soon, and you don't think UConn should try anything innovative to get out of this mess. In other words, you are on all sides of this issue.

 

[whaler11]

So you don't think the American will get meaningfully more money, you don't think we are joining a P5 anytime soon, and you don't think UConn should try anything innovative to get out of this mess. In other words, you are on all sides of this issue.

You consider suicide 'innovative'. Got any other innovative winning ideas?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You consider suicide 'innovative'. Got any other innovative winning ideas?

Didn't you say we were dead anyway?

 

[whaler11]

Didn't you say we were dead anyway?

Nope. As you well know I think UConn is going to end up in the ACC and I don't think things softening with BC on football scheduling is a coincidence.

 

[UConn9604]

I have nothing against Aresco -- a UConn alum -- and I wish him the very best of luck in elevating the profile of this league.

I simply can't stand the league, however, and I want nothing more than to get out of it.

 

[Sea Goat]

I have nothing against Aresco -- a UConn alum -- and I wish him the very best of luck in elevating the profile of this league.

I simply can't stand the league, however, and I want nothing more than to get out of it.

nothing more or less!!!

 

[Waquoit]

Nope. As you well know I think UConn is going to end up in the ACC and I don't think things softening with BC on football scheduling is a coincidence.

I hope you are right, but sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

 

[whaler11]

I hope you are right, but sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

I sort of overstated it. I don't think anything happens until they need to backfill but I do think it's a pretty big deal in helping them understand UConn in the ACC would be a net positive for them.

 

[whaler11]

The one one angle we don't discuss is UConn having a similar deal to ND. Independence could work in football if the ACC scheduled 6 OOC games. Full membership in everything else, add lacrosse, keeps hockey in the better league.

Once they get back to an odd numbee in football for whatever reason they join.

It makes a lot of sense on both sides - especially if the ACC wants to push their network fantasy.

Already playing UVA, Cuse, BC - why not Louisville, Pitt...

 

[junglehusky]

The one one angle we don't discuss is UConn having a similar deal to ND. Independence could work in football if the ACC scheduled 6 OOC games. Full membership in everything else, add lacrosse, keeps hockey in the better league.

Once they get back to an odd numbee in football for whatever reason they join.

It makes a lot of sense on both sides - especially if the ACC wants to push their network fantasy.

Already playing UVA, Cuse, BC - why not Louisville, Pitt...

Remind me - how do payouts work for ND / ACC? They get a share of ACC payouts for NCAA tournament credits I assume, but nothing from football, and keep all their NBC money - is that right?

 

[whaler11]

Remind me - how do payouts work for ND / ACC? They get a share of ACC payouts for NCAA tournament credits I assume, but nothing from football, and keep all their NBC money - is that right?

I don't know how the tournament credits work but I'd imagine they share in them from when they joined. They get like 4-6 million for their non-football sports, some bowl tie ins and they grace the league playing them OOC in football.

Yes, they keep all their NBC football money.

 

[billybud]

Notre Dame is an ACC basketball team so shares in tournament credits...

ACC release...

"
A: The Irish will keep all the money it makes from its independent television deal with NBC while the ACC will keep all football-related money generated by its contract with ESPN/ABC. That comes to about 80 percent of the league’s total television revenue. As an equal partner in all other sports, Notre Dame will get the same split of the rest of the money as everyone else in the league – or 1/15th of 20 percent.