Yeah the fans wanting this is one thing but what the administration wants is another. If football does magically happen to work out then it would be the right decision and I think that’s what admin is banking on. Even tho most fans disagree
Exactly. That’s why we should go to the big east. If you think a program who can’t beat a D1 football team is going take us anywhere but further down then I feel sorry for you.
If we don't get into a P5 conference the next best scenario is we abandon the AAC with some leftover big 12 schools. UConn, UCF, USF, Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, ISU, K-State, TCU, Baylor, etc. It'd be an upgrade. If we get left out of that, though, we're screwed
It’s just the truth. UConn is NOT going to the big east at least for 5-10 years. Realignment needs to shake up. And yes there is way more money in the AAC than Big East.
No, you hope the entire conference implodes. WVU gone, Texas gone, Oklahoma gone, Kansas gone. Then a new conference is formed from the rest of the Big XII and the best of the AAC. We do offer value in ways other than football and I find it unlikely we'd be left out of a merger in this scenario
MAC at least has some ESPN money in it. Better than nothing? I’d say so. I’d rather play Buffalo and Ohio than Maine or Incarnate Word. That being said, Big ten has learned that adding Rutgers was a disaster and might avoid that with UConn seeing as Rutgers already has the New York market. ACC and Big 12 more likely. Big 12 is teetering currently as big ten wants to lure Texas and Oklahoma. Might be spots there but gotta assume UCF, Houston, Memphis, USF gets first crack. Power 5s don’t care about basketball (ACC excluded) and that’s just the matter of fact. However, UConn still believes it has a chance. Big east money isn’t as glorious as its made out to be.
Its my understanding the distributions aren't equal but maybe I'm incorrect on that. Also that $6mm figure assumes another 7 year contract
If UConn wants to be a national flagship university on the same level as a Michigan, it needs football. If we want to be like Providence, Villanova or Seton Hall, then yes by all means. The state pisses away money like it’s going out of style, and $6 Million a year is couch change. I wouldn’t get too heady about Hurley’s success as a reason to trash the football program. I never understand the animosity some BB fans have against their own school when it comes football. It’s pretty ok to root and support both.
Future tv deal will show that. Listen, I’m in favor of the big east. I think UConn belongs there. I’m just thinking in terms of what the admin is probably believing at the moment. They have this football dream. I think UConn should drop football but they’ve locked into so many money game deals it’s not happening anytime soon. AAC basketball is good enough to keep them in I guess. UConn was electric when football was “working”. Might happen again. You never know
UConn also receives $$ from the CFP (unsure how much) annually that they would lose going to the Big East.
The only way to be certain of defeat is to surrender before the first shot.
I agree that we don't fit in the American but realistically the University doesn't fit with the other schools in the Big East at ALL. UConn would be the only land grant state university in a league with majority private catholic schools spread all the way from Nebraska to Rhode Island. Its one thing to want to play basketball in the Big East but lets not act like Creighton DePaul Butler and Marquette are peer institutions to UConn either