ACC to hire Northwestern AD Jim Phillips as next commissioner- league wants to revisit TV deal and may need “membership change” to aid it

[Chin Diesel]

Uconn is a good fit for the ACC. Football drives the bus, but Uconn has a lot of assests. Uconn is followed in all of New England on the basket ball side. Uconn probably has a greater following in MA outside of Boston.

You'd be surprised how much Uconn brings to the table.

Totally agree!

And to a certain degree, that is UConn's fault. Why is it the general public isn't aware of UConn and what it brings to the table? Whose responsibility is it to promote the university and its profile?

 

[billybud]

The BE had a top 10 most watched game last season (2019-20)...2018-19 was all about Duke...

Season-High For UVA-Duke

Saturday's top five clash between Duke and Virginia scored the highest college basketball ratings of the season. Duke has played in six of the top nine.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

Last call for college hoops ratings

Ratings for the final games of the truncated 2019-20 college basketball season. CBS ended its slate with one of the top audiences of the season.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[Kolumbo]

And to a certain degree, that is UConn's fault. Why is it the general public isn't aware of UConn and what it brings to the table? Whose responsibility is it to promote the university and its profile?

Well, the combined success of the basketball programs is unmatched and the boys are back. UConn really is a perfect fit for the ACC, especially when looking at the membership before it raided the big east and took privates and glorified community colleges. Basketball is obvious. Football would get a huge boost and be elevated to the same level as 85% of the programs in that conference.

 

[billybud]

The move into the northeast by the ACC was, in hindsight, not that great a move... BC and Syracuse didn't improve with the competition...

If..a big if..the ACC expands to 16, I could see looks at Cincinnati, UCF, Memphis, and UConn.

Memphis is a top 10 ESPN market....UCF would build a great rivalry for TV with FSU and Miami...UConn has high level basketball.

 

[Adios]

Syracuse fans might be begging to add UConn in a matter of time. Things are bleak up in Canada.

 

[billybud]

heck with Syracuse..

Lake effect snow has no place in the ACC.

 

[Adios]

We have a stronger pull than SU, BC and Rutgers.

UConn’s Ticket To Power Five Conference Goes Through New York

Think about this. If the Big 12 Conference is strong-armed into expanding in the coming months, why would it want UConn? Easy, really. It’s all about New York. More than football, more than b…

www.courant.com

 

[buddy]

We have a stronger pull than SU, BC and Rutgers.

UConn’s Ticket To Power Five Conference Goes Through New York

Think about this. If the Big 12 Conference is strong-armed into expanding in the coming months, why would it want UConn? Easy, really. It’s all about New York. More than football, more than b…

www.courant.com

Didn't seem to have any effect however

 

[billybud]

This article was written five years ago...and the TV world has been rapidly changing. The idea of adding a team for the TV cable boxes in New York may not be as operative in the post cable market....

 

[Adios]

Didn't seem to have any effect however

Name one program that went FBS/D1A after the 1970s in the P5.

 

[buddy]

Name one program that went FBS/D1A after the 1970s in the P5.

I am sorry Butch. I am not denying that UConn may have a bigger pull in NY than Cuse BC and RU, and that article clearly supports that. But the fact is, it did not enable UConn to get the invite that we all desire.

 

[Adios]

I am sorry Butch. I am not denying that UConn may have a bigger pull in NY than Cuse BC and RU, and that article clearly supports that. But the fact is, it did not enable UConn to get the invite that we all desire.

Humans generally have to make an effort to continue development.

 

[buddy]

Humans generally have to make an effort to continue development.

In some cases, yes. But sometimes things are out of one's control. Sometimes timing in life is everything and if one misses out on an opportunity, it is unlikely that one will get a second, or third, chance.