You guys do realize if UConn adds lacrosse they are picking between the NEC and America East right? There isn't a single school in the Big East that sponsors the sport.
Or they can only add in twos and one of their primary goals is to knock the acc off balance so they need UVA which is contingent on the UMD ruling.
In the NBE... Correct.
That would only go against every single thing the athletic department has done... ever.
Times are changing...
I'm going to let you guys in on a secret.
If the Big 10 had any interest in UConn they could show up in Storrs tomorrow with a deal where UConn took a half share for a decade and would be required to play Michigan and Ohio State home football games in Foxboro or the Meadowlands.
UConn would take this deal in a heartbeat. If the Big 10 wanted to capitalize on any value UConn has today they would do it immediately, because every day that UConn sits on the outside the programs lose value.
If the Big 10 won't buy UConn for 50 cents on the dollar today why would you delude yourself into thinking they would buy that devalued dollar in the future at any price?
UConn really has two hopes. One is realistic, one is doubtful. Virginia going to the Big 10 is the best chance to get to the ACC. Florida State going to the Big 10 or Big 12 is the second.
The most fiscally short-sighted athletic department in the country is now adding men's sports on spec? That would only go against every single thing the athletic department has done... ever.
Lax seems to have other ancillary benefits.
"Sports other than football and, to a much lesser degree, men's basketball simply do not matter with regards to revenue. Lacrosse might be the exception because it is growing and it tends to draw rich kids whose parents make large donations to the athletic departments that offer them scholarships."
Like her move to hire the most new faculty of any University this year--when most others are cutting staff---and pushing hard to build a research infrastructure and pursue grants at breakneck speed to help accelerate AAU membership, adding LAX is simply another well calculated move in Ms. Herbst's plan to move UConn in a direction and at a pace that---- "goes against every single thing the athletic department (and the entire University) has done.....ever"
Whether BU specifically would have accepted the invite is tangential to the point. The Big Ten could have made an overture to any one of five or six candidates equally as attractive as BU, given them a hockey-only membership, and formed a hockey league decades ago.
They waited for a sixth to start hockey instead.
You guys do realize if UConn adds lacrosse they are picking between the NEC and America East right?
But what would have been the advantage to having a hockey conference years ago?
Everything changed with the bigten network - now there is a need for tv content; hence the advantage of forming a conference.
If I can go off on a slight tangent. Having a varsity lacrosse team would market the University to another segment of potential student. We know that lacrosse is huge in Connecticut at the youth level & exploding at the high school level (as more high schools are adding it across the state yearly). It's possible that UConn would be attractive to kids that play lacrosse if they have aspirations of playing the sport in college.Lacrosse helps you look the part. It's just another feather in the cap.
Whether BU specifically would have accepted the invite is tangential to the point. The Big Ten could have made an overture to any one of five or six candidates equally as attractive as BU, given them a hockey-only membership, and formed a hockey league decades ago.
They waited for a sixth to start hockey instead.
If the Big 10 cared about knocking the ACC off balance they'd call Florida State this morning.
That's not true. UConn could join the C7 schools who made up the current BE Lacrosse conference. Yeah Syracuse and ND are ff to the ACC and I dunno if Pitt even had a program. But just like what's being mentioned in the OP about JH jining just for LAX, UConn could do the same. The smaller olympic sports are a mish-mash of conference alignments due to the fact that not everyone plays the sport and travel fees are a big factor. I could easily see UConn staying with Providence and whoever else was in the BE LAX league.You guys do realize if UConn adds lacrosse they are picking between the NEC and America East right? There isn't a single school in the Big East that sponsors the sport.
Whaler baby I think you nailed it.When you are in Shawshank you can convince yourself that salvation lies within lacrosse.
Just think about that for two seconds. On what planet does the Big 10 add a school for a 40-50 million dollar annual payday because they sponsor f*c**ing lacrosse.
don't try to pretend it (lacrosse) has impact on conference realignment.
In fact the C-7 will likely need to add some bodies who play lacrosse. They are at 7 now, but will lose Syracuse, Rutgers and Notre Dame. Of the teams remaining, Georgetown is legitimate. St Johns borderline and PC and Villanova are filler.That's not true. UConn could join the C7 schools who made up the current BE Lacrosse conference. Yeah Syracuse and ND are ff to the ACC and I dunno if Pitt even had a program. But just like what's being mentioned in the OP about JH jining just for LAX, UConn could do the same. The smaller olympic sports are a mish-mash of conference alignments due to the fact that not everyone plays the sport and travel fees are a big factor. I could easily see UConn staying with Providence and whoever else was in the BE LAX league.
starting lax will be extremely easy to do
-play on the soccer field
-pump the indorr turf pf, that will put us in the top 25 overnight just like baseball, i think ppl here dont realize how big of a deal that is to other sports. it only cost like 2 mil, i would build 2 more if i could down the road for other sports to split form fball for even better practice time etc...
-hire the bryant coach, susan knows what im talking about. gotta play ball. if not, then hire either the hs coach from darien or fairfield prep. doesn't matter which to me. those 2 are both capable of making that hs to college jump. they also have a ton of tri state lax connections which will go very far recruiting wise.
-ct will put out 5-10 big time lax players a year and prob more like 15-20 d1 overall. d3 we put out a ton fwiw. ny puts out huge numbers and mass has good hauls also. factor in ri/pa and u never have to leave the area. i would also recruit md just for the hell of it to let md/uva/unc/duke/jh know we mean business. if we can own ct in time, make roads in nyc/li and do the new england thing were trying to do jus tlike in fball, we will be a monster quick. the umass and fairfields of the world give us plenty of desirable local ooc games. play them every year, with our brands, commitment and facilities we can pass them all quick and then the rise drama builds more...
now that we are all set with this, back to fball and the b10
or maybe u should put 2 and 2 together. puck and lax---why?