B12 and ACC on the clock! | Page 17 | The Boneyard

B12 and ACC on the clock!

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

Brett Yormark on Big 12 Expansion: 'We Have a Plan'

Conference expansion has been one of the most prevalent topics in Big 12 circles as of late, and that trend continued on Friday during a press conference with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark. Yormark and the Big 12 have been in conference meetings this week in West Virginia, with expansion...
www.heartlandcollegesports.com www.heartlandcollegesports.com
 
jostar1 said:
FpwfIzwWcAES2M_.jpg:large
Expand ...

These shirts make no sense.

UConn fans are not "arrogant." UConn fans are justified in our superiority. Simply put, UConn fans are five national championships better than everyone else nipping at our heels.

Uconn fans are not "spoiled" either. UConn fans deserve every bit of the success we have enjoyed. Fans of schools like Syracuse, Providence, and B.C. deserve their hilarious mediocrity. Any success they achieve is "spoiling" them.

Thank you for attending my TED talk. But seriously, buy the shirts if you can.
 
Ha Who said:
www.heartlandcollegesports.com

Brett Yormark on Big 12 Expansion: 'We Have a Plan'

Conference expansion has been one of the most prevalent topics in Big 12 circles as of late, and that trend continued on Friday during a press conference with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark. Yormark and the Big 12 have been in conference meetings this week in West Virginia, with expansion...
www.heartlandcollegesports.com www.heartlandcollegesports.com
Expand ...
i just think we are dead in the water. i pray im wrong but .....
 
The Acc is having trouble finding money to pay it's big guns, adding teams seems a big stretch for that group.
 
.-.
Look, even if the B12 says no to UConn, which I don't think they will. and the ACC says no too, we still may be able to put football only in Pac 12 if it exists, and everything else in Big East. Not perfect solution but temporary one for a few years.
 
Ha Who said:
I can’t disagree. I don’t understand the giddiness on the board. This isn’t our first rodeo. I hope I’m wrong but after all we have been through, call me a skeptic
Expand ...
Yeah .... We shall see. Predictions would be silly at this juncture.
 
I just want something to happen soon because CR has always been a huge distraction. I need to get back to being a productive citizen. I am trying to have the right attitude about it whether we get an invite this year or not, because our toes are still tappin'

 
If we are asked into the B12 and join, and the ACC says nothing to us about their conference, think about the reaction of the ACC members who will beg us to let them in in a few years as the ACC falls apart or merges with the remains of the Pac12. Boston College in particular. Revenge time?
 
.-.
Durks07 said:
These shirts make no sense.

UConn fans are not "arrogant." UConn fans are justified in our superiority. Simply put, UConn fans are five national championships better than everyone else nipping at our heels.

Uconn fans are not "spoiled" either. UConn fans deserve every bit of the success we have enjoyed. Fans of schools like Syracuse, Providence, and B.C. deserve their hilarious mediocrity. Any success they achieve is "spoiling" them.

Thank you for attending my TED talk. But seriously, buy the shirts if you can.
Expand ...

@Durks07 , just a heads up that the shirts were made as a cheeky reference to comments made by then Providence Basketball coach Ed Cooley after UConn drubbed them at Gampel by 18 points. Cooley said them at the post game press conference last February.

www.ctinsider.com

Providence Coach Ed Cooley calls UConn fans 'extremely spoiled': Twitter reacts

The UConn men's basketball team beat Providence in convincing fashion. The Friars head coach Ed Cooley had a message for Husky fans.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com
 
DblCrossbar said:
@Durks07 , just a heads up that the shirts were made as a cheeky reference to comments made by then Providence Basketball coach Ed Cooley after UConn drubbed them at Gampel by 18 points. Cooley said them at the post game press conference last February.

www.ctinsider.com

Providence Coach Ed Cooley calls UConn fans 'extremely spoiled': Twitter reacts

The UConn men's basketball team beat Providence in convincing fashion. The Friars head coach Ed Cooley had a message for Husky fans.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com
Expand ...
Oh, I know the story. I was just using the catchphrase to point put how truly great we all are. :cool:
 
Friedlander: UConn to the ACC? It makes sense for everyone involved
Brett Friedlander | 2 months ago
BRETT FRIEDLANDER
Award-winning Saturday Road columnist Brett Friedlander started covering the ACC before anybody knew how to spell Krzyzewski.

If you can’t beat them, join them. Or in the case of the ACC, get them to join you.

It’s a simple solution to an image problem so complex, especially when it comes to basketball, that ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is planning to hold a meeting with his coaches and athletic directors to discuss ways of improving the league’s national perception.

If Phillips is truly interested in changing the narrative surrounding his basketball product, he and his leadership council should follow the playbook of former commissioner John Swofford, raid the Big East again and vote to invite UConn — 2023 national champion UConn — to become the ACC’s 16th member.

ASAP.

It’s a move that makes sense for everyone involved.

Phillips has made it clear that the ACC is intent on finding ways of regaining its claim as the top basketball conference in the country. UConn is just as anxious to raise its stature back to the top of the college sports food chain.

With the Huskies’ football program having made major strides by earning bowl eligibility in Mora’s 1st season, the time might finally be right for a marriage of convenience to be arranged.

Full article is here:

ACC Football

ACC Football has a rich history that includes producing Heisman Trophy winners and national champions. Follow here for news, analysis and more.
saturdayroad.com
 
If the ACC goes to a model that rewards extra money to the top performers, the top schools might want to expand because it would provide them a little more of that extra money. I could see the ACC adding two schools with that in mind.

This assumes ESPN was on board and increased total TV revenue proportionally for the two new schools.

UCONN and SMU would make the most sense for ACC expansion.
 
Last edited:
metsfan2323 said:
If the ACC goes to a model that rewards extra money to the top performers, the top schools might want to expand because it would provide them a little more of that extra money. I could see the ACC adding two schools with that in mind.

This assumes ESPN was on board and increased total TV revenue proportionally for the two new schools.
Expand ...
They're probably worried that we'd be the ones getting the extra dough. I'm sure Cuse and BC are while they drag the league down.
 
.-.
Durks07 said:
Oh, I know the story. I was just using the catchphrase to point put how truly great we all are. :cool:
Expand ...
Ok, wasn’t sure based on the reading. Context can be lost on these threads/forums sometimes. :p. Cheers to us Husky fans!
 
metsfan2323 said:
If the ACC goes to a model that rewards extra money to the top performers, the top schools might want to expand because it would provide them a little more of that extra money. I could see the ACC adding two schools with that in mind.

This assumes ESPN was on board and increased total TV revenue proportionally for the two new schools.

UCONN and SMU would make the most sense for ACC expansion.
Expand ...
Maybe UConn and Tulane for ACC?
 
Those writing offvthe ACC or Indicating that certain schools will be dropped I believe are mistaken .
The most important recent lessen is the Big 12 . Many including people on this board had them DOA after the Texas/Oklahoma departures . The overly ambitious AAC thought they could take advantage of that momentary weakness . Instead The Big 12 cherry picked the undervalued AAC plus an Indy and have achieved some stability. They actually expanded to survive .,
The ACC if raided at all they will lose 2-4 teams max which leaves a viable base . Being an eastern conference the pool of viable football schools is very limited so dropping anyone is suicidal.
The menu of teams with name recognition and a market are very thin :
UConn
USF
Tulane
Temple
SMU ( Dallas in the Centrall Time Zone.as is Tulane .
Plus the Service Academies are pretty much it .

Making a preemptive move to add 2-4 teams with decent markets potential helps with losing teams in the future . Make a move sooner is better because it prevents other conferences from expanding into your potential markets.
The other option is go to the West Coast for an East West Football only Alliance..
The new ACC might even accept football only members so UConn might be football only and have a working BB agreement but still be in the Big East .,Survival to anyone not in the Super two will require vision .
The Big 12 still exists because it acted , the Big East died because it only reacted , The clock is ticking on the PAC and the ACC .
 
.-.
BlueandOG said:
These shirts should be destroyed and the "brains" behind the design neutered.
Expand ...
I know, right? Raising money to give tickets to underprivileged kids is so undeserving of the ability to reproduce.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Those writing offvthe ACC or Indicating that certain schools will be dropped I believe are mistaken .
The most important recent lessen is the Big 12 . Many including people on this board had them DOA after the Texas/Oklahoma departures . The overly ambitious AAC thought they could take advantage of that momentary weakness . Instead The Big 12 cherry picked the undervalued AAC plus an Indy and have achieved some stability. They actually expanded to survive .,
The ACC if raided at all they will lose 2-4 teams max which leaves a viable base . Being an eastern conference the pool of viable football schools is very limited so dropping anyone is suicidal.
The menu of teams with name recognition and a market are very thin :
UConn
USF
Tulane
Temple
SMU ( Dallas in the Centrall Time Zone.as is Tulane .
Plus the Service Academies are pretty much it .

Making a preemptive move to add 2-4 teams with decent markets potential helps with losing teams in the future . Make a move sooner is better because it prevents other conferences from expanding into your potential markets.
The other option is go to the West Coast for an East West Football only Alliance..
The new ACC might even accept football only members so UConn might be football only and have a working BB agreement but still be in the Big East .,Survival to anyone not in the Super two will require vision .
The Big 12 still exists because it acted , the Big East died because it only reacted , The clock is ticking on the PAC and the ACC .
Expand ...
Memphis ?

Totally agree that ACC should be active with UConn. But I think the conference leadership is a clown show. And ESPN knows that
 
It can be confirmed that the other interested conf is not the AAC nor the PAC…so by powers of deduction it would be one that seeks to be the only dominant coast to coast conference and not allow others (Big12) to get a coast to coast foothold. Slim chance because the B1G is slow , not as existentially motivated, and just window shopping.
 
It can be confirmed that the other interested conf is not the AAC nor it is the PAC or SEC, so by powers of deduction it would be one that seeks to be the only dominant coast to coast conference and not allow others (Big12) to get a coast to coast foothold. Slim chance because the B1G is slow , not as existentially motivated, and just window shopping
 
It can be confirmed that the other interested conf is not the AAC nor it is the PAC or SEC, so by powers of deduction it would be one that seeks to be the only dominant coast to coast conference and not allow others (Big12) to get a coast to coast foothold. Slim chance because the B1G is slow , not as existentially motivated, and just window shopping
 
giddyup said:
It can be confirmed that the other interested conf is not the AAC nor the PAC…so by powers of deduction it would be one that seeks to be the only dominant coast to coast conference and not allow others (Big12) to get a coast to coast foothold. Slim chance because the B1G is slow , not as existentially motivated, and just window shopping.
Expand ...
I agree that it is probably window shopping. But they must realize that they do not have the NYC market locked down despite the fact that the Rutgers campus is so close to NYC. Rutgers does not have much of a profile while UConn has a pretty big one by comparison. So would it be wise to let the B12 walz in and grab half? Thus it may be a bit more serious. Probably more of a way to keep tabs on the B12 and if they make a move, the B1G then has the option to make a countermove if it come to that.

Just win, baby, and things will take care of themselves!! This football season may have a bit more riding on it than initially thought. Geez, HCJM must be having fun. I cannot of course speak for him, but if I were in his field, at his stage of his career, I would be absolutely licking my chops for this kind of challenge!! And every UConn coach in every sport would be immortalized if they pulled off a P5 offer.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,018
Messages
4,549,885
Members
10,431
Latest member
TeganK


Top Bottom