Benedict Wants Meeting With Aresco On Remaining In AAC For Football

[huskysupporter]

Didn’t someone high up in the Administrative chain say they had options.

 

[huskymedic]

Aresco has a feather for Herbst/Benedict:

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Aresco has a feather for Herbst/Benedict:

That is so funny! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Scrutiner]

Win, win, for the AAC and UConn because:
The AAC retains a program seemingly turning the corner; and
UConn's improvement will strengthen the league's overall rating; and
The AAC schedules have been set for several years and won't have to be revised; and
The AAC can restrict or deny bowl revenue sharing for a set period of time; and
UConn will have a good football schedule for a set number of years; and
UConn will have time to transition to another league/build a good independent schedule;
UConn will save on travel expenses for non-football sports;
UConn will be free to sell their lower tier games in all sports to SNY or other outlets;
UConn will (if its fans really are rabid) increase ticket sales back toward OBE levels; and
UConn "can live off the fat of the land", Lenny.

 

[DSquiz]

We could adjust the deal with Big East -- baseball soccer etc. could stay with AAC as well as football.

That's against NCAA rules. The only sport that can be in a separate conference is football, all other sports have to be in one conference if it is offered. Many people are in favor of doing away with that as it will allow rationalization and making single sports leagues.

 

[huskymedic]

We could adjust the deal with Big East -- baseball soccer etc. could stay with AAC as well as football.

 

[whaler11]

This has to be a troll, right?

the worst most pointless troll we’ve ever had

 

[LBird33]

Yeah, we can stay, but prohibited from post season play and we get no money. Also, if we ever start winning then they have the right to kick us out. Yeah, it would be a good deal.

That all said, might as well ask and see what comes of it.

What’s the worst they can say ? No ! Might as well ask

 

[don356]

zero point zero.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I see NBE has lacrosse team for men -- is UConn upgrading from club sport to join. Herbst would be happy.

Ignorance is bliss exemplified! Troll on ...

 

[crewbear742]

So the "plan" is to beg the AAC to stay. And somehow Fox will help with this. Because ... networks. I guess it's a plan. Of sorts. I can imagine two responses:

1. Dear Dave. Go intercourse yourself. Regards, Mike.

2. Sure. We can talk about it. But all of your games will be away games. And your out-of-pocket cost to the AAC will be (say) $250K. Per game. Yes, you heard me. You pay us. Is that an acceptable basis for negotiation?

Good grief. This is not a plan. This is an admission of no plan whatsoever.

 

[Guapo]

Honestly, if BYU and Army say no, who out there actually brings more to the table than UConn?

 

[TRest]

the worst most pointless troll we’ve ever had

Howza bout billybud? We need reminding 4 times a day across multiple boards that we aren't ever getting into the ACC.

 

[whaler11]

You guys are taking Benedict way too seriously. Of course there is no path to staying in the AAC - he is flipping them the bird again.

Their options are horrendous.

 

[whaler11]

Howza bout billybud? We need reminding 4 times a day across multiple boards that we aren't ever getting into the ACC.

he at least is sincere in his weird obsessions. this is someone who has been pretending to be a uconn fan for a while who just posts nonsense.

 

[Guapo]

You guys are taking Benedict way too seriously. Of course there is no path to staying in the AAC - he is flipping them the bird again.

Their options are horrendous.

Independence will be more fun than the AAC

 

[WrenchFan69]

So the "plan" is to beg the AAC to stay. And somehow Fox will help with this. Because ... networks. I guess it's a plan. Of sorts. I can imagine two responses:

1. Dear Dave. Go intercourse yourself. Regards, Mike.

2. Sure. We can talk about it. But all of your games will be away games. And your out-of-pocket cost to the AAC will be (say) $250K. Per game. Yes, you heard me. You pay us. Is that an acceptable basis for negotiation?

Good grief. This is not a plan. This is an admission of no plan whatsoever.

Not beg. The plan is to say to the AAC, after the NCAA has shot down their attempt to play with 11 and their attempts to add Army/BYU/Boise fail, "are you dumb enough to add Buffalo?"

 

[huskymedic]

And Apparently Women's Rowing.

Yeah... I should have said “Big East sponsored sports”

 

[don356]

Maybe this was "the secret plan"? LOL

 

[LoyalFanCT]

he at least is sincere in his weird obsessions. this is someone who has been pretending to be a uconn fan for a while who just posts nonsense.

Talk about obsessions, when was the last time the Whalers played a game in Hartford?

 

[jrazz12]

Hot take: I'd rather be independent than in the AAC*


*After the 2020 season, and assuming a NY based broadcast package

 

[Buffett10]

AD Dave gotta be the dumbest AD in the history of ADs. There’s less than a 0% chance this happens.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Aresco has a feather for Herbst/Benedict:

This is like me sending myself to my room as a kid when my parents were mad at me

 

[UConnRock]

All part of the negotiation. AAC says that football is the driver and UConn's basketball departure is insignificant in the ESPN package. UConn comes back and says "OK, if that is the case we will stay in for football (for 2 years??) at reduced payment and will take no bowl payments".

UConn truly just needs a 2020 schedule and then could make being independent work.

 

[don356]

AD Dave gotta be the dumbest AD in the history of ADs. There’s less than a 0% chance this happens.

Those odds point to uconn paying the AAC to play.