I do not understand why some BY posters seem to think UConn to the ACC is better than going to the B12 with a network.
If the B12 gets a network the only conference without a network is the ACC. Coincidentally the ACC also has the most programs which are coveted by the other conferences. Financial weak conferences with attractive programs only end up one way...picked apart.
The ACC has been protected by B12 instability. Bottom line - teams like FSU and Clemson have no other conference with network options (SEC/BIG) despite their on the field football success. But, if the B12 expands and gets a network, it is probably just a matter of time before ACC teams jump. And, once one ACC team leaves it will cause a feeding frenzy with the ACC getting attacked by the BIG, SEC and B12. Every team in the ACC will have to jump or potentially be left without a seat in the new P4.... Oh and our former BE mates will be the big losers.
With a B12 network, how much more money does an addition of FSU/Clemson add to the B12? The B12 subscriber numbers will speak for themselves and since FSU/Clemson are directly competing in SEC country they need to keep up with the arms race. IMO FSU/Clemson are the first to bolt...they want to be in an SEC type environment and B12 network with them in it is much closer to an SEC environment with a lot more conference money.
The ACC is not getting a network regardless of whether they add UConn. As such, UConn is less valuable to the ACC. The ACC's decision to select Louisville confirmed building a network was not in their plans. The ACC has more fault lines than the USA pre-civil war: North versus South, football versus basketball, private schools versus public schools, academic first schools versus athletic first schools, add in a sweet heart deal for ND and plenty of internal division and power struggles between the pure football schools and the traditional tobacco road schools and you have a recipe for dissention. If the B12 builds a network and the ACC is left as the only non-network conference...start the countdown.
UConn has been down the road before as a member of imploding P5 conference. We want to be well away from the ACC if the B12 gets its house in order and builds a network. Yeah, I get UConn has to take the first offer we receive but I am pulling for the BIG or Big12 over the ACC. The ACC may have been where UConn once belonged but we've moved past that point.