Don't you realize that if it is on the internet it has to be true?The first poster said they knew an espn insider. The catholic poster said they knew a UT insider.
ESPN has declared a fatwa against UConn. Between Rutgers, TCU, WVU, Syracuse, Pitt, Louisville, the C7, and now Boise, there are commitments of about $175 million a year from various networks, mostly ESPN, to broadcast their games. It was worth that much to ESPN to destroy UConn's athletic program.
WTF. Why would ESPN want to destroy UConn's athletic program? I hate our situation, but I can't go along with this explanation.ESPN has declared a fatwa against UConn. Between Rutgers, TCU, WVU, Syracuse, Pitt, Louisville, the C7, and now Boise, there are commitments of about $175 million a year from various networks, mostly ESPN, to broadcast their games. It was worth that much to ESPN to destroy UConn's athletic program.
Certainly things look real badly for UConn at this moment. And maybe it is better to take the first door in a burning building. However, there is a risk the door UConn takes could put UConn at a greater disadvantage. The Big12 and the ACC might be far better off than the NNNBE currently, but they are risks. Jumping into the first available conference could tick off the other and if the other ends up being stable and the conference UConn dives into gets gobbled up, than all UConn would end up doing is being in the NNNACC or the NNNB12. I'm not saying you are being unreasonable in your opinion. I'm pointing out risks exist with every scenario.ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 whatever - get us out of this disaster. By Jan 2014 we have to be somewhere else
Not really. Defillipo's stance supports my contention. You support my contention. Your arguments are personal. Conferences are run by people with strong egos that get insulted easily. It happens. It's human nature.UConn is going to 'tick off' a conference by joining another.... Another rung on the crazy ladder.
Not really. Defillipo's stance supports my contention. You support my contention. Your arguments are personal. Conferences are run by people with strong egos that get insulted easily. It happens. It's human nature.
Certainly things look real badly for UConn at this moment. And maybe it is better to take the first door in a burning building. However, there is a risk the door UConn takes could put UConn at a greater disadvantage. The Big12 and the ACC might be far better off than the NNNBE currently, but they are risks. Jumping into the first available conference could tick off the other and if the other ends up being stable and the conference UConn dives into gets gobbled up, than all UConn would end up doing is being in the NNNACC or the NNNB12. I'm not saying you are being unreasonable in your opinion. I'm pointing out risks exist with every scenario.
My cousins were delayed because of a subway breakdown and very upset because they had appointments in NYC. They were late for their appointments and cursed their situation until the planes crashed into the WTC as they were just entering the doors. They would have been near the crash site if it wasn't for the delay! A young gal in our neighborhood, interning at Cantor Fitzgerald, was laid off the day before the crash, ended up being lucky. Another neighbor who sponsored her, was on vacation. He decided to go the next day to advocate for her. He was unlucky.
UConn men's bb lost recruits to other programs and "settled" for late additions. Those guys like Okafer and Kemba were second and third options. They worked out well.
I don't have a crystal ball to reassure you that the current situation will turn out well. Nor do I know which of the potential options are likely or unlikely and which would be the best for UConn. None of us do. Any one thinking x solution is better than y solution, is taking on a role that exceeds the reality of circumstances and the limitations of human vision.
There really are limitations for every party involved in CR. Some have more specific limitations than others. UConn is certainly more limited than Texas or ND or even Rutgers, at the moment, but this is only a snapshot of the past, present, and future. The things you propose are, realistically, some of the few options available to UConn in its current position, assuming there is a consensus to maintain the athletic profile it has built up. I'm in the camp that believes President Herbst has entered the university with that mindset. I base this on her approach to Jim Calhoun. She immediately attempted to mend relationships with him that were almost totally destroyed by Hathaway. She was too late for RE and the PP debacle.About a century ago Notre Dame was denied admission to the Western Conference (now the B1G) when Michigan returned and Ohio St was added. ND could have cried (the way most of us are today) about the situation but instead began scheduling games with name schools from both coasts, travelling to most of these games in the process.
Two years before the BE began, a good amount of eastern/northeastern basketball was shaken up when the Eastern Eight was formed (and UMass left the Yankee Conference). The few years leading up to the start of the Eastern Eight was one unique, very small blip where UMass could claim to be haead of us in terms of men's hoops and I imagine that some of our die hard fans then felt we were kicked aside and deserved a spot in that new conference. Does anyone today believe that we missed out on something by not being invited to the Eastern Eight?
Regardless of whether there is a guarantee of some great landing spot or not, we have to, as a university improve our profile on all levels. If we do this we will be far better off over the long haul than if we do not. Our best hope is that enough is accomplished before the next round of expansion occurs (and yes, it will occur).
This means somebody at Baylor reads the dude of wv. This is lifted word for word from something he posted last night.
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Nelson, I agree with this premise. And it's ironic. The company that Bill & Scott Rasmussen brought to life was originally envisioned as a method to nationally broadcast UConn Sports & the late Hartford Whalers contests. In it's early encarnation ESPN cameras were on campus frequently broadcasting UConn soccer contests. As ESPN broadened its horizons & ABC bought in from Getty, the Rasmussens were shown the door. If UConn sports could be deep sixed, the last vestiges if the Mothership's "illegitimate" birth would be erased.ESPN has declared a fatwa against UConn. Between Rutgers, TCU, WVU, Syracuse, Pitt, Louisville, the C7, and now Boise, there are commitments of about $175 million a year from various networks, mostly ESPN, to broadcast their games. It was worth that much to ESPN to destroy UConn's athletic program.
ESPN still employs more UConn graduates than any other school. One of ESPN's HR minions, a UConn grad, is a good friend of mine.Nelson, I agree with this premise. And it's ironic. The company that Bill & Scott Rasmussen brought to life was originally envisioned as a method to nationally broadcast UConn Sports & the late Hartford Whalers contests. In it's early encarnation ESPN cameras were on campus frequently broadcasting UConn soccer contests. As ESPN broadened its horizons & ABC bought in from Getty, the Rasmussens were shown the door. If UConn sports could be deep sixed, the last vestiges if the Mothership's "illegitimate" birth would be erased.
Fact: ESPN's general manager is a BC grad. Many ESPN personnel are Syracuse communications grads. The conspiriacy theorist in me says that you are dead on in this assessment. (In a perverse sense of irony, ESPN's public relations director Mike Soltys is the son of UConn's former longtime media relations director.)
If ESPN wanted UConn in the B12, it could happen in 5 minutes. If ESPN tells Bowlsby that, if they add UConn, they will get a new TV deal that will increase the per team TV revenue by $2million, then it will happen. Does this make business sense for ESPN.....no, I don't see how it could.....BUT that is how it could easily happen.
Would Cuse, Pitt, UConn and BC be worth more than FSU, Miami, Clemson and someone like VA Tech to the Big 12. Football wise it would be a loser for them to add the 4 NE schools but they would lock up NYC and Boston.As much as I'd like to see UConn land in any conference worth a damn I just can't see them going to the Big 12. I mean, WVU looks like an outlier to me as as it is...what would that make us? Sure, they can bring in Cinci as a partner but that isn't all that close either. Maybe the B1G will come calling in 3-4 years but I'm afraid our best hope is that the ACC will lose two and we get invited in, finally.
Suffice to say I've soured on the whole situation with college athletics. I still want the best for UConn but the process is severely flawed and no one is to be trusted. There are slew of people AND institutions that I hope get the comeuppance that is due them.
Would Cuse, Pitt, UConn and BC be worth more than FSU, Miami, Clemson and someone like VA Tech to the Big 12. Football wise it would be a loser for them to add the 4 NE schools but they would lock up NYC and Boston.
I'll take that as a noHow does it lock up NYC with the B1G having Rutgers plus Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan, thus four of the top 6 NYC programs (UConn and ND the other two)?
It doesn't even lock up the city of Pittsburgh (Penn State).