Edsall on National Disrespect of AAC

[whaler11]

What possibly could he have done better given the timing of when he came on, and what do you see him doing going forward?

I don't get the animosity for the guy. He is the commissioner of the league. He is trying desperately to promote his league. It is league that UConn included, can't get fans in seats.

As for UConn ROI, the only guy that seems to have a clue is Benedict. Herbst may be great at running the university, but on her watch our athletics are getting close to the point of irrelevancy. Her appointed Rock Star was worthless when he was really needed to make a football hire.

He could have not added Tulane and Tulsa for starters.

Personally I prefer marketing plans that don’t get mocked but OMMV.

 

[CL82]

Here is the rub - the P5 is not a random creation.

The P5 is shorthand for the autonomous conferences within the NCAA structure.

So while Aresco has convinced some dupes that having cheerleaders running around with P6 flags is going to impact the next TV contract they really just look foolish to anyone who understands what is going on.

Mike Aresco has accomplished nothing for the AAC to date. Just another bloated salary that UConn funds that has no ROI.

True enough, but the I think the name was created first and used as a tool to set up the regulatory deal. Remember that the old nomenclature was BCS schools and specifically included the American under its old name the "Big East."

I agree it's kind of silly to unilaterally modify the membership of a group and add yourself, but it is probably the best play Aresco has to set off the American as first among the G5, which it is by any reasonable standard.

 

[noeynox]

He could have not added Tulane and Tulsa for starters.

Personally I prefer marketing plans that don’t get mocked but OMMV.

I'll give you that. Tulane is decent as far as school and city. Tulsa made less sense, but again do the school presidents bare no responsibility for That? With non conference games getting harder to come by i think adding those 2 schools was forward looking move.

 

[whaler11]

I'll give you that. Tulane is decent as far as school and city. Tulsa made less sense, but again do the school presidents bare no responsibility for That? With non conference games getting harder to come by i think adding those 2 schools was forward looking move.

Ten schools provides no lack of conference games. Much better double RR in hoops too.

 

[SubbaBub]

We will see how well UConn travels on Saturday for their home game. How many do you expect at Fenway?

We oversold our 5k allotment at BC last year. I have no idea about this year. My guess is better.

 

[HartfordHank]

We oversold our 5k allotment at BC last year. I have no idea about this year. My guess is better.

Your allotment as the home team was 22,000 seats for Fenway. Are you saying you are expecting a little over 5K?