Football Options

[ASweet3781]

“There is also a plan being discussed that UConn and UMass become part of the Eastern Division of Conference USA, which would then split apart and become its league (9 teams) and the West would also be a 9 team conference by going after schools such as BYU and New Mexico State in football only.”

Hahahaha, just kidding apparently about this being a well-thought-out plan to leverage our strengths as a football independent!

If there’s any truth to this hysterically bad CUSA idea, there is definitely no plan for football at the moment. And if the AD’s office thinks this beats going independent, football is screwed.

I'm always naive enough to think we have a plan when things don't make much sense. And we never do.

 

[UconnU]

UConn Football Has Now Been Rejected By Every Conference In The Country

In case you missed the news out of Connecticut this weekend:This became official today:An understandable move by UConn. After a year that saw a loss of more than $40 million in athletics, something ha...

www.barstoolsports.com

 

[superjohn]

UConn Football Has Now Been Rejected By Every Conference In The Country

In case you missed the news out of Connecticut this weekend:This became official today:An understandable move by UConn. After a year that saw a loss of more than $40 million in athletics, something ha...

www.barstoolsports.com

Geezus, that jackwagon should just stick to reviewing pizza. That's some kind of journalism, a bunch of tweets from teenagers and YouTube clips.

 

[CTMike]

Geezus, that jackwagon should just stick to reviewing pizza. That's some kind of journalism, a bunch of tweets from teenagers and YouTube clips.

It was actually written by a UConn FB fan... not Portnoy.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Geezus, that jackwagon should just stick to reviewing pizza. That's some kind of journalism, a bunch of tweets from teenagers and YouTube clips.

That teenager is a UConn football fan who works for Barstool. He does their general CFB stuff. He compiled the blog in this case.

 

[superjohn]

It was actually written by a UConn FB fan... not Portnoy.

It's Portshnozz's cr@ppy site.

 

[John]

Meghan Goes Full Lawyer on the Big East Contract - A Dime Back

It’s official! The Board of Trustees has voted and UConn has signed the contract to join the Big East. I’ve done a quick initial perusal of the agreement, and here are the highlights: UConn will pay $3.5M to join the Big East. The university will not be entitled to any tournament shares earned...

adimeback.com

 

[tzznandrew]

HT @Guapo in another thread. In this thread someone brings up that, unless they add another team, the AAC would have to play 10 league games to keep a Conference Championship Game. No way they sign on to that. So...either keep UConn with some careful negotiations or welcome Old Dominion or Buffalo for all sports...

 

[huskymedic]

With a nod towards posturing...

 

[gwhuskyfan]

In case anyone missed my post on the football board talked with Brett McMurphy on my podcast about the future of UConn Football and its landing options. Check it out:

 

[tzznandrew]

LOL. That's just spite. He's so dumb he probably doesn't realize they need 12 teams or else they're going to need a 10 game conference.

They ain't getting BYU or Army. So (A) add a lower-upside program, (B) play 10 conference games and hope you don't lose Navy, or (C) keep UConn and work out something in our "main sport."

Knowing Aresco, they'll do (A).

 

[Guapo]

I’m becoming increasingly convinced we can make this Independent thing work-and it could actually be fun!

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlexPutterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1144327256132726785&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231144327256132726785

 

[UConnDan97]

I’m becoming increasingly convinced we can make this Independent thing work-and it could actually be fun!

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlexPutterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1144327256132726785&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231144327256132726785

SNY! SNY! SNY!!!

 

[B1GEast]

Independent for a few years

 

[huskymedic]

LOL. That's just spite.

It’s dick-dick time:

 

[tzznandrew]

I’m becoming increasingly convinced we can make this Independent thing work-and it could actually be fun!

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlexPutterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1144327256132726785&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231144327256132726785

SNY could really change things. You can make something work with a TV deal.

 

[aburks41]

SNY is ride or die UConn. I love them

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Aresco can go himself. SNY will get us on TV in the biggest media market in the country and enable syndication for football. He will look like a bigger idiot than usual when UConn is playing on SNY at noon on a Saturday in October and there isn't a single AAC game on live television in the New York market that day.

 

[djct1999]

Aresco can go himself. SNY will get us on TV in the biggest media market in the country and enable syndication for football. He will look like a bigger idiot than usual when UConn is playing on SNY at noon on a Saturday in October and there isn't a single AAC game on live television in the New York market that day.

Especially when that game is vs Iowa State, Texas Tech, or Baylor.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

If Fox could get us some B12 or BiG games
Indy could turn out to be interesting
Also Aresco is a football commissioner first he almost destroyed basketball in the AAC.
We also received little compensation in the media contract for men’s basketball and zero. for women’s. Even though UConn WBB games were among the highest ratings received by the conference.
If he wants to throw us out of his football conference I would think that s detrimental to his exit fee negotiation.
This could get interesting.

 

[Guapo]

 

[bendm]