Gonazaga joins the Pac12

[Ha Who]

Lamont needs to pressure ESPN to get UConn to the ACC pronto

 

[Kolumbo]

Disagree.

Got to look through it from an athletic department lense. That is only way to ensure long term success.

You're missing the context. If we didn't cherish basketball, we'd be in the AAC or some other football conference.

 

[JohnFSilver]

You're missing the context. If we didn't cherish basketball, we'd be in the AAC or some other football conference.

Doubt it. But East brings greater money than whatever aac was at the time. That’s why we left. That, and we don’t like the tv deal.

 

[Kolumbo]

Doubt it. But East brings greater money than whatever aac was at the time. That’s why we left. That, and we don’t like the tv deal.

You are still missing the context. We need to take care of basketball first which is the reason we joined the Big East. This is not news.

 

[CL82]

Lamont needs to pressure ESPN to get UConn to the ACC pronto

Live look in at ESPN's response to that request:

 

[JohnFSilver]

You are still missing the context. We need to take care of basketball first which is the reason we joined the Big East. This is not news.

And that view is why the basketball program is hurt in the long run.

No one, not Kansas, Duke, North Carolina, UCLA take that view.

You view what is best for the department, which in turn is best for long term stability if basketball team.

Of course, UConn’s tradeoffs are different and the bar higher. UConn is able to get into the big east and stay indy because that is in best interest of athletic dept. At this time. It generates more money than aac

If pac-12 wants football, you move football. It doesn't make sense to move other sports there.

But, if big 12, acc actually call. You go without any thought to basketball.

 

[Kolumbo]

And that view is why the basketball program is hurt in the long run.

No one, not Kansas, Duke, North Carolina, UCLA take that view.

You view what is best for the department, which in turn is best for long term stability if basketball team.

Of course, UConn’s tradeoffs are different and the bar higher. UConn is able to get into the big east and stay indy because that is in best interest of athletic dept. At this time. It generates more money than aac

If pac-12 wants football, you move football. It doesn't make sense to move other sports there.

But, if big 12, acc actually call. You go without any thought to basketball.

Dude, you are supporting my statement. I don't know why you are belaboring this point. We give basketball a very high priority. Of course we do what is best overall and that includes prioritizing basketball.

If the PAC 12 calls, we go football only because it is not as good for basketball.
If the Big 12 or ACC call, we go all in because it is good for both football and basketball.

The Basketball lens is strong.

 

[Vowelguy]

That was Gonzaga. This thread is about Gonazaga.

Gonazaga was started by some Italian monks who got lost and couldn’t find Spokane.

 

[jostar1]

Gonazaga was started by some Italian monks who got lost and couldn’t find Spokane.

I think we've officially jumped the shark. That's what UConn conference realignment will do after 13 years.

 

[Vowelguy]

Gonazaga was started by some Italian monks who got lost and couldn’t find Spokane.

Alternatively it's what my Italian relatives would say they were gonna do after they zig-ged.

 

[Khal Drogo]

absolutely but there's no conceivable reason for them to just add us for football

Gonzaga for all sports but football and UConn for the football piece.

 

[huskymedic]

Helping hand <<

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Dooooooomed]

The Husky head would fit nicely there.

 

[Forte]

The Husky head would fit nicely there.

For bball or football only?

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Let’s gooooo UConn FB-only time

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Rufus]

The PAC-12 or Mountain West should add Saint Mary's.