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pj said:
By the time the B12 disbanded, we'd have built up our football program and gotten closer to AAU status. The school is doing the right things and needs only a competitive conference affiliation to be successful. After 8 years in the B12, UConn would be a premier candidate for any league.
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EXACTLY THIS. One of the B12/ACC combo is going to ultimately die when GoRs expire a long way down the road. UCONN needs to get on the P5 bus to fund its athletic programs while we improve our AAU/B1G profile. If UCONN can 1) gain an AAU invite, 2) increase endowment to $1B range and 3) prove that we can play competitive football in the B12, then that sends UCONN's B1G stock soaring into the stratosphere. With the markets we deliver, pairing a competitive UCONN football program that is AAU with someone like a Texas or OU becomes a HUGE score for Delany.

In the meantime, we would definitely bring money to the B12 and bring the necessary $20-$25M to a new deal when you factor our T3 rights, Nike deal and SNY value. The B12 can also bid out their new CCG for more revenue. And here's a thought: huge revenue schools like Texas just might like the thought of increased northeast exposure. I know Texans and New Yorkers are polar opposites, but we're talking about money. There is no part of the country more densely populated and wealthy as the northeast. TV sets baby.
 
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uchusky32 said:
How many more tv sets would another Texas team bring Fox or ESPN?
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None. If they add Houston or SMU, then you know the writing is on the wall: Texas wants out the B12 is living on borrowed time. Like 2-5 years borrowed time.
 
CL82 said:
Conference realignment is starting up again. Hang on a sec...
Okay shoot, what's the news?
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Could be worse, it could be one of these crouching crappers!
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upstater said:
Darn, UConn would be left in a conference with Kansas, Kansas St., Iowa St., Baylor, West Virginia, TCU, Cincinnati, Memphis, USF, UCF, and someone like Houston or SMU.

That would be horrible.
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I'm salivating at the thought. The rumored B12/Big East pairing would be great! Good hoops, good football good markets, good recruiting grounds. Sign me up.
 
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"You tell that son of a b*tch no Yankee is ever comin' to Houston! Not as long as you b*st*rds are running things!"
UCONN has been on a tear when it comes to academics and research. CR aside, all the moves UCONN has been making have been extremely impressive. It must be the B1G.
 
Dooley said:
I'm salivating at the thought. The rumored B12/Big East pairing would be great! Good hoops, good football good markets, good recruiting grounds. Sign me up.
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It would be better than the AAC, but not great. The TV money, and that's what we are taking about here, would lag way behind. A playoff bid would also not likely come from this conference ever. FB conferences need a bell cow or two to validate a nontraditional team should they win. If Baylor beat normal Texas and OU teams, this season no way they get left out. OSU beat Wisconsin and and the accepted proxy for Michigan (Mich St.)
by way of their past few seasons.)
 
I do think the ACC should consider inviting UCONN as 15-1/2. The unbalanced division CCG exemption looks to be a lock to pass the P5.

I think all this maneuvering is pending that vote passing and the 12 team rule staying in place.

That means B12 needs 2 teams and the ACC and B1G can add one team (ahem) if they see value in it without having to wait on #16 (ND for the ACC and whomever the B1G wants from the ACC)
 
For all you guys that didn't want to be in a conference with Memphis( you know who you are)
It looks like you get may get your wish.
Face it the only thing going to save us is fear of litigation.
Cheaper to add a few teams that want to pony up than see the house of cards fall apart.

i don't know if there is a case ,that is actually a moot point.
The preception of engaging in monopolistic endeadeavers ,hurting public opinion ,will be avoided if possible..
In other words we might be the recipient of a bone.
 
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Memphis doesn't bring anywhere near $20M/yr to a TV deal. BYU, UCONN, Cinci and UCF are the main players. If the B12 grabs anyone else not from that four, then that's a clear indication that they think they're operating on borrowed time and Texas plans on bolting fairly soon.
 
SubbaBub said:
It would be better than the AAC, but not great. The TV money, and that's what we are taking about here, would lag way behind. A playoff bid would also not likely come from this conference ever. FB conferences need a bell cow or two to validate a nontraditional team should they win. If Baylor beat normal Texas and OU teams, this season no way they get left out. OSU beat Wisconsin and and the accepted proxy for Michigan (Mich St.)
by way of their past few seasons.)
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But the basketball tourney could never go with the P5 in this case.
 
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Dooley said:
None. If they add Houston or SMU, then you know the writing is on the wall: Texas wants out the B12 is living on borrowed time. Like 2-5 years borrowed time.
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I think SMU fits better in the SEC alongside UK and Calipari because of how good they were back in the 1980's. As Charles Barkley said..."Maaaaan. We in the SEC! If you ain't cheatin', you ain't trying!. We got Florida, Georgia, Alabama....you know they cheatin'!"

And ain't nobody better at cheating then SMU...they just aren't good at avoiding getting caught (unlike UNC).
 
Broman said:
I think SMU fits better in the SEC alongside UK and Calipari because of how good they were back in the 1980's. As Charles Barkley said..."Maaaaan. We in the SEC! If you ain't cheatin', you ain't trying!. We got Florida, Georgia, Alabama....you know they cheatin'!"

And ain't nobody better at cheating then SMU...they just aren't good at avoiding getting caught (unlike UNC).
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SubbaBub said:
I do think the ACC should consider inviting UCONN as 15-1/2. The unbalanced division CCG exemption looks to be a lock to pass the P5.

I think all this maneuvering is pending that vote passing and the 12 team rule staying in place.

That means B12 needs 2 teams and the ACC and B1G can add one team (ahem) if they see value in it without having to wait on #16 (ND for the ACC and whomever the B1G wants from the ACC)
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If this is the case, and it's a plausible scenario, then it makes sense that the B12 would be kicking tires about an immediate expansion. ACC and B1G can't expand at the moment but after the CCG deregulation passes they will be competing with the B12 for the best properties. If the B12 wants UConn it ought to offer now.

Of course if it wants Memphis and UCF, there's no hurry.
 
I read some where, it may have been one of the moonshine boys, that the B12 was told any addition would need to bring 4M+ TV households. The best way to get that done is by adding UCF and UConn (or Philadelphia).
 
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Dooley said:
None. If they add Houston or SMU, then you know the writing is on the wall: Texas wants out the B12 is living on borrowed time. Like 2-5 years borrowed time.
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While fundamentally I agree that neither add anything to the Big 12 from a TV coverage standpoint, it won't make a bit of difference if Texas decides that they want more in state play things. Houston for one is definitely positioning itself for a bump up as they have been investing heavily in both facilities and coaches.
 
The MAC plays a championship game and has uneven divisions (7 East, 6 West). I'm not sure what exemption would be needed for a conference championship game to happen. It already happens.
 
B1GOSU said:
The MAC plays a championship game and has uneven divisions (7 East, 6 West). I'm not sure what exemption would be needed for a conference championship game to happen. It already happens.
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I think the ACC wants no divisions, so they can have an attractive game 1 vs. 2 each year, instead of a WF or BC winning a division and not being a top 10 team. B12 wants the 12 team rule changed.
 
stickyrice said:
West Virginias AD is leaving. Could that be the big announcement?
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No the big announcement is always that UConn is getting into a P5 conference and it is always coming in 20 minutes.
 
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