Yup. Orrin Hatch (who had a lot of seniority in the Senate) was making noise about investigations, but then Utah got invited to the Pac. The CFP and NY6 payout a pittance to the G5, IIRC, to keep the minnows happy. Even if there's further P5/G5 separation, as long as the revenue is stable they'll probably just continue to throw a few crumbs out. Why get AG's involved when all parties can just renegotiate in the NCAA body? If enough G5 schools make a racket, they'll just expand the playoff somehow, while still heavily protecting P5 access.
and paying $15m+ to do it
Any chance that the buyout from the AAC can be spread over some period of time/netted against any payments we have coming from the AAC/Big East settlements? If so, then there may not be any/much cash out of pocket??? If so, then perhaps the net cash flow over a couple of years is worth it in the end??? Dunno....
You know this is all a smoke screen when you read "We are committed to the long-term success of the American Athletic Conference." Give me a break. No one is committed to the long-term success of the AAC other than maybe Tulsa.
Blah, blah, blah... Boilerplate that could be written by an intern. Of course, they had to put that out there - whether or not any discussions are occurring.
Well he put it out there today and nobody on here posted it...so there you go.
AAC for football. There is a financial aspect to this where we give a little on the AAC side.
If you leave the AAC they are gonna charge UConn a buyout..and there is no benefit to them saying yeah you can stay as football only. This isn't reality based what so ever!
Yes it is. We would take a 50% conference share (as opposed to an 80% conference share for football-only normally), and we pay the buyout over 5 years even though we are still in the conference.
There is NO WAY the AAC gives up their most valuable programs and allows the football program to stay. You are delusional...although you showed that in your back and forth with me in the hockey thread. Stick to the cesspool!
Speaking of hockey, when was the last time the NHL was shown on Sportscenter or talked about on ESPN radio? If hockey is SOOO popular and gaining popularity, why does soccer (ESPNFC), NBA, MLB, and NFL have their own shows on ESPN but the NHL does not?
The NHL has a network deal with NBC Sports. There for they don't show games on ESPN. The NHL ALSO has their own stand alone network AND Satellite radio channel as well! We can go at this all night long dude. You need to educate yourself on ESPN and their declining subscriber numbers as well.
If you think ESPN is declining because they don't show hockey, you're lost. Hockey is screwed long term. The only people that play it are white kids. The league is 98-99% white. America's demographics are changing away from a white majority. In review, hockey is screwed. You don't think NBC Sports has declining viewership? And the NHL is second in importance to NBC. English Premier League is #1 for them (aside from Sunday Night Football and Notre Dame).
LMFAO..You just showed what a complete genius you are #1...and that you really need to live on the cesspool only! This has to be one of the most racially biased posts regarding a sport I have ever read on here. The NHL is doing just fine...their OWN network and radio channel on Sirius/XM are just fine. You are a genius!
So stats are now racially baised. Wow.
No you bring up something TOTALLY out of context and out of line in a conversation that has NOTHING to do with what you posted! Stay on the cesspool you d**k! You are a complete a s s hat!
Actually you brought up the hockey debate from previously. Not me. And you are the one throwing insults. Not me.
Nice try at deflection there sport...
Touche.
I used that as a reference to you being delusional...you used it as a soap box to talk about your personal views on the sport. Nice try there sport. Again you are showing what a complete A s s hat you are! Thanks for playing!