Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[UConn Dan]

I know that.

I am proposing some out-of-the box thinking on UConn's part to get some interest from ESPN and the ACC. It could be part of a discussion.

That is what SMU did. They did some out-of-the box thinking and came up with the suggestion to the ACC that they would take no media money. No other school had done that before. Obviously, UConn can't do that.

ESPN would be very happy to have our Men's and Women's basketball content and was willing to give the Big 12 pro rata for us two years ago (Fox was not interested since they already had us on the cheap). I don't think that has changed. What we negotiate with the conference is another matter.

Should we take SMU deal? I think not. We have significantly more market value than SMU. Should we take less than half a share? I say yes, assuming that it's an increase over what we currently get and we get phased in to full share over 7-10 years.

 

[Exit 4]

Where are you getting this information from?

obviously i am not going to say

 

[Huskyforlife]

Coach K talking up the idea of the ACC taking UConn again, hopefully that means they’re talking behind the scenes and he’s been asked to do positive press for the idea. Just dreaming here.

 

[jostar1]

 

[UConn Dan]

obviously i am not going to say

obviously the source is Exit 68

 

[UConnJim]

Please explain how moving to the ACC would cost us $25mm-$30mm more per year.

To have a competiitve football program in the ACC, UConn would need to spend at least $25 million per year more on football. The operating budget for UConn football is ~$19 million and the operating budgets for mid tier public ACC schools are $35 to $50 million. FSU and Clemson spend close to $70 million on football. And, these numbers are before revenue sharing which kicked in this year and is not included in the numbers. To help you understand, Jeff Brohm the head coach at Louisville all in will make $7 million+ this year. Mora will make ~$2.5 million.

And, some other sports would need a financial boost. Baseball has done well with a Big East schedule and selective OOC scheduling to make the NCAA Tournament. The ACC had the #6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 24 ranked baseball schools last year. Do you really think UConn baseball could compete playing an ACC schedule without an increase in resources?

 

[bendm]

I would like to join a P4 conference, but you are only looking at the revenue side. The cost of running a P4 football program would double or triple what is currently spent. Given the athletic department is ~$30 million in the red each year, how does UConn spend another $25 to $30 million?

What?? Please elaborate on why spending must automatically go up that much? UConn is ALREADY competitive with ACC schools in all sports at the current peanut level of spending so why would that suddenly change if we actually join the conference? why cant spending go up commensurate with revenue? We would be making more money so we can spend more money and get even better, but we don’t have to start spending X times more money than we would be making just because…it’s not like a pro league where there is a minimum amount we have to spend every year.

Edit- mora isn’t going to say “I was fine making 2.5 as an Indy but now that we’re in the ACC I want double.” If that were the case he would have already left for an ACC job. He can get a raise sure but it would have to be proportionate to the additional money coming in.