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

[jostar1]

Kirk Bohls ‏@kbohls · 6h6 hours ago
Texas women's hoops coach Karen Aston so impressed with UConn, joked that Geno Auriemma "should go away. Maybe he should take Knicks job."

 

[noeynox]

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   GREG SWAIM SHOW ‏@GSwaim 3m3 minutes ago
   GREG SWAIM SHOW Retweeted FamilyMan
   
   Hearing they'll add, since metrics show them how to make money, but who they'll add (and how many) the question.
   
   GREG SWAIM SHOW added,
   
   FamilyMan @familymanKB
   @GSwaim Just a gut feel, or you hearing something?
   1 retweet0 likes
   
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   8:35 PM - 10 Feb 2016 · Details
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   GREG SWAIM SHOW ‏@GSwaim 5m5 minutes ago
   GREG SWAIM SHOW Retweeted Roger Cox
   
   Don't know exactly who they'll add, but now hearing the momentum is working towards expansion.
   
   GREG SWAIM SHOW added,
   
   Roger Cox @rogercox9
   @gswaim I still don't understand why UH is not a good get. In TX, Big 12 encircles Texas A&M and gets to huge TV market of Houston
   2 retweets1 like
   

 

[noeynox]

1. 
   GREG SWAIM SHOW ‏@GSwaim 23m23 minutes ago
   GREG SWAIM SHOW Retweeted Michael Hagood
   
   I think we'll hear some news we've wanted to hear for a long time this summer about #Big12 expansion!!
   
   GREG SWAIM SHOW added,
   
   Michael Hagood @mlhagood
   @GSwaim Is #Boren (OU) an outlier on #Big12 expansion? Staying at 10 teams just doesn't seem tenable to me. #BYU waiting to be had + one.
   4 retweets3 likes
   

 

[husky210]

I thought the 4th commandment in the book of tweets states that sw aim shall not be key

 

[Ts5034]

Now that Greg Swaim guy is saying on his Twitter that BYU, Cincy, and Houston are the top 3 targets.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I thought the 4th commandment in the book of tweets states that sw aim shall not be key

The fact that we can't type his name should have been a clue.

 

[jostar1]

Ralph D. Russo ‏@ralphDrussoAP Feb 12
Ralph D. Russo Retweeted AP Top 25
Talking Harbaugh v SEC and the future of the Big 12.
One of us thinks the Big 12 does not have a long-term future.


AP Top 25Verified account
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PODCAST w/ @ralphDrussoAP & @GeorgeSchroeder: Harbaugh rankles SEC; developments in #Big12: http://apne.ws/1PGrqSM


George SchroederVerified account
‏@GeorgeSchroeder
@jpyoung009jpy @AP_Top25 @ralphDrussoAP 1) Expansion is highly unlikely. 2) Even if expand, UH is a nonstarter w/ Big 12 people I talk with.

George SchroederVerified account
@GeorgeSchroeder
National college football writer for@USATODAYsports.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Not sure if this is really newsworthy but...

 

[NickyNewark]

Not sure if this is really newsworthy but... View attachment 12007

Same firm that OKed RU's value to the B1g,,,somethings going on...

 

[huskiesnyc]

Same firm that OKed RU's value to the B1g,,,somethings going on...

So the obvious follow up is how many schools got recommendations? Could be 2 could be 6. Hopefully we're 1 of 2.

 

[Waquoit]

Just "among"? Not "clearly the best choice"?

 

[NickyNewark]

So the obvious follow up is how many schools got recommendations? Could be 2 could be 6. Hopefully we're 1 of 2.

WVU relies on NJ/NY for lifeblood ie students and support......UConn/Cinncy make economic sense......don't need much research for that.....

 

[TRest]

Who is Matt Schovinsky?

 

[jostar1]

Just "among"? Not "clearly the best choice"?

Matt Schonvisky ‏@MattSchonvisky · 40m40 minutes ago

Huskies among schools recommended by Chicago based Navigate Research for Big 12 expansion #UConn #BleedBlue
http://thisisuconncountry.com/2016/...ed-for-big-12-expansion-by-navigate-research/ …

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Who is Matt Schovinsky?

UConn football beat writer

 

[huskiesnyc]

Does anyone know if Navigate Research's RU recommendation was made public before the actual invite?

 

[CallMeBruce]

Just "among"? Not "clearly the best choice"?

I'm assuming that it recommended specific schools for expansion. We were one of those schools.

 

[huskymedic]

Who is Matt Schovinsky?

"Beat Writer - UConn Football - Creator of 'This Is UConn Country' - Bose Corporation - Marketing Procurement (NFL)"

 

[CL82]

"Per the same source, signs are pointing to the process starting to get in motion, as multiple Big 12 members have inquired about ending their current tier 3 television rights with their providers. This is a positive sign, as a conference network would replace those tier 3 rights."

This nugget is just as important, since a Big 12 network is the primary driver of UConn's value to that conference.

 

[ZOOCONN]

Just "among"? Not "clearly the best choice"?

because as much value as we think Uconn has we are not clearly the best choice. our football team has been sub .500 for mult. years now and we all know that is what drives the bus. Cincy has a plus football team with a representative BBall program as well as fertile recruiting grounds in ohio. All of those things make them a clear number one, all we can hope is that we are seen as a strong long term investment with a healthy upside which anyone with a brain can see is where we are heading.

 

[FDNY99]

There has been absolutely nothing "quiet" in Ono's quest to put Cincy in the B-12. He has been about as public as you can be along with Houston President Rhenu Khator. Sometimes it seems like they are in a competition to see who can make the most public statements.

 

[billybud]

That "financial haircut" sounds ominous....admittance but only as a sort of associate member with lesser pay out rights than a full member.

If it is time limited, that is not bad...but if it is not time limited, that would be a major change.

I could see that methodology spreading as GOR's expire.

Some dead weight programs might have to look at lesser payouts to maintain the P5 conference standing

 

[FDNY99]

That "financial haircut" sounds ominous....admittance but only as a sort of associate member with lesser pay out rights than a full member.

If it is time limited, that is not bad...but if it is not time limited, that would be a major change.

I could see that methodology spreading as GOR's expire.

Some dead weight programs might have to look at lesser payouts to maintain the P5 conference standing

Limited funds in the B-12 is significant more than a full share member of the AAC.

 

[billybud]

While it is true that limited funds in the Big 12 might be more than full share of the AAC....

Being an associate member for pay out would keep a program in the bottom of the group of their competing peers in terms of AD funding.