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Exit 4 said:
I guess. I'd feel better if being the bridesmaid for a third time get us a prize, like auto entry to the ACC or B1G.
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That's pretty much what this accomplishes, at least. If ACC expands again, who are they going to take?

This is the price we have to pay for being new at the elite level.
 
Ralph D. Russo ‏@ralphDrussoAP 3h3 hours ago
For Big 12 schools NOT Texas/Oklahoma expansion is about what do we need to do to bring stability, which means keeping UT/OU happy. ...

Ralph D. Russo ‏@ralphDrussoAP 3h3 hours ago
But it is unclear that expansion will make UT/OU happy and make them commit to the conference longer. Then why expand... short-term money?

Ralph D. Russo ‏@ralphDrussoAP 3h3 hours ago
Was suggested to me maybe ESPN/Fox could save money by giving TV deal/GOR extension to B12 to forego expansion. But why would UT/OU sign?

 
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Since you asked; I dunno - maybe Cincy or WV or Houston or Texas or "whatever - as long as its not UConn U."

If we get squeezed into the ACC it will be because ESPN actually did us a favor and believes in the tv value we can add to the ACC channel. However, for the ACC we don't really offer new cable boxes (unlike the other schools I mentioned)...unless the ACC struggles in NYC and needs to get over the hump...which it might.
 
We have a Big Ten/SEC level fanbase in basketball, no doubt. In football, we have the same potential, as well. I am sure people know we actually do have a football fanbase that travels well. We already are amongst the best in the Hockey East.
 
West Virginia is concerned about a school that is not even in it's state. That's classic. You can kind of see the definitive writing on the wall that this conference is not going to last. Way, way too dysfunctional.
 
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don356 said:
West Virginia is concerned about a school that is not even in it's state. That's classic. You can kind of see the definitive writing on the wall that this conference is not going to last. Way, way too dysfunctional.
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Although maybe it's an opportunity for us:

Morgantown to Cincinnati
469.4 mi (8 hrs 23 mins)

Morgantown to Storrs
716.6 mi (7 hrs 46 mins)

From WVU's world view, perhaps they'd rather see us in the Big 12.
 
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CL82 said:
Although maybe it's an opportunity for us:

Morgantown to Cincinnati
469.4 mi (8 hrs 23 mins)

Morgantown to Storrs
416.6 mi (7 hrs 46 mins)

From WVU's world view, perhaps they'd rather see us in the Big 12.
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That can't be correct. We are closer to Morgantown than Cincy is?
 
CL82 said:
Although maybe it's an opportunity for us:

Morgantown to Cincinnati
469.4 mi (8 hrs 23 mins)

Morgantown to Storrs
416.6 mi (7 hrs 46 mins)

From WVU's world view, perhaps they'd rather see us in the Big 12.
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Morgantown to Cincinnati - per Google Maps
4 h 48 min (308.7 mi) via I-70 W and I-71 S
 
CL82 said:
Although maybe it's an opportunity for us:

Morgantown to Cincinnati
469.4 mi (8 hrs 23 mins)

Morgantown to Storrs
416.6 mi (7 hrs 46 mins)

From WVU's world view, perhaps they'd rather see us in the Big 12.
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Morgantown to Storrs - per Google Maps
12 h 3 min (795.0 mi) via I-84, I-80 W and I-71 S
 
Well, then Google maps must be defective… I'm on my phone now but when I get a chance I'll post the link it was probably Bing maps...
 
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iPhone is giving me 8 hrs Morgantown to Storrs, 4.5 hours Morgantown to Cincinnati.
 
Butch said:
We have a Big Ten/SEC level fanbase in basketball, no doubt. In football, we have the same potential, as well. I am sure people know we actually do have a football fanbase that travels well. We already are amongst the best in the Hockey East.
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FB travels well? How many away tickets are sold every year to Uconn? How many do they return to the other school? Potential? Maybe to driveable games, but on Thursday, I will guess less than 1,000 Uconn fans in Houston.

And never forget that the travel perception for Uconn is clouded by the Fiesta Bowl ticket sales and how few the school actually sold for that game and the other bowl games Uconn went to.
 
06029 said:
FB travels well? How many away tickets are sold every year to Uconn? How many do they return to the other school? Potential? Maybe to driveable games, but on Thursday, I will guess less than 1,000 Uconn fans in Houston.

And never forget that the travel perception for Uconn is clouded by the Fiesta Bowl ticket sales and how few the school actually sold for that game and the other bowl games Uconn went to.
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was at the Navy game. hard to guess but there were quite a few uconn fans. probably in the 500-1,000 range.
that is a lot more manageable than a mid-week game in Houston.
 
Marty Jackson said:
was at the Navy game. hard to guess but there were quite a few uconn fans. probably in the 500-1,000 range.
that is a lot more manageable than a mid-week game in Houston.
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500-1,000 is not traveling well for FB. Typical allotment to visiting teams is 3-5k tickets depending on the size of the stadium. Schools that are consider to travel well don't return tickets allotted to them. And I consider Navy to be a driveable distance for an away game.
 
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Bohls: OSU’s Pickens disses Boren, Gundy; Formula 1 is banking...

>>1. T. Boone Pickens said he likes the current 10-team Big 12 configuration the way it is and would prefer adding Houston and SMU if the league grows, but that’s “probably unlikely.” The Oklahoma State benefactor said on our “On Second Thought” podcast that Oklahoma president David Boren has been wishy-washy about expansion and that “maybe it’s time for David to retire.” Some outlets reported Tuesday that the mercurial Boren is saying he’s decided against expansion, but Boren clarified his stance, saying “Oklahoma has not yet taken a position on expansion.” Pickens, who has given $500 million to his alma mater, said, “I’ve known David forever. He likes to talk. He gets a little bit confused sometimes.” Pickens said he and Cowboys coach Mike Gundy aren’t talking. “I don’t have any conversations with Gundy,” he said. Is there a rift? “I don’t know, but Mike doesn’t handle people relationships very well. And he gets mad about things. I’ve heard he’s written some notes about me that weren’t very complimentary.”<<

What a cluster...
 
huskymedic said:
Pickens said he and Cowboys coach Mike Gundy aren’t talking. “I don’t have any conversations with Gundy,” he said. Is there a rift? “I don’t know, but Mike doesn’t handle people relationships very well. And he gets mad about things. I’ve heard he’s written some notes about me that weren’t very complimentary.”<<
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I can imagine there might be a complicated relationship between a football coach doing his job and a guy who donated $500 million to the school and probably thinks the team is his like Jerry Jones.
 
Before this round of expansion interviews etc kicked off we did hear that some of OU's regents / trustees / admins were not on board with Boren. So this is not that shocking to hear that since the conference can't settle on 2 or 4 candidates that these dissidents withing OU are piping up again. It's a perfect storm of UT poisoning the well with UT while non-Texas schools were going to be disinclined to have them as one of two schools, BYU being BYU, geography, and both networks not thrilled with being on the hook to cough up a billion dollars for BYU/Houston/UConn/Cincinatti when they thought they were going to get FSU and Clemson for half a bil. (And apparently, so did the B12 until the ACC GOR).
 
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Nostical said:
Lots of signs pointing to Big 12 standing pat.

Tramel: OU not anti-expansion; OU is anti-expansion candidates | NewsOK.com
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Or.......Boren is taking a stand vs Texas. Everyone just assumes Texas has the upper hand but OU shares equal power or more. OU probably has 4 landing spots, UT has two that are certain. This is Boren's way of taking a stand....... I get my way or we are out. No expansion is the death of the conference. That's a given. But Boren has always seen the worth of staying in the Big 12 if there was a long term vision. To Boren it has always been 4 teams, BYU and UConn included, or nothing. Adding just UH and Cincy is not viable. The noise generated this past week further proves its four or nothing. This is a positive for UConn.
 
Wolken chatting with Chuck Carlton on this week's (non) development:
 
junglehusky said:
One of the tidbits: Carlton says a Big12 source told him that if UConn were 500 miles closer (or maybe it was 500 miles away? at work, not gonna replay) that UConn would be in.

So... :mad::mad::mad:
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So, an hour by plane?

Give me a GD break!!!
 
junglehusky said:
One of the tidbits: Carlton says a Big12 source told him that if UConn were 500 miles closer (or maybe it was 500 miles away? at work, not gonna replay) that UConn would be in.

So... :mad::mad::mad:
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This is BS. You can make all sorts of excuses/ reasons if you don't want someone in your conference.
 
huskeynut said:
This is BS. You can make all sorts of excuses/ reasons if you don't want someone in your conference.
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It's not BS, it's true. 500 miles closer would also lessen the perception that we're a bunch of New England Yankees. Don't discount that being a factor in a league heavily dominated by Texans. Whether that perception is right or wrong on either end, it's present in some capacity.

Also don't forget that it was stated a couple years back, and is entirely true, that if UConn were located in Fairfield County and not Storrs we'd be in the B1G.
 
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