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

[jostar1]

Couldn't happen at a better time.

 

[TRest]

I think that is why the BE is talking about increasing the exit fee. Increasing the exit fee is not for us; they already took that probability into account when they wrote the contract for us to join and made it $30 million. The talk of increasing exit fees is for other schools.

Reading this leads me to some idle speculation: Maybe Ed Cooley knew a Big East split was coming and got on a life raft?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[WestHartHusk]

National - check
Basketball - check

 

[metsfan2323]

I love this unsolicited comment "Believe in the upside of basketball" YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Talk to me Brett!!

 

[uconnbaseball]

That is about as encouraging a comment as we could have hoped.

 

[HailUConn]

Reading between the lines, cannot be national conference without northeast-nyc market, can it? The upside of basketball, what could be more upside than National champ in the fold?

 

[Eavesdrop]

Couldn't happen at a better time.

The game is currently on ESPNU and ESPN+ for those interested.

 

[jostar1]

 

[Slasher]

I think my biggest concern with the move is the travel. Recall how disastrous our record in Texas was in the AAC even in the semi-decent years. Now add that our closest conference rival (WVU) would be even further than our closest conference rival in the AAC (Temple iirc)

This is so damn overblown. Every conference has a lot of travel outside of the SEC. Do you know how far Miami to Notre Dame is? Washington to Tucson? Minnesota to Rutgers?

 

[Forte]

I love this unsolicited comment "Believe in the upside of basketball" YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Talk to me Brett!!

Not only upside.... he has said its a PRIORITY ... all though not liking his BUT at the end of the day football drives the bus.

 

[jostar1]

Not only upside.... he has said its a PRIORITY ... all though not liking his BUT at the end of the day football drives the bus.

Have to see the whole interview, but that quote "But football is the driver and we all know that" appears to be an answer to a question about basketball-only schools.

 

[noeynox]

The game is currently on ESPNU and ESPN+ for those interested.

Thanks.

 

[jostar1]

 

[jostar1]

 

[jostar1]

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Look at what B12 commissioner said, he said "national conference" I believe that is a reference to the Northeast.

 

[LBird33]

Well that fun for a couple of days from what I’m reading they won’t do anything until the PAC has a contract confirmed.

 

[jostar1]

"We do believe in the upside of basketball moving forward as a collective group," Yormark said. "We think it’s undervalued. And there’s a chance for us to double down as the No. 1 basketball conference in America."

 

[jostar1]

 

[Hoophound]

It is also to elevate football. That’s just as important as the other points, if not more.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[History Geek]

That looks really tasty

 

[History Geek]

That looks really tasty

And the food looks good too

 

[noeynox]

Haha. No one is getting that. Money and deficits are not real.

 

[storrsroars]

I agree totally.
This (Big 12) or something will happen soon, and the biggest reason is DB. He has made some of the best hires in the schools athletic history without the benefit of huge payouts. Any conference would be foolish not to realize the potential of UCONN given $30m+.
As Hurley said, better get us while you can.

There's been a theory posited here many times that the ACC felt it could leave UConn out in the cold for as long as needed, then if they needed UConn for strategic purposes or to fill a hole from a defection, the door would open.

Odd that there's nothing out there regarding the ACC looking at UConn. Early in the year they looked at Washington, Oregon, WVU, and SMU, but we were nowhere in the conversation. And now, if there's anything to these B12 rumors, still not a peep regarding UConn from Philips and his cronies.

I find that odd.

Anyway, if there is something to the rumors, I'd have to think Yormark might be kicking himself for taking a directional out of desperation when he could have had us all along for the asking.

 

[superjohn]

It is also to elevate football. That’s just as important as the other points, if not more.

Nope, he nailed it. It's to keep the hockey team good.

 

[noeynox]

 

[jostar1]

Anyway, if there is something to the rumors, I'd have to think Yormark might be kicking himself for taking a directional out of desperation when he could have had us all along for the asking.

The four schools were added before Yormark became the Big 12 Commissioner.

 

[Eavesdrop]

There's been a theory posited here many times that the ACC felt it could leave UConn out in the cold for as long as needed, then if they needed UConn for strategic purposes or to fill a hole from a defection, the door would open.

Odd that there's nothing out there regarding the ACC looking at UConn. Early in the year they looked at Washington, Oregon, WVU, and SMU, but we were nowhere in the conversation. And now, if there's anything to these B12 rumors, still not a peep regarding UConn from Philips and his cronies.

I find that odd.

Anyway, if there is something to the rumors, I'd have to think Yormark might be kicking himself for taking a directional out of desperation when he could have had us all along for the asking.

My alma mater is in the ACC. My guess is that there isn't an appetite to expand unless it would result in existing members making a lot more money.

Also, if a school or schools are genuinely considering exiting, I doubt they'd want to add a new member that would likely be opposed to and vote against their agenda.