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

[FfldCntyFan]

I don't think we are clearly a backup plan.

To clarify (as it angered someone), Forde made it sound like we would only be considered if nobody else (P-12 schools) would be willing to join Colorado. My response was that we are not a backup plan, we will receive serious consideration and will be ahead of some of the potential P-12 schools.

 

[UC1995]

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6:25 PM · Jul 26, 2023

Lmao of course it’s just Colorado. Why do I still torture myself with hope?

They aren't stopping at 13. It's either 14 or 16 this round!

 

[HailUConn]

This guys story seems to check out, see below AD Dave’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/uconnhuskyad/status/1684209791030231042?s=46&t=Gg19Ty5OIs6YWylHnPjWeg

 

[superjohn]

I can't even imagine the total absurdity of this situation.

Hard to conceive that universities have gotten themselves into such a bad mess.

It's all grotesque.

 

[Jimdish255]

You are a light at the end of a dark tunnel. Let's hope you are right. Many UCONN fans gonna be buying you drinks if we are invited.

Somebody better buy him an Uber. Dinner and drinks seem pretty well covered.

 

[CL82]

He's naming mastergolfguy's golfing partner as his source

Wait mastergolfguy's golfing partner is a high-ranking member of the UConn administration?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

They aren't stopping at 13. It's either 14 or 16 this round!

Exactly.

Assuming two or three of the remaining three four corner schools wants to join, the B-12 to get to 16 would need to choose the best two of a second Arizona school, a second Utah school and us. I'm not sure that doubling up on both Arizona and Utah is worth giving up what we can bring in terms of location and brand.

Also, if they go to 16, it will be four pods of four schools:
East Cincinnati, WVU, UCF, ?
Texas Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas Tech
Plains Oklahoma St, Kansas, Kansas St, Iowa St
West BYU, Colorado, ?, ?
They would need to do some gerrymandering to set up four pods if they don't add an eastern school and there really isn't another candidate.

 

[Urcea]

Hoping this week we get the key tweet of all key tweets

 

[djct1999]

UConn has always been partnered with CU. Like someone mentioned earlier, there is no way word will get on UConn until Colorado officially accepts. The other schools mentioned are ancillary benefits.

 

[Jimdish255]

You think Forde and Mcmurphy are making it up?

Everybody's been making it up for weeks so yeah, absolutely. If you don't have a direct line to Yormark you're just guessing.

 

[superjohn]

Is this guy legit? Let's really hope he is legit. He would be the first official guy to break this other than the Master golf guy.

No he's not but if you look at all the signs UConn is going to the Big 12.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This could get interesting. Possible Big 12 goes to 16 with Colorado/UConn/Arizona/Arizona State.

This has always seemed to me to be the most logical end game.

16 schools, three from Pac12 + UConn.

 

[giddyup]

Everybody's been making it up for weeks so yeah, absolutely. If you don't have a direct line to Yormark you're just guessing.

Forde has never respected UConn. He’s carrying water.

 

[superjohn]

Forde has never respected UConn. He’s carrying water.

Oh he respects UConn he just can't stand them constantly winning basketball national championships.

 

[ScottVib]

Just as Colorado has a live streamed previously unscheduled Board of Trustees meeting tomorrow... so does the University of Oregon; Board Meetings | UO Board of Trustees

 

[Skies2018]

Seems like we’ll be left out yet again.

 

[GoKU]

Seems like we’ll be left out yet again.

Nope.

 

[GoKU]

Just as Colorado has a live streamed previously unscheduled Board of Trustees meeting tomorrow... so does the University of Oregon; Board Meetings | UO Board of Trustees

That's not realignment related.

 

[jostar1]

Sources: Colorado on verge of leaving Pac-12 for Big 12
Ross Dellenger

The Big 12’s next move is now in question. The league added Houston, UCF, Cincinnati and BYU this year as a response to the loss of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC starting in 2024. Colorado’s entrance would give the conference 13 members.

Is there a 14th out there? Yormark, an aggressive and calculated former leader of a New York entertainment agency, has targeted UConn as a potential expansion possibility. But the preference among many of his member schools is to first seek another Power Five program. UConn football currently competes as an independent. According to the Big 12’s new TV contract, Power Five expansion additions receive a full pro-rata share of the distribution, which is expected to start around $31 million annually per school.

Sources: Colorado on verge of leaving Pac-12 for Big 12

Colorado has been flirting with the Big 12 since last fall, and now it appears to be ready to leave the Pac-12 with a key board meeting on tap Thursday.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[auggie22]

Sources: Colorado on verge of leaving Pac-12 for Big 12
Ross Dellenger

The Big 12’s next move is now in question. The league added Houston, UCF, Cincinnati and BYU this year as a response to the loss of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC starting in 2024. Colorado’s entrance would give the conference 13 members.

Is there a 14th out there? Yormark, an aggressive and calculated former leader of a New York entertainment agency, has targeted UConn as a potential expansion possibility. But the preference among many of his member schools is to first seek another Power Five program. UConn football currently competes as an independent. According to the Big 12’s new TV contract, Power Five expansion additions receive a full pro-rata share of the distribution, which is expected to start around $31 million annually per school.

Sources: Colorado on verge of leaving Pac-12 for Big 12

Colorado has been flirting with the Big 12 since last fall, and now it appears to be ready to leave the Pac-12 with a key board meeting on tap Thursday.

sports.yahoo.com

Whatever happens next, you can be sure it was planned before the Colorado news broke. The B12 plan wasn’t to get Colorado and then see what happens. They already have the partner school or schools ready.

 

[FairwayFlyer]

Just listen to GoKU. We're not going to be disappointed.

 

[metsfan2323]

If Oregon State tries to steal our bid hopefully Yormark convinces everyone that UConn brings more to the table and Oregon State will always be available to add, whereas the ACC might wake up one day and realize they could use UConn.

 

[uconnbaseball]

14 with Colorado won't happen, but 16 with 3 PAC 12 schools is very possible to balance out the league. Utah will probably be blocked by BYU (especially given their lacking market) and we have more value than WSU / OSU. I doubt Oregon, Washington etc will jump to the big 12, I could see them going independent & getting a great contract or possibly joining the Big 10 before that happens.

I think we get left out again, but today wasn't discouraging or unexpected at all. Still in the game...

 

[GoKU]

If Oregon State tries to steal our bid hopefully Yormark convinces everyone that UConn brings more to the table and Oregon State will always be available to add, whereas the ACC might wake up one day and realize they could use UConn.

Lol. The Big 12 is not taking Oregon State.

 

[WestHartHusk]

This board is lost. The Big12 isn’t going to a 4th time zone. Yormack has been talking up basketball…so far he has, checks notes, Colorado.

 

[metsfan2323]

Lol. The Big 12 is not taking Oregon State.

Good. I hope you are right.

 

[GoKU]

14 with Colorado won't happen, but 16 with 3 PAC 12 schools is very possible to balance out the league. Utah will probably be blocked by BYU (especially given their lacking market) and we have more value than WSU / OSU. I doubt Oregon, Washington etc will jump to the big 12, I could see them going independent & getting a great contract or possibly joining the Big 10 before that happens.

I think we get left out again, but today wasn't discouraging or unexpected at all. Still in the game...

Good grief man, Colorado is not even an official member yet. It'll happen.

 

[king conn]

Never underestimate the diablo in Bristol

They could be telling the Big 12 no full price for UConn

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Good. I hope you are right.

Oregon State is one of those schools that got grandfathered into the P5. If B12 wants a school just for good football with small media markets, Boise State is always available.

UConn is worth much more to the TV networks than schools like Oregon Stb and Washington State.

 

[metsfan2323]

Oregon State is one of those schools that got grandfathered into the P5. If B12 wants a school just for good football with small media markets, Boise State is always available.

UConn is worth much more to the TV networks than schools like Oregon Stb and Washington State.

I agree with all of that, but they are already P5 and we are not and to some morons that's all that matters.