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

[king conn]

I'm just saying it's easy to misread the tea leaves based upon flight origin.

DB was monitoring from Nantucket when they told him to get a move on.

 

[CL82]

DB was monitoring from Nantucket when they told him to get a move on.

Ugh, that's a little too close to Warde Manual monitoring from the Virgin Islands.

 

[powerplay]

AD should be much more engaged publicly addressing these rumors and putting them to bed… oh wait, he can’t cause they aren’t. Gents, I’m telling y’all big news is gong drop soon.

To think a few months ago when AD Dave tweeted to the effect of "What would we do with an additional $50M?" Just about everybody was thinking the ACC, but now the $50M makes sense with B12.

 

[storrsroars]

I think the potential path is down the road when the ACC starts to get plucked by SEC and BIG: UVA, UNC, FSU and Clemson...
With eastern flank of Uconn/WVU/Cincy and UCF, easy for schools like Louisville, Pitt, Syr, and maybe Duke or NC State

If we want UConn to get a big annual payday, why would we want to split the prize with more and more schools, especially if not in one of the big 2 conferences? There will be a limit on how big of a media deal can be reached by the B12 regardless of how big it might grow, and adding more schools simply dilutes any impact and benefit of moving there. I'm dubious as to whether these last four B12 additions even help the B12's standing vis a vis media $.

My hope is still that there's another solution that works both financially and geographically. I have no idea what that is, but I like having rivalries.

 

[CL82]

Now that we're back in the thick of realignment rumors can this thread just go back to key tweets?

 

[Chin Diesel]

I was with you until that last paragraph.

Basically I'm okay if either BCU or SU gets frozen out. I'd prefer to kill them both, but if the plan for UConn getting seated at the table first means one of those two has come along, so be it. So long as one of them dies.

 

[mike012]

Could be a way of making FSU so angry that they don’t care how much it costs to get out of ACC. If we are making the same or more then they are.

 

[Urcea]

If we want UConn to get a big annual payday, why would we want to split the prize with more and more schools, especially if not in one of the big 2 conferences? There will be a limit on how big of a media deal can be reached by the B12 regardless of how big it might grow, and adding more schools simply dilutes any impact and benefit of moving there. I'm dubious as to whether these last four B12 additions even help the B12's standing vis a vis media $.

My hope is still that there's another solution that works both financially and geographically. I have no idea what that is, but I like having rivalries.

The Big 12 has a pro rata clause that guarantees it gets more money if it adds more P5 schools.

 

[CL82]

Basically I'm okay if either BCU or SU gets frozen out. I'd prefer to kill them both, but if the plan for UConn getting seated at the table first means one of those two has come along, so be it. So long as one of them dies.

I begrudgingly agree with that, but I have a very strong preference for those asshats at BCU to be on the outside looking in.

 

[storrsroars]

The Big 12 has a pro rata clause that guarantees it gets more money if it adds more P5 schools.

Regardless of who their media partners are, if additional schools don't merit additional money, that "guarantee" won't last.

 

[Husky15]

 

[ScottVib]

If we want UConn to get a big annual payday, why would we want to split the prize with more and more schools, especially if not in one of the big 2 conferences? There will be a limit on how big of a media deal can be reached by the B12 regardless of how big it might grow, and adding more schools simply dilutes any impact and benefit of moving there. I'm dubious as to whether these last four B12 additions even help the B12's standing vis a vis media $.

My hope is still that there's another solution that works both financially and geographically. I have no idea what that is, but I like having rivalries.

If the P2 were to come calling (extremely unlikely) being in the Big XII wouldn’t be a blocker. Being the best in a different top three basketball conference while being credible in football within a P5/P4 league would also be an easier platform to make that leap from.

Of course somehow UConn has to get to that platform first.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

This move has been an inevitability since that guy yelled "UConn! Big 12!" at the PGA Championship

 

[Rappin'Rodney]

Posters on those ACC Board realignment threads watching UConn get the potential callup...

 

[jostar1]

Could be a way of making FSU so angry that they don’t care how much it costs to get out of ACC. If we are making the same or more then they are.

I've thought of that. They're so mad that UCF will be making more than them. Imagine if UConn gets more than them. FSU voted against UConn joining the ACC.

 

[Jimdish255]

Feels like a lifeboat actually. One that keeps all sports alive and forms the top basketball conference in the country.

 

[Waquoit]

I said something similar a few weeks ago when news of the ACC "Magnificent 7" broke.

I still laugh that they called the group that didn't include BCU, Cuse and Pitt "The Magnificent 7." Kinda lets them know their place.

 

[storrsroars]

If the P2 were to come calling (extremely unlikely) being in the Big XII wouldn’t be a blocker. Being the best in a different top three basketball conference while being credible in football within a P5/P4 league would also be an easier platform to make that leap from.

Of course somehow UConn has to get to that platform first.

That's all fine and good and I don't see a path to a big 2 anyway. I was simply responding to the idea that having the B12 go from 12 to 16 to 20 to however massive it can be actually contributes to UConn's share of the pie once it becomes a B12 member. That would defy every economic theory I can think of.

 

[Drew]

Can someone explain to me who this is? Feels very non-Key to me but maybe I just don’t know

 

[CL82]

That's all fine and good and I don't see a path to a big 2 anyway. I was simply responding to the idea that having the B12 go from 12 to 16 to 20 to however massive it can be actually contributes to UConn's share of the pie once it becomes a B12 member. That would defy every economic theory I can think of.

I guess, yet it seems consistent with the concept of market share and the economic bargaining power of those who control a significant portion of a given market.

 

[Durks07]

Can someone explain to me who this is? Feels very non-Key to me but maybe I just don’t know

He has a twitter account that provides "insider" scoops on college basketball, primarily for coaching moves, and transfer portal stuff.

I'm not saying he is right on this, but he is right often enough that I would not dismiss this as pure nonsense (especially with other media people, e.g., Aaron Torres, saying similar stuff).

 

[Chin Diesel]

Feels like a lifeboat actually. One that keeps all sports alive and forms the top basketball conference in the country.

Any port in a storm. Or, when a storm is brewing.

 

[Ha Who]

I said something similar a few weeks ago when news of the ACC "Magnificent 7" broke. I said Pitt and SU should be proactive and join the Mag 7 to disolve the ACC and join the Big12 to form an eastern/rust belt block with UConn, SU, Pitt and Cincy. That would also freeze out BCU.

I could equally be okay with Big12 wanting the Boston area for travel instead of Syracuse area for travel and have Pitt and BCU join UConn and Cincy and freeze out 'scuse.

Let’s get invited first. Too much can happen with rule 1 if we take this avenue

 

[Husky15]

Can someone explain to me who this is? Feels very non-Key to me but maybe I just don’t know

He’s been one of the most accurate college basketball coaching change / transfer “insiders”. Believed to be a burner account of one of the major media reporters. Either way very plugged in to CBB.

 

[Stinger92860]

If we want UConn to get a big annual payday, why would we want to split the prize with more and more schools, especially if not in one of the big 2 conferences? There will be a limit on how big of a media deal can be reached by the B12 regardless of how big it might grow, and adding more schools simply dilutes any impact and benefit of moving there. I'm dubious as to whether these last four B12 additions even help the B12's standing vis a vis media $.

My hope is still that there's another solution that works both financially and geographically. I have no idea what that is, but I like having rivalries.

How about the Ivy League and we get paid in endowment money? Not likely, huh? There is the CAA.