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Heard tramel on college sports radio today. Supposed talk about Gonzaga and UConn but only talked about UConn. Exaggerated the negatives and the positives about UConn were met with “yeah, but…”
Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.
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We saw how valuable the known brands are with the Big East name that has UConn basketball fans pretending it’s still 1998. If the league rebranded as the “Catholic 7” after they broke off, nobody would want to be in that conference. That’s why these conferences will never change names.
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I'd love to know what we did to him. Is he that mad that we played Oklahoma in the fiesta bowl? I love how that gets held against us somehow. Like we forced our way into the game.
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We did nothing to him. He’s a Syracuse grad and doesn’t want us to be in a better position than his alma mater.
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Syracuse fans say we have nothing to offer a conference, so that makes a lot of sense. There’s always a good explanation.
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I will, if you can find me one of the school that the women's basketball coach has won 11 national championships.
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He’s an Oklahoma University Grad… born, raised and still lives there. You’re thinking of Pete Thamel.
On a mission for somebody. The only negative is adding UConn makes Kansas and Baylor the second and third best BB teams in conference, and it will only take about 3 years for FB to be in the top half of the conference.
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Why is this key?
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So in the last week ND gets into the AAU and is hiring a TV guy as their new AD? I'm sure just a coincidence.
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Trammel is from a portion of the country that disdains the northeast. They would just as soon never even think about New York and the northeast.
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I believe that Pete is the former head of the PGA of America.
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His hiring is to ensure they get the highest amount NBC is willing to pay on the next contract or two.
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AAU is not something that is done to get into the big 10. It is prestigious enough to want to be in it without any consideration of athletics.
"Each of us will make our own independent analysis," Robbins said at the Future of College Athletics Summit hosted here by the University of Arizona. "My prediction is that we're all going to stay together as a Pac-12. There's 10 of us right now. I'm hopeful that the deal is going to be good enough to keep us together."
Robbins said he hasn't recently been in touch with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, but he "continues to talk to everyone" in the realignment space.
He did provide some clarity on any potential move, noting Arizona has the freedom to make a conference move agnostic of what in-state partner Arizona State decides. He cast that notion of a split as unlikely, however, considering his relationship with Arizona State president Michael Crow.
"We don't have to do the same thing," Robbins said. "But President Crow and I are very, very tight. I think it'd be unlikely that we'd be split up."
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Robbins said he hasn't recently been in touch with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, but he "continues to talk to everyone" in the realignment space.
He did provide some clarity on any potential move, noting Arizona has the freedom to make a conference move agnostic of what in-state partner Arizona State decides. He cast that notion of a split as unlikely, however, considering his relationship with Arizona State president Michael Crow.
"We don't have to do the same thing," Robbins said. "But President Crow and I are very, very tight. I think it'd be unlikely that we'd be split up."
Pac-12 schools still waiting on expected TV deal
Pac-12 universities continue to wait for numbers tied to a new TV deal, which is expected "soon," before making decisions concerning possible moves.
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FWIW - a Greenwich guy.... attended Brunswick and currently sits on their board. I believe NBCsports presence in Stamford is almost entirely attributable to his locational preferences.
Does this mean anything for UConn? IDK - probably not- other than he ought to be pretty familiar with what is going on here should that ever have relevance.
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UConn baseball gladly play their early season games in Mexico. Lol
I just really think if CU jumps, they’ll add CU and AZ, call that the replacement to OU/TX and close the door for a couple more years."Each of us will make our own independent analysis," Robbins said at the Future of College Athletics Summit hosted here by the University of Arizona. "My prediction is that we're all going to stay together as a Pac-12. There's 10 of us right now. I'm hopeful that the deal is going to be good enough to keep us together."
Robbins said he hasn't recently been in touch with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, but he "continues to talk to everyone" in the realignment space.
He did provide some clarity on any potential move, noting Arizona has the freedom to make a conference move agnostic of what in-state partner Arizona State decides. He cast that notion of a split as unlikely, however, considering his relationship with Arizona State president Michael Crow.
"We don't have to do the same thing," Robbins said. "But President Crow and I are very, very tight. I think it'd be unlikely that we'd be split up."
Pac-12 schools still waiting on expected TV deal
Pac-12 universities continue to wait for numbers tied to a new TV deal, which is expected "soon," before making decisions concerning possible moves.
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I didn't think it was quite that simple, but that wouldn't be surprising. As I've been saying, we're going to end up dealing with many similar attitudes if we join the conference.
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Yormark; innovative genius? Or out of his mind. I appreciate his creativity and bold moves. If he somehow gets UConn into the Big 12, he deserves a honorary doctorate degree.
Well, Syracuse certainly knows all about having nothing to offer to a conference...
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Wait, first UConn recruits an excellent young player named Solo Ball. Then there's news that the Big 12 is interested in the UConn. Then there is news that the Big 12 will be playing some games in Mexico....
Anyone else seeing Senhor Testaculo's influence here?
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