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

[Jarhead_1775]

There you have it. UConn will be added at a reduced rate. It’s a compromise that will make everyone happy. Yormack will win, the football heavy schools can jus

want to bet?

No betting. Right, @superjohn and @shizzle787 ?

 

[Punkbo]

I’m loving this. This is so much fun. And there are about 12 different threads to follow which keeps me from doing any actual work today. Just remember, UConn is an academic institution. Academics are clearly the top priority.

 

[GoKU]

Unless the Arizona schools join. Then the Big 12 goes to 16.

 

[aburks41]

Lol. It's over

 

[LetsGoUC]

this is gonna hurt so bad

 

[noeynox]

No betting. Right, @superjohn and @shizzle787 ?

Yooooooo.....

 

[GoKU]

this is gonna hurt so bad

You are getting in. Yormark is getting you in.

 

[JMick]

this is gonna hurt so bad

At some point it just becomes embarrassing.

 

[Dooooooomed]

IMO Heather Dinich's credibility took a hit after she was so easily duped by Kirk Shultz.

 

[noeynox]

At some point it just becomes embarrassing.

Eh, every school not in the P5 wishes their school was generating the type of buzz we are getting. Its like the lotto. You cant win if you dont play.

 

[jostar1]

The story does mention a reduced rate for G5 schools:

"As for television payouts, Colorado is expected to join the Big 12 at a pro rata basis, which is an average of $31.7 million in television revenue over the course of the league's new deal starting in 2025. Additional schools coming in at that rate would require some additional conversation, as Power 5 schools are expected to be pro rata -- assuming Fox and ESPN agree on that. For schools such as UConn and San Diego State, the tenor of that television payout conversation is expected to be different."

 

[WestCoastHusky]

You are getting in. Yormark is getting you in.

He is doing so many great things for the B12, and I do believe he will get us in. On face value alone, UCONN is a state flagship university that still holds a ton of value with school presidents. If B12 can add UCONN, Arizona, Colorado, and ASU, it would be a huge win for the conference.

 

[shizzle787]

The story does mention a reduced rate for G5 schools:

"As for television payouts, Colorado is expected to join the Big 12 at a pro rata basis, which is an average of $31.7 million in television revenue over the course of the league's new deal starting in 2025. Additional schools coming in at that rate would require some additional conversation, as Power 5 schools are expected to be pro rata -- assuming Fox and ESPN agree on that. For schools such as UConn and San Diego State, the tenor of that television payout conversation is expected to be different."

I would take 20 million per year for the contract if it got us in.

 

[CL82]

I would take 20 million per year for the contract if it got us in.

Perhaps, but that certainly wouldn't be my opening position.

 

[noeynox]

Perhaps, but that certainly wouldn't be my opening position.

I trust Benedict and Maric to not negotiate themselves out of an invite. Ill leave it that.

 

[djct1999]

Lol. It's over

UConn was always partnered w Colorado. If Arizona says yes, they will poach another pac 12 school to get to 16. To me, this reads that Arizona isn’t ready to commit.

 

[shizzle787]

Perhaps, but that certainly wouldn't be my opening position.

That's about what we are actually worth. If another G5 school gets in ahead of us, the entire upper administration in the school and AD needs to be let go. If Arizona beats us to the punch, it is what it is. If Memphis, SDSU, or USF do, heads need to roll.

 

[UConn Dan]

The story does mention a reduced rate for G5 schools:

"As for television payouts, Colorado is expected to join the Big 12 at a pro rata basis, which is an average of $31.7 million in television revenue over the course of the league's new deal starting in 2025. Additional schools coming in at that rate would require some additional conversation, as Power 5 schools are expected to be pro rata -- assuming Fox and ESPN agree on that. For schools such as UConn and San Diego State, the tenor of that television payout conversation is expected to be different."

The fact that “San Diego State“ is referenced means this person knows nothing about nothing and is speculating.

 

[jostar1]

The fact that “San Diego State“ is referenced means this person knows nothing about nothing and is speculating.

The story was written by Pete Thamel. I agree about him mentioning SDSU. I thought that was strange.

 

[GG]

The story was written by Pete Thamel. I agree about him mentioning SDSU. I thought that was strange.

Is he referring to SDSU bc it may join the PAC?

 

[jostar1]

Is he referring to SDSU bc it may join the PAC?

I guess it could be, but the paragraph was about the Big 12.

 

[gsmooth]

This is basically the last thing anyone should want to hear. How many times has the school thought we were finally getting the invite we've been waiting for?

This just feels like deja vu

that's been my mantra the whole time. I don't mind people posting their predictions or what conversations they have had with insiders, in fact I welcome it, but I always read them with a lot salt. People and websites can quantify that UConn has a 90% chance of being invited into the Big 12, blah, blah, blah. Until the formal invite is official nothing else matters or is certain.

The most certain thing is uncertainty in conference realignment.

 

[shizzle787]

I guess it could be, but the paragraph was about the Big 12.

SDSU is going to the Pac-12. They will go to court with the MW to get a lesser amount.

 

[Waquoit]

Any reduced rate will be temporary. How about a clause that says the full rate is accelerated if UConn goes .500 in B12 football. Winning half our conference games would say we arrived.

 

[businesslawyer]

I view this (if it does in fact happen) as a protective move for the future of the AD. Simply put being in an AQ football league and being on the right side of a basketball tournament split ensures our future survival.

Even if the money was slightly more even I'd just assume staying in the Big East and football Indy, but I'm not confident something seismic won't happen in the landscape. If and when it does we can't afford to be relegated to D2 status.

Well said.