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

[Bongo Fury]

Here's a tangle that I just thought about:

Since Fox is only paying up for one more school, knowing it's a Pac12 school, could Yormark be pushing for 16, since he knows Fox is only contractually bound for one more?

In other words, he has ESPN's assurances that they are giving pro rata for many more additions, but Fox has only guaranteed its $11m for one more school.

But if you go to 16, and if one of them is UConn, it makes sense that Fox would then go to $11m for us.

It could be a reason that Yormark is trying to get the ducks in a row.

If Arizona, ASU and UConn are joining, it makes sense to consider ASU the 14th, UConn and Arizona the 15th and 16th

My feelin, I don’t know why, is that Fox values UConn. They already have them with Big East.

 

[The Yakk]

My feelin, I don’t know why, is that Fox values UConn. They already have them with Big East.

They don't have UConn football.

They don't have UConn vs. KU twice a year.

They can lowball the Big East remainders after they move UConn.

It would be a great move for Fox.

 

[CL82]

Sigh. We've been through this so many times ovewr the last 13 years. Fact -- quitting on your team would have been bailing out before the Fiesta Bowl, as a clear majority of coaches bailing out do. He stayed. The fact that he gets more criticism for leaving immediately AFTER the bowl game than coaches get for leaving their teams in the lurch before the bowl game is totally irrational.

Was he a jerk for handling the Todman situation the way he did? That's perfectly rational. But I'm not getting dragged into this again. I've said my piece. People can disagree, attack or whatever.

Lol at opening with a theatrical sigh about a bunch of people disagreeing with you on this.

 

[NH Husky]

I’ve said this for a while. The best situation for us would be a 16 team Big XII adding us, Co, Az, and UNLV from a marketing and hoops standpoint. Plus it would give us a chance to be competitive in football right out of the gate. I’d be seriously down for a weekend in Vegas to watch a UCONN game. If it ends being ASU or Oregon instead, okay, but Vegas still is awesome.
If all this discussion brings us to that end I’m quite and patient to wait it out. If all four come from the PAC that surely means more creative realignments will take place that likely include us.
It also wouldn’t surprise me if BY has an idea of expanding with 8 strong basketball onlies down the road to completely dominate hoops.

 

[jostar1]

Not sure I'm following here.

Isn't it the idea that Fox is already paying for us in the Big East so the additional amount that they would be paying for us in the Big 12 isn't that much. I think someone posted that theory a few pages back.

 

[NH Husky]

My feelin, I don’t know why, is that Fox values UConn. They already have them with Big East.

And would now have the opportunity to spread that value across four time zones

 

[GoKU]

I think you misinterpreted what I meant.
I love our football team. I would kill for UConn to go to the Big XII. But I’m not delusional. It’s painfully obvious that our supposed “in” as Colorado’s partner was a fantasy. And without a Big XII invite we’re not surviving long-term. The university just simply won’t choose to hemorrhage money forever.

Can you wait till Friday before you freak out?

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

Just because odds makers have UConn 5th, certainly doesn't mean the Big 12 does.

If your take pans out, I will take you for a great fishing trip on Long Island Sound aboard the Selena K. Beer and food included. I'll even fillet your fish and bag it up. When the invite comes, you name the beer and your favorite lunch. My first mate is a chef.
Now show me the money. Then let's go fishing. My boat will gassed up and ready.

 

[Vowelguy]

I’ve said this for a while. The best situation for us would be a 16 team Big XII adding us, Co, Az, and UNLV from a marketing and hoops standpoint. .

Lmao. The entire PAC is on the table but the B12 is going to add UNLV.

 

[ZOOCONN]

At the time it seemed like it was Edsall or more Diaco. Not really in my worst case scenario did I expect Edsall to remarkably be worse. Just awful but in retrospect seemed like we were in between a rock in and a hard place.

I don’t think anyone saw edsall be as horrifically bad as he was. I know the bar was low for him but he quite literally could not have been worse

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

I had to take a break today. It's just so much.
Dove into the DVR and re-watched the Liberty game from last year.
Saw my fat arse storming the field.
Might not change jack, but made me happier just the same.

 

[NH Husky]

So many of these “opinions” are base on click-baiting tweeters and fan bases that don’t like us. Like Duke haters. The only fan base that we need to like us is our own because it drives attendance and viewers. Other fan bases trashing us is good, because we keep beating them and they keep coming and hoping to beat us, which won’t happen. Carries over to football, if they can’t beat us in hoops then at least they try to beat us in football. And Mora builds that beast up.
Unless you a scared AD like BCU, you realize rivalries are great for all parties.

 

[Patman]

He’s not dangling UConn and putting us at risk to not get us into the conference. He’s interested in the northeast and basketball and he’s assessed UConn brings both.

Moot point as far as I’m concerned. The situation is fixed and it’s just a matter of finding who is number four to go with Colorado, UConn and Arizona and what order they want to have announced. Their just getting the details completed.

This is the way! I have spoken!

the game has always been that the b12 would take PAC schools first, the delusion was that it was any different from this.

 

[NH Husky]

Lmao. The entire PAC is on the table but the B12 is going to add UNLV.

You seriously don’t see the marketing sense of owning Vegas? Lmao

 

[Bongo Fury]

So many of these “opinions” are base on click-baiting tweeters and fan bases that don’t like us. Like Duke haters. The only fan base that we need to like us is our own because it drives attendance and viewers. Other fan bases trashing us is good, because we keep beating them and they keep coming and hoping to beat us, which won’t happen. Carries over to football, if they can’t beat us in hoops then at least they try to beat us in football. And Mora builds that beast up.
Unless you a scared AD like BCU, you realize rivalries are great for all parties.

Not as hated as Duke but probably not as respected either.

 

[NH Husky]

Not as hated as Duke but probably not as respected either.

No, but getting there

 

[TheDrifter75]

You seriously don’t see the marketing sense of owning Vegas? Lmao

UNLV has done so much with that

 

[NH Husky]

UNLV has done so much with that

And BY identifies himself as finding untapped value.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

You seriously don’t see the marketing sense of owning Vegas? Lmao

UNLV football is not a big draw in Vegas. That town is Golden Knights, Raiders, [ocean-sized gap], UNLV.

 

[NH Husky]

UNLV football is not a big draw in Vegas. That town is Golden Knights, Raiders, [ocean-sized gap], UNLV.

The Knights and raiders are new. And look who UNLV currently plays in the Mountain West.
The draw would be other larger fan bases coming to town to see their team play and enjoy a few nights on the town. Probably wouldn’t be much of a home field advantage for UNLV but would make some green. Why do you think B1G took Rutgers and Maryland?

 

[JohnFSilver]

Here is my thing. UConn FB has 12 dates a year. UConn men and women’s hoops have 70 games a year.

Basketball is massively undervalued in current landscape Of college sports. They don’t get football ratings per game, but they get a lot of eyeballs in volume.

Especially the rising popularity and growth in the women’s game. I think men’s hoops will undergo a resurgence soon and the women’s sports have some of the most popular athletes in the United States. I would say hoops is a bargain for TV executives at this point.

 

[gsmooth]

Coach P and Diaco sucked, killed any momentum the program had. Hiring back the snake was the worst thing the school ever did though. The guy should've been banished after he quit on his players and left in his plane for his dream school. That looked like the school threw in the towel. It's amazing they were able to hire Mora after that. Dave Benedict has done a seriously good job turning things around.

That was such scumbag move by Edsall especially after he made Todman tell everyone in the locker room he was leaving. That aside though, I just hated the hire. I didn't want a retread. I actually thought that Diaco, as bad as he was in his last year, was not going to be fired. I remember thinking Benedict, who was just hired as AD, was going to give some speech to the fans about being patient and trusting the process, blah, blah, blah because money was tight for UConn.

When Benedict fired Diaco I was pleasantly surprised and thought "wow this new guy from Auburn means business and he ain't messing around and he will build UConn football". I remember eagerly waiting anticipating UConn hiring a young, bright, innovative sharp mind with out of the box ideas to bring football back. When I went to ESPN.com months later looking for baseball content I caught the headline on the homepage that UConn hired Edsall. I can't put into enough words how deflating that was-it was a punch to the gut.

I know Benedict got pressure by donors to hire Edsall, according to many on here on the Boneyard, so I don't blame Benedict-I think he is doing a really job.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

That was such scumbag move by Edsall especially after he made Todman tell everyone in the locker room he was leaving. That aside though, I just hated the hire. I didn't want a retread. I actually thought that Diaco, as bad as he was in his last year, was not going to be fired. I remember thinking Benedict, who was just hired as AD, was going to give some speech to the fans about being patient and trusting the process, blah, blah, blah because money was tight for UConn.

When Benedict fired Diaco I was pleasantly surprised and thought "wow this new guy from Auburn means business and he ain't messing around and he will build UConn football". I remember eagerly waiting anticipating UConn hiring a young, bright, innovative sharp mind with out of the box ideas to bring football back. When I went to ESPN.com months later looking for baseball content I caught the headline on the homepage that UConn hired Edsall. I can't put into enough words how deflating that was-it was a punch to the gut.

I know Benedict got pressure by donors to hire Edsall, according to many on here on the Boneyard, so I don't blame Benedict-I think he is doing a really job.

There is no doubt AD Dave for pressured into hiring Edsall. It was one of the worst hires even worse than coach Red Pants. There were so many other options available, but we ended to with Edsall.

I remember feeling sick when I saw that on the news. I tried to accept it at first even though I never liked Edsall 1.0 and his boring ass offense. I was hoping he learned some stuff while at Maryland. I was hoping he learned a new offensive philosophy.

It was obvious after year 1 he was way over his head. UConn should should fired him after year 1 of the second stint.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The Knights and raiders are new. And look who UNLV currently plays in the Mountain West.
The draw would be other larger fan bases coming to town to see their team play and enjoy a few nights on the town. Probably wouldn’t be much of a home field advantage for UNLV but would make some green. Why do you think B1G took Rutgers and Maryland?

The Knights are HUGE in Vegas. The locals absolutely love them, ever since day one. In the original scenario (CU, UConn, UA, UNLV) , selecting UNLV over any one of ASU, Utah, Oregon, Washington, or SDSU, unless every single one declined, would be malpractice by BY.

UNLV is absolutely not comparable to Rutgers or Maryland.

 

[Durks07]

Honestly this entire section of the BY should be shut down. We’ve talked ourselves into a wild scenario that’s clearly never going to happen. I give our football team 3-5 more years before they kill it.