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

[Bongo Fury]

He had Locksley as OC at MD. Probably not by choice. If you had Diaco defense with Lashlee offense, likely would have been more successful even with the players at the time. Is RE the only coach to leave by choice? Would have been decent of him and respectful of him to say goodbye but he was hired away which says something.

 

[JeepCSC]

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.

I don’t think basketball is that undervalued as far as tv goes. There are only a handful of non-March basketball games that even approach an average football game in viewership. It’s not really an additive thing. 10 100k watched games is not as valuable as 1 million viewers for a single game.

It’s the NCAA tournament however that is undervalued. Or at least the money is not distributed in a fair way to the schools. Until that puzzle is solved, basketball programs will get the short end of the stick compared to football.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I don’t think basketball is that undervalued as far as tv goes. There are only a handful of non-March basketball games that even approach an average football game in viewership. It’s not really an additive thing. 10 100k watched games is not as valuable as 1 million viewers for a single game.

It’s the NCAA tournament however that is undervalued. Or at least the money is not distributed in a fair way to the schools. Until that puzzle is solved, basketball programs will get the short end of the stick compared to football.

Look at the inventory. It is undervalued. So many games are out there. You got to look at total volume of people.

 

[UConnJim]

Look at the inventory. It is undervalued. So many games are out there. You got to look at total volume of people.

I agree basketball inventory is undervalued, but the real revenue opportunity is to eliminate the cut the NCAA gets from the NCAA Tournament. And, the womens’s tournament is way undervalued and it will probably be sold on its own going forward.

 

[JeepCSC]

Look at the inventory. It is undervalued. So many games are out there. You got to look at total volume of people.

But again, 100k viewerships for ten times is not as valuable as 1-million viewers once. The larger audiences pull in more revenue per ads.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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.

Dude, none of that is obvious at all. We had a horrible stretch with three coaches. But we also jumped straight from FCS to BCS level FBS and won right away. Nobody has ever done that. We fixed the coaching. Football will be fine. We were once top 20 in the country in putting guys in the NFL. Ahead of many SEC and Big XII schools.

Realignment is a long game. UConn may still be in with Colorado or with UA and ASU. I don’t buy reports of Oregon moving, let alone Washington. Let’s wait and let it play out. If not now, chances will come again.

 

[aburks41]

I agree basketball inventory is undervalued, but the real revenue opportunity is to eliminate the cut the NCAA gets from the NCAA Tournament. And, the womens’s tournament is way undervalued and it will probably be sold on its own going forward.

If the NCAA used the CFP instead of March Madness to subsidize the rest of college athletics, we would be the most valuable brand in the country between the men’s and women’s program. I hate when people (generalizing here) say that CFB generates more money than NCAAB because that’s just patently false. CFB generates less revenue, but the conferences keep 100% of it

 

[JeepCSC]

If the NCAA used the CFP instead of March Madness to subsidize the rest of college athletics, we would be the most valuable brand in the country between the men’s and women’s program. I hate when people (generalizing here) say that CFB generates more money than NCAAB because that’s just patently false. CFB generates less revenue, but the conferences keep 100% of it

CFB generates more revenue with less programs involved. Even though the schools are getting screwed with March Madness money, no need to downplay football that much.

 

[Patman]

If the NCAA used the CFP instead of March Madness to subsidize the rest of college athletics, we would be the most valuable brand in the country between the men’s and women’s program. I hate when people (generalizing here) say that CFB generates more money than NCAAB because that’s just patently false. CFB generates less revenue, but the conferences keep 100% of it

You have numbers for this?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Look at the inventory. It is undervalued. So many games are out there. You got to look at total volume of people.

Agree the gap in pay isn’t reflective of the gap in total advertising dollars. They are chasing scarcity. There aren’t enough big football games.

People were stunned at the Big XII deal. It has, honestly, almost no big football games now unless a couple teams really exceed expectations. So what did he sell? Competitive games in football, strong fan bases and huge inventory of big games in basketball. More than any other league. BYU was reportedly quite important as it has a huge base of fans who will probably now follow the league generally (as we do with Big East games).

Colorado captures a top 20 market growing rapidly and a rising hoop team and football team with lots of interest. Both UConn and Arizona fit with what they are selling as a vision. UConn broadens the scope a bit, has more upside and UA is safer. Let’s see what they do.

 

[tcf15]

Colorado doesn’t change Big 12 basketball much. Unless it’s just the first domino

The Buffaloes shouldn't impact the Big 12's reputation as the best conference in college basketball. But they do help stability.

theathletic.com

 

[Ha Who]

 

[ec33]

Colorado doesn’t change Big 12 basketball much. Unless it’s just the first domino

The Buffaloes shouldn't impact the Big 12's reputation as the best conference in college basketball. But they do help stability.

theathletic.com

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The media stories seem to be trending far more positively toward UConn today.

It is almost like they know something.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

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

I think Fox knows that UConn is worth far more than what they are paying for UConn in the BE and, more importantly, that our value is further strengthened by being in the Big12 with other brands/state schools that have larger fan bases than the BE schools. Probably why we heard months ago that both Fox and ESPN approve of UConn even though we're not currently in a P5 conference.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[Bongo Fury]

I used to watch Big(East) Monday on ESPN. If you want me to watch prime BB, UConn better be in that league.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

If the NCAA used the CFP instead of March Madness to subsidize the rest of college athletics, we would be the most valuable brand in the country between the men’s and women’s program. I hate when people (generalizing here) say that CFB generates more money than NCAAB because that’s just patently false. CFB generates less revenue, but the conferences keep 100% of it

If the queen had balls she'd be the king.

 

[upstater]

Colorado doesn’t change Big 12 basketball much. Unless it’s just the first domino

The Buffaloes shouldn't impact the Big 12's reputation as the best conference in college basketball. But they do help stability.

theathletic.com

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Reading this sounds awful.

 

[NH Husky]

If the queen had balls she'd be the king.

Not in today’s world. Now she only has to think she has them.

 

[king conn]

UConn BB is similar to Arizona BB. SMH.

 

[Mister Wonderful]

Thank you for your interest in UConn athletics and conference realignment. You can see yourself out and never come back.

Well done, this surpasses the damage that I did to @kobe

 

[Punkbo]

UConn isn’t. Being used as a prop. These guys aren’t incredible negotiators who put pressure on. Everything we have see. Has been at face value. BY wants UCOnn. Big 12 fans, who have an inferiority complex with SEC, don’t.

I think the closer you are to BY, the more you are accepting of UConn.

As far as next scenario, Arizona is next target. If Arizona comes, they are 14 for obvious reasons. But, I think they need to bring Arizona State. I think UConn is either 14 or 16.

This journalist may need an editor.

 

[giddyup]

This is dumb.

It’s above your pay grade.

 

[greenday61892]

Not in today’s world. Now she only has to think she has them.

Not how that actually works and I think you know that.

 

[GoKU]

Bookies.com now has Arizona Utah and UConn as the favored schools. If I was a betting man, wouldn't put my money on Utah.