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

[drayenob]

I'm currently on vacation and have been going to my computer every free minute i have haah

In Hyannis, sitting outside, sipping a beer, reading the boneyard.

 

[CL82]

GOKU was adamant that it was UConn, ASU and Arizona with Colorado and said he was going silent until Friday. If he is wrong then he will come back to own up. But honestly, I do not doubt he was in the know for some things...I was hearing the same... just a lot has changed that I dont think even Yormark anticipated. Many more options are opening up... no need to force prior plans now.

From whom were you hearing these things?

 

[greenday61892]

It should be on Depot Campus.

GOD no, my understanding is that building would need extensive remodeling to even be a lateral move.

 

[Big Loubowski]

Sounds like that is where things are as of Wednesday afternoon.

Big Ten examining potential additions of Oregon, Washington, California and Stanford to conference

The Big Ten is taking a preliminary look at further expansion amid growing uncertainty on the West Coast

www.cbssports.com

Not necessarily. We probably will backfill what is left of the ACC. It is not crazy to think that the old Big East football schools end up
in the same conference somehow.

 

[huskymedic]

The squeeze continues…

 

[Forte]

Wait BIG12 realignment is still a thing?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[greenday61892]

This is the beginning of the end for CFB. The B1G goes to 20 so the SEC needs to keep up. They have 16 so they need 4 more. They go to the ACC and take their prize desire of UVA, UNC, and then maybe Clemson and FSU but not sure they really care because they already have a school in each of those states. Now the ACC backfills with UConn and.....umm..... The PAC is gone, Oregon St and Wazu go to the MWC and the Big 12 just fights for survival. Maybe the SEC takes UVA and UNC from the ACC and two from the Big 12? Who knows.

All I know is that this will kill one conference entirely and gut the ACC.

Oh and CR #1 occurs and UConn is still on the outside looking in.....

That is a hell of a lot of "and then.... and then.... and then...." chill out

 

[huskymedic]

 

[upstater]

The squeeze continues…

In fairness, he's been saying this for many many years. I don't even know if it's the same guy. But each FSU Pres. openly says "Woe is me" to the media about the ACC. It's a regular thing, and nothing ever happens.

When they say. "Trust us, we can get out of the GOR," they're really saying, "ACC, you better make a deal with us, or else." And yet... nothing ever happens.

 

[NH Husky]

I've posted on two conferences as well.

SEC and B1G. 40 teams each. Four divisions of 10.

ESPN will have SEC properties and B1G will be FOX.

It would be more lime NFL with NFC amd AFC.

Alternate which side televises the championship.

I agree it looks like it’s heading this way. But I think this is the next step in college football splitting away from NCAA. And I think they’d be making a major mistake.

I just don’t think it will work. Not enough content. They’d be walking away from a ton of viewing eyeballs. And the vast majority of other college fans would loose interest. If these teams are playing each other and there’s nothing at stake for their team, why would they care?

 

[Double Jay]

Yormark would take UConn. Public opinion would be Utah but we’ll see who makes the call

Commissioners rarely make the call when it comes to expansion. Tv networks and university presidents make that call.

 

[CL82]

The squeeze continues…

 

[History Geek]

GoKU's exact quote:

This is my last post till this is all done, which should be by Friday or early next week. I stand by what I posted. There will be 16 teams, Colorado Arizona UConn and ASU. If I'm wrong, I will be back here to own it.

Post 14177 in this thread if anyone needs confirmation.

Wow I’ve read a lot of posts since then in a relatively short amount of time.

 

[GoConn]

 

[ctchamps]

The B1G long patient game seems to be coming together ....rather stunning.

So now we add a new wrinkle to realignment. Education vs. athletics. Academic cooperation vs. athletic competition. In a universe of sanity getting Cal and Stanford would be the priority if indeed conference mates tend to support one another in academics as well as athletics as has been the supposed situation in the BIG.

If that’s not true the media has no opposition. But if true you would think the presidents would win.

 

[huskymedic]

-> Would UConn make an immediate football splash? Of course not. But Yormark doesn’t need UConn football to be great. He doesn’t even need the Huskies to be competitive week in and week out sooner than is realistic.

He just needs UConn football to continue on a certain path. UConn, Yormark believes, has the right coach in place in Mora, who led the Huskies to a 6-7 record and a bowl appearance in 2022. Attendance at Rentschler Field increased. UConn is at least functional for the first time in a long time. The Huskies are recruiting better players out of high schools and out of the transfer portal, plucking some from Power Five programs.

There are major strides remaining for the program to make, of course. But any goals associated with Mora’s next phase of the project would be more accessible under the Big 12 umbrella and with that Power Five moniker attached to the program. Houston, Cincinnati and Central Florida – three of four new additions to the Big 12, with BYU – have seen upticks in recruiting prowess. Wouldn’t UConn expect the same transformational impact and expect to function at a much higher capacity within a few years? <-

Access <<

 

[upstater]

These people are crazy. If you can't leave now, and have to wait until 2036, then why bother saying it now?

Do you like less money than you're getting now?

Boyfriend to girlfriend, "I'm not going to leave you now, but in a couple of years, I'm definitely out the door!"

 

[Khal Drogo]

And to stay on point, E.O. Smith serves Ashford and Willington too. The school should be north of the UConn campus, perhaps off Route 44. Move it and let Storrs Center grow.

Let them home school

 

[hoopsfan22]

Jeez isn't that the same kind of talk that got SDSU into their little mess in June?

 

[JeepCSC]

FSU could leave. But just to note the entire cottage industry of WV realignment insiders was built on FSU institutional angst last decade.

 

[crazyUCfan23]

In Hyannis, sitting outside, sipping a beer, reading the boneyard.

I'm in Myrtle Beach doing the same exact thing! aha

 

[TMB4405]

I hate FSU. I mean in the last 8 years before last year they have been terrible. So full of themselves.

 

[UConn Dan]

-> Would UConn make an immediate football splash? Of course not. But Yormark doesn’t need UConn football to be great. He doesn’t even need the Huskies to be competitive week in and week out sooner than is realistic.

He just needs UConn football to continue on a certain path. UConn, Yormark believes, has the right coach in place in Mora, who led the Huskies to a 6-7 record and a bowl appearance in 2022. Attendance at Rentschler Field increased. UConn is at least functional for the first time in a long time. The Huskies are recruiting better players out of high schools and out of the transfer portal, plucking some from Power Five programs.

There are major strides remaining for the program to make, of course. But any goals associated with Mora’s next phase of the project would be more accessible under the Big 12 umbrella and with that Power Five moniker attached to the program. Houston, Cincinnati and Central Florida – three of four new additions to the Big 12, with BYU – have seen upticks in recruiting prowess. Wouldn’t UConn expect the same transformational impact and expect to function at a much higher capacity within a few years? <-


Access <<

That’s a breath of fresh air!!!

In the meantime, sources say, Yormark thinks UConn’s addition would make the Big 12 a more enticing landing spot for programs on the move in coming years. The ACC, for instance,

 

[UConn Dan]

-> Would UConn make an immediate football splash? Of course not. But Yormark doesn’t need UConn football to be great. He doesn’t even need the Huskies to be competitive week in and week out sooner than is realistic.

He just needs UConn football to continue on a certain path. UConn, Yormark believes, has the right coach in place in Mora, who led the Huskies to a 6-7 record and a bowl appearance in 2022. Attendance at Rentschler Field increased. UConn is at least functional for the first time in a long time. The Huskies are recruiting better players out of high schools and out of the transfer portal, plucking some from Power Five programs.

There are major strides remaining for the program to make, of course. But any goals associated with Mora’s next phase of the project would be more accessible under the Big 12 umbrella and with that Power Five moniker attached to the program. Houston, Cincinnati and Central Florida – three of four new additions to the Big 12, with BYU – have seen upticks in recruiting prowess. Wouldn’t UConn expect the same transformational impact and expect to function at a much higher capacity within a few years? <-


Access <<

It sounds as if Yormark in the midst of a similar process. He’s set on UConn. He’s hoping others with a say in the Big 12’s future have a transition of thought and see UConn as the best partner for years to come.