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

[ZooCougar]

My simple reading:

1. The Apple money plus the CFP money divided by fewer members is as good, and maybe better, than the B12 money.

2. But being on Apple may be horrible for recruiting.

3. The chances of the P12 blowing up by 2031 are the same as the chances of the B12 receiving a much reduced rate in 2031.

Conclusion: Confusion.

I’m wondering if Stanford made a call across town saying “Please Save Us” and they upped the deal.

The initial offer was $24.5M.

 

[The Yakk]

It’s not that we lack value.

Killing another conference is more valuable than what we have to offer though.

The PAC9 will be killed just as dead if the BigXII takes us and hangs Utah out to dry.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Are Cal and Stanford really enough to keep the rest of the Pac schools from jumping? Do these schools really like being peered with them that much?

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Fox unwilling to pay $100M each for Oregon and Washington might have saved the day. However, things can change in a sec so who knows. Until PAC GOR is signed, it is just all talk and rumors.

 

[upstater]

agree on 1 and 3. 2. should read: oregon trying hard to get better deal from apple and remaining pac 9 schools 4. the big 10 wants oregon and washington on their terms. why would they ever outbid themsevles at this point in time.

I'm a little surprised the B1G didn't pull the trigger. Oregon and Washington should pay for themselves.

This makes me think there really is something to the idea that USC/UCLA are blackballing them.

 

[ZooCougar]

The PAC9 will be killed just as dead if the BigXII takes us and hangs Utah out to dry.

Why? If the 4 Corners stay, and Oregon and Wash do then they will be fine.

 

[huskypantz]

Not good enough. Explain how and with whom.

Not sure that we’re in a position to make that kind of demand.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

If you thought the UConn powers have some inside info in terms of what is going on, think again. While we are all looking for info based on twitter sources and online info….looks like AD David Benedict is doing the exact same thing with us. He is currently listening in on a twitter spaces live discussion with Washington and Oregon people about what is going on.

So much for having confidence that our admin has it all under control.

 

[tcf15]

 

[HobokenHusky]

I think the PAC folks just need the money to be at parody. Even if it's slightly less, as a conference they take pride in the academic superiority and west coast alignment. Colorado was never one of them.

PAC sticking together and backfilling with SDSU and us getting added to the B12 makes a lot of sense once you take a step back. The ACC is pretty obviously a ticking time bomb now, so we can create an eastern flank for the conference and they can fill in with the likes of Cuse, Pitt, etc when the times comes.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Well that's not great for the stay together PAC angle.

 

[GG]

Not good enough. Explain how and with whom.

GoKU has been kind enough to share what he or she can. I am not certain we can make demands to disclose additional information. I think we should know soon enough where they’re all of this is really going to happen.

 

[UConn Dan]

If you thought the UConn powers have some inside info in terms of what is going on, think again. While we are all looking for info based on twitter sources and online info….looks like AD David Benedict is doing the exact same thing with us. He is currently listening in on a twitter spaces live discussion with Washington and Oregon people about what is going on.

So much for having confidence that our admin has it all under control.

Yes he was on a CR spaces yesterday too. He might just be listening because he knows we’re a done deal too lol

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[JMick]

Yes he was on a CR spaces yesterday too. He might just be listening because he knows we’re a done deal too lol

It's also possible he listens to see if anything about us leaks out. But I don't think we're a done deal because it'd be known at this point

 

[JMick]

GoKU has been kind enough to share what he or she can.

Why do people assume it's just not a troll? For all we know it's kobe

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Of course. B1G and Fox coming through again to duckk everything up.

 

[upstater]

If you thought the UConn powers have some inside info in terms of what is going on, think again. While we are all looking for info based on twitter sources and online info….looks like AD David Benedict is doing the exact same thing with us. He is currently listening in on a twitter spaces live discussion with Washington and Oregon people about what is going on.

So much for having confidence that our admin has it all under control.

Think what these universities are up against. A lot of them built out facilities on debt, and with the super high interest rates, especially for jumbo loans, you have schools now looking at double interest costs.

The thing is, this stuff isn't usually reported as AD debt or liabilities.

Schools issue bonds for facilities, not ADs (although Florida St is the rare case in which the AD did it). But at Texas and Michigan and most other places, it's the university.

Amazing that the debt service costs are doubling at Oregon.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Ugh if ORWA is leaving it’s all done

 

[Sea Goat]

My dream is any two of Washington, Oregon and Arizona.

What's yours?

I've been on this board for over a decade. We don't have dreams, we have nightmares...

 

[ctchamps]

I've been on this board for over a decade. We don't have dreams, we have nightmares...

Well at least I don't have to worry about two of those three anymore.

 

[UConntLose]

Here is a link to the article I referenced I was working on (it's not the greatest but speed was of more importance here):

Opinion: Correcting the narrative on UConn football

The national perception that the Huskies football program is a laughingstock is flat out wrong

www.ctpost.com

I also got a response from WVU President Gordon Gee - who previously was at Ohio State - to my email saying: "I really appreciate the note you sent to me regarding Huskies football."

Hopefully not too late!

 

[Fishy]

Maybe, maybe not. As much as any school in the country, ASU is dependent on out of state students from one particular state. ASU might be willing to swallow far more than a $10M revenue difference to keep athletics in front of the California public. What is U of A trying to accomplish that is so important that the Trustees would tell ASU's President he doesn't know what is good for his university?

I don't purport to know anything about what is going on in these meetings, but I am not convinced that, if the six northern schools are willing to remain, and SD State would be added, it's in ASU's interests to leave (as an institution -- as an athletic department, maybe a different answer).

It’s in ASU’s interest to leave, so they will.

I'm a little surprised the B1G didn't pull the trigger. Oregon and Washington should pay for themselves.

This makes me think there really is something to the idea that USC/UCLA are blackballing them.

They pulled the trigger.

 

[Rewster]

Not sure that we’re in a position to make that kind of demand.

Came off more harsh than I wanted in retrospect. However just does not seem believable that last night when it seemed to be a done deal with 3 more PAC schools GOKU is crickets. Then word is the deal is falling apart this morning and he/she sounds like there was never any doubt. We should be more discerning than to just defend the person who is telling us all what we want to hear. Hope GOKU right of course but ….