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

[noeynox]

Yep. Fans of UConn and USF really deserve a break when they complain about playing a no name schedule. We were in a BCS league. We aren't crying over spilled milk. Our programs got crushed.

100 percent this. Only thing more damaging to a program is something like SMU's death penalty.

 

[UConnJim]

Neither of these companies are innocent but I don't see how charter wins this one unless they decide they don't want to carry sports anymore. I'm giving it another week and then I'll just be cancelling cable again and going back to YTTV. They just got me back by offering a crazy deal (that I'm sure many others got too) and now they're going to shed subscribers

70% to 80% of the cable bundle customers don't watch ESPN so why should they subsidize sports? Last weekend, I was able to watch the college football games on NBC/CBS/CBSSN/ABC/PAC12N/FOX/FS1/BTN on Spectrum and only really couldn't watch the Duke/Clemson game. I could watch the ESPN+ games. Sports channels are the most costly on the bundle and the cable companies and most customers would prefer to purchase the channels individually.

The battle Charter is having is the same battle that the all of the cable providers have had or will have in the future.

 

[metsfan2323]

I will say it again and again. We need to try to schedule six P5 home and home series and avoid if at all possible MAC, CUSA, or Sun Belt teams. It is difficult but not impossible. We already play four P5 teams a year. We can squeeze in two more.

Our schedules for 2024-2028 are coming along, but for 2029 forward, they need to look something like this:

1. @ NC State
2. Duke
3. Syracuse
4. @ Virginia
5. Indiana
6. USF
7. @ Temple
8. @ Wyoming
9. Rice
10. UMass
11. @ BC
12. Holy Cross

It is doable. The first five weeks of the season are when P5 schools will schedule us and we can get BC to play us during their rivalry week.

Sure, lets create a schedule that is so difficult that a good season is 4 wins. Lets tie that anchor around the program.

We need to play more G5 teams and those G5 games would be far more interesting if they were conference games.

Our fanbase is obviously in need of a serious reality check. BTW if only P4 games turn you on then go root for another team. You are a fake UConn football fan.

Here is reality, the Boneyard was dead the week leading up to the Michigan game last year and far more energized by our win versus FIU.

 

[JohnFSilver]

70% to 80% of the cable bundle customers don't watch ESPN so why should they subsidize sports? Last weekend, I was able to watch the college football games on NBC/CBS/CBSSN/ABC/PAC12N/FOX/FS1/BTN on Spectrum and only really couldn't watch the Duke/Clemson game. I could watch the ESPN+ games. Sports channels are the most costly on the bundle and the cable companies and most customers would prefer to purchase the channels individually.

The battle Charter is having is the same battle that the all of the cable providers have had or will have in the future.

Charter is getting out of video business.

I read in SBJ they actually would prefer to exit video delivery and concentrate on internet.

 

[RioDog]

Sure, lets create a schedule that is so difficult that a good season is 4 wins. Lets tie that anchor around the program.

We need to play more G5 teams and those G5 games would be far more interesting if they were conference games.

Our fanbase is obviously in need of a serious reality check.

Hunh- I can only think of three groups of stakeholders who wouldn't agree with you-

Recruits, coaches, and fans.

Yawner wins count for nothing. Can't get quality wins if you don't play the games. If we're not building to be able to consistently beat middlin' P-whatevers why are we bothering?

 

[noeynox]

Charter is getting out of video business.

I read in SBJ they actually would prefer to exit video delivery and concentrate on internet.

I have had go net speed and you tube tv, for what will be a year this month. The savings and combo can't be beat. No house phone was the sacrifice.

 

[shizzle787]

Sure, lets create a schedule that is so difficult that a good season is 4 wins. Lets tie that anchor around the program.

We need to play more G5 teams and those G5 games would be far more interesting if they were conference games.

Our fanbase is obviously in need of a serious reality check. BTW if if only P4 games turn you on then go root for another team. You are a fake UConn football fan.

Here is reality, the Boneyard was dead the week leading up to the Michigan game last year and far more energized by our win versus FIU.

Here is reality: 15,000 people showed up to the Liberty game that clinched our bowl status. Connecticut residents don't care about MAC, CUSA, or Sun Belt opponents. If it is a P4 opponent, a service academy, or select MW or AAC programs, you will get a crowd.

Playing even more G5 teams (that are NOT our peers) that nobody has heard of is a sure fire way to kill the growing fanbase. Simple question: how many people show up if UConn plays FIU to open the season instead of NC State? It's nowhere near 36k.

 

[JMick]

70% to 80% of the cable bundle customers don't watch ESPN so why should they subsidize sports? Last weekend, I was able to watch the college football games on NBC/CBS/CBSSN/ABC/PAC12N/FOX/FS1/BTN on Spectrum and only really couldn't watch the Duke/Clemson game. I could watch the ESPN+ games. Sports channels are the most costly on the bundle and the cable companies and most customers would prefer to purchase the channels individually.

The battle Charter is having is the same battle that the all of the cable providers have had or will have in the future.

20-30% means nothing to me without context. What are other channels and groups of channels at? 20-30% could be the biggest piece of the pie or a small section depending on how well others do.

 

[Urcea]

Here is reality: 15,000 people showed up to the Liberty game that clinched our bowl status.

I hate this stat. It's not reality. A shell-shocked fanbase after ten years of perennial losers not showing up due to what was supposed to be hurricane-like conditions is not necessarily an end-all, be-all "reality"

 

[JMick]

Charter is getting out of video business.

I read in SBJ they actually would prefer to exit video delivery and concentrate on internet.

They'll have to because as much as I hate cable companies they are getting screwed by direct to consumer options. It's their own fault due to past action/inaction but that doesn't help the people in charge now.

Charter actually has a point for it's customers when it comes to this showdown. Why should I pay for cable that has ESPN and their networks, and not received ESPN+? Why am I paying twice for ESPN if I have + and getting my content divided between two methods of viewing? Either let me sign up online for ESPN and get all of its offerings, or let me pay for it through cable and get all of their offerings. They're double dipping big time.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I hate this stat. It's not reality. A shell-shocked fanbase after ten years of perennial losers not showing up due to what was supposed to be hurricane-like conditions is not necessarily an end-all, be-all "reality"

I was at game. Thought there more than 15000

I get that announced that isn’t great.

Issue is UConn football has to have names. You can’t bring top 25 Liberty and expect fans here to be motivated. They would rather see UConn /temple.

I would say 25k for next week and 30k agaisnt duke.

That is tickets out. Distributed means sold, bartered, charged off. As long as ad department is getting money for ticket, why care if people go.

Ignore tickets scanned number. It is an incorrect number, by admission, of CRDA. A minimum of 1000 tickets a game aren’t scanned, and I suspect the more the fans come in the highest percentage of unscanned tickets happen.

That number is useful as a Minimum number, but to think it is accurate is wrong as well.

 

[metsfan2323]

Yawner wins count for nothing.

Nope, Tulane made it to the Cotton Bowl with a bunch of "yawner wins" and finished the season ranked. Wins are the only thing that counts.

Losses against Power teams count for nothing. (actually they are net negative)

You perfectly illustrate my point about the fanbase needing a reality check.

 

[shizzle787]

Nope, Tulane made it to the Cotton Bowl with a bunch of "yawner wins" and finished the season ranked. Wins are the only thing that counts.

Losses against Power teams count for nothing. (actually they are net negative)

You perfectly illustrate my point about the fanbase needing a reality check.

Would you rather have the chance to beat P5 opponents or lose to G5 opponents? You are siding with the latter.

 

[metsfan2323]

Would you rather have the chance to beat P5 opponents or lose to G5 opponents? You are siding with the latter.

That's a crap question.

I want to string together a bunch of winning seasons to change the perception of our football team. Even Coastal Carolina has a national cult following from winning so many "yawner" games. I also want UConn to compete for the G5 autobid.

A win this week (if we can get it) against GA State will be far more beneficial to the football program than last week's loss to NC State.

 

[shizzle787]

That's a crap question.

I want to string together a bunch of winning seasons to change the perception of our football team. Even Coastal Carolina has a national cult following from winning so many "yawner" games. I also want UConn to compete for the G5 autobid.

A win this week (if we can get it) against GA State will be far more beneficial to the football program than last week's loss to NC State.

What cult following does Coastal Carolina have? App State you could maybe make a case for and that was because they beat Michigan and since Texas A&M.

Also, if UConn goes 12-0 as an independent with a schedule consisting of 4 P5 schools, they will be one of the seven at-large teams in the new CFP. On top of that, the CFP will likely expand further in the near future.

And my question is a great question: would you rather be considered a CUSA team or an Eastern independent deploying a BYU-esque scheduling philosophy? I’ll take the latter.

Also, the AAC, Sun Belt, and MW won’t take us so our path to the autobid is nonexistent. A MAC or CUSA won’t get in even if undefeated.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[mikeinmanila]

Nice to see that SMU's "death penalty" was ultimately effective in fundamentally changing their behavior.

 

[PaulMec]

Yeah I'm basically done with baseball since Manfred is ruining the sport so I won't miss YES that much. YTTV is perfect for UConn sports at the moment. FS1/2 and CBSSN all in the base package

Same for Hulu.

 

[zls44]

I have had go net speed and you tube tv, for what will be a year this month. The savings and combo can't be beat. No house phone was the sacrifice.

Go NetSpeed is fantastic. Cannot recommend highly enough.

 

[zls44]

Same for Hulu.

Hulu has SNY and YouTube TV doesn’t, which is a big deal for WBB season. Otherwise I’d have gone with YouTube to get the Sunday Ticket discount.

 

[noeynox]

Go NetSpeed is fantastic. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Blew COX out the water at a fraction of the price. I actually had T-Mobile home internet for a while but that was too spotty.

 

[uconnyankee]

Sure, lets create a schedule that is so difficult that a good season is 4 wins. Lets tie that anchor around the program.

We need to play more G5 teams and those G5 games would be far more interesting if they were conference games.

Our fanbase is obviously in need of a serious reality check. BTW if only P4 games turn you on then go root for another team. You are a fake UConn football fan.

Here is reality, the Boneyard was dead the week leading up to the Michigan game last year and far more energized by our win versus FIU.

It’s a balance. As the program gets better we’ll get better opponents.
I think everyone would like to see P4 programs come to the tent. That will come in time if we continue on this path.

Nothing wrong getting mid tier P4 and top G5 programs.

 

[uconnyankee]

Yep. But everyone keep saying SMU is coming out ahead

 

[KryHavok]

Was listening to WFAN on the drive home as they were talking about Spectrum and ESPN. Apparently YouTube TV doesn’t have MSG, SNY, YES…that’s a lot of lost local coverage for someone who wants to switch.

 

[shizzle787]

Was listening to WFAN on the drive home as they were talking about Spectrum and ESPN. Apparently YouTube TV doesn’t have MSG, SNY, YES…that’s a lot of lost local coverage for someone who wants to switch.

If you are over 50, it doesn’t make sense to cut the cord. People in their 30s don’t really care for baseball though so being without NESN, SNY, and YES isn’t a big deal.