We don't have a DC because Mora fell out with his choice and then felt he could handle it. The money was there as soon as Spanos got a new job. Our facilities are far from decrepit, they are P5 level. Heck a lot of P5 schools don't have indoor facilities.
Most of the big 10 games will be on the big ten network. The big 12 games they got will replace the PAC 12 games they are losing. Fox still needs the big east to fill their early slots.
I have gone through the math multiple times on here, but it just doesn't sink in. The vast majority of Big 10, SEC, and ACC basketball games are shown on their conference networks. I have gone through all of the conferences and FOX lost the Pac 12 and will gain some Big 12 (# of games not determined yet) and if they lost BE basketball content it would create a big hole in their college basketball content. FOX has 1 potential conference tournament for the rest of this decade, the Big East.
there is some irony that the series named after Gavitt cancelled as a casualty of the "progress" of college football being that he is one of the architects of eastern football's failure.
You are correct with your assessment on football and money. However, there is absolutely going to be a connection between football and basketball in the new College Sport world that will emerge in the next year or so. If UConn won't invest the money for football, they can kiss their bball good bye as well. This is the part that this school and fanbase can't/doesn't want to accept. Winning is amazing now, but when the rug is pulled out from under you because you let your FB team rot on the vine, reality is going to suck when you're left with the have nots and our current glory is history and memories.
100% People just don't understand.
I think people understand just fine. What they don’t understand is how $1, 5 or 25 million more of deficit spending for football can be found in the couch cushions - and how that even gets you better results. Especially without a conference or natural rivalries. That money is being taken from somewhere or being charged to students and families. They have cut sports and are hitting up basketball fans to make it work now that men’s bb is back to greatness. Bodies in the seats and NIL money will have to come from individuals most invested in football and the overall health of the athletic program - clearly there’s a connection. Time will tell if there are enough of us. That is what makes this season a killer. And the urgency greater.
Its funny in this sense…the P4 doesn’t care.
Football is the largest potential incremental revenue generator for the AD and, you need to invest to improve the program and increase the revenues. Look at men's basketball. When they hired Hurley, they paid him about $2.8 million per year as they went after a proven successful coach. That is called investment in the program. They didn't say, Hurley, we will pay you $1.5 million and then we will pay you more when you win. The investment in the basketball program has paid off with a championship, higher attendance, and more donations. And, now Hurley makes $6 million.
We are lost. People aren’t understanding NIL. Even small fbs programs have figured this out.
After winning a national championship. Personally, I would be in favor of paying Jim Mora $6 million a year if he wins a national championship.
The boneyard is not reality. The school has figured out NIL a long time ago
I understand all that completely. This is more of a response to the knee-jerkers who complain about “state support” of football and/or the AD finding more money for coaches, staff, stadiums, etc. Football is a never-ending arms race & at some point it has to win and build upon its own success. I’m still willing to be a tiny part of the road forward, but to ask the taxpayer or students/parents for more “because football drives the bus” gets old.
Fanbase doesn’t get it.
I think many do. I think the biggest problem for UConn with NIL is leadership. Until Mora spoke up, there was very little leadership to help the fan base understand NIL and why it is important. If UConn had an athletics booster club, there would be a natural group that raises money for athletics and they could have provided leadership and marketing for setting up an NIL collective.
Make the case against the profligate build, sure. Crapping on the sport - especially when we’ve been good with poor facilities (this goes for several non-revenue sports) - is where we’ll part ways. There is a more direct line for a good facility and winning hockey (and I’m not invested in hockey) than taking that money (however that would work) and putting it into football infrastructure, such as coaches and staff. The track record on salary to performance for football assistants is not great, as has been bandied about ad nauseum this season. I think the case has been made for going 6-6 this year with the resources we have. And putting that 70 mil into The Rent or and other bricks & mortar doesn’t get you a win moving forward. The road forward is stable AD/state support and NIL. We don’t have to beggar other winning programs any more than we historically have.
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Uh, duh, he was making a joke.