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If we get passed over again im gonna lose it. But I don't think the talks would have gone this far if it's not happening. Sounds like just details to work out.
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Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.
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If we get passed over again im gonna lose it. But I don't think the talks would have gone this far if it's not happening. Sounds like just details to work out.
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The UConn conference realignment saga is a unique one. No one knows this pain like us.
I agree that’s likely done. It sounds like they’ve been countering offers and the latest version of the deal is going to the presidents. I hope they come through
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Very curious what the required "investments" into the football program will be. Part of me hopes Dave got Lamont on board with an on campus stadium to be complete by 2031. If that happens Dave will be the best AD in UConn history
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I doubt its that huge. More likely it is around coaching staff pay and player benefits.
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And it won't be particularly close.
I would see it more as an agreement to expand the Rent to the amount it was designed to. If Big XII teams are coming in and we’re competitive no one is going to complain about it being off campus, let’s just be realistic here.
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If that's the case then it's just a lip service thing for current big 12 fans and ADs/presidents that aren't on board. Can't spend money you don't have yet. Unless we start taking out loans against future media payouts lol
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I'd love to see a on campus stadium but I don't see that happening by 2031.
The Rent is fine. Spruce it up with amenities for fans, media production and visiting team facilities.
And yes, a certain level of financial commitment to staff and players.
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Yeah some kind of ND Deal to help flesh out a schedule. It’s nearly impossible to be an independent when no one else is
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And you can't schedule games if you can't guarantee a return game. And you certainly can't do a 2 for 1. The schedules are made too far in advance
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I think Lamont is smart enough to know it's not worth putting lipstick on a pig. I don't see anything besides repairs going to the rent
Big 12 Opens Up Discussions With UConn (For The 800th Time)
Well, here we go again. UConn and the Big 12 are connected. This is probably the fourth time this rumor has gotten to the point journalists are reporting on it. As we all know, UConn's basketball prog...
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McMurphy tweet basically means this is done, doesn’t it!?
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If UConn is added, it may not be the Big 12’s last addition.
“Keep your eye on what happens in the ACC,” a source said.
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Yormark, though, never wavered on his interest in UConn.
“Yormark’s going to kick every tire possible,” a Big 12 athletic director said. “We’re open to looking at anything. UConn is a big brand, the biggest-branded institution in the Northeast.”
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This is the only thing giving me anxiety. UConn being used as bait again. However, the situation between the PAC and ACC at this moment are very different. PAC had no TV deal.
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Yeah it's Big 24 or bust for Yormark. He wants it all. He knows we are a strategic add to cripple the ACCs future.
Big 12 leaders to discuss potentially inviting UConn after school makes pitch, AP sources say
Big 12 presidents are scheduled next week to discuss potentially inviting UConn to the conference after school officials recently made an in-person pitch to the league, two people familiar with the discussions tell The Associated Press.
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the B12 Presidents killed Gonzaga, but they brought so much less to the table than Uconn does in terms of markets and brand. And Uconn better match when ACC inevitably implodes
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New scoreboard and locker room renovations have been approved.
“A new $2.8 million scoreboard and other improvements to Rentschler Field in East Hartford are among the many things the state Bond Commission is poised to approve Friday at its meeting.”
So is being independent with no end game
"The people who spoke to the AP said a definitive decision for either side is not imminent and Yormark must still build consensus among his members. The Big 12 is about to begin its first year as a 16-team conference after adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah from the Pac-12 last year".
Big 12 leaders to discuss potentially inviting UConn after school makes pitch, AP sources say
Big 12 presidents are scheduled next week to discuss potentially inviting UConn to the conference after school officials recently made an in-person pitch to the league, two people familiar with the discussions tell The Associated Press.