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

[nelsonmuntz]

Hoping it’s sarcasm, but that would be an epically bad decision. Paraphrasing, but that statement would read like our fans hate the idea of our school joining the #1 basketball conference and securing the programs future; so we’re not interested in massive revenue increases and we’d rather continue to beat up the Big East unless we get a Big Ten invite.

Where did the fantasy that we were going to get massive revenue increases come from? The Big 12 didn't want us at any price.

 

[JMick]

I don't disagree. This could absolutely nuke college football.

Do you think ESPN or Fox want to pay for half of a conference's own games being 30+ point blowouts?

And to combat it you have to have a spending minimum that's not very far off from the max. So do the TV networks pay even more money just to keep some teams competitive? Because otherwise they don't have a viable product. But then if the dollars go up, the spending has to go up too because it's a percentage of average revenue. It's not workable.

 

[ScottVib]

Where did the fantasy that we were going to get massive revenue increases come from? The Big 12 didn't want us at any price.

Even the rumored 10-11 million is a 50% increase on the new Big East deal.

The last statement is partially correct. The colleges don’t want UConn, the people running the league clearly do. They’ve failed to make their case (again).

 

[JohnFSilver]

There has to be a way to firewall football so that it doesn't impact basketball.

We spend a great deal on football and get poor results that can't get much worse. You can't tell me that a better leader of the program could get different results, considering there are places that fare better on smaller budgets.

You can’t firewall basketball. That is the point. Money from football is gonna pour in to basketball from other schools.

Thst is going to create a competitive disadvantage for UConn if epic proportions, and, it also leaves UConn exposed as an athletic department. Right now, UConn has muscle because hoops wins. But, it has no say in what comes of the ncaa tourney or how the leagues will be set up and money distributed in the future.

There is no guarantee the big east will be a major basketball power in the future. They have killed the conference twice 04 and 13…and will do it again if they can find a way.

BTW. For the first time in realignment history college presidents decided not to listen to their marketing, financial analysis, and even espn but went with something else.

UConn is always a first.

 

[John]

Where did the fantasy that we were going to get massive revenue increases come from? The Big 12 didn't want us at any price.

you're a low payout/low ceiling guy, we heard you the first time.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Even the rumored 10-11 million is a 50% increase on the new Big East deal.

The rumored money that we were never offered? Why not just make it $1 trillion a game if we are going to just pull numbers out of butts?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

you're a low payout/low ceiling guy, we heard you the first time.

So we were invited to join the Big 12, or were not?

The schools didn't decide this, the networks did. ESPN and Fox have decided every conference realignment move for the past 22 years, and they didn't like UConn in the Big 12, even as a basketball only school.

 

[superjohn]

I'm disappointed in you. Your realignment PhD has been revoked

He's strident as all hell in his opinions on this stuff but he has no clue what he's talking about.

 

[JMick]

BTW. For the first time in realignment history college presidents decided not to listen to their marketing, financial analysis, and even espn but went with something else.

UConn is always a first.

This is the funniest thing to me. They always listen to the networks. That's what's driven it forever. And now they decide not to?

They just don't like us. It's pretty simple.

 

[superjohn]

you're a low payout/low ceiling guy, we heard you the first time.

Waylon is obviously clueless but what's your solution?

 

[John]

The rumored money that we were never offered? Why not just make it $1 trillion a game if we are going to just pull numbers out of butts?

the guy who's constantly regaling us with his imaginary dystopian world of future college athletics demands concrete data down to the red cent for this particular item.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

This is the funniest thing to me. They always listen to the networks. That's what's driven it forever. And now they decide not to?

They just don't like us. It's pretty simple.

FOX didn’t want it to happen. And why would they? They have the new Big East contract for pennies on the dollar.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This is the funniest thing to me. They always listen to the networks. That's what's driven it forever. And now they decide not to?

They just don't like us. It's pretty simple.

I would not read this as all good news for the Big 12. When Fox and ESPN blew up the Pac 12, they put themselves in the position of having to save the Big 12. The Big 12 is a Frankenconference that will have a tough time garnering support from casual fans that is needed to drive ratings and subscriptions. Fox did not want to make the Big 12 into a bigger Frankenconference.

FOX didn’t want it to happen. And why would they? They have the new Big East contract for pennies on the dollar.

Fox could have just renegotiated the Big East deal if UConn left, so it may have been neutral to Fox. Fox just likes UConn in the Big East.

 

[shizzle787]

Put football in the MAC for now if we can, it would be a huge improvement. At present time we are a G5 team and we should play a G5 schedule.

Being the best G5 team or at least the best team in the MAC is a realistic goal, trying to beat P4 teams is not a realistic goal. If a G5 tournament becomes a thing we should strive to be in it.

Absolutely not.

 

[Skiblets]

UConn leadership has played stupid games for football since Edsall left for MD. Five presidents. Three ADs. Pasqualoni. Fiasco. Edsall 2.0. Shoestring budget. Too stringent admissions and on and on

As the saying goes. Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

And yet us realignment Stockholm syndrome victims still care

 

[noeynox]

UConn leadership has played stupid games for football since Edsall left for MD. Five presidents. Three ADs. Pasqualoni. Fiasco. Edsall 2.0. Shoestring budget. Too stringent admissions and on and on

As the saying goes. Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

Again 100 percent agreement. Benedict came from an SEC school but football has slid backwards on his watch.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

UConn leadership has played stupid games for football since Edsall left for MD. Five presidents. Three ADs. Pasqualoni. Fiasco. Edsall 2.0. Shoestring budget. Too stringent admissions and on and on

As the saying goes. Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

And yet us realignment Stockholm syndrome victims still care

UConn to the Big 12 was a bad fit, especially with all the chaos in college athletics. I was modestly in favor if we made a lot more money, which was also probably just a Boneyard created fantasy.

And BCU is responsible for everything bad that has ever happened to UConn in realignment.

 

[ScottVib]

The rumored money that we were never offered? Why not just make it $1 trillion a game if we are going to just pull numbers out of butts?

Making ridiculous statements from one’s rear end is kind of your specialty, I wouldn’t want to encroach

 

[Fairfield_1st]

If that's opinion then fine but I did proudly wear my Hook C baseball hat around campus for what its worth.

I have 2 UConn golf hats, one blue and one gray. The blue one is my dress hat, so it gets almost worn everywhere. The gray one is the golf hat and only gets worn on the course. I didn't want to filthy up both. If I leave the state, I primarily bring UC shirts. Kudos to you for repping in hostile territory.

 

[HuskyHawk]

You can’t firewall basketball. That is the point. Money from football is gonna pour in to basketball from other schools.

Thst is going to create a competitive disadvantage for UConn if epic proportions, and, it also leaves UConn exposed as an athletic department. Right now, UConn has muscle because hoops wins. But, it has no say in what comes of the ncaa tourney or how the leagues will be set up and money distributed in the future.

There is no guarantee the big east will be a major basketball power in the future. They have killed the conference twice 04 and 13…and will do it again if they can find a way.

BTW. For the first time in realignment history college presidents decided not to listen to their marketing, financial analysis, and even espn but went with something else.

UConn is always a first.

I am really not sure that the UConn fans, even here, appreciate the extent to which paying Hurley and Geno and investing in facilities etc. is meant to be a means to getting UConn into Big XII/ACC. If that avenue is foreclosed, permanently by a move to FCS for example, they won't keep supporting the basketball program at this level either.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I am really not sure that the UConn fans, even here, appreciate the extent to which paying Hurley and Geno and investing in facilities etc. is meant to be a means to getting UConn into Big XII/ACC. If that avenue is foreclosed, permanently by a move to FCS for example, they won't keep supporting the basketball program at this level either.

I am not sure that the college football fans, even here, appreciate the extent to which that sport is leaning over a cliff, and it is a long way down.

College basketball is a relatively easy sport to run at a profit. College football is going to be insanely profitable for about 10-15 schools, and lose money hand over fist for everyone else.

 

[blue93]

If #1 happens then we can cut quite a few non rev programs as well.

“Can cut” as if this is some great opportunity. Some of you are unbelievable. I, for one, like that UConn has been able to offer student athletes the opportunity to continue playing their sport and represent our university. This is a sad (but predictable) day for our athletic department.

 

[bendm]

I am really not sure that the UConn fans, even here, appreciate the extent to which paying Hurley and Geno and investing in facilities etc. is meant to be a means to getting UConn into Big XII/ACC. If that avenue is foreclosed, permanently by a move to FCS for example, they won't keep supporting the basketball program at this level either.

go post this crap on a big12 board

 

[JohnFSilver]

I am really not sure that the UConn fans, even here, appreciate the extent to which paying Hurley and Geno and investing in facilities etc. is meant to be a means to getting UConn into Big XII/ACC. If that avenue is foreclosed, permanently by a move to FCS for example, they won't keep supporting the basketball program at this level either.

They won’t be able to.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I am really not sure that the UConn fans, even here, appreciate the extent to which paying Hurley and Geno and investing in facilities etc. is meant to be a means to getting UConn into Big XII/ACC. If that avenue is foreclosed, permanently by a move to FCS for example, they won't keep supporting the basketball program at this level either.

Are you saying we shouldn’t pay top dollar for Hurley and Geno? You want to become 100% irrelevant?