One good thing about that requirement is that if go to the PAC as a plus 1, the repercussions won't be as serious if/when we leave.
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Or were they?Sources: UConn won’t join Pac-12, doesn’t consider conference the right fit
Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac 12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university d…
Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac-12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university doesn’t consider this the right fit at this time.
So UConn, for the moment, will remain independent in football, in a season in which it has shown significant competitive improvement, and a member of the Big East in basketball and most other sports. UConn’s long-held ambition is to join one of the power conferences. Talks with the Big 12 were paused last month.
Not sure if you are joking, but I kind of thought similar.
We have reasonably good, nearly complete schedules for football covering the next few years. We don't know what (if anything) an agreement for football with the new PAC would have provided financially and we would have been facing four or five road games a year in the Rockies or on the west coast.
Alright! Time to move along from this board until the next rumor surfaces. Adios boys! LolSources: UConn won’t join Pac-12, doesn’t consider conference the right fit
Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac 12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university d…
Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac-12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university doesn’t consider this the right fit at this time.
So UConn, for the moment, will remain independent in football, in a season in which it has shown significant competitive improvement, and a member of the Big East in basketball and most other sports. UConn’s long-held ambition is to join one of the power conferences. Talks with the Big 12 were paused last month.
Soprattutto con l'imminente UConn all'ACC
...because, we need to show strength to respective suitors. Imagine we think we are in a strong position - how many times have we been over-confident on this issue and then Louisville or SMU or freaking anybody U gets the nod and we sit back bandaging our wounds as we wear our cone of shame. So maybe - just maybe this time around, we use the PAC-12 get our name out there. Show interest - get some more folks talking about us... Before the conversation gets too serious - we balk. we leave knowing we were not a fit knowing they may have been using us to get more attention themselves... but now we broke it off before they did. To me it doesn't matter because in truth - us in the PAC-12 is as sensible as UConn building a home stadium on an Alaskan island. Staying independent short term is no worse than joining the PAC-12. In fact we don't have to see if the AD can get clauses in a contract to let us out should a better conference come calling.
While I assume a voluntary organization can mostly set their own rules, Congress does control their tax exempt status. I'd like to hear a good argument how major D1 sports, with conference that are coast to coast still deserve tax exempt status.
Navy looks stupid as hell in that spot. That’s us.
Sources: UConn won’t join Pac-12, doesn’t consider conference the right fit
Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac 12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university d…
Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac-12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university doesn’t consider this the right fit at this time.
So UConn, for the moment, will remain independent in football, in a season in which it has shown significant competitive improvement, and a member of the Big East in basketball and most other sports. UConn’s long-held ambition is to join one of the power conferences. Talks with the Big 12 were paused last month.
The Memphis AD, Ed Scott, said Memphis did not pass on the Pac-12 but instead passed on the deal presented. Mentioned AAC exit fees and the speculative media rights numbers.