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

[CTFAN4LIFE]

No

Look up the data.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Look up the data.

How many people watch their football games?

 

[CJasmer]

How many people watch their football games?

About the same as watch UConn football games.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[uconndogs]

LSU Commit Bryce Underwood Declines Michigan's Rumored $10.5M NIL Deal in IG Photo

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This is why we need to get into a power conference. NIL is about to get out of control beyond what we bring in for revenue. But one could also argue its why ACC and Big12 are destined to fall out of Power status.

It will bifurcate between a pure professional wild west model and something that resembles college athletics as we might previously have recognized it. Very few athletic departments will be able to or want to compete at the highest level. The payroll costs will be uncontrollable, at least for a while.

A lot of programs in the P4 are going to exit that model. They will have to. UCONN will probably never compete at the highest level, but there are going to be a whole lot of programs that come back to us.

 

[jostar1]

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Syracuse is at 30. That would be a huge win.

 

[jostar1]

 

[WrenchFan69]

Above Oklahoma is not something I thought I would ever see

 

[Kolumbo]

Above Oklahoma is not something I thought I would ever see

Crazy. Oklahoma (5-5) lost 5 games: Tenn, Tex, SC, Ole Miss, Missou. All ranked. Now has to play #7 Bama and LSU (orv). It's what they wanted and could finish 5-7.

 

[freescooter]

Crazy. Oklahoma (5-5) lost 5 games: Tenn, Tex, SC, Ole Miss, Missou. All ranked. Now has to play #7 Bama and LSU (orv). It's what they wanted and could finish 5-7.

This is what I thought would happen to Oklahoma honestly. They should get used to being an afterthought. Maybe they can rekindle their series with Nebraska for the Didn’t you used to be Important Cup.

 

[Waquoit]

This is what I thought would happen to Oklahoma honestly. They should get used to being an afterthought. Maybe they can rekindle their series with Nebraska for the Didn’t you used to be Important Cup.

Jack Mildren isn't comin through that door! Johnny Rodgers isn't coming through that door!

 

[gioff2323]

Crazy. Oklahoma (5-5) lost 5 games: Tenn, Tex, SC, Ole Miss, Missou. All ranked. Now has to play #7 Bama and LSU (orv). It's what they wanted and could finish 5-7.

They’ll prob make more sitting at home as SEC team vs playing in decent bowl for big12

 

[GoConn]

Oklahoma is a great example of people caring about $ over wins in college athletics. They will be a punching bag in SEC for years to come.

 

[UConnJim]

Oklahoma is a great example of people caring about $ over wins in college athletics. They will be a punching bag in SEC for years to come.

Oklahoma is an above average SEC program, but I think they will struggle to be one of the top programs. I think the SEC and Big 10 will go to division or pods in the future as you want more schools in the conference to win something each year.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Oklahoma will be fine. They need to fire Veneables but they are still a historic program with recent success.

I hope they fail, though. They have an unpleasant fanbase.

 

[Waquoit]

They have an unpleasant fanbase.

True, dat. I didn't meet one decent Oklahoma fan at that Fiesta Bowl.

 

[UConn Dan]

These things + 6 Men's National Championships and back to back. All great stories and publicity. ACC, B1G and Big 12 are all really, really dumb. I don't blame the SEC since we're not in their footprint whatsoever.

 

[hoopsfan22]

These things + 6 Men's National Championships and back to back. All great stories and publicity. ACC, B1G and Big 12 are all really, really dumb. I don't blame the SEC since we're not in their footprint whatsoever.

Nah everyone knows those conferences getting publicity for infighting over nickels and dimes is way better than publicity generated by actual athletic success stories. I mean do you want TMZ or Hallmark Channel?

 

[ZooCougar]

Oklahoma is an above average SEC program, but I think they will struggle to be one of the top programs. I think the SEC and Big 10 will go to division or pods in the future as you want more schools in the conference to win something each year.

Oklahoma is the new Nebraska. A formerly great program in a forgotten and irrelevant state shoved into the background by far more appealing programs in the top conference.

 

[businesslawyer]

Crazy. Oklahoma (5-5) lost 5 games: Tenn, Tex, SC, Ole Miss, Missou. All ranked. Now has to play #7 Bama and LSU (orv). It's what they wanted and could finish 5-7.

This is why we're not going to have a Superleague. Oklahoma may go 5-7 in the SEC. In a Superleague, that may be Michigan. Alumni contributions require winning more than SOS.

 

[UConnJim]

Oklahoma is the new Nebraska. A formerly great program in a forgotten and irrelevant state shoved into the background by far more appealing programs in the top conference.

I disagree. Oklahoma is much better supported by donors than Nebraska (oil money). USA ranked colleges ADs based on donor contributions from 2005 to 2022:

#8 Oklahoma $597 million (#6 in SEC)
#42 Nebraska $236 million (#10 in Big 10)

And, Nebraska is in the middle of nowhere and Oklahoma is ~3 hour drive to Dallas and ~6 hour drive to Houston. Oklahoma regularly gets the top football players out of Oklahoma (produces ~4 to 5+ 4*s per year) plus they get about 4 of the top 30 players out of Texas each year. Nebraska has recruited one top 30 Texas HS football player in the past 10 years+. And, Oklahoma football has been relevant on a national scale in recent years and Nebraska hasn't been relevant in 25 years.

 

[Kolumbo]

This is why we're not going to have a Superleague. Oklahoma may go 5-7 in the SEC. In a Superleague, that may be Michigan. Alumni contributions require winning more than SOS.

Yeah, and upon further review, Michigan is 5-5 with remaining games against Northwestern and Ohio State. It will probably squeak into a bowl game.

Oklahoma will be fine. They need to fire Veneables but they are still a historic program with recent success.

I hope they fail, though. They have an unpleasant fanbase.

Oklahoma may be fine but all these great teams are going to face reality. A very good hitter can join an all-star lineup but someone has to bat 7-9. The SEC is the definition of a murderers row. If there is such a thing as cultural differences, Oklahoma may suffer from it. Okie State may actually benefit with an easier schedule than Oklahoma, although this year Okie state sucks.

 

[ZooCougar]

I disagree. Oklahoma is much better supported by donors than Nebraska (oil money). USA ranked colleges ADs based on donor contributions from 2005 to 2022:

#8 Oklahoma $597 million (#6 in SEC)
#42 Nebraska $236 million (#10 in Big 10)

And, Nebraska is in the middle of nowhere and Oklahoma is ~3 hour drive to Dallas and ~6 hour drive to Houston. Oklahoma regularly gets the top football players out of Oklahoma (produces ~4 to 5+ 4*s per year) plus they get about 4 of the top 30 players out of Texas each year. Nebraska has recruited one top 30 Texas HS football player in the past 10 years+. And, Oklahoma football has been relevant on a national scale in recent years and Nebraska hasn't been relevant in 25 years.

You don’t know anything about Nebraska do you?

 

[UConnJim]

You don’t know anything about Nebraska do you?

I do. I worked with a crazy Nebraska fan and his house was a shrine to Nebraska football. In their heyday, they were one of the few football team on TV al the time and they were able to recruit nationally including RBs Doug DuBose from Montville and Mike Rozier from New Jersey.