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

[jostar1]

 

[jostar1]

 

[Ha Who]

I am sure an invite is imminent

 

[Ldandy]

I am sure an invite is imminent

You say it jokingly, but I'm amazed that The B1G with all of its media pull can't figure out a way to monetize a high-level M/W basketball addition like UConn. Especially with the SEC surging as a basketball conference over the last few years.

 

[Ha Who]

You say it jokingly, but I'm amazed that The B1G with all of its media pull can't figure out a way to monetize a high-level M/W basketball addition like UConn. Especially with the SEC surging as a basketball conference over the last few years.

I gave up on logic a long time ago. For example, I thought the ACC wanted to lock up New York.

 

[uconndogs]

I gave up on logic a long time ago. For example, I thought the ACC wanted to lock up New York.

Well they did with Cuse and Boston with BC…….lol

 

[CL82]

I am sure an invite is imminent

 

[Ha Who]

 

[LetsGoUC]

 

[Purple Stein]

They will have 8 as they added Chicago St last year. 3 schools jumped from D2 since 2022. The NEC is in a very bad place

Merge the America East with the NEC. Fold the CAA football teams who play in America East (Maine, Albany, New Hampshire, Bryant) into NEC football. Rebrand the whole thing as America East and let the NEC brand disappear.

As a Maine fan I'd rather be playing CCSU and Sacred Heart every year than Hampton and NC A&T.

 

[ZooCougar]

Merge the America East with the NEC. Fold the CAA football teams who play in America East (Maine, Albany, New Hampshire, Bryant) into NEC football. Rebrand the whole thing as America East and let the NEC brand disappear.

As a Maine fan I'd rather be playing CCSU and Sacred Heart every year than Hampton and NC A&T.

I miss the old A-10/CAA. It was a beast of a league.

 

[Ha Who]

Very nice. Just don’t know what makes this a key tweet in terms of realignment

 

[CL82]

Very nice. Just don’t know what makes this a key tweet in terms of realignment

That's fair. I guess because it's a statement of value directly backed up by metrics that bolsters it a little bit. Also, the fact that it wasn't made from someone's basement in West Virginia helps as well.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

i once estimated UConn basketball only worth to the B!G is easily in the $20,000,000 annual range . A little less in the SEC and 50-60% of that in the B!2 or ACC
Football is a non starter for all of them . it seems a no brainer for any conference to add UConn in all sports except football. . Is it Uconn reluctance to leave football to find its own way the real issue in CR.? If true should we rethink that position?

 

[gioff2323]

This is what we get and deserve when there are no key tweets.

 

[UConnDan97]

i once estimated UConn basketball only worth to the B!G is easily in the $20,000,000 annual range . A little less in the SEC and 50-60% of that in the B!2 or ACC
Football is a non starter for all of them . it seems a no brainer for any conference to add UConn in all sports except football. . Is it Uconn reluctance to leave football to find its own way the real issue in CR.? If true should we rethink that position?

Your made-up financial evaluation followed by your complete dismissal of a football program that is coming off of a 9-win season (including bowl game win, and 2 bowls in the last 3 years) is probably the only thing that needs a re-think here...

 

[Patman]

Your made-up financial evaluation followed by your complete dismissal of a football program that is coming off of a 9-win season (including bowl game win, and 2 bowls in the last 3 years) is probably the only thing that needs a re-think here...

Nonsense, everybody else loves basketball, it's football that's holding us back from the glory.

 

[jostar1]

Nonsense, everybody else loves basketball, it's football that's holding us back from the glory.

Strange comment.

 

[jostar1]

This is what we get and deserve when there are no key tweets.

What was so bad about it? I liked it. It's a plus for UConn.

 

[UConnDan97]

Strange comment.

I think he was being sarcastic. If he was being serious, I'll have to take back my laugh emoji...

 

[gioff2323]

Which P4 conference is extending basketball only invites. It’s beyond a bad take.

 

[LetsGoUC]

I posted that tweet because it shows the power of the UConn brand. Not sure where else to post it other than this thread.

 

[CL82]

I posted that tweet because it shows the power of the UConn brand. Not sure where else to post it other than this thread.

It was a nice find. I appreciate your posting it!

 

[Kolumbo]

Very nice. Just don’t know what makes this a key tweet in terms of realignment

That tweet has nothing to do with CR. It was about social media, entertainment, eyeballs, national brand, best program ever, value.

It's not unusual for the people running the show to miss the boat. Football drives the bus but there are so few bus drivers. Programs like UCLA, Indiana, Kentucky, etc in the club with historical basketball programs. They need to think bigger and better, not just collect money from the value of the Michigans and Alabamas. It's mind-boggling that they can't figure it out.

 

[CashewCrew]

That tweet has nothing to do with CR.