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

[jostar1]

Frank the Tank in the house

Every story ends with "...if the other Four Corners schools don't join".

 

[UCFBfan]

So we’re all in agreement that we’re going to get shafted again, right?

Rule number 1 baby!!

 

[Rico444]

I personally would take a reduced rate, we'd likely be making 4x what we do in the Big East, and we basically make nothing on football with our CBS sports deal, the resources we could pump into every sport immediately with that type of money basketball already owns the Big 12 making significantly less, and it's not like it's a permanent thing never is, if that's what it takes to join the conference I'm down.

It depends how reduced, and for how long. You have to factor in that we would be immediately forfeiting our NCAA shares to the Big East and would owe them a fee for leaving. Add in the extra travel costs and all of a sudden it might not be all that much extra money.

It would probably still be worth it, but if it only ends up being ~$5 million more per year and puts us in a league that everyone knows isn't a great cultural fit, it's something to think about long and hard if it's worth it.

 

[tzznandrew]

Frank the Tank in the house

They want Utah? When they have BYU? Are we serious here?

It's Arizona/Arizona State. And they may come as a package (which would actually be reasonable—double the people).

Mind you, Utah has fewer people living in it than CT...

 

[UConn Dan]

They want Utah? When they have BYU? Are we serious here?

It's Arizona/Arizona State. And they may come as a package (which would actually be reasonable—double the people).

Mind you, Utah has fewer people living in it than CT...

I really don’t see how Utah is more valuable than Connecticut? It’s a head scratcher to me.

 

[ec33]

I really don’t see how Utah is more valuable than Connecticut? It’s a head scratcher to me.

You don't know how a top 10 Utah football team is more valuable than a top 100 (in a good year) UConn football team?

 

[metsfan2323]

I really don’t see how Utah is more valuable than Connecticut? It’s a head scratcher to me.

Many if not most of the southern/midwest fans only care about football. If the PAC implodes we desperately need Yormark to save us a seat at the table. He's our Obi Wan Kenobi AKA our only hope.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I really don’t see how Utah is more valuable than Connecticut? It’s a head scratcher to me.

Because it's probably the 3rd best football program in the PAC as it is right now. Maybe 2nd. Utah consistently wins. Basketball used to be good too. Do people not remember Rick Majerus?

That said, I don't think they'd move. They have a good opportunity to get Utah State into the PAC.

 

[Drew]

 

[tzznandrew]

Because it's probably the 3rd best football program in the PAC as it is right now. Maybe 2nd. Utah consistently wins. Basketball used to be good too. Do people not remember Rick Majerus?

That said, I don't think they'd move. They have a good opportunity to get Utah State into the PAC.

Utah was good at basketball in the 1990s. Cool.

I know they have a good football program. While everyone says "football drives the bus," it's obviously more complicated than this. Rutgers and Maryland, for instance, are not football powerhouses. Good markets with fanbases is first and foremost. Football matters more than other sports, but I don't understand why a conference would doubledown on a state with a small population.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[OkaForPrez]

Let the record show that I have always liked Frank when others here were dogging him.

Frank has always been the lone realignment voice worth following.

Then a gap.

Greg Flugar.

Grand canyon sized gap.

The shmoes of West Virginia, tuxedo yoda et Al.

 

[Punkbo]

Motion passes. Colorado to the Big 12. Next up….Let’s go Huskies!

 

[UConn Dan]

You don't know how a top 10 Utah football team is more valuable than a top 100 (in a good year) UConn football team?

Hold your horses there new guy. You're bringing up 2 data points. I'm thinking holistically and long-term -- adding a northeast school in a big, new market to get more games on in the Eastern time slot should be more valuable than Utah (even with their "top 10" football) while they already have the more valuable Utah (and national) school BYU.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[tzznandrew]

You don't know how a top 10 Utah football team is more valuable than a top 100 (in a good year) UConn football team?

Oh, I forgot that Utah was consistently top 10 at the end of the season, rather than just 3 times in their 116 year history.

 

[LBird33]

Step one.

 

[ec33]

Hold your horses there new guy. You're bringing up 2 data points. I'm thinking holistically and long-term -- adding a northeast school in a big, new market to get more games on in the Eastern time slot should be more valuable than Utah (even with their "top 10" football) while they already have the more valuable Utah (and national) school BYU.

There are arguments both ways (markets vs. matchups), but Utah would immediately be the best football program in the Big XII and raise the league's profile in the sport the networks are putting the money up for.

 

[uconnyankee]

This. A reduced rate will calm the masses and allow our football team to grow. I wholeheartedly believe UConn football can be relevant. This is a start.

I’m fine with that for an initial set term. But if that’s the case, UConn shouLd get 100% of the $’ earned in bb tourney money.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[upstater]

So wherever in my post you see the word "rule" in my post feel free to read it as "establish practiced or normal occurrence."

Hope that helped.

I said normal like 500x. It's common. They don't have to do it. I actually don't know of when it HASN'T been done, but I'm sure that happened at some point.

In any case, I'm sure TCU would love to have their money back. They already took some from Cincy.

 

[Drew]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[How Sway?!]

Did you just out yourself as a key tweet?

 

[UConn Dan]

As in early May when they started talking to UConn as well