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

[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

 

[Drew]

 

[Drew]

Did you just out yourself as a key tweet?

No- I’m just on a plane and have limited Wi-Fi. The tweet is quoting Richard Johnson of Split Zone Duo on their private Patreon only feed

 

[metsfan2323]

I have to believe that the PAC schools have known Colorado's move was likely coming for a while, I doubt they are surprised. Given that, we have heard very little (non-key tweets aside) about another PAC school joining them, so maybe, just maybe, the rest of the PAC holds, and we are finally going to get our day in the sun before the inevitable alien invasion that will follow shortly after.

 

[uconnyankee]

I’d really like to think that while the media pundits, bloggers, and folks like us make it sound like this process changes on a dime from minute to minute, there is actually a more purposeful and determined path behind the scenes.

It’s UConn, nope Gonzaga, nope, Oregon State. Now it’s ARizona. Does it really change that fast?
I’m hopeful that the path is set and that the underlying Colorado, then UConn theory holds.

 

[Drew]

Updated

 

[GG]

 

[Stinger92860]

How many west coast teams do they want. The PAC issue is clearly the time zone. I think you need to add one more ET team to balance more west coast teams.

 

[aburks41]

Hmmm. What is Fanta trying to get at here

 

[CL82]

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.

As far as I am aware, there was a reason for every single time a fee was withheld. It wasn't just randomly "we don't feel like paying you everything." For what it's worth, it's been stated publicly that Colorado is getting a full share.

Now, I could see a situation where football joins in 2024 but basketball doesn't join until say 2026. Under that circumstance Connecticut would get less than a full share. Given the relative value of football and basketball in media contracts, it should not be a big number though.

I guess we'll see: