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

[djct1999]

I read a rumor that UConn and the ACC are “talking.” This is a place that has connections in the Michigan athletic office. I would treat it like non-key, but the rumor is out there.

Can’t think of a better way for the conference to get back at FSU.

 

[ihatepants]

Where are you seeing that?

 

[Rico444]

Mostly from that guy Scheer, the Arizona guy but I think Thamel suggested it too.

Yeah it's definitely a rumor but I think it's too early to say it's over.

 

[UConn Dan]

Let’s not get worried until Utah schedules a special board meeting

 

[dayooper]

First GoKU, now GoBlue

I would not say that I have much confidence in the rumor. Just passing it along.

 

[NoSpamHere]

Key? Non-Key? Utah Not Returning Big 12’s Phone Calls Amid Expansion Talks: Report Two days old but a glimmer of hope...

 

[WNConn]

Feels like it’s about as close to over as can be re Big 12. The fact that we’re now reaching out to the ACC is all you need to know really

 

[UConn Dan]

Key? Non-Key? Utah Not Returning Big 12’s Phone Calls Amid Expansion Talks: Report Two days old but a glimmer of hope...

GoKU said the Big12 was not calling Utah. So take that with a grain of salt

 

[WestCoastHusky]

We should be concerned when Utah is scheduling a special board meeting.

Right now, still holding out hope we are #16.

 

[WestHartHusk]

We should be concerned when Utah is scheduling a special board meeting.

Right now, still holding out hope we are #16.

When do WE get to have a damn special board meeting?

 

[NowInStorrs]

So when is UConn's board meeting next?

 

[Ha Who]

Key? Non-Key? Utah Not Returning Big 12’s Phone Calls Amid Expansion Talks: Report Two days old but a glimmer of hope...

When the Big East was being plundered would you not return the ACC’s call?

 

[ESLNKY03]

We need to be hoping for our own scheduled board meeting…

 

[Rico444]

Well that's not good.

 

[WestHartHusk]

So this is the 'coast to coast' basketball conference? Between the 4 schools, there is 1 good football team and 1 good basketball team. It will be spun as a victory, but it would be a pathetic outcome.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

With the latest B1G news, maybe SEC would swoop in and take Arizona schools at the last sec or at least one is them.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Shouldn’t we also be on the lookout for our emergency board meeting? Unless it’s all taken care of somehow?

 

[businesslawyer]

I don’t disagree with any of this. But it was preached 10 years ago and here we are, still winning.

So we shouldn’t have worried about Civil War in the early 1850s because people had been predicting it for 20 years and it hadn’t happened yet. I don’t know when big time schools will separate from the NCAA. It might not be for 20 more years. But I can still think it’s going to happen one day.

 

[SixRings]

So we shouldn’t have worried about Civil War in the early 1850s because people had been predicting it for 20 years and it hadn’t happened yet. I don’t know when big time schools will separate from the NCAA. It might not be for 20 more years. But I can still think it’s going to happen one day.

Good lord.… Go ahead and worry. That should work.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

So we shouldn’t have worried about Civil War in the early 1850s because people had been predicting it for 20 years and it hadn’t happened yet. I don’t know when big time schools will separate from the NCAA. It might not be for 20 more years. But I can still think it’s going to happen one day.

An all time Boneyard parallel!

 

[ctchamps]

And away we go!!! Please be UConn at 16. Please.

You wanted to know before you left for vacation. Hopefully you will be going happy.

 

[superjohn]

If it's the two Arizona schools and Utah we'll know Yormark is full of crap. I can't imagine he doesn't have the juice to get his way and expand East/NYC and showcase the untapped basketball value after he's gotten the school presidents what they want. These Pac schools are all out for themselves and don't have the bargaining chips, there is no 4 corner schools block.

 

[Big East Fa]

I imagine the next BE contract will be worse than currently

0.00% chance of that happening.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

If it's the two Arizona schools and Utah we'll know Yormark is full of crap. I can't imagine he doesn't have the juice to get his way and expand East/NYC and showcase the untapped basketball value after he's gotten the school presidents what they want. These Pac schools are all out for themselves and don't have the bargaining chips, there is no 4 corner schools block.

He’ll just say something like “we couldn’t pass up the 4 corner schools…we never thought they’d be available.”

 

[ctchamps]

If it's the two Arizona schools and Utah we'll know Yormark is full of crap. I can't imagine he doesn't have the juice to get his way and expand East/NYC and showcase the untapped basketball value after he's gotten the school presidents what they want. These Pac schools are all out for themselves and don't have the bargaining chips, there is no 4 corner schools block.

We’ll know shortly one way or the other. Hopefully it was a last ditch effort by the Zona contingent to do what they could to help a conference mate and Yormack prevailed. Can’t blame Arizona for trying.

 

[Jimbo]

I read a rumor that UConn and the ACC are “talking.” This is a place that has connections in the Michigan athletic office. I would treat it like non-key, but the rumor is out there.

Appreciate it. Whether it's true or not, I hope UConn leaked it to light a fire under the Big 12's keister: sure, take Utah if you want, but you'll risk kissing the New York area goodbye forever.

 

[Urcea]

So we shouldn’t have worried about Civil War in the early 1850s because people had been predicting it for 20 years and it hadn’t happened yet. I don’t know when big time schools will separate from the NCAA. It might not be for 20 more years. But I can still think it’s going to happen one day.

You mean ConFLiCT?

 

[Kolumbo]

I’m ready for the kick

In somewhat hindsight, it was inevitable. They lost UCLA and USC, then Colorado. Why would the other corner schools want to stick around with some northwestern schools when the action is to the east. We can hope that Yormark is thinking damn, this is easy. We got the PAC we wanted. Why stop now. Go for 20!

 

[greenday61892]

So we shouldn’t have worried about Civil War in the early 1850s because people had been predicting it for 20 years and it hadn’t happened yet. I don’t know when big time schools will separate from the NCAA. It might not be for 20 more years. But I can still think it’s going to happen one day.

Well I think we've reached peak CR. Comparing conference realignment with the gotdang Civil War get a grip people

 

[ctchamps]

Appreciate it. Whether it's true or not, I hope UConn leaked it to light a fire under the Big 12's keister: sure, take Utah if you want, but you'll risk kissing the New York area goodbye forever.

I still think Yormack wants Arizona and UConn and had to do a lot of convincing to Arizona that it was either Arizona State or Utah and they could choose. And he had to be careful in his approach in order not to alienate them.

Arizona does not have much leverage. So hopefully this is how it plays out.

Unless you think the B12 presidents witnessed what happened with their conference’s fate compared to what’s happening in the PAC and told him to shove his northeast ideas. I don’t think they would react that way. Not smart to tick off a commissioner who saved them.