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

[Exit 4]

Closure? Ha yeah.

The CRA will not stop until the ACC finds stability and the PAC4 find their homes.

My guess is that the B12 and its media partners decided to wait on the ACC implosion before making its next move.

In the meantime UConn will keep the audition strong with football this fall and our BB this winter.

 

[Khal Drogo]

PAC 18?

The American jumped all over it.

 

[ZooCougar]

PAC 18?

Non Key

 

[Exit 4]

Per Pat Forde, the ACC has a meeting today. Might be one last time to flip UNC and NC state to accept Stanford/Cal/SMU.

 

[ZooCougar]

But GoKUanon said we were in!

 

[kobe]

Burn it all to the ground. Hope G5s kill these stupid schools this year in football at every opportunity

tried to tell you guys. we never wanted you. here’s to 50 more years of big east unity!

 

[LetsGoUC]

While it sucks, I dont think this our last shot at Big12. String together a couple strong football years and if/when ACC blows up, you could argue that we would be better position for the Big12 to take than some of those ACC schools.

And if we dont get the invite ever (most likely), we can still band together with the left out ACC schools because I can promise you BC/Cuse/Wake will be left out when the ACC blows up. Maybe even VT or Duke also does. That is not a terrible scenario.

 

[Exit 4]

While it sucks, I dont think this our last shot at Big12. String together a couple strong football years and if/when ACC blows up, you could argue that we would be better position for the Big12 to take than some of those ACC schools.

And if we dont get the invite ever (most likely), we can still band together with the left out ACC schools because I can promise you BC/Cuse/Wake will be left out when the ACC blows up. Maybe even VT or Duke also does. That is not a terrible scenario.

That is pretty much our course ahead. Enjoy Mora this fall....make a splash there. Then do it all again with Hurley and Co this winter/spring.

Our nightmare is the Pac4-AAC.

 

[hoopsfan22]

While it sucks, I dont think this our last shot at Big12. String together a couple strong football years and if/when ACC blows up, you could argue that we would be better position for the Big12 to take than some of those ACC schools.

And if we dont get the invite ever (most likely), we can still band together with the left out ACC schools because I can promise you BC/Cuse/Wake will be left out when the ACC blows up. Maybe even VT or Duke also does. That is not a terrible scenario.

There are going to be a lot of today's so-called power schools on the outside looking in like us after the next realignment. Who would have thought a month ago that schools like Stanford or Cal would suddenly find themselves a part of that growing club?

 

[noeynox]

That is pretty much our course ahead. Enjoy Mora this fall....make a splash there. Then do it all again with Hurley and Co this winter/spring.

Our nightmare is the Pac4-AAC.

Our nightmare is Mora leaves, and the plan is to catch lightning in a bottle on the cheap. Every G5 that got called up was paying competitive P5 type salary for their FB staff. The longer you are on the outside looking in, the more expensive that will become. At this point, it's whatever. Brining in Edsall under the terms they did will likely be the most expensive thing this school ever did as far as athletics.

 

[UConnJim]

Isn't ESPN+ strictly streaming? I don't think it is part of any cable service.

I have a subscription to ESPN+, but I access it through my Xfinity sports guide as it includes live ESPN+ games. I go to the sports guide, click on the graphic and I see the game. I also have access to all of the streaming services (Netflix/Prime/Max,...) through my Xfinity guide. They are all 2 clicks on my remote. It's very slow to switch back and forth between linear and streaming ESPN+ games, but its not impossible and I don't have to log in each time I switch.

I also have access to ESPN+ through my my computer.

With Spectrum, I do not have access to my streaming service through their guides. I have to use my smart TV and go through the internet.

From Xfinity's web site:

Streaming apps on X1 and Flex: Access to Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, YouTube, Max, and Paramount+ on Xfinity requires an eligible set-top box with Xfinity TV and Internet service. Disney+, Netflix streaming, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Max, and Paramount+ subscriptions required. Viewing uses your Internet service and will count against any Xfinity data plan. Streaming content limited to the U.S. Separate charges apply to On Demand and certain streaming services.

 

[Urcea]

As an athletic program, I think it’s time to close the book on this period of realignment.

What needs to happen on field is obvious. Off the field, I think attentions should turn to negotiating bowl tie ins and getting a better football TV deal

 

[Exit 4]

Our nightmare is Mora leaves, and the plan is to catch lightning in a bottle on the cheap. Every G5 that got called up was paying competitive P5 type salary for their FB staff. The longer you are on the outside looking in, the more expensive that will become. At this point, it's whatever. Brining in Edsall under the terms they did will likely be the most expensive thing this school ever did as far as athletics.

Keeping Mora will require a very special donor.

 

[UConnJim]

Our nightmare is Mora leaves, and the plan is to catch lightning in a bottle on the cheap. Every G5 that got called up was paying competitive P5 type salary for their FB staff. The longer you are on the outside looking in, the more expensive that will become. At this point, it's whatever. Brining in Edsall under the terms they did will likely be the most expensive thing this school ever did as far as athletics.

I like Mora and I hope he stays, but I think the biggest positive change for the football team is the change in the administration. There are more resources for football and there is greater use of the transfer portal to bring in talent.

What was most important for attracting up and coming coaches at the successful G5s was the ability of that coach to win and advance his career. UCF: Scott Frost 2 years, Josh Heupel 3 years. Cincy: Dantonio 3 years, Kelly 4 years, Butch Jones 3 years, Fickell 6 years. Houston: Briles 5 years, Sumlin 4 years, Herman 2 years.

If Mora lays the foundation, shows you can win at UConn, and gets a huge raise to leave, up and coming coaches will take notice. Unfortunately, the last 3 head football coaches at UConn were all fired and made the UConn job look like a dead end.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

that conference is gross and there is no way in hell Cal/Stanford are joining up with UNT, UTSA, FAU, etc.

They're probably setting it up so that Wazzu and OR State can have a home and then they'll move to the Big Ten not long afterwards.

 

[NHRich]

How is the Big East going the remain a top BB conference when these power conferences have so much $ from football to pay basketball players?

Also, what happens when “they” break away and drop the scholarship limit and pay players to not play for someone else?

 

[Mora4Prez]

Burn it all to the ground. Hope G5s kill these stupid schools this year in football at every opportunity

I swear we’re literally the laughing stock of college sports. To win a 5 championships in 25 years in the second most important sport and still be hemorrhaging money is honestly sad.

It’s really tough to watch schools like Colorado and BC and Wake Forest continue to reap tens of millions for being garbage while we’re on an austerity budget.

I don’t know about you guys but personally i don’t know where we go from here. We’ve achieved the epitome of excellence in basketball but does anyone really believe a couple more minor bowl appearances is going to change the narrative for us? It seems like we pretty much dug our grave from 2011-2022 and now we have to lay in it.

 

[Vowelguy]

Thank god we have closure

Nah. All the folks who fell for it this time will believe that is a smoke screen and that we really are in consideration for conference X Y or Z.

 

[BigTenFan]

Keeping Mora will require a very special donor.

Plenty of money available - The state can pay former presidents and current president

CT auditors find UConn overpaid employee $355k during sabbatical. School confirms it was Herbst

 

[noeynox]

I like Mora and I hope he stays, but I think the biggest positive change for the football team is the change in the administration. There are more resources for football and there is greater use of the transfer portal to bring in talent.

What was most important for attracting up and coming coaches at the successful G5s was the ability of that coach to win and advance his career. UCF: Scott Frost 2 years, Josh Heupel 3 years. Cincy: Dantonio 3 years, Kelly 4 years, Butch Jones 3 years, Fickell 6 years. Houston: Briles 5 years, Sumlin 4 years, Herman 2 years.

If Mora lays the foundation, shows you can win at UConn, and gets a huge raise to leave, up and coming coaches will take notice. Unfortunately, the last 3 head football coaches at UConn were all fired and made the UConn job look like a dead end.

What were they paying those guys when hired them and at the time they left? More importantly, what were their coordinators making? You're right in that UConn was developing the stigma of being a career ender after Diaco. But (and we know the reasons why as UConn fans) bringing in Randy with a contract laden with joke worthy incentives was a poor move for optics. Bonuses for leading at half time or scoring 1st? There is a line between being creative and making yourself a target for ridicule. The big sin there was letting him stay on when the team showed record levels of futility. That is where the narrative of giving up on football has legs, not the move to independence.

That being in the past, what is going to matter is A.) What resources will Mora have to keep assistants/coordinators B.) Most important, how do they handle moving on from a coach that came in with a plan and a vision.

 

[CL82]

Plenty of money available - The state can pay former presidents and current president

CT auditors find UConn overpaid employee $355k during sabbatical. School confirms it was Herbst

Cut us a check Susie!

 

[CL82]

While not a tweet, this is some actual information regarding conference realignment. It's been a while since we've seen that in this thread.

So I guess it actually is "Over Johnny."

Actually, maybe this is worth its own thread.

 

[noeynox]

I swear we’re literally the laughing stock of college sports. To win a 5 championships in 25 years in the second most important sport and still be hemorrhaging money is honestly sad.

It’s really tough to watch schools like Colorado and BC and Wake Forest continue to reap tens of millions for being garbage while we’re on an austerity budget.

I don’t know about you guys but personally i don’t know where we go from here. We’ve achieved the epitome of excellence in basketball but does anyone really believe a couple more minor bowl appearances is going to change the narrative for us? It seems like we pretty much dug our grave from 2011-2022 and now we have to lay in it.

Going to bowls is the only thing that will change the narrative. People underestimate just how terrible they had allowed this program to become. Hopefully they could compete for a NY6 bowl with their performance.

Any school that pays their BB coaches like they do is not on austerity budget. Like others have said, it's finding a way to improve the fb resources.

 

[metsfan2323]

I swear we’re literally the laughing stock of college sports. To win a 5 championships in 25 years in the second most important sport and still be hemorrhaging money is honestly sad.

It’s really tough to watch schools like Colorado and BC and Wake Forest continue to reap tens of millions for being garbage while we’re on an austerity budget.

I don’t know about you guys but personally i don’t know where we go from here. We’ve achieved the epitome of excellence in basketball but does anyone really believe a couple more minor bowl appearances is going to change the narrative for us? It seems like we pretty much dug our grave from 2011-2022 and now we have to lay in it.

Speak for yourself. More like the miracle worker of college sports. We're the small market team that kicks but and we'll keep working until we are dead, and we are far from the only team the operates at a deficit every year. You should find another team to root for if you think what UConn is doing is "sad".

 

[RioDog]

I'm beginning to believe that college football has been chosen by the celestial powers to signal the end times...