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

[noeynox]

UConn make two horrible hires with Red Pants and Edsall 2.0. I thought back then Edsall 2.0.was one of the worst hires that year when much better football coaches were available. Edsall just got fired from Maryland where his team looked totally out of the sync, and his offense and defense were just outdated. Still, we gave him a job and did not fire him after year 1 when it was clear he was over his head.

We picked the worst stretch of time to be bad in football. Also, we are a victim of bad timing. ACC took Louisville because FSU and Clemson had a hissy fit with the NC schools. B12 didn't take us because FOX and B1G decided to destroy the PAC-12.

Going forward, I think this indy football with other sports in a regional conference make the most sense. UConn just got a head start. I can see all the valuable big schools doing that since there is no way teams like OSU and USC want to subsidize schools like RU and Northwestern forever.

UConn needs to secure a good streaming contract combined with linear TV for football ASAP.

Diaco was a bad hire. Edsall was waving a human white flag. At most they should have sent him packing after year 2. There was nothing there.

 

[mike012]

Edsel was smart enough to take a year off when he saw the chance.

 

[yuckformak]

UConn make two horrible hires with Red Pants and Edsall 2.0. I thought back then Edsall 2.0.was one of the worst hires that year when much better football coaches were available. Edsall just got fired from Maryland where his team looked totally out of the sync, and his offense and defense were just outdated. Still, we gave him a job and did not fire him after year 1 when it was clear he was over his head.

We picked the worst stretch of time to be bad in football. Also, we are a victim of bad timing. ACC took Louisville because FSU and Clemson had a hissy fit with the NC schools. B12 didn't take us because FOX and B1G decided to destroy the PAC-12.

Going forward, I think this indy football with other sports in a regional conference make the most sense. UConn just got a head start. I can see all the valuable big schools doing that since there is no way teams like OSU and USC want to subsidize schools like RU and Northwestern forever.

UConn needs to secure a good streaming contract combined with linear TV for football ASAP.

This exactly.

 

[Sole]

Edsel was smart enough to take a year off when he saw the chance.

Yep..he came here to get a paycheck… the Covid year worked perfect for him

 

[NowInStorrs]

Edsel was smart enough to take a year off when he saw the chance.

He seemingly took a few years off. Still got paid though.

 

[noeynox]

Here's why Conference USA signed a Grant of Rights agreement

If you're a CUSA fan, I recommend you back away from the ledge

www.extrapointsmb.com

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[Samoo]

The travel for non-revenue sports would be terrible for the ACC schools as Cal and Stanford play many sports that would then play in the ACC. Think men's sports: baseball, cross country, golf, rowing, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, wrestling. women's sports: cross country, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball.

Why would the ACC schools consider adding Stanford and Cal (or SMU), when you would get a small boost in revenues and a big increase in costs? $70 million divided by 14.33 = ~$5 million per school if split equally and other conference payouts like NCAA basketball credits and CFP payouts would be diluted by adding 3 schools. If our 3% for Syracuse is correct, they would get $2.1 million in revenues, then have higher travel costs and diluted NCAA and CFP payouts. Crazy if the add them.

Honestly, if you can bundle playing both schools into a single trip, the only variable in cost compared to a trip to BC or Syracuse is the flight; still have to pay for hotel and food regardless of where you travel

 

[Forte]

Too bad people that get it don't make the decisions. They nail it btw. Love how just 8 Days ago he says doesn't look like Stanford and Cal and SMU are going to be in ACC because they really don't add any value and arent a good fit... but of coarse rule #1 says programs don't need to be power 5 (SMU) or add athletic value (CAL) they just need to be connected.

 

[ThetaZoo]

Even if it’s 7 years from now, Stanford, Cal and SMU will eventually get full ACC shares. This will cost the current members money. This is the point the ACC likely implodes. Only a few years later the GOR ends.

I could be dead by then.

 

[ZooCougar]

how is it that we’re like the only school to win a national championship in basketball and reach a bowl game and still end up left at the table? I just don’t know what we do at this point. What else is there for us to prove?

If the ACC takes SMU, Stanford and Cal there’s legitimately no path left for a P5 invite until the 2030s.

Can someone explain to me what the heck we do?

I guess that doesn’t mean as much as you think it does.

We’re not seen as additive. The conferences that we need to be in already get what we have from someone else.

And what we have isn’t perceived as valuable enough to add.

 

[How Sway?!]

UConn make two horrible hires with Red Pants and Edsall 2.0. I thought back then Edsall 2.0.was one of the worst hires that year when much better football coaches were available. Edsall just got fired from Maryland where his team looked totally out of the sync, and his offense and defense were just outdated. Still, we gave him a job and did not fire him after year 1 when it was clear he was over his head.

We picked the worst stretch of time to be bad in football. Also, we are a victim of bad timing. ACC took Louisville because FSU and Clemson had a hissy fit with the NC schools. B12 didn't take us because FOX and B1G decided to destroy the PAC-12.

Going forward, I think this indy football with other sports in a regional conference make the most sense. UConn just got a head start. I can see all the valuable big schools doing that since there is no way teams like OSU and USC want to subsidize schools like RU and Northwestern forever.

UConn needs to secure a good streaming contract combined with linear TV for football ASAP.

We do have a linear TV deal.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Winning doesn’t guarantee that we get in. Maybe try another tactic like bribery? Lol

Winning will have no influence.

 

[noeynox]

Winning will have no influence.

Every G5 that got promoted won BIG.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Every G5 that got promoted won

I don’t think one caused the others. UConn goes 8-4 every year over next 3 years, they won’t be any more attractive.

UCF is the one team I see that really elevates themselves by having two good years in a row on a poor schedule.

It will help. But the program has to prepare like the call is never gonna come .

 

[noeynox]

I don’t think one caused the others. UConn goes 8-4 every year over next 3 years, they won’t be any more attractive.

UCF is the one team I see that really elevates themselves by having two good years in a row on a poor schedule.

It will help. But the program has to prepare like the call is never gonna come .

Cincinnati, Houston also WON big. 8-4, not really it. I agree the call is likely to never come. They wasted 5 years with Edsall 2.0 doing squat.

 

[CL82]

I don’t think one caused the others. UConn goes 8-4 every year over next 3 years, they won’t be any more attractive.

UCF is the one team I see that really elevates themselves by having two good years in a row on a poor schedule.

It will help. But the program has to prepare like the call is never gonna come .

Disagree. I think we can really help our narrative by winning and especially by beating before schools. But if you were saying that you don't think there are any more openings, I'm inclined to agree.

 

[hoopsfan22]

I don’t think one caused the others. UConn goes 8-4 every year over next 3 years, they won’t be any more attractive.

UCF is the one team I see that really elevates themselves by having two good years in a row on a poor schedule.

It will help. But the program has to prepare like the call is never gonna come .

UCF also has like 50k students and is in a large population center in the 3rd most populous and fastest growing state in the country. It's an attractive addition.

 

[superjohn]

I guess that doesn’t mean as much as you think it does.

We’re not seen as additive. The conferences that we need to be in already get what we have from someone else.

And what we have isn’t perceived as valuable enough to add.

Big 10 could sure use some of our national championships.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

College sports is getting hit with four of the most dramatic changes in its history: NIL, Transfer Portal, end of cable bundle, and the demographic cliff for all colleges.

I don’t know what happens next, and neither does anyone else. The future is most definitely not written in stone though.

 

[JohnFSilver]

College sports is getting hit with four of the most dramatic changes in its history: NIL, Transfer Portal, end of cable bundle, and the demographic cliff for all colleges.

I don’t know what happens next, and neither does anyone else. The future is most definitely not written in stone though.

NIL is the least consequential. People worried about players getting paid. Everyone will have competitive offers in major colleges in the next couple of years. Kids will start to flick towards amenities and lifestyle than straight cash.

Transfer portal has upended the sport. No more days of teams hoarding talent.

The last two are timebombs. Money is gone from the cable bundle. It’s over as a growth product. Every year should be less money u get.

Demo cliff? It’s going to smash small colleges

 

[buddy]

I could be dead by then.

join the club.

 

[noeynox]

join the club.

Damn. You're already dead? Shoot, didn't know you still get to post on the boneyard.

 

[UConnJim]

Cincinnati wins big once every 5 years. Ucf been mediocre since that 25-1 stretch. Houston. When did this happen? We’re they in American?

This is not true. Since 2007, Cincinnati has won 9 or more games 12 times. And, they have been to the CFP, the only G5 school to have gotten a bid. As for Houston, since 2011, they have had 3 seasons with 12 or 13 wins.

 

[NH Husky]

UCF also has like 50k students and is in a large population center in the 3rd most populous and fastest growing state in the country. It's an attractive addition.

Disagree. I live down here. UCF stuff shows up in discount clothing stores. Florida all over. More USF than UCF (at least near Tampa).