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

[businesslawyer]

I think most people would rather root for a team that's actually located in the United States.

I would root for the University of Tehran Terrorists before I root for Wesleyan.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I would root for the University of Tehran Terrorists before I root for Wesleyan.

I thought that school's nickname was Aryans.

 

[businesslawyer]

I thought that school's nickname was Aryans.

LOL. I didn’t bother to Wikipedia the nickname.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

LOL. I didn’t bother to Wikipedia the nickname.

Neither did I.

 

[billybud]

The FSU AD's answer to a question from boosters while in Chicago.

Booster question..."Will we be able to drive to games soon ?"

Answer..."You can drive to Patagonia. It's all in the want to. "

 

[CL82]

I would root for the University of Tehran Terrorists before I root for Wesleyan.

 

[Sole]

I am surprised there hasn’t been any news on the big east tv deal yet… I thought it was a done deal.. just waiting for a third media outlet provider…that was a month ago…

 

[Exit 4]

I am surprised there hasn’t been any news on the big east tv deal yet… I thought it was a done deal.. just waiting for a third media outlet provider…that was a month ago…

Curious indeed. Probably pricing the offer two ways; with and without UConn!

 

[LetsGoUC]

I am surprised there hasn’t been any news on the big east tv deal yet… I thought it was a done deal.. just waiting for a third media outlet provider…that was a month ago…

UConn should ask for the biggest share of the media deal.

 

[jostar1]

 

[Chin Diesel]

I am surprised there hasn’t been any news on the big east tv deal yet… I thought it was a done deal.. just waiting for a third media outlet provider…that was a month ago…

Curious indeed. Probably pricing the offer two ways; with and without UConn!

Eerily similar to the Pac-12 negotiations which were always on the cusp of getting done.

 

[huskymedic]

Shortcut

More trial ballons…

-> Could Group of Five playoff idea expand?

Sources stress that the G5-only tournament idea – pitting winners of eight divisions in a tournament that awards a College Football Playoff automatic berth – entails only Group of Five schools right now.

As conference realignment continues to take hold – and super conferences look to congeal – the industry’s so-called second tier could ultimately also include some Big 12 and ACC schools left on the outside of the two super leagues once the music stops.

“The second tier is so fragmented,” a prominent industry source told On3 on Thursday. “Everyone is vying for the adult table. That second tier/G5 is truly ‘Game of Thrones.’

If efforts to join the two super conferences fail, a second-tier end game would be the fallback option for Big 12 schools like Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma State and ACC schools lacking big brand recognition.

They could be second-tier members to complement the Group of Five schools already at that table. That scenario would make Dooley’s concept more appealing to a variety of stakeholders. <-

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[Patman]

The timelines for this would be so ridiculous. You'd have these playoff games starting in what? Early November? So "g5" schools would end their seasons by election day?

 

[Sole]

UConn should ask for the biggest share of the media deal.

Or maybe rights for out of conference women’s basketball games

 

[CL82]

Or maybe rights for out of conference women’s basketball games

 

[AZHuskiePop]

There are 1200 members of the NCAA and 15 SEC schools
Applying the same standards to all because. a small percentage make money is just stupid .

 

[How Sway?!]

UConn should ask for the biggest share of the media deal.

And the BE will say no. Unfortunately, only way that happens is if we sign a GOR or something that keeps us legally bound to the BE. Considering the ACC is prime to be blown up in the next couple of years, it would be counter intuitive.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

And the BE will say no. Unfortunately, only way that happens is if we sign a GOR or something that keeps us legally bound to the BE. Considering the ACC is prime to be blown up in the next couple of years, it would be counter intuitive.

I would sign up for the Gonzaga deal in a heart beat.
The first unit for just for making the tournament goes into the conference pot , every other unit earned you keep for yourself .
UConn would make almost three million a year for the next 5 under that plan. Which could go up depending on our performance in the near future.

 

[freescooter]

I would sign up for the Gonzaga deal in a heart beat.
The first unit for just for making the tournament goes into the conference pot , every other unit earned you keep for yourself .
UConn would make almost three million a year for the next 5 under that plan. Which could go up depending on our performance in the near future.

I’d love this, too, and we should ask but we are not getting a better deal than we have. That is the problem with being in a conference that views itself as better than it is. The Fox deal will be lousy for us but fine for the likes of Seton Hall.

 

[Ldandy]

I’d love this, too, and we should ask but we are not getting a better deal than we have. That is the problem with being in a conference that views itself as better than it is. The Fox deal will be lousy for us but fine for the likes of Seton Hall.

That's the issue with The Big East. Despite the nostalgia of the return along with a handful of shorter trips, it will never be a natural fit for UConn. When you have 10 teams aligned in both their athletic and economic vision for what a conference should be, and 1 team essentially caught between two worlds there will always be tension.

I'm not sure that The B1G is in the cards, but I truly hope that The ACC or Big 12 is. There needs to be stability in both basketball/football scheduling and a revenue stream that allows the AD to maintain its high levels of success.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm not sure that The B1G is in the cards, but I truly hope that The ACC or Big 12 is. There needs to be stability in both basketball/football scheduling and a revenue stream that allows the AD to maintain its high levels of success.

I imagine one day, those in the B1G will think "you know, it would be nice to be able to win a title in basketball".

 

[Buzzyboy]

I would root for the University of Tehran Terrorists before I root for Wesleyan.

Was that supposed to be cute or clever .... NOT

 

[Sole]

That's the issue with The Big East. Despite the nostalgia of the return along with a handful of shorter trips, it will never be a natural fit for UConn. When you have 10 teams aligned in both their athletic and economic vision for what a conference should be, and 1 team essentially caught between two worlds there will always be tension.

I'm not sure that The B1G is in the cards, but I truly hope that The ACC or Big 12 is. There needs to be stability in both basketball/football scheduling and a revenue stream that allows the AD to maintain its high levels of success.

I think we are having success in the big east

 

[billybud]

Maybe...the magnetic poles will once again shift...

Basketball ...could it start carrying more weight ?

The magnetic poles switched in the 90's. Basketball was more of the breadwinner than football and then..boom ! Football started taking off in media contracts.

Example...When FSU joined the ACC, FSU made about 40% more per year than the top SEC school. In 1995, FSU's ACC payout was $5.6 million. The top SEC school was just under $4 million. As late as 2001, FSU's payout from the ACC was $9.5 million, while the top SEC school (Kentucky) pulled in just over $7 million.

From the time FSU joined the ACC until the early 2000s, the ACC was the most "lucrative" conference in college athletics. And Swofford has said that the conference did not see the pole switch coming but tried to recover. A basketball conference in a football world. But, like an ocean liner, conference culture does not swiftly turn.

The question is...will basketball start to regain more of a monetary share ?

 

[SU1968]

Maybe...the magnetic poles will once again shift...

Basketball ...could it start carrying more weight ?

The magnetic poles switched in the 90's. Basketball was more of the breadwinner than football and then..boom ! Football started taking off in media contracts.

Example...When FSU joined the ACC, FSU made about 40% more per year than the top SEC school. In 1995, FSU's ACC payout was $5.6 million. The top SEC school was just under $4 million. As late as 2001, FSU's payout from the ACC was $9.5 million, while the top SEC school (Kentucky) pulled in just over $7 million.

From the time FSU joined the ACC until the early 2000s, the ACC was the most "lucrative" conference in college athletics. And Swofford has said that the conference did not see the pole switch coming but tried to recover. A basketball conference in a football world. But, like an ocean liner, conference culture does not swiftly turn.

The question is...will basketball start to regain more of a monetary share ?

I don't think so. 30 or so regular season BB games per team vs. 12 FB games. Except for the fans of a specific team, the casual fan isn't interested in that many BB games which translates to fewer advertising $$ which translates to lesser media contract $$ until March Madness.