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

[huskymedic]

I think the 5-team WAC might see more departures.

 

[LBird33]

Huge. Lol

 

[jostar1]

 

[ZooCougar]

This seems like a really big deal.

 

[LetsGoUC]

doubled the amount? wow

 

[NowInStorrs]

Does StorrsCentral help with this?

 

[jostar1]

Does StorrsCentral help with this?

I can't get a good handle on what subscription money goes for. I wish they would give some examples. Do they give the money to the Athletic Department or directly to the student-athletes? This is what they said:

• Support for Student-Athletes: All net proceeds from our initiatives will directly benefit UConn student-athletes, ensuring they have the resources they need to excel both on and off the field.
• NIL Opportunities through Storrs Central: Storrs Central will act as a dedicated marketing agency, empowering UConn athletes by facilitating new and innovative Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnerships, opening doors for additional revenue streams.
• Pioneering Revenue Sharing: As the landscape of collegiate athletics continues to evolve, Storrs Central will play a vital role in shaping the future of revenue sharing, helping student-athletes thrive in this new era.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Doesn’t even feel like breaking news. Everyone knew this was coming.

 

[shizzle787]

Huge. Lol

This is going to motivate the major conferences even more to go for NCAA tournament expansion. We just went from 37 to 36 at large bids due to this.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[jostar1]

 

[billybud]

FSU has a big problem in having a bad coach, same thing in Miami. To go 2-10 with all the talent FSU has is a situation where you should be fired. Miami has a coach who every year has a what the duckk moment where he loses a game he should win. The Big doesn't need those problems.

Interesting though...that a school that went 2-10 last year is in the top 10 of class recruiting rankings in 247, ESPN, Rivals....FSU lost a ton of talent from the 2023 team....13 were drafted...other talents Portalled into NIL deals... 24 was a complete rebuild...the 2025 class looks pretty good. The climb will begin...they need to win 8...Opening with Bama, playing Miami, Florida, and Clemson won't leave much room.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Ok so it’s not really “key” but with the success of the new CFB game this could keep UConn more visible in pop culture.

 

[Ldandy]

I don't think the BigTen would want Stanford or Cal anymore. 20 years ago, sure. Great academic schools with lots of cable boxes. Rutgers got the cable box invite, but it's too late for Cal and Stanford. Nobody cares about the schools' football teams, and that's what gets you an invite nowadays.

The only hope Stanford has of making The B1G is as ND's +1. That said with The CFP affording ND special privileges, that could be many years in the future if ever. My gut feeling is that The B1G would probably move to poach UNC and FSU if at all possible. Most of the Southern ACC Schools would realistically prefer The SEC, but who knows how many would actually have a spot in the conference outside of UNC? Would the SEC adopt a defensive posture and take schools like Clemson, GT, and FSU just to keep The B1G out of the region? As great of a school as UVA is, much like Stanford, academics alone will not carry the day for any new B1G Selection. TV Rankings and potential streaming dollars will likely be the driver.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

I realize it isn't on most of y'alls eyes, but Sun Belt Conference football, basketball and baseball are a blast to watch in-person.

 

[Hoophound]

I realize it isn't on most of y'alls eyes, but Sun Belt Conference football, basketball and baseball are a blast to watch in-person.

It’s my favorite conference for watching games on tv (not including the Big East). Very entertaining, good crowds and I’m not supporting the P4 when doing it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

It’s my favorite conference for watching games on tv (not including the Big East). Very entertaining, good crowds and I’m not supporting the P4 when doing it.

I live out on the western part of the Florida panhandle and plenty of our friends have kids enrolled at South Alabama and at Troy. Plus, I have a niece from CT who's a Chanticleer. And none of our friends' kids or my niece went to those schools due to grades or financial restraints. Kids can have fun there without the pressure of going to a bigger name school.

 

[Rufus]

It's so ironic that the Sun Belt is a better conference than CUSA when CUSA at one time raided the Sun Belt. Turns out CUSA was raided more than it could raid, which is part of how it ended up like this.

 

[Rufus]

Speaking of the Sun Belt....

Matchups Announced for First Round of 2025-26 MAC-SBC Challenge

NEW ORLEANS – A scheduling alliance in men’s and women’s basketball, the MAC-SBC Challenge enters its third season and will tip off on opening night of the 2025-26 campaign on Monday, November 3 with 13 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) women’s basketball programs hosting Mid-American Conference (MAC)...

sunbeltsports.org

 

[ZooCougar]

It's so ironic that the Sun Belt is a better conference than CUSA when CUSA at one time raided the Sun Belt. Turns out CUSA was raided more than it could raid, which is part of how it ended up like this.

The Sun Belt actually had a strategy to only take schools that took football very seriously, had fanbases and were in the right geographical footprint. Kind of surprised they didn’t want Delaware too.

CUSA and the AAC seem like the dregs to me.

 

[Rufus]

I'm surprised that both the Sun Belt and MAC weren't talking to Delaware. CUSA seems like the worst option out there.

In CUSA, the only "close" team is Liberty.

In the Sun Belt, they would have had James Madison, Old Dominion, and Marshall.

In the MAC, they would have had Buffalo and UMass from the northeast and the eastern Ohio schools (Ohio, Kent State, Akron).

I don't know if the Sun Belt makes more money than the MAC or not, but here is something to think about....

Ohio University is only 79 miles from Marshall University. They have a historic rivalry that is currently dormant. If the Sun Belt ever made a play to get into the State of Ohio, that would be the move. I'm not sure the money would be any more for the Bobcats to justify the extra travel and the loss of historic rivalries, particularly Miami.

 

[Jetskies]

unrelated to anything i suppose, but is anyone else foaming at the idea of the Northern midwest FCS schools making the jump one day?

I am in love with the idea of montana state, Montana, North Dakota, ND State, South Dakota, & SD State, all coming to FBS and joining the mountain west. Maybe even convince Idaho to come back to the big boys, even though I suspect they wouldn't.

other than Idaho, I think those schools would make the transition beautifully. They are already at least as good as any CUSA/Sun Belt team, in my opinion.