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

[jostar1]

Now we’re talking!

 

[coachcap]

When I saw this my thought was: The XII jerked around UConn so much the last couple of seasons that their only business is monkey business....

 

[CL82]

As I've said in the past, I'll believe we are changing conferences when they are painting a new conference logo on the court at Gampel.

Then again, every time there's been Internet buzz about a move for us, it didn't happen. So, if everything is silent, does that mean it will?

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

As I've said in the past, I'll believe we are changing conferences when they are painting a new conference logo on the court at Gampel.

TBF, paint can be removed or painted over. Awaiting a game factually kicking off or tipping off as a new conference member may be warranted. /s

 

[LetsGoUC]

Yawn. Put up or shut up. Besides BYU, the additions haven't brought much to the league.

Houston? They've been a 1 seed every year they have been in the conference and almost won the natty last year.

 

[KryHavok]

Open for business but closed to making a sensible decision to bring in the BEST BBall school over the last 25 years...and we can be decent in football assuming we have an adult as HC. Like the man said in "The Toy": The propellers are spinning, but the plane isn't moving.

We now bring you back to your regularly scheduled programming of no key tweets during the off season.

 

[huskymedic]

-> Sun Belt Conference officials met again this week to discuss potential candidates to join the conference, with sources telling the Daily News-Record that Ohio University is among the schools expressing some interest in the league. <-

-> Ohio is second in the MAC in average football attendance over the past five years, averaging 17,423 fans per game and has led the conference in men’s basketball attendance each of the past two seasons. <-

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

Now we’re talking!

That's all it is, talk

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

MAC founder Ohio’s possible desire to get away from Tuesday-Thursday night football games and their impact on ticket sales is reasonable. However, most of the Sun Belt schools are located significantly further from Athens than Buffalo referenced by the linked article’s writer. Only exceptions: Marshall, James Madison, and App State. Sun Belt total media revenue vs MAC?

 

[huskymedic]

MAC founder Ohio’s possible desire to get away from Tuesday-Thursday night football games and their impact on ticket sales is reasonable. However, most of the Sun Belt schools are located significantly further from Athens than Buffalo referenced by the linked article’s writer. Only exceptions: Marshall, James Madison, and App State. Sun Belt total media revenue vs MAC?

“Currently, both the Sun Belt and MAC have exclusive deals with ESPN that pay each school around $2 million a year. It remains unknown what conversations Sun Belt leaders have had with ESPN since Texas State’s departure.

But if the conference doesn’t find a member or members that will increase the Sun Belt’s value to its TV partner, it remains a distinct possibility the league sits tight for the next year or more to see what other realignment developments happen across the country.”

 

[noeynox]

Houston? They've been a 1 seed every year they have been in the conference and almost won the natty last year.

Almost was bird who couldn't fly!

 

[Vowelguy]

-> Sun Belt Conference officials met again this week to discuss potential candidates to join the conference, with sources telling the Daily News-Record that Ohio University is among the schools expressing some interest in the league. <-

-> Ohio is second in the MAC in average football attendance over the past five years, averaging 17,423 fans per game and has led the conference in men’s basketball attendance each of the past two seasons. <-

Good for SunBelt. LaTech is a nothing add. They are right to look around.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

If Ohio leaves the MAC is all but done. Too bad umass. Should’ve stayed Indy.

 

[RitzLuce1]

Houston? They've been a 1 seed every year they have been in the conference and almost won the natty last year.

I was told by all the smart people that basketball doesn’t matter. If our 20 something titles in hoops doesn’t matter then Houston choking in the title game certainly doesn’t.

 

[ZooCougar]

I was told by all the smart people that basketball doesn’t matter. If our 20 something titles in hoops doesn’t matter then Houston choking in the title game certainly doesn’t.

If basketball mattered we wouldn't be in the Big East.

 

[Rufus]

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.

Just call me Greg Flugaur on that one!

 

[Vowelguy]

I always thougt the MAC should try to get some of its content on the BTN. It hits the same markets, and it could take up some of the non-prime tv times when BTN runs the equivalence of a test pattern.

But looks like they have an exclusive deal with espn. (even for Olympic sports?)

 

[Vowelguy]

I saw one article that said other unnamed MAc schools also had some type of conversation with the Sun Belt.

 

[huskymedic]

Good for SunBelt. LaTech is a nothing add. They are right to look around.

 

[Revrat]

So when is the bubble going to burst? University of Minnesota faces $8.75M athletics deficit, payments to players rise | kare11.com University of Minnesota athletics budget faces $8.75 million deficit, driven largely by new payments to players

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Vowelguy]

All of the western schools? Troy really cares about a school 450 miles away?

 

[Ha Who]

So when is the bubble going to burst? University of Minnesota faces $8.75M athletics deficit, payments to players rise | kare11.com University of Minnesota athletics budget faces $8.75 million deficit, driven largely by new payments to players

These fools don’t think the bubble applies to academia. Tuition increases what, 8% per year

 

[Vowelguy]

So when is the bubble going to burst? University of Minnesota faces $8.75M athletics deficit, payments to players rise | kare11.com University of Minnesota athletics budget faces $8.75 million deficit, driven largely by new payments to players

How does a school getting a zillion dollars in TV money still run a $9M deficit?

I'm wondering if they're using the same accountants who manage to show that blockbuster movies dont make any profit?

And is this just pretext to make sport cuts?

 

[Vowelguy]

These fools don’t think the bubble applies to academia. Tuition increases what, 8% per year

Will get even worse if (generally high paying) foreign students stay away.