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

[Hamms30]

When asked, perennial football superpower UNC had this to say about interest in the SEC.

The SEC's financial strength and athletic dominance, particularly in basketball and football, are is seen as a motivating factor.

There we go. Just needed to tidy that up a bit. Spit spot.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Perennial football superpower... UNC?

 

[Purple Stein]

This is what happens when some of your best members upgrade to FBS or move to the Patriot League.

I read a rumor elsewhere that the southern schools might be on their way out.

Yup. I'm about to write a really crazy sentence but here it goes:

Adding Sacred Heart is about creating stability for the conference.

 

[Hamms30]

Perennial football superpower... UNC?

maybe I should have added a /s at the end? More a shot at them thinking the competitive football landscape is alluring to them since both sides of our lines dogwalked them around the freedom trail last November December.

 

[RuffRuff]

Not sure if this has been shared - welp. When Umass FB is doubling you in viewership, you know you've hit rock bottom.

 

[shizzle787]

Not sure if this has been shared - welp. When Umass FB is doubling you in viewership, you know you've hit rock bottom.

This isn’t remotely accurate.

 

[Tdaley]

Not sure if this has been shared - welp. When Umass FB is doubling you in viewership, you know you've hit rock bottom.

Do the numbers reflect just home games or the away games where Umass is playing teams like Georgia on the road? That would distort the figures by a large amount I would guess.

 

[RuffRuff]

This isn’t remotely accurate.

Maybe not, but even if within ballpark............

 

[uconnyankee]

Maybe not, but even if within ballpark............

Umass playing GA and Missouri in same season certainly helps.
On the flip side, UConn had MD, Syr, Duke and WF.

Unless you factor the opponent and lift or no lift from average these figures are meaningless.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Maybe not, but even if within ballpark............

Imagine 3 SEC schools buying easy 2024 wins not generating SEC fan viewership in spite of lowly umess prostituting itself

 

[UConnTrumbull]

No surprise there. Just a matter of time.

 

[RitzLuce1]

How is this possible?

I have been told repeatedly it’s. All. About. Football. Than why UNC? They can’t even beat us. They are not good in football.

Their brand is based solely on their men’s hoop program so I guess basketball brand does matter when they want it to.

 

[mike012]

Fake classes or not UNC sees the writing on the wall. Time to make sure they get a life raft when they still can.

 

[ZooCougar]

Not sure if this has been shared - welp. When Umass FB is doubling you in viewership, you know you've hit rock bottom.

That’s how you know it’s a garbage article.

CBS Sports doesn’t get ratings figures.

 

[Drew]

 

[FfldCntyFan]

How is this possible?

I have been told repeatedly it’s. All. About. Football. Than why UNC? They can’t even beat us. They are not good in football.

Their brand is based solely on their men’s hoop program so I guess basketball brand does matter when they want it to.

1 - UNC is the flagship and biggest brand in one of the two traditional southern states that the SEC does not have a presence in.

2 - As limited as their football brand may be, it is still well above and beyond what we have as a football brand.

3 - Their academic status (even with the no-show classes) is such that the B1G will be every bit as interested in them as the SEC. They may actually have sufficient leverage where they could choose which P-2 becomes their home.

 

[Drew]

Someone photo shop the ACC logo on Rentschler Field please and thank you

 

[Drew]

 

[Drew]

 

[prankster]

1 - UNC is the flagship and biggest brand in one of the two traditional southern states that the SEC does not have a presence in.

2 - As limited as their football brand may be, it is still well above and beyond what we have as a football brand.

3 - Their academic status (even with the no-show classes) is such that the B1G will be every bit as interested in them as the SEC. They may actually have sufficient leverage where they could choose which P-2 becomes their home.

I have every reason to believe that UNC will rise to the occasion.

Yes, they are a mid level D1 football program at best right now.

But they will have ample opportunity to elevate things to where they will be a mid level SEC program.

Which is a big step up.

 

[RuffRuff]

How is this possible?

I have been told repeatedly it’s. All. About. Football. Than why UNC? They can’t even beat us. They are not good in football.

Their brand is based solely on their men’s hoop program so I guess basketball brand does matter when they want it to.

Esteemed state flagship in a growing state with a big overall brand - good business is about potential, not looking backwards.

 

[How Sway?!]

What are the odds of this surviving a legal challenge?

Still waiting to get refunded for the congestion pricing that was cancelled...

 

[CL82]

I cringed when I saw your post, but the actual EO was pretty reasonable. I don't think it's enforceable, but the positions are reasonable.

 

[CL82]

I have every reason to believe that UNC will rise to the occasion.

Yes, they are a mid level D1 football program at best right now.

But they will have ample opportunity to elevate things to where they will be a mid level SEC program.

Which is a big step up.

I'm not entirely confident about this, though it's possible. I'm pretty confident that they're going to get a big ass payday though.

 

[hank970]

How is this possible?

I have been told repeatedly it’s. All. About. Football. Than why UNC? They can’t even beat us. They are not good in football.

Their brand is based solely on their men’s hoop program so I guess basketball brand does matter when they want it to.

How is this possible?

I have been told repeatedly it’s. All. About. Football. Than why UNC? They can’t even beat us. They are not good in football.

Their brand is based solely on their men’s hoop program so I guess basketball brand does matter when they want it to.

That may be the conventional wisdom, but it's not the only factor a conference might consider when looking to expand. You can't always gauge potential based solely on past performance. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but an infusion of SEC money could do wonders for UNC football over the long term. Yes, UNC is known as a basketball brand, but its geography and demographics have to be attractive to the SEC, and adding UNC would certainly help the SEC in its quest to bolster academic reputation. SEC basketball is also showing signs of improvement.