Our deal with SNY ended last year. Where women's basketball goes is up to the conference media deal now (whether it's Big East with Fox SPorts, Peacock, TruTV, CBS etc or the ACC/Big 12 with ESPN family and subordinates).
So the state would cut off its nose to spite its face. That makes zero fiscal or practical sense. Our current tv deals are what stinks. A partial ACC deal could be more valuable but we’d say no based on what? Principle? As long as the hypothetical ACC offer is worth as much as our various current deals we’d have to take it for the other benefits that come with being in a power conference. It would be grossly negligent to refuse.
I would like to join a P4 conference, but you are only looking at the revenue side. The cost of running a P4 football program would double or triple what is currently spent. Given the athletic department is ~$30 million in the red each year, how does UConn spend another $25 to $30 million?
If that were the case, why did UConn pursue a Big 12 invitation?
I know that.
Please explain how moving to the ACC would cost us $25mm-$30mm more per year.
Where are you getting this information from?
ESPN would be very happy to have our Men's and Women's basketball content and was willing to give the Big 12 pro rata for us two years ago (Fox was not interested since they already had us on the cheap). I don't think that has changed. What we negotiate with the conference is another matter.
obviously i am not going to say
obviously the source is Exit 68
To have a competiitve football program in the ACC, UConn would need to spend at least $25 million per year more on football. The operating budget for UConn football is ~$19 million and the operating budgets for mid tier public ACC schools are $35 to $50 million. FSU and Clemson spend close to $70 million on football. And, these numbers are before revenue sharing which kicked in this year and is not included in the numbers. To help you understand, Jeff Brohm the head coach at Louisville all in will make $7 million+ this year. Mora will make ~$2.5 million.
What?? Please elaborate on why spending must automatically go up that much. UConn is ALREADY competitive with ACC schools in all sports at the current peanut level of spending so why would that suddenly change if we actually join the conference? Why cant spending go up by some proportional amount to the additional revenue? We would be making more money so we can spend more money and get even better, but we don’t have to start spending X times more money than we would be making just because…it’s not a pro league where there is a minimum amount we have to spend every year.
$50 mill a year from conference rev share and we have the money to spend.
That’s a no brainer but we’re discussing how “bad” the deal would have to be to still accept it.
Don’t tell us who it is, but what makes them credible? Are they a donor? Are they administration? Are they inside the athletic department? What’s their title?
I had never really read about the SMU media deal. It's actually absurd. SMU paid $200M up front and will not collect any conference revenue until 2033. 9 years, valued at what $50M a year? That's insane. $650M price tag for a seat at the table (which may not exist in 2036), not even considering the future value of that money.
fine. They can add incentives and reasonable milestones but the two options aren’t 1) go broke in the BE trying to support an Indy football team, or 2) go broke in the ACC trying to win the chip every year in every sport. There’s a successful and sustainable middle ground.
Hard to be optimistic when one has been beaten down so many times starting with the Louisville debacle. I will however, think about a gummy. That may be good advice.
Frankly that would be a better deal than the current one. At least then you only need one subscription to see all the games, vs something with Fox, something with Turner (TNT/TruTV), Peacock and something with ESPN
Yes, disgusting though that is, at least for a few years.
Delusional. You do realize UConn is one of the highest spenders in both men’s and women’s basketball. Why? To be competitive. So, you think UConn can spend less than half of what ACC schools spend on football and be competitive? Do you think any good football coach would come to UConn if the program was underfunded
I repeat- We’re already competitive in football even though we spend less and we already have a good coach even though we pay him less. We would have won at least 4-5 ACC games this year. that is being competitive. But If you think the goal is to spend whatever it takes to win the CFP then you’re the one that’s delusional.
Disagree - if only for the reason that we'd lose our 3-4 ACC games per year. Bad for the football program and bad for the fans. Hard pass.