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Message: [QUOTE="ninety-nine, post: 1777965, member: 5497"] Clearly, that's our problem. UConn is like an old car that ESPN plans on driving into the ground. They figure the state will pay to have it fixed (i.e., kick in money for athletics) for as long as it can, and then when the old clunker finally breaks down for good, they'll junk it in an A-10 graveyard and move on to something else. They have probably modeled that the state will prop up UConn for a few more years before the programs start to fade beyond recognition, which is A-OK by them. It's like a hidden tax break. How much can they make off UConn for the next couple of fiscal years? That's the only question in their eyes. ROI baby, ROI. Institutionally, they DO NOT CARE if UConn, or UConn sports, has a future beyond the end of the contract. The execs at ESPN are just trying to keep their jobs by showing profits right now. We're a fungible good. [/QUOTE]