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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 5277350, member: 1737"] In 2016, Gov. Malloy talked to ESPN. [B]Malloy Reached Out To ESPN On Behalf Of UConn In Big 12 Expansion Debate[/B] Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reached out to ESPN to push for support of UConn's bid to gain entrance into the Big 12 Conference, according to two sources. One source said that Malloy spoke to ESPN President John Skipper by phone in August. The second source said that while he did not know of a specific phone call, he said that Malloy was working on the UConn-Big 12 expansion issue because "it's good for basketball. It's good for football. It's good for the state.'' [I]"The governor did speak with John Skipper, president of ESPN, and just as he did in a letter to Big 12 commissioner [Bob] Bowlsby, explained that UConn's strong academic and athletic program would make it an incredible asset to the Big 12." Skipper then called Bowlsby, according to a source, and while maintaining the position that ESPN preferred no expansion, told the Big 12 commissioner if the league did add teams, that as corporate citizens in Connecticut, ESPN would appreciate that UConn be given all due consideration.　 [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.courant.com/2016/10/27/malloy-reached-out-to-espn-on-behalf-of-uconn-in-big-12-expansion-debate/[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]