Lol at the Big 12

[GoKU]

A staggering 7 teams are not bowl eligible, yet UConn football was so bad they couldn't be brought in as 17. Now they are curb stomping UNC. Particularly funny that Utah and Okie State suck after voting no on UConn. And now the SEC dominates basketball. Too funny.

 

[CJasmer]

A staggering 7 teams are not bowl eligible, yet UConn football was so bad they couldn't be brought in as 17. Now they are curb stomping UNC. Particularly funny that Utah and Okie State suck after voting no on UConn. And now the SEC dominates basketball. Too funny.

What is a joke is UConn should be in the ACC. Can you imagine the basketball games against Duke and UNC 2 times a year.

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

What is a joke is UConn should be in the ACC. Can you imagine the basketball games against Duke and UNC 2 times a year.

And then a date in the acc tourney

 

[BlueHen]

ACC could use us for football too. So far they are 1-6 in bowl games. We would double their current win total.

 

[CJasmer]

ACC could use us for football too. So far they are 1-6 in bowl games. We would double their current win total.

Soon to be 1-7 with BC losing to Nebraska. Duke should get absolutely hammered by Ol Miss next week.

 

[Forte]

If football drives the bus money-wise, and it's not even close between FB and Bball, why wouldn't the Big 12 presidents lean toward Boise for the next realignment add?

 

[CTBballfan243]

If football drives the bus money-wise, and it's not even close between FB and Bball, why wouldn't the Big 12 presidents lean toward Boise for the next realignment add?

Not sure if that Boise market moves the needle.

 

[UConnDan97]

Not sure if that Boise market moves the needle.

It doesn't.

But Boston and NYC does. And they had better learn soon who really controls them. It's the school located in Storrs...

 

[Chin Diesel]

It doesn't.

But Boston and NYC does. And they had better learn soon who really controls them. It's the school located in Storrs...

I'll be interested in seeing the announced crowd for the Nebraska v. BCU game and also what the TV ratings were for both games.

 

[pmo710]

This will probably not help getting bumped by the Pats.

Local Boston College fans have to watch bowl game on... MeTV?!?

amp.awfulannouncing.com

 

[BRS24]

From a whole program perspective, with FB/MBB/WBB in the top group, and hockey, field hockey, and soccer in the next group, is the ACC a significantly better fit opposed to the B12, from a competitive level perspective? I would think that the ACC would be "easier" travel wise.

 

[CTBasketball]

From a whole program perspective, with FB/MBB/WBB in the top group, and hockey, field hockey, and soccer in the next group, is the ACC a significantly better fit opposed to the B12, from a competitive level perspective? I would think that the ACC would be "easier" travel wise.

Both are sinking ships.

 

[CJasmer]

It doesn't.

But Boston and NYC does. And they had better learn soon who really controls them. It's the school located in Storrs...

No college sports team is followed in NYC. I lived there for over ten years and only discussions I heard were about Pro sports.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

No college sports team is followed in NYC. I lived there for over ten years and only discussions I heard were about Pro sports.

when you look at the metro NYC area, UConn does have a serious following in Greenwich-Stamford-Norwalk-Bridgeport. Rutgers has some fans in suburbs located in Jersey.

 

[UConnDan97]

No college sports team is followed in NYC. I lived there for over ten years and only discussions I heard were about Pro sports.

There are 8 million people inside NYC, and I'm sure that the percentage of people you've talked to is negligible. When there are games in the Garden, the attendance proves you wrong.

Sure, NYC is a pro town, but it has a significant college following...

 

[Hoophound]

There are 8 million people inside NYC, and I'm sure that the percentage of people you've talked to is negligible. When there are games in the Garden, the attendance proves you wrong.

Sure, NYC is a pro town, but it has a significant college following...

Yup. UConn shows out in NY. It’s a great boost for the brand and provides tremendous exposure.

 

[CJasmer]

Yup. UConn shows out in NY. It’s a great boost for the brand and provides tremendous exposure.

You can believe whatever you want. Just listen to sports radio in NYC.

 

[Hoophound]

You can believe whatever you want. Just listen to sports radio in NYC.

Don’t have to. That isn’t the point. When you bring fans into the city in droves and win big, nationally televised games in the Garden, it builds the brand. We got good press multiple times today by filling up Fenway when BC couldn’t do it last year. These are the little battles we need to win to get where we are trying to go.

Also, sports radio in the big American cities is always mostly pro. New York, Boston, Philly, Chicago and LA like to talk MLB, NFL and NBA. That’s just normal. That’s their audience. Neither the guys hosting nor their callers seem too well versed in college sports.

 

[CJasmer]

when you look at the metro NYC area, UConn does have a serious following in Greenwich-Stamford-Norwalk-Bridgeport. Rutgers has some fans in suburbs located in Jersey.

I was talking in NYC. Not the suburbs.

 

[CJasmer]

Don’t have to. That isn’t the point. When you bring fans into the city in droves and win big, nationally televised games in the Garden, it builds the brand. We got good press multiple times today by filling up Fenway when BC couldn’t do it last year. These are the little battles we need to win to get where we are trying to go.

Also, sports radio in the big American cities is always mostly pro. New York, Boston, Philly, Chicago and LA like to talk MLB, NFL and NBA. That’s just normal. That’s their audience. Neither the guys hosting nor their callers seem too well versed in college sports.

That was my point. Only team that had a big presence in one of the cities you mentioned was USC when they won national championships during Pete Carroll years. Hollywood stars were showing up at those games and it was must see TV.

 

[ScottVib]

This was a nice line from the AP recap of the game:

On a day that was definitely not baseball weather, UConn fans took over the home of the Red Sox. And their team was just as dominant on the field.

 

[Hoophound]

That was my point. Only team that had a big presence in one of the cities you mentioned was USC when they won national championships during Pete Carroll years. Hollywood stars were showing up at those games and it was must see TV.

Yeah. Were talking more about little kids running around the Bronx and Queens in Kemba Walker jerseys.

 

[whiffnutmeg]

I'll be interested in seeing the announced crowd for the Nebraska v. BCU game and also what the TV ratings were for both games.

Looks like 30,062 for the Pinstripe vs. 27,900 for Fenway.

I’m guessing a lot of Yankee Stadium was filled with Nebraska fans. They travel quite well, and I have a hard time imagining BC can fill a baseball stadium in the Bronx better than they could Fenway last year.

 

[CJasmer]

Yeah. We’re talking more about little kids running around the Bronx and Queens in Kemba Walker jerseys.

Are you saying UConn has the same presence in NYC that USC had during the Pete Carroll years in LA? You are talking about 15k UConn fans coming into the city to go to Madison Square garden in a city of 8 million. Sure keep believing that on your bus ride back to Hartford.

 

[UConnDan97]

Are you saying UConn has the same presence in NYC that USC had during the Pete Carroll years in LA? You are talking about 15k UConn fans coming into the city to go to Madison Square garden in a city of 8 million. Sure keep believing that on your train ride back to CT.

When I used to listen to Francesa, he would talk a fair amount about college sports, and would run picks on the big weekend games for football, etc. He would talk more about UConn sports than most others, maybe equal time with Rutgers, but definitely more than Syracuse. WFAN talked plenty about UConn...