UConn is loved in Fairfield County. There are many of us who support UConn and go to games. The issue is the ridiculous traffic starting at 3 PM on the Merritt and I 95. For Basketball games and night games at the Rent makes a reasonable drive into a nightmare. Maybe more train options to Hartford game day and shuttle buses to the Rent or Gampel.
For years I had pined to join the ACC. Our Olympic sports would have benefitted, particularly baseball, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse. Travel would be easier than that to the B1G.
Considering the B1G media/conference payouts are like double the ACC at this point, that's a no brainer - it's just not going to happen
GREAT POST!
And yet I'd rather watch the Football Giants than any SEC game. Guy needs to get his head out of his.......
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Lol, your troll act is so laughable because you're stunningly uninformed and when you get called on it, you move the goal posts.
I was always talking about New York City. Not NY area. I grew up in CT then lived for 15 years in NYC from 1990 through 2004. NYC like any other major city like LA, San Francisco, Chicago, and even Miami are Pro sport cities. Are there like 200k UConn fans in a city of 8 million (Dan97 estimate). Sure that seems possible. You mention MSG. It holds 20,000 for a basketball game. In a city of 8 million that is a pretty small percent. But that is not a significant presence which you and others keep stating. Not going to respond to another post on this subject since it appears the meaning of significant presence has a different meaning to me.
I still think in metro NYC UConn and perhaps Rutgers can draw a reasonable crowd. Our friends at Syracuse haven't done as well from what I have seen.
I would say UConn would draw a much bigger crowd than Rutgers given how good the men and women basketball teams have been. Rutgers is not even followed extensively in NJ.
I literally linked the NYT article supporting my claim of the UConn fan number inside NYC. Now, where's your data arguing against it?
Memo to Yormark: UConn has enjoyed a rare above-average year in football, has won a bowl game, and has now concluded that it's too good for the B12. Please look elsewhere for expansion candidates.
Exactly. 200.000 sets of eyeballs is a lot of eyeballs. It's like he thinks you need 20% or something to have a "significant" percentage. You don't. 200K is significant. It's probably more than the Connecticut fanbase. How many people actually care about any team?
Correct, which is why the Big 12 should invite us. They get us and destroy the Boston Mark for the ACC - this would be good for them with less media competition in these markets!
When we're talking about the Big 12 there doesn't need to be any context. Like half of the states where Big 12 schools are located have low populations so being one of the fastest growing states in the country makes a big difference for a school like Boise when it comes to gaining potential membership.
2024-25 Bowl Games and Playoffs prove the ACC is no 'Power' conference
The college football bowl season is not over. But already the performance of one conference has made it clear the designation of a 'Power Four' in college footb
So now your argument is Connecticut fans pack MSG, they are the only Connecticut fans in the New York area? Seriously? Lol, did this sound good in your head before you actually typed it out? Are you aware that when Connecticut rejoined the big east the cost of tickets on the aftermarket shot up precipitously? Are you aware that St. John's and Seton Hall jack up the prices of the Connecticut game annually. Often it's cheaper to buy season tickets than just get the Connecticut game. Do you understand the market forces that are necessary to have that kind of impact on pricing?
Not all 8 million are sports fans... Until the denominator is known you are both in a gray area of partial speculation. But bickering is a good look, so keep at it.
One of us should win Powerball and donate it to the athletic department.
The sense I get from BC alumni is that now that DeFilippo is gone, they recognize the error. In trying to be the only game in town, they wound up reducing interest in the programs. UConn in the ACC would boost BC and Syracuse both. This should have been obvious, even then (See Auburn and Alabama, Texas and A&M. USC and UCLA etc.), but Gene wanted to put an end UConn FBS aspirations. Local rivals increase overall interest in the sport and drive greater passion.