Manuel should camp on Jim Delany's doorstep

[Palatine]

I hate the ACC. So that probably colors my thinking. But it appears to me that Herbst and Warde spend way too much time lusting after tobacco row and not enough looking west.

The B10 is superior in every way to the ACC. Yet, the words big ten never come out their mouths. If it's TV sets for the B10 Network that Delany wants, we can deliver millions. Besides our own #30 television market (Hartford-New Haven), we offer penetration into the #1 (NYC) which combines with the addition of Rutgirls would effectively lock up the market and we offer, at least, some penetration into #10 (Boston). It's a lot TVs.

And it's net extra sets.

I mean who do you want to be associated with, a bunch of rednecks or northern urban sophisticates?

 

[BlueDogs]

Agreed. Been saying that for ages.
Only hope I see is Cincy and UC, or UC and BC pair up to try and lever entry into B10. Only real option I see is we somehow induce BC to come along and we deliver the New England market to B10. That would be a big move for b10 and would be money maker.

 

[warbler1055]

Apparently ACC thinks that UConn has no options. If there is a B10 option then everything would change. But UConn has to be more attractive than we are now with HCPP and crews.

 

[Palatine]

Apparently ACC thinks that UConn has no options. If there is a B10 option then everything would change. But UConn has to be more attractive than we are now with HCPP and crews.

The football coach has nothing to do with this. It's a marketing question and UConn has been behind the marketing curve for virtually its entire existence. Maryland is worse in football, look at their coach, it has NOTHING to do with anything.

 

[CL82]

An easy place to begin is upgrading the University of Connecticut ad. This years is a step in the right direction. I'd like to see an ad that alternates, sports and academic achievements, possibly with a tag line that emaphasizes "excellence". We have the academic acheivements, we have the sports achievements.. it is a no brainer. Play that every game and who we are will start to creep into the public mind set. It would be nice to have the ad made somewhere so that there is good production values as well. That's an easy step in the right direction.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

I hate the ACC. So that probably colors my thinking. But it appears to me that Herbst and Warde spend way too much time lusting after tobacco row and not enough looking west.

The B10 is superior in every way to the ACC. Yet, the words big ten never come out their mouths. If it's TV sets for the B10 Network that Delany wants, we can deliver millions. Besides our own #30 television market (Hartford-New Haven), we offer penetration into the #1 (NYC) which combines with the addition of Rutgirls would effectively lock up the market and we offer, at least, some penetration into #10 (Boston). It's a lot TVs.

And it's net extra sets.

I mean who do you want to be associated with, a bunch of rednecks or northern urban sophisticates?

Agreed. I've been advocating forever for the ACC, but I've had it with that conference. Have come around to pulling for offer from B1G.

 

[ktuck911]

Have to admit.. Wouldn't mind seeing UCONN updates on B1G Network on Ch 720 in HD....

 

[Nostical]

The football coach has nothing to do with this. It's a marketing question and UConn has been behind the marketing curve for virtually its entire existence. Maryland is worse in football, look at their coach, it has NOTHING to do with anything.

Not sure I agree here, Pal. It may not matter for a program already sitting at the big boy table, but it does for us.
Here’s my point. Like it or not, the masses respond to star power. Looking at it from the outside perspective of the ACC, Louisville had Rick Pitino and Charley Strong. We had Kevin Ollie and Paul Pasqualoni. There’s a reason Broadway shows like to feature name brand actors. It’s because people are more anxious to buy tickets to see them. In show business they call them “attachments”. The brighter the star power of your Producer, Director, and Actors—the more likely you are to create a buzz and draw a bigger audience--even for a production that started off-Broadway--like perhaps in East Hartford.

After Hathaway blew the coaching hire we had a chance to bring in a real “Rock Star” AD. What if we had opened the checkbook and hired away an experienced, savvy, and well connected AD from a Big 12 or ACC school—one who had standing and a reputation for action. What would the media and football industry reaction have been? That’s why our next coach needs to be a name---one that the masses will recognize and feel positive about. The spotlight is now upon us as we make our case for the future. Everything UConn must shine and sparkle.

 

[Palatine]

Not sure I agree here, Pal. It may not matter for a program already sitting at the big boy table, but it does for us.
Here’s my point. Like it or not, the masses respond to star power. Looking at it from the outside perspective of the ACC, Louisville had Rick Pitino and Charley Strong. We had Kevin Ollie and Paul Pasqualoni. There’s a reason Broadway shows like to feature name brand actors. It’s because people are more anxious to buy tickets to see them. In show business they call them “attachments”. The brighter the star power of your Producer, Director, and Actors—the more likely you are to create a buzz and draw a bigger audience--even for a production that started off-Broadway--like perhaps in East Hartford.

After Hathaway blew the coaching hire we had a chance to bring in a real “Rock Star” AD. What if we had opened the checkbook and hired away an experienced, savvy, and well connected AD from a Big 12 or ACC school—one who had standing and a reputation for action. What would the media and football industry reaction have been? That’s why our next coach needs to be a name---one that the masses will recognize and feel positive about. The spotlight is now upon us as we make our case for the future. Everything UConn must shine and sparkle.

You really believe that P and Ollie were discussion points in these deliberations?

 

[huskymedic]

Not sure I agree here, Pal. It may not matter for a program already sitting at the big boy table, but it does for us.
Here’s my point. Like it or not, the masses respond to star power. Looking at it from the outside perspective of the ACC, Louisville had Rick Pitino and Charley Strong. We had Kevin Ollie and Paul Pasqualoni. There’s a reason Broadway shows like to feature name brand actors. It’s because people are more anxious to buy tickets to see them. In show business they call them “attachments”. The brighter the star power of your Producer, Director, and Actors—the more likely you are to create a buzz and draw a bigger audience--even for a production that started off-Broadway--like perhaps in East Hartford.

After Hathaway blew the coaching hire we had a chance to bring in a real “Rock Star” AD. What if we had opened the checkbook and hired away an experienced, savvy, and well connected AD from a Big 12 or ACC school—one who had standing and a reputation for action. What would the media and football industry reaction have been? That’s why our next coach needs to be a name---one that the masses will recognize and feel positive about. The spotlight is now upon us as we make our case for the future. Everything UConn must shine and sparkle.

Agreed - but the fanbase must be reasonable in their expectation of who that "bright star" coach will/could be. If they set their expectation @ a Gruden level, no matter who the hire is, people will be disappointed. (see Tennessee scenerio).

 

[John Greene]

I hate the ACC. So that probably colors my thinking. But it appears to me that Herbst and Warde spend way too much time lusting after tobacco row and not enough looking west.

The B10 is superior in every way to the ACC. Yet, the words big ten never come out their mouths. If it's TV sets for the B10 Network that Delany wants, we can deliver millions. Besides our own #30 television market (Hartford-New Haven), we offer penetration into the #1 (NYC) which combines with the addition of Rutgirls would effectively lock up the market and we offer, at least, some penetration into #10 (Boston). It's a lot TVs.

And it's net extra sets.

I mean who do you want to be associated with, a bunch of rednecks or northern urban sophisticates?

Where can you find all these "northern urban sophisticates"? Certainly not at UConn games.

 

[Nostical]

You really believe that P and Ollie were discussion points in these deliberations?

No, but these "no names' compared to what Louisville has helped drive the public perception that they were more serious about the future and would be a more exciting program to bring aboard--whether accurate or not.

 

[amory]

Susan Herbst on the campout: "We are campers — we camp, we like to camp and we will continue to camp in the yards of commissioners of the best conferences."

 

[jdrinboston]

If he's still available and willing, UConn might be smart to bring back Lew Perkins as a "Special Advisor to the President" dealing with conference issues. In addition to a per diem salary, give him a bonus structure. If he gets us into the ACC X dollars. If he gets us into the BiG X x 100 dollars.

 

[sanchez42885]

An easy place to begin is upgrading the University of Connecticut ad. This years is a step in the right direction. I'd like to see an ad that alternates, sports and academic achievements, possibly with a tag line that emaphasizes "excellence". We have the academic acheivements, we have the sports achievements.. it is a no brainer. Play that every game and who we are will start to creep into the public mind set. It would be nice to have the ad made somewhere so that there is good production values as well. That's an easy step in the right direction.

Time to bring back Uconn "Great Pick"

 

[noeynox]

Warde continues to monitor the situation I'm sure.

 

[husky10]

Not sure I trust Manuel after he screwed up our acc invite maybe huskyfandan would be a better idea to camp out at his house

 

[warbler1055]

The football coach has nothing to do with this. It's a marketing question and UConn has been behind the marketing curve for virtually its entire existence. Maryland is worse in football, look at their coach, it has NOTHING to do with anything.

You missed my point. Being 5-7 and 5-6 has a lot to do with being a viable program or not. Our football program is what holding is back.

 

[uconnell]

Didn't seem to hold Maryland back.

 

[Chief00]

Some reasons are rationale and some are not - likability though is what cuts deals.

 

[ruskin]

B10's invite of Maryland and Rutgers had nothing to do with the quality of their athletic programs (which were leaking more money than the US Govt). Has everything to do with population The Big 10 network just got about 10 million-plus new eyeballs for their network.

 

[Bootsthemonkey]

I hate the ACC. So that probably colors my thinking. But it appears to me that Herbst and Warde spend way too much time lusting after tobacco row and not enough looking west.

The B10 is superior in every way to the ACC. Yet, the words big ten never come out their mouths. If it's TV sets for the B10 Network that Delany wants, we can deliver millions. Besides our own #30 television market (Hartford-New Haven), we offer penetration into the #1 (NYC) which combines with the addition of Rutgirls would effectively lock up the market and we offer, at least, some penetration into #10 (Boston). It's a lot TVs.

And it's net extra sets.

I mean who do you want to be associated with, a bunch of rednecks or northern urban sophisticates?

Sooooo beg harder 2.0?