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jostar1 said:
Greg SShow ‏@GS 15h
I can certainly see a scenario if #UT hires Strong, he wants to add #UCF for better Florida recruiting...which he's good at.

Greg SShow ‏@GS 15h
After tonight it would be embarrassing if the #Big12 doesn't offer #UCF...they've proven their worth...TV market and recruiting also.


Greg S Show ‏@GS 15h
"@DanIsett: @GS And who else? If the league expands, it has to go to 12" // #BYU, #USF, #Cincinnati
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UCF and USF/Cincinnati leaving could be disastrous for UCONN. It's hard to see other conferences making reactionary moves in this scenario...UCONN would only be stuck in a more diluted conference.
 
HawkHusky said:
UCF and USF/Cincinnati leaving could be disastrous for UCONN. It's hard to see other conferences making reactionary moves in this scenario...UCONN would only be stuck in a more diluted conference.
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And contractually we owe espn a championship game so we would need to add more dregs to get back to 12. UMass come on down
 
CTMike said:
It's like in Wedding Crashers when that chick says "Are you completely full of or just 50%?"

He's thrown some stuff against the wall to see what sticks, and he's thrown out some nuggets of real actual info. This one (to me) doesn't feel like an out and out fabrication, but who knows how true or not it may be.
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Your eternal optimism makes you one of my favorite Yard posters.
 
jostar1 said:
Greg SShow ‏@GS 15h
I can certainly see a scenario if #UT hires Strong, he wants to add #UCF for better Florida recruiting...which he's good at.

Greg SShow ‏@GS 15h
After tonight it would be embarrassing if the #Big12 doesn't offer #UCF...they've proven their worth...TV market and recruiting also.


Greg S Show ‏@GS 15h
"@DanIsett: @GS And who else? If the league expands, it has to go to 12" // #BYU, #USF, #Cincinnati
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GS is full of s_h_i_t here it isn't even funny! If Charlie Strong becomes the head coach at the University of Texas...why in Gid's name would he want OR better yet NEED to recruit in the state of Fla for players? He would be the head coach at the University that a majority of Texas kid dream of playing college football at as they grow up...the head coach of a school that lies in a state that he really never has to recruit outside the boundaries of and can still win a national championship at. One of the more moronic statements I have seen from him in a while..this is Darren Rovell type stuff!
 
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jostar1 said:
Tuxedo Yoda ‏@TuxedoYoda 3h
Keep hearing AD Patterson's #1 priority after head coach will be getting B12 to 12. If B12 doesn't add UCF now, conf will never go past 10.
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Texas is like ND. Texas will do whatever is in the best in interest of Texas and no one in the XII has the power or nerve to stop them, whether it be stay at 10 within the XII, expand to 12, to blow it up and join the PAC or the B1G.
 
Bearcats Sports ‏@Bearcats_Sports 4h
@theDudeofWV any truth to rumor of UC and UCONN to ACC in near future? Originally reported by @B1GConn

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 4h
@Bearcats_Sports @B1GConn I have better contacts in the ACC now than ever before. Adding another makes sense & UCONN fits the academic

Go B1G or Go Home ‏@B1GConn 50m
@theDudeofWV @Bearcats_Sports I have small items to talk about, you have big move fantasies that never come true but u put dates on them

Go B1G or Go Home ‏@B1GConn 47m
@theDudeofWV @Bearcats_Sports Your contacts have never been right with anything. Mine are. Uconn will announce a new DC on Monday.
 
Bearcats Sports ‏@Bearcats_Sports 5h
@theDudeofWV any truth to rumor of UC and UCONN to ACC in near future? Originally reported by @B1GConn

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 5h
@Bearcats_Sports In short I’ll check.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 4h
@Bearcats_Sports Cincy is a better fit for the B12. That bridge to WVU.

Bearcats Sports ‏@Bearcats_Sports 4h
@theDudeofWV that's what I've always thought and all I've really heard recently. That's why I was surprised with the ACC rumor

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 4h
@Bearcats_Sports The ACC has some potential problems so they might be in forward thinking mode.
 
jostar1 said:
Bearcats Sports ‏@Bearcats_Sports 4h
@theDudeofWV any truth to rumor of UC and UCONN to ACC in near future? Originally reported by @B1GConn

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 4h
@Bearcats_Sports @B1GConn I have better contacts in the ACC now than ever before. Adding another makes sense & UCONN fits the academic

Go B1G or Go Home ‏@B1GConn 50m
@theDudeofWV @Bearcats_Sports I have small items to talk about, you have big move fantasies that never come true but u put dates on them

Go B1G or Go Home ‏@B1GConn 47m
@theDudeofWV @Bearcats_Sports Your contacts have never been right with anything. Mine are. Uconn will announce a new DC on Monday.
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I wonder if HFD is sharing the twitter account.
 
Go B1G or Go Home ‏@B1GConn Feb 2
Now would be a great time for the B1G to have a meeting with Susan. Super secret ppl.
 
MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 25
Rumblings in the North. Tensions on the coast. Things are heating up as the snow falls. $$ and prestige at stake. Who takes the bait?

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 25
B10 growth imperative to Fox now with the network getting desperate for more and more programming.
MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 25
Fox is so desperate for live "Dvr-proof" content that they are devising a way to snatch WWE programming from NBC/USA for big $$
MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 25
The trickle down effect would suggest B12 growth is jus as important but B12 leaders still want to remain at 10
MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
The B12 needs to innovate and become aggressive. They cannot continue to rest on their laurels and turn down opportunities to grow the brand
MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
After the dust settles on this next round on TV rights, only UT(with LHN help) will be able to truly keep up with schools from SEC/BiG

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
The B12 needs to innovate and become aggressive. They cannot continue to rest on their laurels and turn down opportunities to grow the brand

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
Even ACC will leapfrog us due to their enormous market penetration/espn exclusiveness/ creative scheduling/partnerships

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
But alas the bread basket is too resistant to change, too afraid of what may come. A trait that has cost them 4 defections already

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
Add Uconn, Cincy, UCF, and BYU and call it a day. The brand will elevate the teams. believe it or not it worked in the BE after the 1st raid

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
What will be a sad day is when near the end of B12 GOR, 2-3 teams not named UT split for greener pastures but the UT machine keeps rolling..

MH3 ‏@MH3 Jan 29
...while the rest of the B12 patch it up with-you guessed it-UCF BYU UC and then fall further behind. Add them now to ensure the future
 
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The twitter accounts for Joe Namath's fur coat are more legtimate than these clowns.
 
whaler11 said:
The twitter accounts for Joe Namath's fur coat are more legtimate than these clowns.[/quote

True, but more entertaining than the thread below which is useful only for insomnia.
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whaler11 said:
The twitter accounts for Joe Namath's fur coat are more legtimate than these clowns.
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The only bit of reality is the need for DVR proof programming, especially for the BTN. What it means is that hockey and women's basketball mean more to the B1G than to any other conference. UConn is to women's hoops what Notre Dame is to football, even beyond that really. They elevate every team in the league and turn a no-interest sport into one with followers. And we're the only school out there that brings hockey. None of the ACC or Big XII targets do.

I'm not saying it's enough. I'm saying that as football rights the ship, basketball shows that it will remain elite, women's hoop wins another title, hockey steps up to HE, soccer has another strong run and we edge closer to AAU status, those things added to our campus growth, academics and solid market we become increasingly attractive to the B1G. The ACC, with no network, devalues most those things. The only thing that would trigger an ACC invite is the fear that we'd get a B1G invite.
 
What is live "DVR Proof" programming? I don't understand what that means? Items watched on a DVR still count towards the ratings.
 
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Fairfield_1st said:
What is live "DVR Proof" programming? I don't understand what that means? Items watched on a DVR still count towards the ratings.
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He means it's tough to DVR live sporting events and stay deaf, dumb and blind to the score via other media outlets.
 
Fairfield_1st said:
What is live "DVR Proof" programming? I don't understand what that means? Items watched on a DVR still count towards the ratings.
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DVR means you have to watch the ads during the breaks. No fast-forwarding or skipping them.

Sporting events are one of the few remaining television events that people want to watch in real time. It isn't sitcoms or reality TV that you can watch a day later.
 
HuskyHawk said:
The only bit of reality is the need for DVR proof programming, especially for the BTN. What it means is that hockey and women's basketball mean more to the B1G than to any other conference. UConn is to women's hoops what Notre Dame is to football, even beyond that really. They elevate every team in the league and turn a no-interest sport into one with followers. And we're the only school out there that brings hockey. None of the ACC or Big XII targets do.

I'm not saying it's enough. I'm saying that as football rights the ship, basketball shows that it will remain elite, women's hoop wins another title, hockey steps up to HE, soccer has another strong run and we edge closer to AAU status, those things added to our campus growth, academics and solid market we become increasingly attractive to the B1G. The ACC, with no network, devalues most those things. The only thing that would trigger an ACC invite is the fear that we'd get a B1G invite.
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Yet here UConn is with no invite to either. Why would the Big 10 risk UConn being damaged by the AAC if they wanted them? I'll hang up and listen to your response.
 
The programming the BTN already has doesn't generate advertising dollars outside of the college football Saturdays. So DVR proof or not they don't do much in the way of monetizing it past subscription fees.
 
Husky25 said:
He means it's tough to DVR live sporting events and stay deaf, dumb and blind to the score via other media outlets.
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The importance of this is that advertisers increasingly pay less for regular programming, assuming that the ads will be skipped when people DVR and watch later. Live sports isn't immune to this, but it is much more resistant to it. That's why there is now a premium on sports programming. Even at lower ratings than a sitcom or prime time drama, the ad revenue can be higher. News programming is fairly high value as well, for the same reason.
 
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whaler11 said:
Yet here UConn is with no invite to either. Why would the Big 10 risk UConn being damaged by the AAC if they wanted them? I'll hang up and listen to your response.
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How are we being damaged? Is any sport at UConn trending down from 2012-13? Any of them? Our Big East exit fee haul keeps us afloat for a few years. I never said they wanted us now, just that if football turns around, AAU is imminent, and enrollment keeps increasing, we'd be a very good fit. They can afford to wait and don't have a 16th either right now.
 
whaler11 said:
Yet here UConn is with no invite to either. Why would the Big 10 risk UConn being damaged by the AAC if they wanted them? I'll hang up and listen to your response.
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Because neither the B1G, ACC, nor any other conference will be irreparably harmed by not adding UConn.

These conferences needed bodies to add value to TV contracts and depth to their membership to ward against defections of their own.

None of the P-5 is in danger of collapse the way that the BE was, until one league (B12, ACC) falls far enough behind that a key school (TX or UNC) decides to bolt for bigger dollars. Once blood is in the water again, B1G and SEC attack, the other non P12 conference picks up a few pieces and we're down to the P-4.

Outside of that, you may see one/two minor schools backfilling to 16 in one or more conferences, but either case will take a number of years for the financial effects of this last round to shake out.

I'd like to think the new BTN deal with FOX is enough for the B1G to pick us en route to 16, but I'm not sure it's enough of an incentive to move the presidents.
 
HuskyHawk said:
How are we being damaged? Is any sport at UConn trending down from 2012-13? Any of them? Our Big East exit fee haul keeps us afloat for a few years. I never said they wanted us now, just that if football turns around, AAU is imminent, and enrollment keeps increasing, we'd be a very good fit. They can afford to wait and don't have a 16th either right now.
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How are we being damaged in the AAC? You are being serious?

There is only one sport that matters, and yes it's not trending downwards only because it was already at rock bottom.
 
SubbaBub said:
Because neither the B1G, ACC, nor any other conference will be irreparably harmed by not adding UConn.

These conferences needed bodies to add value to TV contracts and depth to their membership to ward against defections of their own.

None of the P-5 is in danger of collapse the way that the BE was, until one league (B12, ACC) falls far enough behind that a key school (TX or UNC) decides to bolt for bigger dollars. Once blood is in the water again, B1G and SEC attack, the other non P12 conference picks up a few pieces and we're down to the P-4.

Outside of that, you may see one/two minor schools backfilling to 16 in one or more conferences, but either case will take a number of years for the financial effects of this last round to shake out.

I'd like to think the new BTN deal with FOX is enough for the B1G to pick us en route to 16, but I'm not sure it's enough of an incentive to move the presidents.
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Right so this idea that the Big 10 is sitting around waiting to send us roses and take us to the prom once we get our braces off is just silly.

UNC is the funniest one. Hell freezing over is an understatement when talking about them leaving the ACC. That Rutgers is in the Big 10 tells you the Big 10 could not land a fish anyone would want.
 
whaler11 said:
How are we being damaged in the AAC? You are being serious?

There is only one sport that matters, and yes it's not trending downwards only because it was already at rock bottom.
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The damage is long term, not immediate. The AAC is a curable cancer, but it isn't a bite from a coral snake. It won't kill us quickly.
 
HuskyHawk said:
The importance of this is that advertisers increasingly pay less for regular programming, assuming that the ads will be skipped when people DVR and watch later. Live sports isn't immune to this, but it is much more resistant to it. That's why there is now a premium on sports programming. Even at lower ratings than a sitcom or prime time drama, the ad revenue can be higher. News programming is fairly high value as well, for the same reason.
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True. but also depends on what the viewer is doing in the meantime. For instance, my son gets a bath and goes to bed between 7:00 and 8:00 every night, which is primetime for me to cook dinner while my wife gives him the a bath. It's hard to give the UConn game my undivided attention, while I am watching time and temp for dinner. So I DVR the first half of the and start watching as he is being put to sleep. I can pretty much catch up to the end of the game at 9:00 by fast forwarding through commercials and halftime.

Same thing with Football. A DVRed football game can easily be watched in about an hour and a half. If I'm doing yard work or something, I can easily stay away from the score. As Chin says the more time between taping to viewing, the harder it is to avoid knowing the outcome.
 
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