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I’m probably dating myself, but Jake the Snake almost led Arizona State to the national title. That was a fun Rose Bowl.
 
superjohn said:
James Madison and Appalachian State provide way more value than UConn. Huge fanbases and always a threat to win national championships.
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Kidding right?
Love JMU, daughter goes there. I hope you’re being sarcastic.

The students and fans are crazy supportive of the football program. But its still the #3 state school in VA. UConn is the flagship school in CT.
JMU isn’t bringing national audiences in any sport.
 
Dooooooomed said:
Which is what makes it credible IMO. He would have loved to tweet something about UConn having no shot, but that's not what he heard at media days.
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LOL. Forde’s solution for staying in the Big East and deemphasizing football is “figure out the finances.” Anyone else remember the Steve Martin bit on Saturday NIght Live: “You can be a millionaire and not pay taxes. How? First, get a million bucks.”
 
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businesslawyer said:
LOL. Forde’s solution for staying in the Big East and deemphasizing football is “figure out the finances.” Anyone else remember the bit Steve Martin did on Saturday NIght Live: “You can be a millionaire and not pay taxes. How? First, get a million bucks.”
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A) funny quote
B) that is definitely a boomer reference
 
CTBballfan243 said:
The ACC already has the New England and New York markets. No reason to add us. That’s why the B12’s decisions for expansion are puzzling.
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No. Could we use words more carefully. The SEC “has” the Alabama market. The ACC does not “have” the New England and New York markets. The ACC is “in” the New England and New York markets. There is a huge difference. Especially with the New York market, adding UConn would not mean the ACC “has” the New York market. It would, however, greatly strengthen the ACC in the New York market.

Being in a market gets you on cable boxes. A few years ago that was the dominant factor for a conference economically.. We are moving towards eyeballs mattering, and not just market presence.
 
CTBballfan243 said:
UConn is every bit as good as 80% of the fraud programs currently in the so called P5
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Take a 20 year average computer rating and show me the 80% of P-5 schools who don’t have numbers better than ours. Take a 20 year average home attendance number and show me the 80% who don’t have numbers better than ours. Without looking I doubt the facts show that there are 20% of P-5 schools who aren’t ahead of us in both metics.
 
businesslawyer said:
LOL. Forde’s solution for staying in the Big East and deemphasizing football is “figure out the finances.” Anyone else remember the bit Steve Martin bit on Saturday NIght Live: “You can be a millionaire and not pay taxes. How? First, get a million bucks.”
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You didn't finish it.

"Second, don't pay taxes. If the IRS shows up because you didn't pay taxes say 'I forgot!'".
 
upstater said:
People make way way way too much about football and how hard it is to be a P5.

It's just nonsense.

And we know this because the vast majority of P5 football teams are mediocre to bad. UConn will never be a Miami or even a Wisconsin or a TCU. And that's alright.

UConn produced more than its share of NFL talent and it could easily do what Indiana and Minnesota and Iowa St etc. etc. do. We've played many of these teams in the past. For the most part, there are only 3 or 4 teams in each conference that operate at a very high level and everyone else just gets by.
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If UConn is a .500 team in P4 conference the rent will be sold out every game.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
There are some serious dimwits with single digit IQs working in the American media, and I am not just talking about sports either.
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Anyone can pretend to be media these days. All you need is a phone and a few social media accounts. Not much of a threshold to overcome. Which is very unfortunate
 
businesslawyer said:
No. Could we use words more carefully. The SEC “has” the Alabama market. The ACC does not “have” the New England and New York markets. The ACC is “in” the New England and New York markets. There is a huge difference. Especially with the New York market, adding UConn would not mean the ACC “has” the New York market. It would, however, greatly strengthen the ACC in the New York market.

Being in a market gets you on cable boxes. A few years ago that was the dominant factor for a conference economically.. We are moving towards eyeballs mattering, and not just market presence.
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tarheeltribune.com

When the ACC Tournament is in Brooklyn, it doesn’t feel like home

NEW YORK — There is lots to dislike about the expanded ACC, and including Brooklyn in the rotation for the league’s tradition-rich tournament is near the top of the list. The Barclays Center does a…
tarheeltribune.com tarheeltribune.com
 
businesslawyer said:
No. Could we use words more carefully. The SEC “has” the Alabama market. The ACC does not “have” the New England and New York markets. The ACC is “in” the New England and New York markets. There is a huge difference. Especially with the New York market, adding UConn would not mean the ACC “has” the New York market. It would, however, greatly strengthen the ACC in the New York market.

Being in a market gets you on cable boxes. A few years ago that was the dominant factor for a conference economically.. We are moving towards eyeballs mattering, and not just market presence.
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Businesslawyer is absolutely right here!
 
businesslawyer said:
No. Could we use words more carefully. The SEC “has” the Alabama market. The ACC does not “have” the New England and New York markets. The ACC is “in” the New England and New York markets. There is a huge difference. Especially with the New York market, adding UConn would not mean the ACC “has” the New York market. It would, however, greatly strengthen the ACC in the New York market.

Being in a market gets you on cable boxes. A few years ago that was the dominant factor for a conference economically.. We are moving towards eyeballs mattering, and not just market presence.
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I believe that the 5 biggest college ‘brands’ in NYC between TV ratings/eyeballs; and alumni is 1) Rutgers, 2) Syracuse, 3) UConn, 4) Notre Dame, and 5) Penn St.
 
DarthGrumpy said:
I believe that the 5 biggest college ‘brands’ in NYC between TV ratings/eyeballs; and alumni is 1) Rutgers, 2) Syracuse, 3) UConn, 4) Notre Dame, and 5) Penn St.
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Lol, I'm sure you do believe that. It isn't remotely accurate, but accuracy is not necessary for belief, right?
 
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DarthGrumpy said:
I believe that the 5 biggest college ‘brands’ in NYC between TV ratings/eyeballs; and alumni is 1) Rutgers, 2) Syracuse, 3) UConn, 4) Notre Dame, and 5) Penn St.
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Rutgers plays basketball?
 
CL82 said:
Lol, I'm sure you do believe that. It isn't remotely accurate, but accuracy is not necessary for belief, right?
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When Rutgers was added to the B1G, WSJ came out with a report that combined ‘official’ alumni numbers with fans of college football in NYC. It’s behind a paywall.

www.wsj.com

What Is New York’s Favorite College Team?

As the Big Apple prepares to host ESPN’s College GameDay for the first time, The Wall Street Journal planted spies along the city’s top running routes to gauge which school’s alumni are most rabid
www.wsj.com www.wsj.com

Rutgers was far and away #1, which makes sense considering the size of the school and how close it is. Syracuse and UConn were the next two and basically tied. ND came in at #4 by combining a mix of actual ND alumni and those who graduated from other Catholic colleges who are also loyal to ND as football fans (BC who?). Penn St. was 5th, which is understandable based on how big it is both in terms of students (40K undergraduates at University Park v. 24K in Storrs, which is 10K more than just 20 years ago), college football history, and that it is just 100 miles further from NYC than Storrs (btw, same distance as Syracuse).
 
DarthGrumpy said:
When Rutgers was added to the B1G, WSJ came out with a report that combined ‘official’ alumni numbers with fans of college football in NYC. It’s behind a paywall.

www.wsj.com

What Is New York’s Favorite College Team?

As the Big Apple prepares to host ESPN’s College GameDay for the first time, The Wall Street Journal planted spies along the city’s top running routes to gauge which school’s alumni are most rabid
www.wsj.com www.wsj.com

Rutgers was far and away #1, which makes sense considering the size of the school and how close it is. Syracuse and UConn were the next two and basically tied. ND came in at #4 by combining a mix of actual ND alumni and those who graduated from other Catholic colleges who are also loyal to ND as football fans (BC who?). Penn St. was 5th, which is understandable based on how big it is both in terms of students (40K undergraduates at University Park v. 24K in Storrs, which is 10K more than just 20 years ago), college football history, and that it is just 100 miles further from NYC than Storrs (btw, same distance as Syracuse).
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