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[Kolumbo]

I agree with Mr. McKewon‘s line of thinking

CR Rule #1 - UConn about to get invitation but espn develops a conscience and chooses not to crush the Big East a 2nd time.

 

[CL82]

CR Rule #1 - UConn about to get invitation but espn develops a conscience and chooses not to crush the Big East a 2nd time.

Haha agreed and yet, knowing it's coming doesn't make it any easier.

 

[Eavesdrop]

Such a great team that Florida State merely having to play them cost them a spot in the playoffs...

No one suggested that Louisville was a great team last season. I simply acknowledged that Geoff Brohm is a good coach that led the 'Cards to a 10-2 record and a birth in the ACC title game in his first season.

I don't expect Louisville to ever seriously compete for a national title. To me, the Cards seem like a program that will typically win somewhere between eight and ten games per season and once in a while seriously compete for a conference title (at least while Brohm is their coach).

I completely understand the disdain many feel for Louisville. However, their football program (as of June 25, 2024) doesn't look like a dumpster fire.

 

[Dooooooomed]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

 

[Hoophound]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

That’s $15,000,000 per year, per school. That seems really high.

 

[WestHartHusk]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

15m/year feels like a wild number but what do I know.

 

[noeynox]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

??? Thats like 14 million per school, no?

 

[BigTenFan]

No one suggested that Louisville was a great team last season. I simply acknowledged that Geoff Brohm is a good coach that led the 'Cards to a 10-2 record and a birth in the ACC title game in his first season.

I don't expect Louisville to ever seriously compete for a national title. To me, the Cards seem like a program that will typically win somewhere between eight and ten games per season and once in a while seriously compete for a conference title (at least while Brohm is their coach).

I completely understand the disdain many feel for Louisville. However, their football program (as of June 25, 2024) doesn't look like a dumpster fire.

Brohm will be a lifer at Louisville.
He is a very innovative offensive coach....a lot of Uconn fans would be thrilled with 10 win seasons on a regular basis.

 

[noeynox]

That $15,000,000 per year per school. That seems really high.

Not that we are complaining but that seems great!

 

[Hoophound]

??? Thats like 14 million per school, no?

Crazy. However, if it is anywhere near accurate, it would be a tough decision to leave it for a withering ACC that could actually see a pay reduction. Things could get complicated.

This is the second time I’ve heard this number. My guess is that the number of years is off. Make that 6 year deal a 9 year deal and we are right at 10 mill per school. Seems more likely.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

One question is how close to $1,000,000,000 is almost $1 billion?

Would they view a little more than $850 million almost $1 billion? Below shows total payout (with equal payouts per school) at various levels:

• $13.0 million per school per year - $858 million
• $13.5 million per school per year - $891 million
• $14.0 million per school per year - $924 million
• $14.5 million per school per year - $957 million
• $15.0 million per school per year - $990 million

We should find out before too much time passes what the final numbers are.

 

[CashewCrew]

Anything over $750M/6 years is a massive win. If there is truth to that, that is amazing

 

[JMick]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

There's no way the six years is true if it's "almost" $1b unless "almost" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

Maybe it's 600/6 with some sort of mutual option to renew to 900/9

Unless they somehow think women's basketball is going to be huge and we did a lot of heavy lifting there

 

[UConnJim]

Anything over $750M/6 years is a massive win. If there is truth to that, that is amazing

I don't know what the deal numbers are, but you have to believe that Benedict/UConn had a pretty good idea what the numbers are when they increased Hurley's pay.

 

[Kolumbo]

No idea if he has legit sources, but Mark Zanetto of 'Locked On UConn' put out a video today saying that he's hearing the 6 year deal totals almost $1 billion...

That's $16.7 million per school per year. DePaul gets a set of Jordan's Steakhouse steak knives

 

[jostar1]

I agree with Mr. McKewon‘s line of thinking

Why is a Nebraska sports editor and columnist thinking about UConn?

 

[CashewCrew]

That's $16.7 million per school per year. DePaul gets a set of Jordan's Steakhouse steak knives

There’s 11 schools to split the payments, not 10, so it’d be just over $15M

 

[Kolumbo]

There’s 11 schools to split the payments, not 10, so it’d be just over $15M

My kids don't think I'm funny either.

 

[GoConn]

so this would mean the Big East contract goes up like +200% per school? seems crazy but that would be awesome

 

[CL82]

Why is a Nebraska sports editor and columnist thinking about UConn?

 

[jostar1]

Maybe it's a key tweet.

 

[jostar1]

Maybe it's a key tweet.

False alarm. His LinkedIn says "Beat reporter covering the Nebraska football and women's basketball teams", so maybe women's basketball is the connection.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I wonder if this rumored Big East deal is in line with the Big 10's or ACC's basketball contracts. I think basketball gets more valuable in streaming relative to football than it was in linear. Volume of entertainment matters in streaming. I suspect the splits on the P4 contracts are more weighted towards basketball than most sportswriters give it credit for.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Crazy. However, if it is anywhere near accurate, it would be a tough decision to leave it for a withering ACC that could actually see a pay reduction. Things could get complicated.

This is the second time I’ve heard this number. My guess is that the number of years is off. Make that 6 year deal a 9 year deal and we are right at 10 mill per school. Seems more likely.

We’re currently locked into a $30,000:000 exit fee for 6 years
Which diminishes in steps after that
If the Big East Contract is $15,000,000 that mind boggling
and probably means were expanding
Howeverv thats an investment they have to have protect .
Does that come with a GOR ?
or a some other penalty clause if we leave.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

There’s 11 schools to split the payments, not 10, so it’d be just over $15M

Could also mean we add 3-5 schools