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[CL82]

if Uconn leaves Big East for ACC then I assure you Villanova will do everything in their power to latch on and upgrade their football to comply

Absolutely! If Nova had gotten the opportunity to upgrade their football to BCS, I think they would've jumped at it.

Oh wait...

 

[JMick]

Absolutely! If Nova had gotten the opportunity to upgrade their football to BCS, I think they would've jumped at it.

Oh wait...

I agree

However, it is a different landscape now. Especially with the autonomy stuff.

Ideal scenario for Big East schools is to get picked up as a wing of the SEC or B1G, somehow lobby to be part of the new autonomy structure, or hope that football becomes its own separate thing in the eyes of the NCAA. Otherwise everyone in it is on a sinking ship.

 

[Eavesdrop]

Louisville is a dumpster fire within a dumpster fire

I understand the antagonism. But Geoff Brohm is a good coach who brought Louisville to the ACC title game in his first season. He's alum and seems likely to stay long term. Point being, as of this moment, their football program looks to be in very good shape.

No idea if Pat Kelsey is the answer to their recent basketball woes. Regardless, I suspect they'll throw money at the program until they find an answer.

 

[tzznandrew]

I understand the antagonism. But Geoff Brohm is a good coach who brought Louisville to the ACC title game in his first season.

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

 

[Drew]

I agree with Mr. McKewon‘s line of thinking

 

[GoConn]

I agree with Mr. McKewon‘s line of thinking

I do think more and more people in the media/other fanbases think its pretty ridiculous that UConn hasn't found there way into a power conference. Just then vibe I get on X lately.

 

[ScottVib]

This isn’t a change for ABC/ESPN. UConn would be accessible to their new joint venture with TNT/TBS and Fox.. but ESPN/ABC hasn’t had rights for UConn since the move to the Big East

 

[king conn]

This isn’t a change for ABC/ESPN. UConn would be accessible to their new joint venture with TNT/TBS and Fox.. but ESPN/ABC hasn’t had rights for UConn since the move to the Big East

But they had a chance to correct this but chose not to

Perhaps they have something else in mind

 

[CL82]

But they had a chance to correct this but chose not to

Perhaps they have something else in mind

Letting us wither and die on the vine?

 

[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?