Non-Key Tweets | Page 995 | The Boneyard

Non-Key Tweets

CL82

NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions - Again!
Joined
Aug 24, 2011
Messages
59,340
Reaction Score
221,415
We’re currently locked into a $30,000:000 exit fee for 6 years
That would be six years after we joined which was in 2020. So there's only two years left until the drop down to 15 million. If I recall correctly it stays at $15M for years seven through nine, and drops to $10M at year 10.
 
Joined
Sep 16, 2011
Messages
50,180
Reaction Score
176,514
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
You're way lowballing. 12 a year would be satisfactory, 15/15+ would be a big win.
 
Joined
May 3, 2024
Messages
496
Reaction Score
4,028
You're way lowballing. 12 a year would be satisfactory, 15/15+ would be a big win.
I could see these numbers but UConn would have to stay in the conference for the full 6 years or Big East contract would be worth much less. I would think the networks would want to guarantee that by putting in a new GOR with the signing of the new Big East contract.
 
Joined
Oct 11, 2011
Messages
5,425
Reaction Score
24,367
There is only one basketball court that says on it “Basketball Capital of the World”.

F2o5RzvWgAE0OsT
 
Joined
Aug 24, 2011
Messages
22,298
Reaction Score
54,395
Why is a Nebraska sports editor and columnist thinking about UConn?
Correct question:
Why ISNT the Iowa (or NY or MI or OH or NC or SC ...) sports editor and columnist thinking about UConn?
 
Joined
Mar 4, 2014
Messages
17,650
Reaction Score
23,378

I guess they tried but they even had the geese flying in formation, intentionally

"And the surface incorporates a tribute to the arena's namesake, Matthew Knight, who passed away in 2004. Near each baseline are images of Ducks flying in a "missing man" formation, with a gap in the flying-V formation to symbolize the legacy and memory of Matthew Knight."

 
Joined
Aug 13, 2013
Messages
8,896
Reaction Score
8,431
Maybe it wasn’t ducks being referenced. Maybe the goose… who laid the golden egg.
 
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
9,374
Reaction Score
34,255
I’ve actually noticed a few places lately, that UConn is not expected to want to leave the Big East because of our obvious success. That may be why the guy above mentioned a scheduling agreement. He may think that we would not be interested in a diluted ACC. I’m not sure the people saying this stuff are really considering the financial aspects of it, but even during March madness, it was mentioned that we just belong in the Big East and that’s our identity. Given that Syracuse and Boston College have completely lost their identity, it isn’t crazy thinking. These guys just fail to consider the finances when saying this stuff.
 
Joined
Oct 11, 2011
Messages
5,425
Reaction Score
24,367
I’ve actually noticed a few places lately, that UConn is not expected to want to leave the Big East because of our obvious success. That may be why the guy above mentioned a scheduling agreement. He may think that we would not be interested in a diluted ACC. I’m not sure the people saying this stuff are really considering the financial aspects of it, but even during March madness, it was mentioned that we just belong in the Big East and that’s our identity. Given that Syracuse and Boston College have completely lost their identity, it isn’t crazy thinking. These guys just fail to consider the finances when saying this stuff.
I thought he was saying to add UConn for basketball and a scheduling agreement for football. That is what I say No to.
 
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
9,374
Reaction Score
34,255
I thought he was saying to add UConn for basketball and a scheduling agreement for football. That is what I say No to.
Maybe, either way, he doesn’t understand our motivations. There are even scenarios where people predict the endgame and show Notre Dame and us as the last two independents. That’s clearly because they think that we would never give up our Big East affiliation, especially to join a non-power conference. It just kind of seems like the average Joe might think we’re very comfortable in the Big East and as a football independent. Remember, a lot of these people think we don’t care about football so their assumption that the Big East is paramount to us is understandable.
 
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
27,498
Reaction Score
37,244
I’ve actually noticed a few places lately, that UConn is not expected to want to leave the Big East because of our obvious success. That may be why the guy above mentioned a scheduling agreement. He may think that we would not be interested in a diluted ACC. I’m not sure the people saying this stuff are really considering the financial aspects of it, but even during March madness, it was mentioned that we just belong in the Big East and that’s our identity. Given that Syracuse and Boston College have completely lost their identity, it isn’t crazy thinking. These guys just fail to consider the finances when saying this stuff.

Wouldn’t we be less likely to leave the Big East if all they gave was a scheduling agreement for football?

It’s insulting to think we would leave for less.
 

Online statistics

Members online
364
Guests online
1,983
Total visitors
2,347

Forum statistics

Threads
159,574
Messages
4,196,186
Members
10,066
Latest member
bardira


.
Top Bottom