UConn don't need to take selfies. Maybe a deal has been made. Follow the research developments.Agree with your post.
Regarding your last sentence, yes silencing is depressing, not as depressing as an endless stream of selfies by a university president but depressing nonetheless.
If Cincy goes to the big 12 Oklahoma and Texas will leave.Ono isn't out there doing this on his own. They have a plan and it involves bringing add $'s to the table which would assist in the tv/network deal(s). It's much more organized than just going to say hi and how's the weather. Trust me on this.
UConn don't need to take selfies. Maybe a deal has been made. Follow the research developments.
UConn don't need to take selfies. Maybe a deal has been made. Follow the research developments.
why?Ono isn't out there doing this on his own. They have a plan and it involves bringing add $'s to the table which would assist in the tv/network deal(s). It's much more organized than just going to say hi and how's the weather. Trust me on this.
and who cares?why?
So now UConn needs another school to help them get into the B1G. So you are saying that even if UConn meets the metrics of the B1G they still won't get in until a partner is available. No partner that meets B1G metrics is available at this time and won't be until GOR's expire in 2026. That means that UConn cannot get to the B1G until then. Is that what you are saying?UConn needs a partner to get into the BIG. Research is key not football. UConn has been building a nice research profile. 1) Academics 2) markets 3) sports. Don't buy the bull**it you have nothing to offer that's just not true. G.B.O.G.H
Furthermore, based on what you are saying, UConn needs to aggressively lobby the B12 like Cinci as UConn cannot wait 11 years to get to a P5 conference financially. Travel would be no different from what it is now, and actually the immediate addition of UConn and Cinci to the B12 would probably allow that conference to survive and eventually surpass the B1G. You guys are counting now on Rutgers and MD to keep you afloat. Keep UConn out for a decade and have someone else snatch them up. Goodbye the NY DMA and New England to the B1G. How many people do you think watch the BTN faithfully now in CT (or NYC for that matter demo for that matter), now. Do you really think it will increase with Rutgers addition to the B1G alone?UConn needs a partner to get into the BIG. Research is key not football. UConn has been building a nice research profile. 1) Academics 2) markets 3) sports. Don't buy the bull**it you have nothing to offer that's just not true. G.B.O.G.H
Furthermore, based on what you are saying, UConn needs to aggressively lobby the B12 like Cinci as UConn cannot wait 11 years to get to a P5 conference financially. Travel would be no different from what it is now, and actually the immediate addition of UConn and Cinci to the B12 would probably allow that conference to survive and eventually surpass the B1G. You guys are counting now on Rutgers and MD to keep you afloat. Keep UConn out for a decade and have someone else snatch them up. Goodbye the NY DMA and New England to the B1G. How many people do you think watch the BTN faithfully now in CT (or NYC for that matter demo for that matter), now. Do you really think it will increase with Rutgers addition to the B1G alone?
Here is some hope from Tom Dienhart, senior writer for the BTN:So now UConn needs another school to help them get into the B1G. So you are saying that even if UConn meets the metrics of the B1G they still won't get in until a partner is available. No partner that meets B1G metrics is available at this time and won't be until GOR's expire in 2026. That means that UConn cannot get to the B1G until then. Is that what you are saying?
One thing that I have been told when I asked about Dienhart and his comments is this...Tom Dienhart doesn't say anything Jim Delany doesn't approve. Tom Dienhart has mentioned UCONN/B1G as a good fit several times in the past, especially during the men's run last season in the NCAA tourney.Here is some hope from Tom Dienhart, senior writer for the BTN:
Of course, a grant of rights could be challenged in court. If there is one thing leagues and universities have a lot of, it’s lawyers to help them get what they want. And, if I have learned one thing in life, it’s that if someone or something REALLY wants to do something, it will find a way to do it—legal agreements or no legal agreements.
The Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 aren’t in danger of losing schools. The Big 12 may have some vulnerability. The ACC? It’s primed for poaching in an ever-changing conference landscape. It’s all about increasing your TV footprint. And leagues with strong football programs and strong football histories largely are calling the shots. That’s bad news for the ACC, traditionally a basketball league with weak football.
Will this ACC rights agreement really protect it—or any other league? Stay tuned. But, again, know this: What the big boys in life want, the big boys in life usually get—no matter what it says on some legal documents.
- See more at: http://btn.com/2013/04/22/dienhart-...-could-halt-realignment/#sthash.TyV0xGIZ.dpuf
I am unhinged, but you may have misunderstood my point...which was UConn cannot wait until 2026 for a B1G invite. Once cable goes a la carte, how many homes in New England are going to pay for the BTN with no regional school represented? Rutgers brings the cable boxes of New Jersey, and New Jersey only, and I am not bashing them. They are clearly thriving in the B1G The only P5 conference that has the capability of expanding in the near future is apparently the B12. I feel that the addition of RU and MD to the B1G, although good adds, will not deliver the NE to the B1G alone. Assuming that the B1G will not be adding UConn soon, then the addition of UConn and Cinci to the B12 would strengthen the presence of the B12 in both the Midwest and all of New England. New England residents will overwhelming watch UConn vs a B12 team in conference than a Big Ten matchup that does not involve any "local" team.Buddy, you sound unhinged. B12 would surpass the B1G if it had UConn and Cincy, when it didn't with Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, and Texas A&M? The B1G is counting on Rutgers and MD to keep them afloat? UConn will fall off the face of the earth in 10 years, but NY and New England are lost without us?
Actually if you ref my post a few months ago, an open letter to Texas,I am unhinged, but you may have misunderstood my point...which was UConn cannot wait until 2026 for a B1G invite. Once cable goes a la carte, how many homes in New England are going to pay for the BTN with no regional school represented? Rutgers brings the cable boxes of New Jersey, and New Jersey only, and I am not bashing them. They are clearly thriving in the B1G The only P5 conference that has the capability of expanding in the near future is apparently the B12. I feel that the addition of RU and MD to the B1G, although good adds, will not deliver the NE to the B1G alone. Assuming that the B1G will not be adding UConn soon, then the addition of UConn and Cinci to the B12 would strengthen the presence of the B12 in both the Midwest and all of New England. New England residents will overwhelming watch UConn vs a B12 team in conference than a Big Ten matchup that does not involve any "local" team.
Here is some hope from Tom Dienhart, senior writer for the BTN:
Of course, a grant of rights could be challenged in court. If there is one thing leagues and universities have a lot of, it’s lawyers to help them get what they want. And, if I have learned one thing in life, it’s that if someone or something REALLY wants to do something, it will find a way to do it—legal agreements or no legal agreements.
The Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 aren’t in danger of losing schools. The Big 12 may have some vulnerability. The ACC? It’s primed for poaching in an ever-changing conference landscape. It’s all about increasing your TV footprint. And leagues with strong football programs and strong football histories largely are calling the shots. That’s bad news for the ACC, traditionally a basketball league with weak football.
Will this ACC rights agreement really protect it—or any other league? Stay tuned. But, again, know this: What the big boys in life want, the big boys in life usually get—no matter what it says on some legal documents.
- See more at: http://btn.com/2013/04/22/dienhart-...-could-halt-realignment/#sthash.TyV0xGIZ.dpuf
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 17h 17 hours ago
I am mere days away from releasing my comprehensive expansion value gadget.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 17h 17 hours ago
You'll be able to compare your favorite G5 school against other G5 schools & current B12 members using 14 metrics.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 17h 17 hours ago
The best part... The metrics used are weighted in the same manner the Big 12 & it's TV partners do!
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 17h 17 hours ago
@ToddatEMI Entertainment purposes only. As research to Quantify the factors that count & why.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 17h17 hours ago
And boys & girls there is a surprising leader at the top of the list. A dark horse that pulls into the lead when all 14 factors are counted.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@mkw_14 According to the numbers it’s 1. UCONN 2. UCF 3. Cincy. Husky hoops skews some numbers.
Kyle Jacobson @_KyleJacobson · 16h16 hours ago
@theDudeofWV Hmm...UConn? Not sure what the 14 factors are, but they seem like somewhat of a dark horse
Christopher Lambert
@theDudeofWV @_KyleJacobson 10 year W-L record, Bowl record, avg attend, avg season tix sales, contrib yearly, merchandising, T3 contract, home dma.
Seanbo Sengo @SeanboSengo · 43m43 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @mkw_14 flugempire has been pumping UConn for a long time. Props
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV · 40m40 minutes ago
@SeanboSengo @mkw_14 UCONN could be 1 to 5 depending on how the B12 would weight strength of football program.
Christopher Lambert
@theDudeofWV @SeanboSengo @mkw_14 the thing is that UCONN"s numbers are skewed by basketball.
Or alternatively, he knows that a positive CR mention generates a lot of attention from the Connecticut fanbase. He's the king of trolling. Nah, you are right and he's right. We are big 12 bound!Seems like The Dude is finally awakening to UCONN's value (not that it matters). I pointed out our T3 deal and Apparel licensing deal being in line with the majority of P5 schools. I don't think many people know the value of UCONN's brand outside of this board.
This is what I've been saying for a while now; a GoR can be (and probably will be) challenged in court. Will likely result in a financial settlement but no loss of rights. In not ONE instance that a school left a conference did the conferences Media deal get negotiated down. Not once.
This is what I've been saying for a while now; a GoR can be (and probably will be) challenged in court. Will likely result in a financial settlement but no loss of rights. In not ONE instance that a school left a conference did the conferences Media deal get negotiated down. Not once.