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Scheer is a key tweet. He's a legit reporter for 24/7 Arizona.
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Yep, those are from the contract that Connecticut has with the big east that is an overlay to the bylaws. The bylaws themselves will say what the withdrawal notice. Is and will also defined the standard withdrawal fee.( Courant - 2019 ) ...
Withdrawal fee
If UConn decides to leave the Big East, it will have to pay a hefty fee. The terms of the contract state that UConn will be responsible for paying the conference $30 million if it withdraws within the first six years of membership. If the school bails within a three-year period after that, $15 million is owed. After 10 years, UConn would owe $10 million. A withdrawal fee can be split up into four payments, if necessary.
Sorry… out of pocket all day (no clue if there is more recent/amended copy post 2014 changes).@huskymedic do you have a copy of the big east bylaws? I googled for it and I could only find the UConn contract and the 2011 (old big East) contract.
there are a lot of negative comments about UConn in this feed. One guy, however, said,
Big fan of adding UConn. With enough investment they could be a good long-term value add.
Yeah that's the only copy I have as well. I'm not sure that the C7 used the identical language when they started up their new conference in 2013. I guess the only way to get a copy of the current Big East bylaws would be to FOIA UConn for it.Sorry… out of pocket all day (no clue if there is more recent/amended copy post 2014 changes).
Article 11.0 talks about required withdrawal notice (27 months which seems consistent in a bunch of other articles):
To be fair most college sports fans have no clue what UConn does or doesn't have in terms of facilities. They've watched UConn employ mostly retread coaches while racking up losses for a decade straight. In their mind that is indicative of a school not investing in the most important sport. It will be up to your AD and fanbase to go on a PR Offensive. Let people know that you have pretty nice facilities on par with the P5, and that you have won football games against good competition in the past, and you fully intend to do it again.What does he think we need to invest in? I‘m just curious, as our facilities are more than P5 capable. Maybe a stadium. When we are in, we extend Mora+staff, Hurley, Geno, and Penders, then we wait for Mora to kick a s s, plus Penders. Basketball will do what we do.
That will never happen! I’d fire DB the next day if that happened!Prior to the above tweet he says:
C.W. Lambert@InsideTheBig12
The following tweets are unconfirmed scuttlebutt/stuff I'm hearing.
Bouncing back from my first ever bout with Covid and lingering symptoms I hope never to repeat, hopefully brain fog alone isn’t the sole cause of chuckling about some joker citing a wishful local Memphis news reporter, and references to the 50-something Memphis media market, and Memphis’ massive academic strides. Maybe it’s all credible, or not.This isn't a tweet but there are a couple people claiming Colorado and Memphis:
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Big 12 expansion eyes Memphis, 'substantive' talks with Colorado, per reports
The Big 12 Conference is open to expansion and two programs in particular are reportedly in its crosshairs.247sports.com
As if Benedict’s UConn’s ultimate decision maker regarding any potential conference realignment decisionThat will never happen! I’d fire DB the next day if that happened!
this seems official tbh.
Voices in his head...Prior to the above tweet he says:
C.W. Lambert@InsideTheBig12
The following tweets are unconfirmed scuttlebutt/stuff I'm hearing.
Outsiders just assume UConn's FB facilities are below par because that's the narrative.What does he think we need to invest in?
West- BYU, UA, ASU, Colorado
Texas- TTU, TCU, BU, UH
Plains- KU, KSU, ISU, OSU
East- Cincy, WVU, UConn, UCF
Exactly. I bet Yormark's jaw dropped when he saw Werth and Burton. Because I bet he didn't expect it. I hope there was an "entourage" of Big 12 bigwigs that had their concerns allayed.Outsiders just assume UConn's FB facilities are below par because that's the narrative.
Our facilities (namely the stadium) need a drastic investment. Need to add about 20k seats including many more premium amenities.What does he think we need to invest in? I‘m just curious, as our facilities are more than P5 capable. Maybe a stadium. When we are in, we extend Mora+staff, Hurley, Geno, and Penders, then we wait for Mora to kick a s s, plus Penders. Basketball will do what we do.