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[ZooCougar]

If I can't continue to disparage UCF at will, I'm not sure I can favor the move.

UCF invented space travel and has a Hotel Night Management Major.

It’s a quality institution.

 

[Bongo Fury]

I’m not into putting down other universities except maybe a couple but UCF is not one of them. It is a huge university and ever growing. Liked O’Leary. He was successful until the 0 for season. Frost is a dick and ran up the score against UConn. Got humbled at Nebraska. Heupal to his foot off the gas against UConn.

 

[Stinger92860]

UCF invented space travel and has a Hotel Night Management Major.

It’s a quality institution.

UConn invented time travel!

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

UConn invented time travel!

And the internet

 

[FfldCntyFan]

And the internet

That was Al Gore

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

That was Al Gore

He lied

 

[CL82]

That was Al Gore

Yes, but after he invented it he put it in a lock box...

 

[drayenob]

 

[billybud]

Mora told a recruit last summer that he hoped they would be playing in the ACC.....now Big 12.

I guess those are the likely spots to become available...the Big 12 more likely in the short run.

 

[Dooooooomed]

 

[Dooooooomed]

 

[jostar1]

Discussion of Berry Tramel's article. Tramel is against Memphis and UConn being added to the Big 12.

 

[huskymedic]

Discussion of Berry Tramel's article. Tramel is against Memphis and UConn being added to the Big 12.

Link to the Tramel’s article from Saturday: Does Memphis make much sense for Big 12 expansion. No, not really. Not much at all.

It’s a Memphis focused article but he can’t help showing his usual UConn animus.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Link to the Tramel’s article from Saturday: Does Memphis make much sense for Big 12 expansion. No, not really. Not much at all.

A few points. 1. Tramel is an OU guy, famously opposed expansion with any non football powers or schools outside the region. 2. His P5 add math is correct, except that there are reliable reports that ESPN/FOX would treat UConn as a P5. So UConn wouldn't dilute the payout if added. Tramel doesn't want to bother to get that right because he hates the idea of a New England school in the conference.

 

[Forte]

A few points. 1. Tramel is an OU guy, famously opposed expansion with any non football powers or schools outside the region. 2. His P5 add math is correct, except that there are reliable reports that ESPN/FOX would treat UConn as a P5. So UConn wouldn't dilute the payout if added. Tramel doesn't want to bother to get that right because he hates the idea of a New England school in the conference.

I would agree with this but Dodd who seems the most reliable clearly stated in his Article mentioning that UConn has more traction than Gonzaga that the Big 12 would need to find where to get the money for each whether it comes from the Texas OU buy out or each team gives up a piece of their pie hoping UConn amounts downt he road. This may explain why Big12 is eyeing Colorado and the other 4 corners to perhaps decrease the cut of pie from existing members off set by pro rata on HOPFUL incoming PAC12 members.

 

[Jimdish255]

So we're "considered" less valuable by the networks despite the fact that it's the opposite. Great catch 22 huh?

 

[JohnFSilver]

Link to the Tramel’s article from Saturday: Does Memphis make much sense for Big 12 expansion. No, not really. Not much at all.

It’s a Memphis focused article but he can’t help showing his usual UConn animus.

He just doesn’t like the northeast tbh.

 

[Marbles90]

If there is any truth to Gonzaga even being remotely considered then we need to concede the possibility (and maybe probability) that all this UConn smoke is to add us to the Big XII for basketball only. If we were so valuable and considered "P5" by the networks, we would have had an offer already - and probably a long time ago and certainly ahead of the most recent G5 call ups and/or future call ups like SDST and SMU.

The reality is as much as Mora breathed some life into our football program, we are still a very long way from adding much to the equation. We all know our basketball is blue blood level but there is only so much basketball adds so I could see some kind of special basketball only deal along with Gonzaga where in our case it maybe includes a football scheduling tie in agreement.

I know this place would go crazy if this was the case but I can't help thinking that is what is actually happening behind the scenes...

 

[Forte]

If there is any truth to Gonzaga even being remotely considered then we need to concede the possibility (and maybe probability) that all this UConn smoke is to add us to the Big XII for basketball only. If we were so valuable and considered "P5" by the networks, we would have had an offer already - and probably a long time ago and certainly ahead of the most recent G5 call ups and/or future call ups like SDST and SMU.

The reality is as much as Mora breathed some life into our football program, we are still a very long way from adding much to the equation. We all know our basketball is blue blood level but there is only so much basketball adds so I could see some kind of special basketball only deal along with Gonzaga where in our case it maybe includes a football scheduling tie in agreement.

I know this place would go crazy if this was the case but I can't help thinking that is what is actually happening behind the scenes...

While it may be smoke you are wrong on even the possibility of basketball only ... for this round at least. Yormark made it crystal clear multiple times that UConn would be all sports, all sports including football. He went further to make it point that bball only isn't even an option for UConn. They tripled down with Dodd tweeting exclusively that UConn would be for all sports. Yormark wants the NYC market and UConn is hands down the best available option. I challenge anyone to name one other available NYC option that would be better. The truth is none of us have any idea what is going on and we are tweaking out a little over the silence and the what seems like an eternity in the making PAC12 deal. The deal either is or isn't going to happen and there are deadlines so things are going to start moving soon.

 

[shizzle787]

This is easy. The Big 12 will pair us with 1 or 3 Pac-12 schools. If 2 or 4 jump, we are toast.

 

[noeynox]

This is easy. The Big 12 will pair us with 1 or 3 Pac-12 schools. If 2 or 4 jump, we are toast.

Hoping only Colorado jumps. If 2 jump it might set off a stampede out the PAC. Colorado can be replaced with SDSU. Everyone wins.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Hoping only Colorado jumps. If 2 jump it might set off a stampede out the PAC. Colorado can be replaced with SDSU. Everyone wins.

That's the most ideal outcome. We don't want the PAC-12 to fall right now because B1G will wait before taking Oregon, Washington, Cal, and Stanford.

We will definitely get in if just Colorado leaves the PAC-12.

 

[jostar1]

we are tweaking out a little over the silence and the what seems like an eternity in the making PAC12 deal. The deal either is or isn't going to happen and there are deadlines so things are going to start moving soon.

Are you talking about the July 1 date? That date applies to SDSU, but I'm not seeing how it applies to the PAC 12. The PAC 12 is letting SDSU twist in the wind, regardless of the July 1 date. I don't understand why people say that things are going to start happening soon.

 

[noeynox]

Are you talking about the July 1 date? That date applies to SDSU, but I'm not seeing how it applies to the PAC 12. The PAC 12 is letting SDSU twist in the wind, regardless of the July 1 date. I don't understand why people say that things are going to start happening soon.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Are you talking about the July 1 date? That date applies to SDSU, but I'm not seeing how it applies to the PAC 12. The PAC 12 is letting SDSU twist in the wind, regardless of the July 1 date. I don't understand why people say that things are going to start happening soon.

The more important pressure will come from these institutions who want to start budget work for the year after next. While these contracts account for only small part of their budgets, I know they would like to have an idea of those projections sooner rather than later.