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FfldCntyFan said:
I'm guessing the main reason SDSU was left twisting in the wind a little more than a month ago was the disdain that the UC system (with Cal as the crown jewel) holds towards the CSU system. They now obviously have little choice other than accept SDSU (and possibly Fresno St) as members but I believe they will fight with everything they have to keep what they view as a four year community college (Boise St) from joining the conference they compete in. Don't be surprised (if they do add SMU) to see names like Tulane, Rice and Tulsa thrown around.
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Time will tell. But whoever is paying their media deal will have a say. Boise State gets basically their own TV deal while in the MWC. They may look down their noses at them, but in reality those schools looking for lifeboats from the Big12 is all the proof anyone needs to know their puffery about academics is all bluster.
 
Patman said:
I think I agree with the others, the ADs would much rather Utah than us. Lets face it, nobody understands UConn and the 2011 backstab plus 3 bad coaches put us in a bind. If this were National Champions AND 7-5 football I dont think this plays out like this.
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It’s perception. UConn football would improve in a power conference. If other teams beat UConn it’s no big deal and they should. If they lose to UConn it would be an embarrassment to the highest degree. No doubt UConn would win some games. Apparently AZ is a better respected BB school.
 
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ASU is a diploma mill and not prestigous academically at all. If they or Utah get a slot over us I'd say this B12 conference will be screwed after this TV contact is over. AND Yormack vision of top hoops conference goes up in smoke. Do AZ football teams practice in AC summer and early fall? Zona football not exactly something great to watch.....prefer Oregon State and Wash State football and sports.
 
UConn Dan said:
Huh? Colorado was 13. Arizona is 14. Who are 15 and 16? Media speculates or has sources. But we don’t know until it’s done.
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His tweet identified UofA as 15 and ASU as 16.

I was poking fun at a hack (who likely operates out of his basement) trying to pass as a credible journalist.
 
noeynox said:
Time will tell. But whoever is paying their media deal will have a say. Boise State gets basically their own TV deal while in the MWC. They may look down their noses at them, but in reality those schools looking for lifeboats from the Big12 is all the proof anyone needs to know their puffery about academics is all bluster.
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For the most part yes. For Stanford and Cal, academics hold a good amount of weight.
 
noeynox said:
Time will tell. But whoever is paying their media deal will have a say. Boise State gets basically their own TV deal while in the MWC. They may look down their noses at them, but in reality those schools looking for lifeboats from the Big12 is all the proof anyone needs to know their puffery about academics is all bluster.
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Stanford and Cal spend a lot more money promoting their own patina of exclusivity than they do on athletics. They care a lot about academics, because it brings in a boatload of money to those schools.
 
GG said:
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This is such an obvious perspective that people are missing. We would add a different element to the Big 12 than ASU, and we’re a better athletic program.

Am I the only one who thinks Arizona joining without ASU is a good thing? The Big 12 always seemed to want Arizona. ASU just kind of got lumped in. I still think Yormark wants us and Utah if he goes to 16.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
His tweet identified UofA as 15 and ASU as 16.

I was poking fun at a hack (who likely operates out of his basement) trying to pass as a credible journalist.
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He worded it weirdly but he’s definitely calling Arizona State 15. He’s saying ASU will follow #14 Arizona as #15.
 
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UConn Dan said:
I don’t think so. A lot of people have heard it was a “done deal.” Apparently it’s not. But it’s not over until it’s over.
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We reacted to Dave Benedict's tweets long before the Utah news was reported. So the biggest part of the reaction had little to do with what I consider a later confirmation.

"We're good" is practically the carbon copy of what UConn said a decade ago.

It's the right message. But it also means, "We're out."
 
It should be obvious to all what is happening.

Any talk of building an epic basketball conference, or adding schools that want to be there is just eyewash.

This is about the Big 12 and probably the B1G eliminating a rival conference. We saw this with what the ACC did to the Big East.

For the Big 12 taking anything less than the 4 corners would be a failure. Adding UConn just gets in the way of that.

It’s over guys. Better hope for the ACC or better yet just keep working on ourselves.
 
ZooCougar said:
It should be obvious to all what is happening.

Any talk of building an epic basketball conference, or adding schools that want to be there is just eyewash.

This is about the Big 12 and probably the B1G eliminating a rival conference. We saw this with what the ACC did to the Big East.

For the Big 12 taking anything less than the 4 corners would be a failure. Adding UConn just gets in the way of that.

It’s over guys. Better hope for the ACC or better yet just keep working on ourselves.
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I had a sneaking suspicion that this was the Big 12’s motive all along. I think they sensed weakness in the PAC when they hit the media deal before them and wanted to cripple them by offering their members more money. Pretty savvy (bush league) move by Yormark. There’s absolutely no way the PAC can negotiate Big 12 type money ever again, even if they still remain a conference after all this
 
MKH2317 said:
I had a sneaking suspicion that this was the Big 12’s motive all along. I think they sensed weakness in the PAC when they hit the media deal before them and wanted to cripple them by offering their members more money. Pretty savvy (bush league) move by Yormark. There’s absolutely no way the PAC can negotiate Big 12 type money ever again, even if they still remain a conference after all this
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I don’t have a sneaking suspicion. We’ve been bait or plan b or even c all along.

This place has too much faith in Yormark and this GoKUanon character.
 
UConn Dan said:
Huh? Colorado was 13. Arizona is 14. Who are 15 and 16? Media speculates or has sources. But we don’t know until it’s done.
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It won’t be UConn. That’s a virtual certainty.
 
UConn will live to fight another day. I think we have a real shot to get into the ACC after the SEC and B1G take the teams that they want. Just need to make the best of if and be thankful for what we have a UConn. The 2 or 3 power conferences just need to breakaway and do their own thing.
 
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This is where the tone of Ad Db’s tweet were wrong. The wind has been taking out of the fanbase’s sail. The rent won’t be packed game week 1. Continuing to promote football and garner support as an independent with no real home will be a growing struggle. The end game now is to stop the bleeding. But how?
 
djct1999 said:
This is where the tone of Ad Db’s tweet were wrong. The wind has been taking out of the fanbase’s sail. The rent won’t be packed game week 1. Continuing to promote football and garner support as an independent with no real home will be a growing struggle. The end game now is to stop the bleeding. But how?
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Bad news doesn’t get better with age. If people actually believed we were going to get in that is their fault. Benedict never set that expectation. We have lots to be excited about.

Personally I would have preferred no tweets. But the guy actually cares about engagement so credit to him.
 
ZooCougar said:
Bad news doesn’t get better with age. If people actually believed we were going to get in that is their fault. Benedict never set that expectation. We have lots to be excited about.

Personally I would have preferred no tweets. But the guy actually cares about engagement so credit to him.
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You’ll see. It’s common human behavior.

What’s more likely? UConn shows sustained improvement or Mora jumps for a P5 deal? Then what?
 
djct1999 said:
You’ll see. It’s common human behavior.

What’s more likely? UConn shows sustained improvement or Mora jumps for a P5 deal? Then what?
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It think the biggest change for UConn football was not the hiring of Mora (and I really like Mora), but the willingness to invest in football and the school allowing football to take many transfers from the portal. There is no way Mora would have turned around UConn as fast as he did without the administration allowing for an increased number of transfers. There are 33 transfers on the roster this year!
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Stanford and Cal spend a lot more money promoting their own patina of exclusivity than they do on athletics. They care a lot about academics, because it brings in a boatload of money to those schools.
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Stanford and Cal surely may, but they weren't the only ones pontificating about academics.
 
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upstater said:
We reacted to Dave Benedict's tweets long before the Utah news was reported. So the biggest part of the reaction had little to do with what I consider a later confirmation.

"We're good" is practically the carbon copy of what UConn said a decade ago.

It's the right message. But it also means, "We're out."
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At a minimum Dave suddenly spending all this time on Twitter means it's over one way or the other. But the vibe of distraction feels more like pushing fans to focus on our successes and move on. It's like mom offering an ice cream after we lost a game when I was 10.
 
Jimdish255 said:
At a minimum Dave suddenly spending all this time on Twitter means it's over one way or the other. But the vibe of distraction feels more like pushing fans to focus on our successes and move on. It's like mom offering an ice cream after we lost a game when I was 10.
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Dave always spent lots of time on Twitter. He's very good at engaging with us.
 
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Saw this comment on Reddit and thought it was funny.
 
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