True and the ACC deserves it. They’ve had every opportunity to be proactive and take Uconn off the board for the B12 & they didn’t do anything. And even with the likelihood of losing FSU, Clemson & some of their best BB brands.
You want us to ask for, and the Big12 to agree to, a structure that incentivizes UConn to continue seeking ACC membership?
No, not at all.
People seem to have forgotten. Destroying the PAC by renegotiating the BIG12 deal before the PAC could renegotiate their tv deal was only the first phase of yormarks plan. The current BIG12 deal also expires in 2031, 5 years before the ACC deal. So the BIg12 will again be renewing their tv deal right before another power conference leaving no money for the latter and thus ensuring the ACCs implosion and the big12 strengthening its membership again.
That might be tough. I would personally be willing to except a prorated exit fee since football isn't a member. So, if we're only getting 20% of a full share of a distribution, our exit fee should only be 20% of the normal exit fee.
You have no idea how many people outside of Connecticut believe that ESPN favors us greatly and that the only reason for our success is because ESPN is a resident of our state.
I do.
Largely agree, but, the ACC could pull off a coup of sorts by offering us a full share, including football, right now. We don't have to worry about Fox looking to protect its big east TV deal. As long as ESPN is willing to write the check, they could make this happen.
I missed the part where the ACC has offered us anything and frankly don't care. All they can do now is screw up the deal we're working on with a more stable conference. And that's probably the goal. They had their chances and did nothing for us.
Well, if ESPN pays for UConn to move to the ACC, you have to think it increases the chances they renew the ACC's deal and incentivize the retention of some could-go, could-stay schools that fit well with UConn, like Syracuse, Pitt, BC (sucks, but it's true), and maybe Duke and Louisville. As long as you have that core or something close to it, I think we do okay there. Our fans will be engaged. (There's almost no way NC or Virginia will stay - too valuable options for the SEC and Big 10.)
It's also an identity move. Basketball was once the ACC brand which it diluted by chasing football schools. The addition of UConn would allow it to reassert that brand and arguably buttress it a bit from defections of schools like UNC and Virginia who have good basketball traditions. It would infuriate FSU and Clemson, but at this point, why would the rest of the ACC give two craps about what they think?
The ACC has had two decades for assertive action that would make all the sense in the world for them and they've done nothing but continue to weaken their brand.
