OMG Please Make this go Away

[huskyinfl]

Herbst isn't ambivalent, that is silly. She has a solid background and her brother is vice president of broadcasting and global media strategy for NASCAR - so she isn't out of touch with reality or sports marketing. She was dealt a bad hand and CT and UConn are now in a tough spot financially. If you don't think these people want to solve this issue you are crazy.

I prefer she stays behind the scenes rather than Houston's Renu Khator who was basically giving handies to old dudes in the final weeks of the Big 12 saga for nothing.

 

[junglehusky]

Who exactly is going to bid against ESPN in the next contract? There isn't any fit with Fox or NBC.

Aresco is going to be the guy who finds riches with some digital streaming outlet? A linear TV guy? Which one does the AAC offer anything to?

You're one of the "the sports media bubble is going to pop" guys but you also want the commish to get a deal as if the bubble wasn't popping? aaaaaahhhhh nevermind.

 

[whaler11]

You're one of the "the sports media bubble is going to pop" guys but you also want the commish to get a deal as if the bubble wasn't popping? aaaaaahhhhh nevermind.

I'm perfectly realistic about what's possible.

I just don't want to hear the guy is doing a good job when the evidence doesn't support it.

If the AAC is going to come up with a magic trick in a new media landscape it doesn't strike me that the guy from a traditional TV network who thought Tulane and Tulsa added value is going to be the guy to make it happen.

Maybe he'll be proven to be creative. Based on what I've seen they don't have a strategy beyond pretending they are something they are not and hoping someone falls for it.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Would you rather be playing Miami, VT, Cuse, Rutty, BC, Pitt, and WV or the absolute pile of dog sheet schedule we play now?

Marinate was an idiot but the Big East was doomed because it had a fractured constituency with programs that had completely different athletic mission statements. The concept of having a football league was well intentioned but could never survive in today's landscape. That goes well beyond Marinate's years.

The AAC's leadership has been abysmal for UConn. I don't know how anyone could argue otherwise but people here seem determined.

Please show me the post where a legitimate uconn fan said they would prefer to be in the AAC vs the ACC or BIG?
I think more frustrating is the notion that people confuse uconn's current conference affiliation as a choice.

 

[BlueDogs]

The irony is the AAC is not a bad conference in terms of competitive football or basketball. It's just an abomination because it is a loose collection of misfit toys with no natural rivalries, no history and nothing unique about it. UConn stands at the top of the heap as a school that totally out classes the others as a public flagship university.

The sad part is the conference leadership has no vision. They need to build a western division and combine with the MW into a true national coast to coast super conference. This gives them control over a lot of football content and much better negotiating leverage. Throw in BYU in the mix, and there are 24 teams representing lot of eye balls. It also allows for much better bowl affiliation leverage because they would control 20% of the FBS landscape.

This won't happen because merger would mean elimination of large duplicative conference administrative and executive paychecks. The AAC can put out out a just good enough product that the executives are making great money on their gig.

 

[huskyrob1]

The irony is the AAC is not a bad conference in terms of competitive football or basketball. It's just an abomination because it is a loose collection of misfit toys with no natural rivalries, no history and nothing unique about it. UConn stands at the top of the heap as a school that totally out classes the others as a public flagship university.

The sad part is the conference leadership has no vision. They need to build a western division and combine with the MW into a true national coast to coast super conference. This gives them control over a lot of football content and much better negotiating leverage. Throw in BYU in the mix, and there are 24 teams representing lot of eye balls. It also allows for much better bowl affiliation leverage because they would control 20% of the FBS landscape.

This won't happen because merger would mean elimination of large duplicative conference administrative and executive paychecks. The AAC can put out out a just good enough product that the executives are making great money on their gig.

The irony is that while membership in the AAC is hurting UCONN's men's basketball program big time, the football program is ok in the AAC for the time being. It's not the best place for football but it's ok. We need to get the basketball program out of the AAC asap or the 30 year magnificent history of UCONN basketball and it's brand, built by Jim Calhoun, will go up in smoke.

 

[noeynox]

The irony is the AAC is not a bad conference in terms of competitive football or basketball. It's just an abomination because it is a loose collection of misfit toys with no natural rivalries, no history and nothing unique about it. UConn stands at the top of the heap as a school that totally out classes the others as a public flagship university.

The sad part is the conference leadership has no vision. They need to build a western division and combine with the MW into a true national coast to coast super conference. This gives them control over a lot of football content and much better negotiating leverage. Throw in BYU in the mix, and there are 24 teams representing lot of eye balls. It also allows for much better bowl affiliation leverage because they would control 20% of the FBS landscape.

This won't happen because merger would mean elimination of large duplicative conference administrative and executive paychecks. The AAC can put out out a just good enough product that the executives are making great money on their gig.

They tried this and were close when the Big East still had BCS status. Teams ain't flying cross country for G5 money.

 

[Adios]

The irony is that while membership in the AAC is hurting UCONN's men's basketball program big time, the football program is ok in the AAC for the time being. It's not the best place for football but it's ok. We need to get the basketball program out of the AAC asap or the 30 year magnificent history of UCONN basketball and it's brand, built by Jim Calhoun, will go up in smoke.

The problem has been Kevin Ollie. Apart from winning the title in his first year, his coaching has been mediocre. Since he won a title, we can carry on if we need a new bball coach. Just have to make the right hire. New England is historic ground for the game of basketball.