"Plan B" ?

[NYUConn]

Just a FYI, but there have only been two New Years 6 Bowls, for the 2014-2015 season and the 2015-2016 season. The winner of the first New Years 6 Bowl from the G5 conference was BSU, representing the Mountain West Conference. Last years New Years 6 Bowl winner was Houston, representing the American Conference.

The Fiesta Bowl, which was an elevated BCS bowl prior to the NY6 rotation was announced and is still an elevated bowl, was won by UCF in 2014. So in the three years the American has been in existence, they have won 2 NY6 bowls.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Just a FYI, but there have only been two New Years 6 Bowls, for the 2014-2015 season and the 2015-2016 season. The winner of the first New Years 6 Bowl from the G5 conference was BSU, representing the Mountain West Conference. Last years New Years 6 Bowl winner was Houston, representing the American Conference.

what was UCF?

 

[Jae-VT]

The Fiesta Bowl, which was an elevated BCS bowl prior to the NY6 rotation was announced and is still an elevated bowl, was won by UCF in 2014. So in the three years the American has been in existence, they have won 2 NY6 bowls.

Hmm, I guess we are disagreeing on a minor point. I just reread your assertion and I see that we are both correct. Regardless of the name of the bowl, i.e. BCS or College Playoff, the point is that in the three years of the existence of the American Conference, said conference had its champ play in a major bowl and win two out of the three years. I concede the point to you sir. In my mind, when someone says NY6 Bowl, it immediately conjures up the College Playoff Era. I stand corrected. Good day to you.

 

[NYUConn]

UCF Beat Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl for the 2013 - 2014 college football season. A worthy achievement, no doubt, but my main point is that the 2013 - 2014 season was the last of the BCS season. Like I said, the College Football Playoff era started in the 2014-2015 season.

I get your point, but I think the Fiesta Bowl being part of both the BCS and New Year's 6 allows us to take a little creative license with saying that The American has won 2 of 3 NY6 bowls in it's existence.

 

[Jae-VT]

I get your point, but I think the Fiesta Bowl being part of both the BCS and New Year's 6 allows us to take a little creative license with saying that The American has won 2 of 3 NY6 bowls in it's existence.

Please see my above. I concede the point to you.

 

[Jae-VT]

what was UCF?

As NYUConn asserted, UCF beat Baylor in the last Fiesta Bowl of the last year of the BCS Era. His overall point was that it was a major bowl win for nascent American Conference, while I was distracted by his liberal use of NY6 Bowl terminology. Since the main logic of his argument is worthy and one I cannot deny, I concede the argument. Whether one uses the terminology of BCS or NY6, both were major bowl wins. I hope this clears up any confusion I may have inadvertently caused you.

 

[uconnell]

Total Solvency without P5 is impossible with or without football
UConn sponsors many teams especially women's that create zero revenue.
No G5 program can carry the entire budget and it's unfair to expect that.
Even in the G5 there is a good possibility of football becoming a positive in revenue. If we're willing to absorb a $$20 million lose on women's sports why wouldn't we continue in a sport that's revenue neutral .
A successful UConn football team adds many more dollars in donations than appear on the budget.
I suspect this year will see football close the PP years deficits
Temple increased addendence last year by 20% in the AAC.
If UConn duplicated that ,revenue would increase by millions.
Attractive OC scheduling and success in conference could get us there.

UConn women basketball makes plenty of money due to all their NCAA championships. Unfortunately the NCAA takes all that money.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

UConn women basketball makes plenty of money due to all their NCAA championships. Unfortunately the NCAA takes all that money.

You forgot about all the money ESPN makes frond featuring the UConn Women
It has to be huge dollars that the school just gave away

 

[MattMang23]

You forgot about all the money ESPN makes frond featuring the UConn Women
It has to be huge dollars that the school just gave away

You may use the same writing format as William Shakespeare but the VT guy in this thread actually borrowed his dictionary. Wow, I feel like I'm reading a view of American college football as seen through the eyes of a 1750s British expatriate.

 

[Jae-VT]

You may use the same writing format as William Shakespeare but the VT guy in this thread actually borrowed his dictionary. Wow, I feel like I'm reading a view of American college football as seen through the eyes of a 1750s British expatriate.

I will accept the praise that I detect in your statement, but I shall also endeavor to use more of the common vernacular so that I may be more easily understood by the members of this site.

By the bye, did you know that the great Bard actually wrote in the common vernacular of his day and that his writing so impressed his audiences and his many admirers that some great thinkers have hypothesized that the English language has dumb it evolution so that our progeny may be able to read and enjoy the works of William Shakespeare? Exciting, is it not?

 

[dwalks93]

I will accept the praise that I detect in your statement, but I shall also endeavor to use more of the common vernacular so that I may be more easily understood by the members of this site.

By the bye, did you know that the great Bard actually wrote in the common vernacular of his day and that his writing so impressed his audiences and his many admirers that some great thinkers have hypothesized that the English language has dumb it evolution so that our progeny may be able to read and enjoy the works of William Shakespeare? Exciting, is it not?

Dude, you should totally write Memphis' letter to the Big12 next time

 

[MattMang23]

I will accept the praise that I detect in your statement, but I shall also endeavor to use more of the common vernacular so that I may be more easily understood by the members of this site.

By the bye, did you know that the great Bard actually wrote in the common vernacular of his day and that his writing so impressed his audiences and his many admirers that some great thinkers have hypothesized that the English language has dumb it evolution so that our progeny may be able to read and enjoy the works of William Shakespeare? Exciting, is it not?

Many of us are UConn grads. We can understand you. We are a public Ivy, you know. It's just not often someone doth giveth us fine gentlemen their musings in an olde English format like ye hath bequeathed upon thine audience.

 

[NYUConn]

Many of us are UConn grads. We can understand you. We are a public Ivy, you know. It's just not often someone doth giveth us fine gentlemen their musings in an olde English format like ye hath bequeathed upon thine audience.

Speaking of olde English, it's almost 5 p.m.

 

[MattMang23]

Speaking of olde English, it's almost 5 p.m.

It's always 5:00 somewhere

 

[FAIRTIDES]

Honestly Dooley, I love your positivity and what you bring to the CR discussion here, but I don't buy that.

UConn could win 10 games this season and sell out every single one and the comments section of every single realignment article would be filled with the same mouth breathers harping about how garbage UConn Football is and how they don't want it in their conference. This sentiment lintellectually coruptikely reaches the presidents who make this decision too, after all it's hard to miss in the online echo chamber and those very people are the constituents whom they represent.

So, college presidents are now basing their decisions on BS from the ignorant, misinformed, uninformed, or just plain old intellectually corrupt. Then, what's the use? We're never going to beat the "bib-overall alumni?"

That premise makes no sense to me. And, I'm neither young nor naive.

 

[Ldandy]

What in the HELL are people babbling about? If anyone wants to join me in forgetting whatever they just read on this page, here's a GIF of a monkey being brushed with a toothbrush to take its place in your brain.

 

[Adios]

Where can I get one??

 

[MattMang23]

What in the HELL are people babbling about? If anyone wants to join me in forgetting whatever they just read on this page, here's a GIF of a monkey being brushed with a toothbrush to take its place in your brain.

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That is the best gif ever.

 

[Redding Husky]

If we drop football, or go to FCS, I will lose all interest in college sports.

Correction: I'll just root my grad school's teams (FBS).

 

[mavblues]

What in the HELL are people babbling about? If anyone wants to join me in forgetting whatever they just read on this page, here's a GIF of a monkey being brushed with a toothbrush to take its place in your brain.

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Not to put too fine of a point on this, but I'm pretty sure that's a monkey brush.

EDIT: yep, that's a monkey brush for sure.

 

[ZOOCONN]

Ever seen where Boise, Idaho is? There isn't a city of any consequence within 300 miles. And Boise itself is the 107th ranked DMA, so no one is fighting for it. That's why Boise St. isn't getting a sniff.

yes?.... I'm not sure your point. like I said they aren't getting a sniff (for a plethora of reasons) my statement was saying that football success alone would not be the deciding factor.
Also, not only have I seen it on a map I have been there as well. It's a great place and like so many have stated in argument for UConns admission to the B12 geography should not be a reason to be left out. we have great big flying metal birds that make travel much easier.

 

[uconnbill]

Short term thinking if you think going to The Big East is a good call. The Big East screwed UConn and other football schools long ago when Penn St came a calling. None of this would have happened if it wasn't for the Georgetown's, St. John's and Villanova's of the world. I say stick to the plain of getting into a real conference like the Big 12, ACC, or Big 10.

 

[MattMang23]

yes?.... I'm not sure your point. like I said they aren't getting a sniff (for a plethora of reasons) my statement was saying that football success alone would not be the deciding factor.
Also, not only have I seen it on a map I have been there as well. It's a great place and like so many have stated in argument for UConns admission to the B12 geography should not be a reason to be left out. we have great big flying metal birds that make travel much easier.

Where a city is doesn't matter in regards to flying there, no. Six hours is six hours. Three is three. Yeah, we get that. But where a city is in terms of its market reach matters. It matters that in the six hour diameter from Boise there are like a million people, tops. Yes, geography matters. Not for miles, for demographics.

 

[Alum86]

What in the HELL are people babbling about? If anyone wants to join me in forgetting whatever they just read on this page, here's a GIF of a monkey being brushed with a toothbrush to take its place in your brain.

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Is that my avatar as a little boy?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Short term thinking if you think going to The Big East is a good call. The Big East screwed UConn and other football schools long ago when Penn St came a calling. None of this would have happened if it wasn't for the Georgetown's, St. John's and Villanova's of the world. I say stick to the plain of getting into a real conference like the Big 12, ACC, or Big 10.

Syracuse, Pitt, BCU, Miami, Louisville, WVU, Rutgers and Virginia Tech screwed UConn. Are any of them in the Big East? Are we trying to get into leagues that have those schools?

 

[ZOOCONN]

Where a city is doesn't matter in regards to flying there, no. Six hours is six hours. Three is three. Yeah, we get that. But where a city is in terms of its market reach matters. It matters that in the six hour diameter from Boise there are like a million people, tops. Yes, geography matters. Not for miles, for demographics.

that is Boise ST market penetration map

 

[ZOOCONN]

Where a city is doesn't matter in regards to flying there, no. Six hours is six hours. Three is three. Yeah, we get that. But where a city is in terms of its market reach matters. It matters that in the six hour diameter from Boise there are like a million people, tops. Yes, geography matters. Not for miles, for demographics.

for comparison this is UConns.... they have a tremendous following not only in their market but across the entire country. it again has nothing to do with geography, physical location or otherwise. outside of football and demographic/ fan following every metric is poor for them.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

67 people in the poll above have voted to stay in the AAC even if Houston and Cincinnati leave it. Unbelievable.

 

[djct1999]

67 people in the poll above have voted to stay in the AAC even if Houston and Cincinnati leave it. Unbelievable.

They better be football season ticket holders!

 

[Hoophound]

for comparison this is UConns.... they have a tremendous following not only in their market but across the entire country. it again has nothing to do with geography, physical location or otherwise. outside of football and demographic/ fan following every metric is poor for them.