Possible Big 12 Invite rumors

[CL82]

Wait Biz, wasn't that the reason the B1G turned down UCLA, because their stadium is 27 miles off campus and over an hour away on a good day in Pasadena

Wait, are you comparing the XL Center to the Rose Bowl or the Rent to the Rose Bowl? You know what, it doesn't matter. It's hysterical either way.

 

[Blades]

Wait, are you comparing the XL Center to the Rose Bowl or the Rent to the Rose Bowl? You know what, it doesn't matter. It's hysterical either way.

Your right Uconn needs to build a Rose Bowl and everything will be fine, on campus of course, LOL! Maybe it will even help get the Whalers back !

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Yes, that was a big mistake overall, but not for football specifcally. If we had built the stadium on campus, we would have gotten a better look from the other conferences during the previous shuffles.

Not sure that's a given.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

When we were winning and the place was rocking, honestly were there really that many negative thoughts about the Rent? We can win again and the place will fill up again and if we're playing a P5 schedule, then people will want it expanded.

 

[Jbirdp5]

In all candor I believe that I am one of very few posters who is being objective about the Big East.

If PC was that important of a rival we would have scheduled them at some point as a non-conference opponent during our time in the AAC. That applies to any of the eastern five remaining BE opponents yet Villanova was the only school we played in non-conference games.

Three of the other five we never conference opponents before we returned and the other two, besides being geographically distant, don't have the history with us that an equal number of potential B-12 opponents have (who also are geographically closer) yet are fans allegedly care enough about those schools that our attendance will suffer if we replace conference games against Creighton, Xavier, Butler, DePaul and Marquette with conference games against Cincinnati. WVU, Baylor, Kansas State and Oklahoma St.

People are fabricating rivalries just because they want to make believe the current BE is the BE of history and they don't want to face the reality that our athletic department's financial situation is not sustainable.

Making a statement about the financials of moving is certainly reasonable. Repeating that people appreciating regional rivalries and current opponents are somehow fabricating things is where ya lose me. Losing any semblance of drivability or regionality in the conference is something even Benedict brought up that must be considered. Things besides the financial ledger are important in maintaining our strong brand and following.

 

[nadav]

The bathroom lines, concessions and wifi at the Rose Bowl are not up to snuff though.

 

[CL82]

Your right Uconn needs to build a Rose Bowl and everything will be fine, on campus of course, LOL! Maybe it will even help get the Whalers back !

Lol, that was your weird analogy, not mine.

Agree with your evolved take that it was a pretty silly one.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Fair enough but apparently, it hasn't been so easy to fix the head coaching situation either. The double whammy of Pasqualoni and Diaco would bring most programs to their knees.

They were both second hires.

1. PP was when Hathaway balked at Whipple (UConn was preparing for whipple). Also, search sucked, though Paul should have performed better as coach (bit as bad as people think. 5-7, 5-7).

2. Narduzzi was No. 1 , but declined. They got Diaco, who was totally unprepared from a personality and management standpoint to be a head coach.

 

[noeynox]

How about a stadium in Tolland or Willington off of 84. Only 8 miles from campus and close to Electric Blue.

Coventry. Favorable zoning.

 

[Hurleyman216]

Don’t some of you boneheads work for ESPN? Someone needs to “leak” a rumor that the Big 10 is considering adding UConn. It would take about 2 hours for the Big 12 presidents to jump in and try to scoop us. We’ve been done dirty by so many behind the scenes politicking and BS that maybe it’s time for UConn to start playing some hardball. Hell, have Benedict call up Warde and meet for a dozen donuts. Just the thought of someone else adding us would take us off the table. Time to get creative!

 

[huskymedic]

Lol, kind of missing the point here Biz, it is specifically a talking point that hurts the program and was expressly written about by a well respected columnist.

Tramel has his own agenda… I’ve mentioned it before but he’s is not a UConn Football fan.

From 2019: Should UConn drop football?

“But perhaps Connecticut should just drop football. Yes, the Huskies have made a big investment in football. But that investment has not paid off. UConn athletics have a major debt. The Huskies averaged just 10,000 fans last season in East Hartford’s Rentschler Field, some 30 miles from campus.

And the truth is, UConn basketball has suffered while the university chased football stability and success.

Is that a good model in the Northeast, which does not have college football fervor? Is that a good model when the future of all football is suspect, because of the concussion issue?

Rentschler Field is state-owned, built primarily for the Huskies. The Hartford Courant reported earlier this year on Rentschler Field’s economic troubles.

It’s not at all clear that UConn needs football or that East Hartford needs Rentschler Field…

…Football is not for everybody. It seems more and more likely it is not for Connecticut.”

 

[John]

Tramel has his own agenda… I’ve mentioned it before but he’s is not a UConn Football fan.

From 2019: Should UConn drop football?

“But perhaps Connecticut should just drop football. Yes, the Huskies have made a big investment in football. But that investment has not paid off. UConn athletics have a major debt. The Huskies averaged just 10,000 fans last season in East Hartford’s Rentschler Field, some 30 miles from campus.

And the truth is, UConn basketball has suffered while the university chased football stability and success.

Is that a good model in the Northeast, which does not have college football fervor? Is that a good model when the future of all football is suspect, because of the concussion issue?

Rentschler Field is state-owned, built primarily for the Huskies. The Hartford Courant reported earlier this year on Rentschler Field’s economic troubles.

It’s not at all clear that UConn needs football or that East Hartford needs Rentschler Field…

…Football is not for everybody. It seems more and more likely it is not for Connecticut.”

"And the truth is, UConn basketball has suffered while the university chased football stability and success."

Yeah all those national championships have been brutal. This guy is a clown. Next!

 

[CL82]

Tramel has his own agenda… I’ve mentioned it before but he’s is not a UConn Football fan.

From 2019: Should UConn drop football?

“But perhaps Connecticut should just drop football. Yes, the Huskies have made a big investment in football. But that investment has not paid off. UConn athletics have a major debt. The Huskies averaged just 10,000 fans last season in East Hartford’s Rentschler Field, some 30 miles from campus.

And the truth is, UConn basketball has suffered while the university chased football stability and success.

Is that a good model in the Northeast, which does not have college football fervor? Is that a good model when the future of all football is suspect, because of the concussion issue?

Rentschler Field is state-owned, built primarily for the Huskies. The Hartford Courant reported earlier this year on Rentschler Field’s economic troubles.

It’s not at all clear that UConn needs football or that East Hartford needs Rentschler Field…

…Football is not for everybody. It seems more and more likely it is not for Connecticut.”

Fair enough, but having a college football stadium 25 miles off-campus gives him a talking point that he would not otherwise have.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I guess, but the Trammel article specifically talked about our stadium being off campus as one of the negatives about us as a conference realignment target.

In case it wasn't obvious, Tramel hates the idea of UConn in the Big 12. He's an OU guy and doesn't think we belong. But he's also irrelevant.

 

[Drew]

 

[Blades]

Tramel has his own agenda… I’ve mentioned it before but he’s is not a UConn Football fan.

Exactly Medic, why TF does this Midwestern nobody have that strong an opinion on Uconn and why should he care? He's shown as much disdain for Uconn FB as Wetzel, that Calipari lapdog, did for Uconn hoops while he was writing articles to bury Calhoun and ban his team.

I think Tramel goes back to Big East FB and the BCS bids for an 8 team league. And Uconn stealing a bid in his mind and them getting to the Fiesta bowl vs. his beloved OK. Probably hates on Uconn hoops like alot them too, but he knows he's got nothin ! So he spins what he can on the low lying fruit....but Jim Mora, you got that !

 

[willie99]

Fair enough, but having a college football stadium 25 miles off-campus gives him a talking point that he would not otherwise have.

Well, that's not changing anytime soon

So there's that too

PS: I personally don't think attendance improves with a stadium closer to campus. It's not like we have 80,000 students in what would become like the largest city in the State. Willimantic and the quite corner are not filling the house.

 

[CL82]

PS: I personally don't think attendance improves with a stadium closer to campus. It's not like we have 80,000 students in what would become like the largest city in the State. Willimantic and the quiet corner are not filling the house.

What I take away from this is that you want to build an 80,000 person stadium in Storrs. Seems a bit like overkill to me, but I like the way you think!

 

[upstater]

Well, that's not changing anytime soon

So there's that too

PS: I personally don't think attendance improves with a stadium closer to campus. It's not like we have 80,000 students in what would become like the largest city in the State. Willimantic and the quite corner are not filling the house.

I would guarantee you a huge increase in student attendance if there was a football stadium

 

[nelsonmuntz]

A lot to unpack here.

1) This may be bad reporting, although Canzano is legit out west.

2) A lot of the reporting claiming that Colorado's departure to the Big 12 was imminent will turn out to have been spectacularly wrong if this report is true.

3) The Pac 12 may have pulled off one of the all time negotiating coups. They pointed a gun at their own head, threatened to shoot, and got what they wanted. There wouldn't be a GOR getting signed unless there was a media partner behind it. It is worth noting that ESPN has settled down with its "Pac 12 will not get a contract" reporting in the last week or two, which may mean they know the Pac 12 is about to sign with someone else and ESPN doesn't want to look stupider than they already look. We will find out soon.

If Apple or Amazon are about to enter the arena, the game will have changed dramatically.

4) If 1, 2 and 3 above all happen, UConn may want to tap the brakes on joining the Big 12. If Apple and/or Amazon are in the mix, then the Big East is going to get paid. It also means that the ACC is going to be even more desperate than ever to figure out how to get out of that long-term TV contract they signed. Maybe UConn or the Big East could figure into that solution.

 

[willie99]

I would guarantee you a huge increase in student attendance if there was a football stadium

I concur, maybe like 4,000 to 8,000, 10,000 tops

 

[huskymedic]

A lot to unpack here.

1) This may be bad reporting, although Canzano is legit out west.

2) A lot of the reporting claiming that Colorado's departure to the Big 12 was imminent will turn out to have been spectacularly wrong if this report is true.

3) The Pac 12 may have pulled off one of the all time negotiating coups. They pointed a gun at their own head, threatened to shoot, and got what they wanted. There wouldn't be a GOR getting signed unless there was a media partner behind it. It is worth noting that ESPN has settled down with its "Pac 12 will not get a contract" reporting in the last week or two, which may mean they know the Pac 12 is about to sign with someone else and ESPN doesn't want to look stupider than they already look. We will find out soon.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Wilner retweeted the story, and he is definitely legit out west.

The Big 12 fans on Twitter are losing their spit. Either the Pac 12 has played the Big 12 like a drum, or Canzano and Wilner are out for some early afternoon trolling on a slow news day.

 

[ctchamps]

They aren't going to add any basketball only schools. I don't know who started that but it was never realistic.

If Yormacks goal comes true, and they actually get a separate deal for BB, it could happen.
The traditional all in media deal won’t work because of the value disparity.
I’m not saying it will or won’t, but for the first time BB isn’t relegated to the trunk. It might not be the driver, but at least it has a seat in the car.

I think the easy money is UConn and Rule # 1. But UConn seems awfully quiet. It’s either confidence in the process and what’s been discussed, or there is nothing to be said because they are on the outside looking in again.

Hope it’s soon. This back and forth, in and out, nope back in, nope now they’re out is getting old. And work productivity isn’t thriving either

There are two possibilities. Yormack is just posturing with an over the top idea. Or there is an agenda to take the value that college bb has in it's best programs and divide it up among a smaller share of schools. If it is the latter I don't believe Yormack is pushing the concept without Fox backing the play. It will be interesting to see if basketball consolidates and becomes exclusive in a manner similar to the way football has alway been and the NCAA tournament ends up like the NIT.

 

[businesslawyer]

I guess, but the Trammel article specifically talked about our stadium being off campus as one of the negatives about us as a conference realignment target.

You can't spend your life worrying about correcting every stupid criticism someone makes about you. If you do, you spend your whole life reacting to meaningless statements and those who want to criticize will find some other stupid thing to criticize you for anyway. All you can do is correct your meaningful flaws and worry less about what those who don't like you say.

We need to worry about winning football games and putting fannies in the seats. Those are the good reasons why people aren't taking our football program seriously.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

An actual reporter runs a story and the most respected college sports reporter west of the Rockies retweets it. Or we can believe butthurt Big 12 fans who don't like the story. We will know soon enough who is right.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The most laughable thing I've seen recently is talk of the Big 10 considering adding that prestigious academic institution, Miami.....

Are you being serious here? This is where local biases come in, because it is, indeed, a prestigious academic institution. They won't get an invite, but that isn't the reason why.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

There are two possibilities. Yormack is just posturing with an over the top idea. Or there is an agenda to take the value that college bb has in it's best programs and divide it up among a smaller share of schools. If it is the latter I don't believe Yormack is pushing the concept without Fox backing the play. It will be interesting to see if basketball consolidates and becomes exclusive in a manner similar to the way football has alway been and the NCAA tournament ends up like the NIT.

Or, the Big 12 Presidents have realized in the last few days that no Pac 12 schools were coming, as Canzano appears to be reporting, and have started talking up UConn again.

 

[Jimdish255]

The more schools you add to a conference, the more diluted it gets. Last few years has been peak Big 12, I don’t think it’ll get better than that.

So you don't think adding UConn, Arizona, Colorado and SDSU elevates Big 12 Hoops? If you have "Hoops" in your handle you're going to have to talk things over with the guy in the mirror.

 

[huskymedic]

An actual reporter runs a story and the most respected college sports reporter west of the Rockies retweets it. Or we can believe butthurt Big 12 fans who don't like the story. We will know soon enough who is right.

Sure… but they aren’t gonna sign the GOR if the Media deal is crap. Stop stalling and release the details of the tv/streaming deal.