Replace ND in the ACC?

[freescooter]

I doubt it will actually happen, but if ND decided to leave the ACC and UConn were offered a similar deal—all sports except football. That would be a 6 game/year deal without access to the championship game, would UConn accept that?

I would. Good for baseball both basketball teams, upgraded football schedule and legitimacy plus likely full access in time.

 

[ScottVib]

UConn likely would... but better than that the ACC would have a school that they could plug in and actually be able to mathematically completely their 9-game schedule if they just said the word. (Right now one team is going only get 8 conference games, just wait until the ½ game is the difference in a teams placement in the title game)

 

[How Sway?!]

I doubt it will actually happen, but if ND decided to leave the ACC and UConn were offered a similar deal—all sports except football. That would be a 6 game/year deal without access to the championship game, would UConn accept that?

I would. Good for baseball both basketball teams, upgraded football schedule and legitimacy plus likely full access in time.

As long as they make us whole with the TV money, I'm sure the school would jump at the offer.

 

[Kowalski]

I doubt it will actually happen, but if ND decided to leave the ACC and UConn were offered a similar deal—all sports except football. That would be a 6 game/year deal without access to the championship game, would UConn accept that?

I would. Good for baseball both basketball teams, upgraded football schedule and legitimacy plus likely full access in time.

I agree that it would be an upgrade but I don’t think UConn can accept it unless it comes with a commitment to add FB at a later date. UConn otherwise loses any leverage for full membership. If a P4 wants to add Uconn basketball, I think they have to offer full membership or at least commit to making UConn a full member w/in a few years.

 

[weyuo]

Why in the world would UConn join the ACC if the football team isn't immediately included? That's the whole reason to leave the Big East. Convincing the die-hard Big East fans is going to be tough enough. Trying to rationalize the move minus football inclusion would be impossible. I for one would hold out till they agreed to include football.

 

[Stinger92860]

Why in the world would UConn join the ACC if the football team isn't immediately included? That's the whole reason to leave the Big East. Convincing the die-hard Big East fans is going to be tough enough. Trying to rationalize the move minus football inclusion would be impossible. I for one would hold out till they agreed to include football.

I would hold out for more money than the BE pays and at least a football arrangement written on paper and signed by all parties.

 

[CL82]

Why in the world would UConn join the ACC if the football team isn't immediately included?

I'm pretty sure that a basketball only (shorthanded for everything but football) interest in the ACC is worth about three times the media rights distribution from the big east. So that's a reason.

The bulk of our P4 schedule for football or ACC teams. So if you got a scheduling deal as a part of this, you're likely to have an upgraded football schedule. Scheduling P4 opponents is becoming increasingly difficult. So that's another reason.

Keep in mind that this is entirely imaginary, so I wouldn't get too worked up over it. But if this imaginary invite came with a path for football to join in a certain period of years, that would be another reason to do it.

 

[ScottVib]

The ACC needs an extra football member to allow them to schedule the 9 game slate they’re proposing. Starting next year one team will only play 8 conference games while the rest play 9. Given that context if they were to add UConn for basketball, I’d suspect football would come along for the ride on the same (or possibly an accelerated) timetable (no exit fees and solves an immediate problem for the league).

That said losing Notre Dame games would (likely) materially change the value of the deal for ESPN changing the math of the entire deal.

 

[TerryD1957]

As long as they make us whole with the TV money, I'm sure the school would jump at the offer.

ND gets around $20-22 million a year from the ACC deal, but that is because ND gets a full share of ACC Network profits plus 20% of the full member payout for its other 24 non-football/non-hockey sports.

ND ends up with about a one-half share, in total.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Why in the world would UConn join the ACC if the football team isn't immediately included? That's the whole reason to leave the Big East. Convincing the die-hard Big East fans is going to be tough enough. Trying to rationalize the move minus football inclusion would be impossible. I for one would hold out till they agreed to include football.

Most of the Big East haters would trade our athletic program with BCU's or Rutgers' and give back all the championships just so they could say they were in a P4 conference.

 

[John]

Most of the Big East haters would trade our athletic program with BCU's or Rutgers' and give back all the championships just so they could say they were in a P4 conference.

wildly swinging again, just make contact with the ball.

 

[Magic32]

Most of the Big East haters would trade our athletic program with BCU's or Rutgers' and give back all the championships just so they could say they were in a P4 conference.

 

[NE Football]

The ACC needs an extra football member to allow them to schedule the 9 game slate they’re proposing. Starting next year one team will only play 8 conference games while the rest play 9. Given that context if they were to add UConn for basketball, I’d suspect football would come along for the ride on the same (or possibly an accelerated) timetable (no exit fees and solves an immediate problem for the league).

That said losing Notre Dame games would (likely) materially change the value of the deal for ESPN changing the math of the entire deal.

The ACC needs to add a very good football team. They have the New England and New York markets with BCU and SU. They need a program like Utah.

 

[FightOnCT]

The ACC needs to add a very good football team. They have the New England and New York markets with BCU and SU. They need a program like Utah.

Neither of those teams count as “market”