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Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

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Fishy said:
This seems to be one of those rumors where everyone sourced it from one place. Every time I hear it, it has the same odd reference to Herbst trying to seal her legacy or set up some future gig and that's just not the way this works.

And it always ignores some pretty big logistics, like, you know, money. Going to the Big East would require a $10,000,000 check to the American, renegotiating all licensing and media deals downward, accepting a lower total payout from the BE vs the American and, ah, what do we do with our football program?

Unless someone tells me there's a magical provision that lets programs leave the American for free between television contracts, I think this one will run out of air just as quickly as it has in the past.
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Well it's not like there isn't precedent for UConn not paying their 10 million dollar buyouts. Just saying
 
Brochacho said:
Big East contract when it was negotiated had a kicker if an "11th" (hint, hint) team was added. AAC isn't getting the same money sans UConn. Now UConn doesn't have to play on an internet app, either.

I believe a big influence for this move was our strong partnership with SNY. Even if we have to go Independent, I'd imagine they will pick up the game for an amount similar to what we have been making from the AAC. After all, a few years ago they were paying 5 million for our second rate WBB games.
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Instead they get to play on FS1 and FS2.
 
Brochacho said:
Big East contract when it was negotiated had a kicker if an "11th" (hint, hint) team was added. AAC isn't getting the same money sans UConn. Now UConn doesn't have to play on an internet app, either.

I believe a big influence for this move was our strong partnership with SNY. Even if we have to go Independent, I'd imagine they will pick up the game for an amount similar to what we have been making from the AAC. After all, a few years ago they were paying 5 million for our second rate WBB games.
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Unless the kicker is $4million per school per year, it doesn't get there. I do love that this is a huge *** to the AAC keeping UConn in the dark on their deal. Wonder if ESPN will reduce that deal if we leave..
 
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Slasher said:
Instead they get to play on FS1 and FS2.
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Right. So now everyone will need the mega expensive cable package to watch UConn rather than a $5 per month subscription. Great.
 
UConnStats said:
If they can keep football in the AAC somehow that would be huge.
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I don't hate calling the AAC's bluff on this. Common thinking has been that they won't let us stay, but are they really going to push us out? Putting Temple on an island and losing probably the biggest overall brand, although for a secondary sport is a big ask
 
Slasher said:
As the AAC, if you get the chance to keep the 130th best FBS school you have to take it, right?
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You never know - we schedule the most P5 teams in the league. Great relationships with a couple of the schools in conference. Aresco is a UConn guy. Its the third most likely option, but not a 0% chance. After all, who can they replace UConn with that moves the needle? BYU and Boise aren't coming. UMass? Southern Miss?
 
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don356 said:
May as well just join the MAC.
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Is that an option?

What if the Big East forms a mega conference structured similarly to the old Big East. Let's say there are two divisions in every sport. In football, it is FBS and FCS. In other sports teams are divided into two divisions, perhaps based on geography. Then say UMass, Temple, Navy and Buffalo join UConn in the new Big East football conference. Perhaps more like Cinci (unlikely) or Stony Brook. If, say, the conference had 16 teams then they could be divided into two 8 team basketball divisions and they could play intradivision teams twice and interdivision teams once.

I get that it is contorted and unlikely but what I am getting at is that there are ways our 1-11 football team can stay FBS.
 
Engineer90 said:
Is that an option?

What if the Big East forms a mega conference structured similarly to the old Big East. Let's say there are two divisions in every sport. In football, it is FBS and FCS. In other sports teams are divided into two divisions, perhaps based on geography. Then say UMass, Temple, Navy and Buffalo join UConn in the new Big East football conference. Perhaps more like Cinci (unlikely) or Stony Brook. If, say, the conference had 16 teams then they could be divided into two 8 team basketball divisions and they could play intradivision teams twice and interdivision teams once.

I get that it is contorted and unlikely but what I am getting at is that there are ways our 1-11 football team can stay FBS.
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I don't think the MAC is an option. They just kicked out UMass for refusing to put their non-football sports in the MAC.
 
UcannUconn said:
I don’t think there’s a chance in hell the AAC will keep us in football. The conference is trying to be a poor man’s SEC. They’re probably happy we’re leaving.
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I don't think it matters anyway. The chances of being competitive will be slim and none.
 
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Slasher said:
I don't think the MAC is an option. They just kicked out UMass for refusing to put their non-football sports in the MAC.
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Even on our worst days we're at least twice as desirable as UMass
 
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A couple of things. Remember when Louisville announced their move, they had already filed their intent to leave the AAC; even before they knew where they'd end up. That notification helped reduce their timeline and buyout to the conference.
Secondly, if UConn followed a similar path it could explain lack of tier 3 rights from the new TV deal. UConn was probably the only AAC school looking hard at retaining 3rd tier rights.
 
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