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Agree. You'd think Penn State would be a bigger concern. If ND is citing not wanting to lose a recruiting advantage, why join a league Penn State is already in? Most northeast recruits come out of PA anyway. Locking out UConn to ensure recruiting advantages in NY, CT and western MA seems stupid. Not enough recruits come from this area.
 
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Agree. You'd think Penn State would be a bigger concern. If ND is citing not wanting to lose a recruiting advantage, why join a league Penn State is already in? Most northeast recruits come out of PA anyway. Locking out UConn to ensure recruiting advantages in NY, CT and western MA seems stupid. Not enough recruits come from this area.
Exactly..besides PSU seems to have the market covered very well in the 3 recruiting areas you just brought up. I think ND is actually arrogant enough to think that if they joined the ACC their road to the BCS is much easier, even on a down year for them...AND that the competition in the B1G hoops is beneath them....that they can compete in the ACC hoops wise.
 

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Exactly..besides PSU seems to have the market covered very well in the 3 recruiting areas you just brought up. I think ND is actually arrogant enough to think that if they joined the ACC their road to the BCS is much easier, even on a down year for them...AND that the competition in the B1G hoops is beneath them....that they can compete in the ACC hoops wise.

You mean to tell me ND isn't as good in football as we are all lead to believe? That they're not a top 3 team every single year? Better not tell Lou Holtz that one.

As far as basketball goes, I do have to disagree to an extent. They definitely could compete in the ACC. They've been a pretty consistent program in the BE in the Mike Brey era. Would they win the ACC? Probably not, but they could compete.
 
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That is what I mean...they believe they can compete for the ACC title like they do in the BE...and since the B1G isn't as strong hoops wise as ACC it would be beneath them to join the B1G.

You mean to tell me ND isn't as good in football as we are all lead to believe? That they're not a top 3 team every single year? Better not tell Lou Holtz that one.

As far as basketball goes, I do have to disagree to an extent. They definitely could compete in the ACC. They've been a pretty consistent program in the BE in the Mike Brey era. Would they win the ACC? Probably not, but they could compete.
 

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That is what I mean...they believe they can compete for the ACC title like they do in the BE...and since the B1G isn't as strong hoops wise as ACC it would be beneath them to join the B1G.

Ah gotcha. I thought you meant their arrogance at thinking that was getting in the way from the reality that they couldn't compete. We're on the same page then.
 

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I didn't realize the big 10 network is standard in boston, is this true?

i was under impression that the big 10 network is not standard packages on anything but satellite in the northeast, and I don't think it's actually part of basic packages on directv or dish either.

I have it in the standard package with FiOS in metro Boston. I have always thought that UConn had more value to the B1G than to the ACC, because of the BTN. They show a lot of hockey, women's hoops, soccer, baseball, etc. UConn would provide attractive programming to the network, certainly for basketball, but also for women's hoops, soccer and baseball. Those things are of lesser importance in the major network negotiations (other than men's basketball), but they do matter to the BTN.

I would contact all the B1G presidents, and commit that UConn will construct a competitive hockey arena and go full scholarship for hockey. We commit to expanding the Rent to 50-55k. We commit to agressive pursuit of AAU membership. We commit to kicking BC's butt in football recruiting.
 

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I have it in the standard package with FiOS in metro Boston. I have always thought that UConn had more value to the B1G than to the ACC, because of the BTN. They show a lot of hockey, women's hoops, soccer, baseball, etc. UConn would provide attractive programming to the network, certainly for basketball, but also for women's hoops, soccer and baseball. Those things are of lesser importance in the major network negotiations (other than men's basketball), but they do matter to the BTN.

I would contact all the B1G presidents, and commit that UConn will construct a competitive hockey arena and go full scholarship for hockey. We commit to expanding the Rent to 50-55k. We commit to agressive pursuit of AAU membership. We commit to kicking BC's butt in football recruiting.

Fantastic. When can we expect your check?
 
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I didn't realize the big 10 network is standard in boston, is this true?

i was under impression that the big 10 network is not standard packages on anything but satellite in the northeast, and I don't think it's actually part of basic packages on directv or dish either.

I think that with UConn sports in games broadcast by SNY in the past year averaging a 5 rating and football rating as high as 6.1 market share - that would be very attractive to the big 10 network, and seeing as how SNY made it's way to television providers, so quickly.......and that most of the high profile games that are going to draw even more viewers were on ESPN.....not SNY

just saying. I'm not sure how existing contracts with the big east and espn and sny would play in, but when those contracts are up? I think the big 10 would have a powerful entry into basic broadcasting in the northeast with UConn on board.

Even if it's standard they charge 1/1oth of what they charge elsewhere. It's like the Oxygen channel, or whatever.
 
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