I hope u went long on Amzn when it went ipo. I was smart enough to buy it…then dumb enough to sell it.Yep, for certain marquee brands only this keeping down the physical footprint. Everything else could be accessed via catalogue.
I was assured, however, that people would never buy products by just looking at a picture and a description. They felt I was underestimating the need for tactile experience to facilitate decision-making.
Playing some of those teams will be amazing. What will ultimately kill basketball (and the entire athletic dept.) is if we stay in a league that cannot compete financially. It is moving to a model where players will get paid. How do you suppose we get too players when certain schools are making in excess of 50 million a year and we are making less than 10 million? We would lose the bidding war every time. The math does not work.
Does that aac send 8-10 teams to the tournament each year?
Nope.I hope u went long on Amzn when it went ipo. I was smart enough to buy it…then dumb enough to sell it.
Didn’t the big east accelerate UConn’s FBS entrance timeline back in the day?
Based on last year: It appears that the B12 had 5 top 25 ranked teams years end without OK or TX. Add us and it’s 6. Yes, bball and our SOS will be ruined. Data shows the opposite of your position.
Creighton and Marquette are the best programs other than us and honestly they don’t compare with Houston, Baylor and Kansas. Then there is the rest of the Big East. I would only miss playing our little brother Providence. In the Big 12 there also is Cincinnati, Arizona, West Virginia, Texas Tech, TCU, Iowa St, BYU, Utah. All teams who would finish in the upper half of the Big East. I see 2 schools that were in the AAC. UCF and Houston.
Remind me how many Big East teams made the NCAA Tournament last year
Yes, but I believe that was because BC, VT, and Miami were leaving and they were already adding other schools.
I agree, we should definitely try to keep some local rivalries. In an ideal world we stay in the Big East, but the reality is we cannot, and we just have to accept that. Plus the big 12 has some really good teams and there’s a lot to be excited about.
Because conferences will start sharing revenue with athletes soon and the power conferences will likely give something like $5 million per year per school to men’s basketball NIL plus whatever the boosters and local businesses give. Schools that care as much or more about basketball than they do football will likely give a lot more than $5 million to men’s basketball NIL revenue share. UConn would need about 3 or 4 times the current NIL donations in order to be competitive with mediocre teams in power conferences. They would likely need 7-10 times more to be competitive with power conference teams that give extra NIL to basketball such as Indiana or Kentucky.
No question FB will need more money from increased revenue but maybe listen to Dan Hurley when he talks about these things. And its no coinicidence that the B1G and SEC are suddenly winning in WCBB and Geno is longer waltzing to national championships. The coaches at UConn thankfully, see changing landscape better than the fans.
There are not that many OOC games against P5-types on the schedule and the Big XII clearly has a heavy-on-cupcakes policy. I would stick with Texas and Gonzaga over PC and St. John's. And if it was former Big East competition, the likes of Villanova (if they right the ship), Marquette, and Creighton would be higher on my list.
That‘s really not the issue
Does Dan have a choice other than toeing the university line at this point? I think he’s a Big East guy, and I’m just glad this happened after he turned down the Lakers.
Do you actually believe that our conference affiliation was the reason that Dan didn't take the LA job? Interesting take.
You THINK he is Big East guy and he MAY be a Big East guy, but he is also a guy that lives on earth and sees the college sports landscape is shifting from one moment to the next. I have to believe the UConn leadership and coaches know better than fans on this matter. They've continued to seek a pathway to an autonomy conference. Wonder why.
Dan even said in his press conference after turning down LA that he wondered about the future of CBB with NIL and revenue sharing. I remember he said something along the lines of “us being at a competitive disadvantage”
Yeah he's not gonna come out and blurt that the Big East distributions are an impediment long term but he's left enough bread crumbs. In addition no other Big East program pours money into their WBB program like UConn does. The SEC and others are starting to do this as well.
Perhaps a review US geography might be in order for you.