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UConn to Big XII Imminent?

mike012 said:
Yeah but playing P4 schools and losing by 5 touchdowns won’t help either. We are a low G5 football school right now. If our football looked like Maryland did Saturday we would already be in the Big12.
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And this is the issue UConn faces with football. Can't get good with scheduling teams people would want to see and can't get butts in the seat with scheduling teams we can improve and should beat once we get better (if somehow that happens). There's no rooting interest against teams because there's no conference anything to play for. It's a crap spot.
 
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So what is the next realistic step?
  1. Independence - seems to be a failing proposition short and long term but we may have no choice
  2. P-Conf invitation - may have to wait for the ACC to make a move and no guarantees
  3. G5 invitation - Would any of the G5 conferences invite UConn football only?
  4. FCS - join Merrimack and Sacred Heart as Independents
I thought being Indie would be OK for a while given we'd be playing both P4 and G5 programs, but I just don't think it's viable. We're stuck in no-man's land and we suck. We may not even be competitive enough to win the MAC for a long time. I suppose we'll know more about the program after a few more games but it's just not looking very good.

 
Kolumbo said:
So what is the next realistic step?
  1. Independence - seems to be a failing proposition short and long term but we may have no choice
  2. P-Conf invitation - may have to wait for the ACC to make a move and no guarantees
  3. G5 invitation - Would any of the G5 conferences invite UConn football only?
  4. FCS - join Merrimack and Sacred Heart as Independents
I thought being Indie would be OK for a while given we'd be playing both P4 and G5 programs, but I just don't think it's viable. We're stuck in no-man's land and we suck. We may not even be competitive enough to win the MAC for a long time. I suppose we'll know more about the program after a few more games but it's just not looking very good.

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I would be down joining the MAC or CUSA Football only

Who cares about the B12 or ACC, they don't want us
 
superjohn said:
This Cincinnati fan is dumber than dirt.
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What I find most amuzing is how he throws around the term 'insecure'.

The only thing I can think of that displays more insecurity than going on some other school's message board to bash that school when rumors begin about a conference possibly extending an invitation to said school is doing so under a handle that reflects the conference, not a member school of that conference.

He doesn't have the courage or character to admit to being a fan of whatever B-12 school he happens to be a fan of.
 
@GoKU what are you hearing on your end?

Dead dead?

Dead until ACC falls apart or 2031 media deal (whichever comes first)?

Dead until next summer?
 
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Got to love Kansas fans suggesting that UConn go all in on Big East football and schedule 3 FCS games; two of which would go to programs that do not offer scholarships (Butler and Georgetown (which is now the only Patriot League program without them))
 
noeynox said:
Call up the PAC2 and see what they're up to. Mountain West and them found no common ground.
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i said this before, they could create a new "pac" conference "pacific to atlantic conference"
 
NH Husky said:
You’re still here? Your “facts” have been refuted. Your display reflects poorly on your fan base. You come across as an insecure hayseed trying to sound educated. GoKU needs to come, take your hand, and walk you back to your little house on the prairie.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberry. Now go away or I shall taunt you once again.
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Umm, no the facts are very clear. The FB/BB TV ratings, the AD budgets, the subsidy, etc.

I do agree that UConn had the highest rated BB game last year, the issue is that does not benefit UConn on a TV contract because it was in tournament play. And no Uconn regular season games were among the top for the regular season, which is disturbing considering UConn was the best team.

It's clear who here comes off as insecure. Insecure people always change the subject to personal chatter. Everyone knows that.


I was disappointed in the B12 announcement. I think that was likely the last chance UConn had to join a legit conference. ESPN clearly stepped in and said hold on a second. FOX had no reason to support it since they get UConn for pennies on the dollar. The whole things sucks as once again UConn fans get teased and nothing happens.

On the bright side I suspect this means UConn gets reunited with the ACC leftovers in some fashion, maybe FB only membership. I could see Wake, BC, Cuse and maybe a few more combining with WSU, OSU, and possibly UConn to patch together some kind of conference.

Seems like the ACC will get split 3 ways with the B1G and B12 taking the most teams.

Now feel free to prove my point by responding with the usual changing the subject to persona chatter like insecure fans always do. Go
 
buddy said:
No. ESPN is the devil for UConn. They and BC have now officially won the battle for New England. ESPN could have gotten UConn into a power conference if they wanted to. They control the purse strings. They need have their tax breaks removed immediately.
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I trust a pretty good source telling me otherwise. The sands have shifted.
 
B12 said:
Umm, no the facts are very clear. The FB/BB TV ratings, the AD budgets, the subsidy, etc.

I do agree that UConn had the highest rated BB game last year, the issue is that does not benefit UConn on a TV contract because it was in tournament play. And no Uconn regular season games were among the top for the regular season, which is disturbing considering UConn was the best team.

It's clear who here comes off as insecure. Insecure people always change the subject to personal chatter. Everyone knows that.


I was disappointed in the B12 announcement. I think that was likely the last chance UConn had to join a legit conference. ESPN clearly stepped in and said hold on a second. FOX had no reason to support it since they get UConn for pennies on the dollar. The whole things sucks as once again UConn fans get teased and nothing happens.

On the bright side I suspect this means UConn gets reunited with the ACC leftovers in some fashion, maybe FB only membership. I could see Wake, BC, Cuse and maybe a few more combining with WSU, OSU, and possibly UConn to patch together some kind of conference.

Seems like the ACC will get split 3 ways with the B1G and B12 taking the most teams.

Now feel free to prove my point by responding with the usual changing the subject to persona chatter like insecure fans always do. Go.
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Viet Vet said:
Painful as it is, after watching BC dismantle Florida State, I think their chances to be admitted to the Big12 or BiG exceed ours.
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Shocked What Is It GIF
 
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The Viking said:
Why wouldn't ESPN be able to convince the ACC to go down a similar path we were looking for with B12? Can ESPN can work to try to make it revenue neutral for the ACC teams?
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We are at a point (finally) where we are worth the effort for espn, but just because we should get paid something much more than the new BE figures doesn’t necessarily solve the second part, convincing college ADs and their Presidents that we should join their club.
 
NH Husky said:
You’re still here? Your “facts” have been refuted. Your display reflects poorly on your fan base. You come across as an insecure hayseed trying to sound educated. GoKU needs to come, take your hand, and walk you back to your little house on the prairie.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberry. Now go away or I shall taunt you once again.
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All time great movie lines:
 
buddy said:
No. ESPN is the devil for UConn. They and BC have now officially won the battle for New England. ESPN could have gotten UConn into a power conference if they wanted to. They control the purse strings. They need have their tax breaks removed immediately.
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BC hasn't won anything.
 
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Kolumbo said:
So what is the next realistic step?
  1. Independence - seems to be a failing proposition short and long term but we may have no choice
  2. P-Conf invitation - may have to wait for the ACC to make a move and no guarantees
  3. G5 invitation - Would any of the G5 conferences invite UConn football only?
  4. FCS - join Merrimack and Sacred Heart as Independents
I thought being Indie would be OK for a while given we'd be playing both P4 and G5 programs, but I just don't think it's viable. We're stuck in no-man's land and we suck. We may not even be competitive enough to win the MAC for a long time. I suppose we'll know more about the program after a few more games but it's just not looking very good.

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The SEC and B1G do not want us. That leaves the ACC and Big XII. They are holding on expansion because of the FSU and Clemson drama.
FSU and Clemson want out of the ACC; however, the SEC and B1G will not take them.

The ACC will invite us as backfill if Clemson, FSU, and/or Louisville/Cuse/Pitt leave for the Big XII (and UVA, UNC, and/or GT go to the B1G).

The Big XII may invite us as part of a deal with Clemson, FSU, and Louisville/Cuse/Pitt to make a major dominance move in football and hoops.

Until then, stay independent, boost the amount of money we pay football players, and WIN
 
BlueandOG said:
The SEC and B1G do not want us. That leaves the ACC and Big XII who also, apparently, do not want us.
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FIFY

I think the above is a more accurate statement. That may change sometime in the future, but in the near term, the university and the state are stuck subsidizing our athletic programs.
 
BlueandOG said:
The SEC and B1G do not want us. That leaves the ACC and Big XII. They are holding on expansion because of the FSU and Clemson drama.
FSU and Clemson want out of the ACC; however, the SEC and B1G will not take them.

The ACC will invite us as backfill if Clemson, FSU, and/or Louisville/Cuse/Pitt leave for the Big XII (and UVA, UNC, and/or GT go to the B1G).

The Big XII may invite us as part of a deal with Clemson, FSU, and Louisville/Cuse/Pitt to make a major dominance move in football and hoops.

Until then, stay independent, boost the amount of money we pay football players, and WIN
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It's that last sentence which seems impossible to do: As an Independent, pay players more and win. The ACC will likely be crap by the time it feels it needs to backfill with us, and the Big XII house will be overcrowded.

I honestly think UConn has missed the boat,
 
Scrutiner said:
Hathaway got his revenge.............against Susie and UConn.
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Hathaway was an empty suit, he allowed the boosters to shoehorn Pasqualoni into the job and accelerated the trend of trying to run a BCS conference football program on the cheap.
 
Exit 4 said:
I trust a pretty good source telling me otherwise. The sands have shifted.
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ESPN controls the purse strings. They could easily have gotten UConn to either the Big 12 or ACC, but they didn't and won't
 
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