This was basically our last chance. The ACC will be, at best, the bottom half of the league. Unless we go Big East 3.0 and the leagues merge, and half the members play football again, I'm not sure it would be worth joining.
We may have, but if we have then we need to build our own boat.
I agree, we have to keep fighting. There has to be a more creative solution though. Being an Independent may not work, and we can't be subjected to these annual jerk-arounds.
ESPN and Fox are not going to over pay to make it happen. But they are willing to pay a reasonable price for what we deliver. That has changed, that was not always the case.
Part of me thinks this round was merely a publicity stunt by Yormark to gain attention and hear people say "look at how creative and ambitious he is". Other than providing some fodder for trolls we really weren't hurt by this and if we don't have thick enough skin to brush off the minor negative press, we don't belong competing at this level in any sport.
Like how so, just good, or more more like good good (I really trust this guy), or even good good good (if I say more I might jinx it)? Asking for the other part of me that isn't completely miserable. ^_^
At some point we gotta get a league. Problem is, we won’t draw with MAC teams .23 aren’t getting 25k in the building. For a max game against central Michigan on a friday.
There is no publicity stunt. Yormack believes in UConn, and after last year, probably felt personally responsible for the promises and said he will try again.
This x1000. James Madison upgrades to FBS and hits the ground running. Liberty upgrades and hits the ground running. The schools did a solid job when they could sell BCS status to recruits. They've been virtually rudderless since.
If we are winning the fans will come
That's part of the problem. We need the fans regardless right now.
Would the MAC take us considering we are on record saying we are upping our NIL game in football? Those schools don't seem interested in paying players like that if they're not paying coaches.
It seems that perhaps UConn also went through that phase, early success but then we did irreparable harm shortly after.
A lot of people were pissed UConn upgraded directly into a BCS conference. Think Houston and SMU with Heisman winners seeing that. It was a tremendous advantage and how they were able to land a kid like Donald Brown so early. Kid had big time offers.
If the UConn to Big 12 included a bump $$ for the Big 12, we would be in. When it was revenue neutral, it took incentive off the table for those Presidents and more of a headache. There is no strategic planning for these Presidents because the tectonic plates are still shifting as we speak.
I think that's a little harsh. Yormark has a vision in which his bosses (the presidents and chancellors) have no interest. This is the second time they have slapped him down. He may start look for a new gig pretty soon.
It gets real expensive- real fast when you are giving UConn say $15-20 and all the 16 others an extra 1-2 per annum.
I don’t know about that, but I am willing to try it out.
Agreed, it's nuts. It's now the land of mismatched parts.
How awesome would it be if his jet landed in the ACC?
I don't think it does anything. Assuming he was sincere about wanting UConn, he supposedly had Endeavor's support, had ESPN willing to fund adding UConn to make its addition status quo for the rest, and was advocating for the 2-time defending BBall champion yet he still had a conference that past twice on UConn (2016 and 2023). Couldn't seal the deal there.