UConn to Big XII Imminent?

[B12]

Didn’t see any Fox games listed. The opponents you play matter. Lots of Sec and B10.

Yep, and only one Big East team made it, and that was due to the other team.

Uconn had the best team in the country but was not among any of the top rated TV games.

That's why UConn is in such a bad position., In the B12 UConn probably has 4-5 games among the list. Big East = 0.

 

[B12]

When you look at finances the UConn AD is most similar to UCF,. Let that sink in.

NCAA Finances: Revenue and Expenses by School​

Updated 2:05 PM UTC Mar 14, 2024

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Top School Revenue​

Ohio State​

Big Ten​

Total:$251,615,345​

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Rank	School	Conf.	Total Revenue	Total Expenses	Total Allocated	Percent Allocated
1	Ohio State	Big 10	$251,615,345	$225,733,418	$0*	0.00%
2	Texas	Big 12	$239,290,648	$225,153,011	$0*	0.00%
3	Alabama	SEC	$214,365,357	$195,881,911	$11,378,871*	5.31%
4	Michigan	Big 10	$210,652,287	$193,559,375	$153,059*	0.07%
5	Georgia	SEC	$203,048,566	$169,026,503	$3,530,802*	1.74%
6	LSU	SEC	$199,309,382	$192,770,399	$0*	0.00%
7	Texas A&M	SEC	$193,139,619	$177,671,900	$0	0.00%
8	Florida	SEC	$190,417,139	$174,365,070	$2,706,111*	1.42%
9	Penn State	Big 10	$181,227,448	$170,542,050	$0	0.00%
10	Oklahoma	Big 12	$177,320,217	$175,997,457	$0*	0.00%
11	Auburn	SEC	$174,568,442	$151,590,763	$15,561,411*	8.91%
12	Michigan State	Big 10	$172,799,513	$156,449,795	$1,358,948*	0.79%
13	Indiana	Big 10	$166,761,471	$132,392,596	$2,708,975	1.62%
14	Virginia	ACC	$161,916,231	$150,584,173	$24,468,843	15.11%
15	Florida State	ACC	$161,141,884	$150,777,734	$22,289,212	13.83%
16	Kentucky	SEC	$159,079,024	$153,621,183	$0*	0.00%
17	Clemson	ACC	$158,283,618	$143,356,820	$6,387,497	4.04%
18	Tennessee	SEC	$154,566,935	$157,108,637	$204,849*	0.13%
19	Oregon	Pac-12	$153,510,555	$140,565,297	$530,816	0.35%
20	Arkansas	SEC	$152,513,755	$144,319,041	$0*	0.00%
21	Iowa	Big 10	$151,483,092	$151,144,861	$650,000	0.43%
22	Wisconsin	Big 10	$150,100,977	$147,807,183	$3,028,185*	2.02%
23	Louisville	ACC	$146,225,965	$139,978,927	$6,067,836	4.15%
24	Illinois	Big 10	$145,735,330	$129,119,247	$10,145,405*	6.96%
25	Washington	Pac-12	$145,184,864	$149,458,923	$15,082,998	10.39%
26	Nebraska	Big 10	$143,423,944	$131,181,951	$0*	0.00%
27	South Carolina	SEC	$142,210,807	$144,815,377	$1,086,848*	0.76%
28	Missouri	SEC	$141,157,028	$125,621,128	$13,157,427	9.32%
29	Minnesota	Big 10	$135,198,272	$130,285,463	$7,986,732	5.91%
30	Mississippi	SEC	$133,557,937	$138,796,990	$4,074,525*	3.05%
31	Arizona	Pac-12	$124,353,539	$124,944,926	$31,112,818	25.02%
32	North Carolina	ACC	$122,603,567	$120,314,967	$9,603,022	7.83%
33	Arizona State	Pac-12	$121,079,615	$124,008,192	$19,253,112*	15.90%
34	California	Pac-12	$118,212,179	$114,485,848	$29,129,403*	24.64%
35	Kansas	Big 12	$118,020,175	$108,696,078	$1,516,194	1.28%
36	Utah	Pac-12	$115,719,266	$111,880,434	$13,516,660	11.68%
37	Purdue	Big 10	$115,139,432	$93,025,810	$0	0.00%
38	Virginia Tech	ACC	$113,000,052	$117,777,441	$14,193,159	12.56%
39	Iowa State	Big 12	$111,287,492	$111,227,458	$1,847,367	1.66%
40	Mississippi State	SEC	$110,653,367	$105,841,622	$0*	0.00%
41	Texas Tech	Big 12	$110,154,695	$104,778,443	$5,830,118	5.29%
42	Rutgers	Big 10	$109,601,529	$138,439,077	$24,034,296	21.93%
43	Maryland	Big 10	$107,526,374	$114,385,462	$15,252,530	14.18%
44	Georgia Tech	ACC	$106,635,094	$104,719,581	$11,865,676	11.13%
45	West Virginia	Big 12	$105,193,311	$97,067,706	$8,887,649	8.45%
46	Oklahoma State	Big 12	$104,404,398	$103,317,156	$13,009,612	12.46%
47	UCLA	Pac-12	$103,061,344	$131,106,913	$2,577,213	2.50%
48	North Carolina State	ACC	$102,387,569	$100,991,410	$7,011,627	6.85%
49	Kansas State	Big 12	$100,822,204	$82,220,606	$0	0.00%
50	Connecticut	Big East	$99,041,960	$96,742,518	$55,341,505*	55.88%
51	Colorado	Pac-12	$94,873,830	$95,968,696	$11,889,383	12.53%
52	Central Florida	AAC	$89,228,205	$69,099,289	$48,795,899	54.69%
53	Washington State	Pac-12	$85,028,825	$83,691,991	$15,363,703	18.07%
54	Oregon State	Pac-12	$83,480,015	$87,729,627	$11,122,141	13.32%
55	Cincinnati	AAC	$83,344,028	$75,902,262	$26,913,237	32.29%
56	Houston	AAC	$78,088,086	$73,806,404	$48,451,950	62.05%
57	Air Force	MWC	$76,587,462	$67,422,052	$51,798,077	67.63%
58	San Diego State	MWC	$65,897,302	$67,245,917	$28,525,799	43.29%
59	Nevada-Las Vegas	MWC	$64,243,413	$62,644,050	$24,656,056	38.38%
60	Memphis	AAC	$62,174,875	$62,174,875	$29,872,328	48.05%
61	Colorado State	MWC	$61,263,230	$61,220,502	$28,227,758	46.08%
62	James Madison	SBC	$57,800,447	$57,800,447	$47,040,732	81.38%

 

[Huskyforlife]

Alright dude we get it.

 

[B12]

You’d see more of the same with modern UConn in a major conference. The reason we are not valued is our football team isn’t any good. You can debate and justify all you want but that’s a red herring. I submit you erroneously think that the program will get better if we are in a major conference rather than going to a conference where we are already respectable. I agree being in the B12 would be better for us, but we can’t leave and not see any additional revenue sharing until 2031. Kind of defeats the purpose if we aren’t even close to a level playing field monetarily with the other league members. But first, Yormark needs to convince 12 of the 16 ADs to vote yes. And we absolutely need to get a premium share for both mens and women bb brands.

If you really want to be accurate the reason UConn is not in a major conference is due to fan support on TV, specifically for FB. Look at KU, they can still do quite well on TV when decent. They have a higher ceiling, and a higher floor than UConn.

I believe much of that is due to regionality of sports fans and UConn getting caught up in FCS level competition with all the crappy Northeast flagships that put no focus on FB.

So if you really get to the point it's the lack of UConn fans willing to tune in on TV. That has led to other schools like UCF, Cinci, Houston, etc getting opportunities where UConn did not.

If UConn could put up good TV ratings they would be in a major conference. It's that simple. So the people not showing up for games, not tuning in on TV, not donating $ to the AD , the lack of focus on FBS football in the Northeast for flagships, etc all combined.

But right now UConn really only has 1 outcome that is positive. The B12. A depleted ACC is really not a good option unless they only lose 2 teams. If they lose 6+ then UConn might be able to do something with BC Cuse, etc but options seem slim at that point.

IMO this is UConn's last chance to make a stable power conference. FOX and ESPN seem content with the B12 making it and the ACC seems to be getting ready to crumble. UConn needs to get in now before more valuable programs like Louisville, NCST, etc are available to the B12.

The worst outcome for UConn is UConn gets passed up once again, and the B12 adds some package of ACC teams. Those 3 conferences break away in all sports and do not include the Big East.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Here is Mark Zanetto's latest prediction. Starts 20:56.

 

[B12]

Alright dude we get it.

Thanks. I deal in facts and when you look at things on paper it all sinks in.

I love the passion among UConn fans. I'd love to see UConn added to the B12.
2022, 2023, change, 5 year average, year change, capacity %

UConn

Independent

24,659

22,095

11.60%

19,251

28.09%

61.65%

Kansas

Big 12

45,888

43,076

6.53%

29,008

58.19%

97.15%

 

[Forte]

If you really want to be accurate the reason UConn is not in a major conference is due to fan support on TV, specifically for FB. Look at KU, they can still do quite well on TV when decent. They have a higher ceiling, and a higher floor than UConn.

I believe much of that is due to regionality of sports fans and UConn getting caught up in FCS level competition with all the crappy Northeast flagships that put no focus on FB.

So if you really get to the point it's the lack of UConn fans willing to tune in on TV. That has led to other schools like UCF, Cinci, Houston, etc getting opportunities where UConn did not.

If UConn could put up good TV ratings they would be in a major conference. It's that simple. So the people not showing up for games, not tuning in on TV, not donating $ to the AD , the lack of focus on FBS football in the Northeast for flagships, etc all combined.

But right now UConn really only has 1 outcome that is positive. The B12. A depleted ACC is really not a good option unless they only lose 2 teams. If they lose 6+ then UConn might be able to do something with BC Cuse, etc but options seem slim at that point.

IMO this is UConn's last chance to make a stable power conference. FOX and ESPN seem content with the B12 making it and the ACC seems to be getting ready to crumble. UConn needs to get in now before more valuable programs like Louisville, NCST, etc are available to the B12.

The worst outcome for UConn is UConn gets passed up once again, and the B12 adds some package of ACC teams. Those 3 conferences break away in all sports and do not include the Big East.

B12 ... go outside and enjoy some of the seasonal air. What is your goal with trying to chest pump over here? Do you like kicking horses when they are down?

 

[superjohn]

B12 ... go outside and enjoy some of the seasonal air. What is your goal with trying to chest pump over here? Do you like kicking horses when they are down?

It really sucks being a Cincinnati fan.

 

[Stinger92860]

Careful that was in Connecticut. The UConn women outdraw the nets and mets ratings wise in Connecticut .

No I like this, it’s just the first time seeing it. Can’t say I am totally surprised.

 

[Stinger92860]

Alright dude we get it.

I love the ignore option.

 

[NH Husky]

When you look at finances the UConn AD is most similar to UCF,. Let that sink in.

NCAA Finances: Revenue and Expenses by School​

Updated 2:05 PM UTC Mar 14, 2024

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Top School Revenue​

Ohio State​

Big Ten​

Total:$251,615,345​

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Rank	School	Conf.	Total Revenue	Total Expenses	Total Allocated	Percent Allocated
1	Ohio State	Big 10	$251,615,345	$225,733,418	$0*	0.00%
2	Texas	Big 12	$239,290,648	$225,153,011	$0*	0.00%
3	Alabama	SEC	$214,365,357	$195,881,911	$11,378,871*	5.31%
4	Michigan	Big 10	$210,652,287	$193,559,375	$153,059*	0.07%
5	Georgia	SEC	$203,048,566	$169,026,503	$3,530,802*	1.74%
6	LSU	SEC	$199,309,382	$192,770,399	$0*	0.00%
7	Texas A&M	SEC	$193,139,619	$177,671,900	$0	0.00%
8	Florida	SEC	$190,417,139	$174,365,070	$2,706,111*	1.42%
9	Penn State	Big 10	$181,227,448	$170,542,050	$0	0.00%
10	Oklahoma	Big 12	$177,320,217	$175,997,457	$0*	0.00%
11	Auburn	SEC	$174,568,442	$151,590,763	$15,561,411*	8.91%
12	Michigan State	Big 10	$172,799,513	$156,449,795	$1,358,948*	0.79%
13	Indiana	Big 10	$166,761,471	$132,392,596	$2,708,975	1.62%
14	Virginia	ACC	$161,916,231	$150,584,173	$24,468,843	15.11%
15	Florida State	ACC	$161,141,884	$150,777,734	$22,289,212	13.83%
16	Kentucky	SEC	$159,079,024	$153,621,183	$0*	0.00%
17	Clemson	ACC	$158,283,618	$143,356,820	$6,387,497	4.04%
18	Tennessee	SEC	$154,566,935	$157,108,637	$204,849*	0.13%
19	Oregon	Pac-12	$153,510,555	$140,565,297	$530,816	0.35%
20	Arkansas	SEC	$152,513,755	$144,319,041	$0*	0.00%
21	Iowa	Big 10	$151,483,092	$151,144,861	$650,000	0.43%
22	Wisconsin	Big 10	$150,100,977	$147,807,183	$3,028,185*	2.02%
23	Louisville	ACC	$146,225,965	$139,978,927	$6,067,836	4.15%
24	Illinois	Big 10	$145,735,330	$129,119,247	$10,145,405*	6.96%
25	Washington	Pac-12	$145,184,864	$149,458,923	$15,082,998	10.39%
26	Nebraska	Big 10	$143,423,944	$131,181,951	$0*	0.00%
27	South Carolina	SEC	$142,210,807	$144,815,377	$1,086,848*	0.76%
28	Missouri	SEC	$141,157,028	$125,621,128	$13,157,427	9.32%
29	Minnesota	Big 10	$135,198,272	$130,285,463	$7,986,732	5.91%
30	Mississippi	SEC	$133,557,937	$138,796,990	$4,074,525*	3.05%
31	Arizona	Pac-12	$124,353,539	$124,944,926	$31,112,818	25.02%
32	North Carolina	ACC	$122,603,567	$120,314,967	$9,603,022	7.83%
33	Arizona State	Pac-12	$121,079,615	$124,008,192	$19,253,112*	15.90%
34	California	Pac-12	$118,212,179	$114,485,848	$29,129,403*	24.64%
35	Kansas	Big 12	$118,020,175	$108,696,078	$1,516,194	1.28%
36	Utah	Pac-12	$115,719,266	$111,880,434	$13,516,660	11.68%
37	Purdue	Big 10	$115,139,432	$93,025,810	$0	0.00%
38	Virginia Tech	ACC	$113,000,052	$117,777,441	$14,193,159	12.56%
39	Iowa State	Big 12	$111,287,492	$111,227,458	$1,847,367	1.66%
40	Mississippi State	SEC	$110,653,367	$105,841,622	$0*	0.00%
41	Texas Tech	Big 12	$110,154,695	$104,778,443	$5,830,118	5.29%
42	Rutgers	Big 10	$109,601,529	$138,439,077	$24,034,296	21.93%
43	Maryland	Big 10	$107,526,374	$114,385,462	$15,252,530	14.18%
44	Georgia Tech	ACC	$106,635,094	$104,719,581	$11,865,676	11.13%
45	West Virginia	Big 12	$105,193,311	$97,067,706	$8,887,649	8.45%
46	Oklahoma State	Big 12	$104,404,398	$103,317,156	$13,009,612	12.46%
47	UCLA	Pac-12	$103,061,344	$131,106,913	$2,577,213	2.50%
48	North Carolina State	ACC	$102,387,569	$100,991,410	$7,011,627	6.85%
49	Kansas State	Big 12	$100,822,204	$82,220,606	$0	0.00%
50	Connecticut	Big East	$99,041,960	$96,742,518	$55,341,505*	55.88%
51	Colorado	Pac-12	$94,873,830	$95,968,696	$11,889,383	12.53%
52	Central Florida	AAC	$89,228,205	$69,099,289	$48,795,899	54.69%
53	Washington State	Pac-12	$85,028,825	$83,691,991	$15,363,703	18.07%
54	Oregon State	Pac-12	$83,480,015	$87,729,627	$11,122,141	13.32%
55	Cincinnati	AAC	$83,344,028	$75,902,262	$26,913,237	32.29%
56	Houston	AAC	$78,088,086	$73,806,404	$48,451,950	62.05%
57	Air Force	MWC	$76,587,462	$67,422,052	$51,798,077	67.63%
58	San Diego State	MWC	$65,897,302	$67,245,917	$28,525,799	43.29%
59	Nevada-Las Vegas	MWC	$64,243,413	$62,644,050	$24,656,056	38.38%
60	Memphis	AAC	$62,174,875	$62,174,875	$29,872,328	48.05%
61	Colorado State	MWC	$61,263,230	$61,220,502	$28,227,758	46.08%
62	James Madison	SBC	$57,800,447	$57,800,447	$47,040,732	81.38%

I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make. By your own words Kansas makes $30+M from the Big12 media contract vs UConn’s paltry $6.5M. Difference is $23.5M minimum. Add that to the $99M on this table and that puts UConn at $122.5M which is around UNC and 3 places above Kansas.
Just sayin

 

[jostar1]

Its' funny watching insecure fans try to defend their school. You guys always change the subject to personal chatter, and once I post facts the "troll" whining starts.;

UConn made a lot of mistakes when it comes to running it's AD. KU did not make those mistakes.

The reality is KU is in the best BB conference and has an AD that is in good shape.

So here are KU's TV ratings. Feel free to show us how UConn compares.

FINAL (Listed in the millions of viewers)

TOTAL
462.23 - SEC (109)
442.84 - Big Ten (164)
329.68 - Pac 12 (96)
267.28 - Big 12 (146)
231.01 - ACC (108)
62.55 - AAC (89)
46.75 - MWC (51)
31.64 - Sun Belt (76)
24.20 - MAC (57)
15.59 - CUSA (30)

AVERAGE PER SCHOOL
33.016 - SEC (7.8)
31.631 - Big Ten (11.7)
27.473 - Pac 12 (8.0)
19.091 - Big 12 (10.4)
16.501 - ACC (7.7)
4.468 - AAC (6.4)
3.896 - MWC (4.3)
2.260 - Sun Belt (5.4)
2.017 - MAC (4.8)
1.732 - CUSA (3.3)

AVERAGE PER GAME
4.241 - SEC
3.434 - Pac 12
2.700 - Big Ten
2.139 - ACC
1.831 - Big 12
0.917 - MWC
0.703 - AAC
0.520 - CUSA
0.425 - MAC
0.416 - Sun Belt

BIG 12
69.92 - Texas (13)
32.70 - Oklahoma (12)
24.65 - Oklahoma State (12)
17.54 - Kansas (11)
17.37 - Iowa State (11)
17.06 - TCU (10)
16.98 - West Virginia (10)
16.07 - Kansas State (10)
14.49 - BYU (11)
12.43 - Texas Tech (11)
9.81 - UCF (12)
7.04 - Houston (10)
5.77 - Cincinnati (8)
5.45 - Baylor (5)

ACC
60.36 - Florida State (13)
26.86 - Louisville (11)
23.77 - Clemson (8)
18.91 - Miami (7)
18.51 - Duke (7)
12.25 - NC State (8)
11.60 - North Carolina (6)
11.54 - Georgia Tech (6)
9.49 - Syracuse (8)
8.87 - Boston College (6)
8.28 - Pittsburgh (6)
7.97 - Virginia (9)
7.03 - Virginia Tech (6)
5.57 - Wake Forest (7)

BIG TEN
120.14 - Michigan (14)
76.35 - Ohio State (12)
47.56 - Penn State (12)
36.01 - Iowa (12)
28.65 - Nebraska (11)
21.94 - Wisconsin (12)
19.55 - Maryland (12)
18.67 - Minnesota (13)
17.76 - Michigan State (11)
14.72 - Rutgers (12)
14.18 - Indiana (12)
10.31 - Illinois (11)
8.67 - Northwestern (11)
8.33 - Purdue (9)

PAC 12
85.22 - Washington (12)
54.01 - Colorado (9)
47.73 - Oregon (10)
37.45 - USC (10)
24.12 - Oregon State (10)
21.40 - Utah (8)
17.41 - UCLA (10)
12.95 - Washington State (6)
9.14 - Arizona (5)
7.24 - Arizona State (6)
6.59 - Stanford (4)
6.42 - California (6)

SEC
106.18 - Alabama (12)
84.96 - Georgia (14)
38.80 - LSU (10)
37.95 - Mississippi (10)
35.20 - Tennessee (7)
27.82 - Texas A&M (10)
27.52 - Auburn (8)
25.60 - Missouri (6)
25.40 - Florida (8)
15.90 - Kentucky (7)
13.57 - Arkansas (7)
10.80 - South Carolina (4)
10.07 - Mississippi State (5)
2.46 - Vanderbilt (1)

AAC
13.08 - Navy (5)
9.91 - Tulane (12)
7.63 - Memphis (8)
6.61 - South Florida (7)
6.59 - Rice (8)
5.75 - SMU (12)
4.45 - UTSA (7)
2.08 - Temple (6)
1.59 - Tulsa (5)
1.55 - UAB (5)
1.04 - Charlotte (4)
0.86 - North Texas (4)
0.77 - Florida Atlantic (3)
0.64 - East Carolina (3)

CUSA
4.93 - Liberty (3)
3.67 - Western Kentucky (5)
1.72 - New Mexico State (3)
1.62 - Jacksonville State (6)
1.16 - UTEP (4)
1.00 - Louisiana Tech (3)
0.84 - Sam Houston State (3)
0.50 - Florida International (2)
0.15 - Middle Tennessee (1)

MAC
4.41 - Bowling Green (5)
3.82 - Toledo (10)
3.76 - Miami, OH (5)
2.74 - Northern Illinois (6)
2.34 - Ohio (6)
2.24 - Buffalo (5)
1.57 - Eastern Michigan (4)
1.48 - Central Michigan (5)
0.67 - Western Michigan (4)
0.45 - Akron (4)
0.38 - Kent State (2)
0.34 - Ball State (1)

MWC
9.77 - Colorado State (2)
7.70 - Boise State (10)
7.39 - UNLV (5)
4.69 - San Jose State (3)
4.57 - Air Force (4)
3.65 - Wyoming (5)
3.22 - Fresno State (8)
2.32 - San Diego State (6)
1.81 - Utah State (3)
1.21 - New Mexico (3)
0.42 - Nevada (2)

SUN BELT
3.92 - James Madison (9)
3.71 - Troy (8)
3.24 - Georgia State (7)
3.18 - Coastal Carolina (6)
3.01 - Appalachian State (6)
2.92 - Texas State (3)
2.74 - Marshall (9)
2.54 - Arkansas State (2)
2.15 - Georgia Southern (6)
1.83 - Louisiana (6)
1.44 - South Alabama (6)
0.44 - Old Dominion (3)
0.42 - Southern Miss (4)
0.10 - Louisiana-Monroe (1)

INDEPENDENTS
44.77 - Notre Dame (11)
8.20 - Army (3)
1.63 - Massachusetts (3)

Not this again. You seem to have a vested interest in tearing down UConn.

Look, B12 fan, your conference's own media and branding consultant, Endeavor, recommended that UConn be added to the Big 12. That was reported by Dennis Dodd. That tells you all you need to know.

 

[NH Husky]

Thanks. I deal in facts and when you look at things on paper it all sinks in.

I love the passion among UConn fans. I'd love to see UConn added to the B12.
2022, 2023, change, 5 year average, year change, capacity %

UConn

Independent

24,659

22,095

11.60%

19,251

28.09%

61.65%

Kansas

Big 12

45,888

43,076

6.53%

29,008

58.19%

97.15%

So your point on this one is it’s tougher to drive up attendance when you’re an independent not named Notre Dame and have no rivals.
What a brilliant observation! Give that boy a cookie.

 

[NH Husky]

Its' funny watching insecure fans try to defend their school. You guys always change the subject to personal chatter, and once I post facts the "troll" whining starts.;

UConn made a lot of mistakes when it comes to running it's AD. KU did not make those mistakes.

The reality is KU is in the best BB conference and has an AD that is in good shape.

So here are KU's TV ratings. Feel free to show us how UConn compares.

FINAL (Listed in the millions of viewers)

TOTAL
462.23 - SEC (109)
442.84 - Big Ten (164)
329.68 - Pac 12 (96)
267.28 - Big 12 (146)
231.01 - ACC (108)
62.55 - AAC (89)
46.75 - MWC (51)
31.64 - Sun Belt (76)
24.20 - MAC (57)
15.59 - CUSA (30)

AVERAGE PER SCHOOL
33.016 - SEC (7.8)
31.631 - Big Ten (11.7)
27.473 - Pac 12 (8.0)
19.091 - Big 12 (10.4)
16.501 - ACC (7.7)
4.468 - AAC (6.4)
3.896 - MWC (4.3)
2.260 - Sun Belt (5.4)
2.017 - MAC (4.8)
1.732 - CUSA (3.3)

AVERAGE PER GAME
4.241 - SEC
3.434 - Pac 12
2.700 - Big Ten
2.139 - ACC
1.831 - Big 12
0.917 - MWC
0.703 - AAC
0.520 - CUSA
0.425 - MAC
0.416 - Sun Belt

BIG 12
69.92 - Texas (13)
32.70 - Oklahoma (12)
24.65 - Oklahoma State (12)
17.54 - Kansas (11)
17.37 - Iowa State (11)
17.06 - TCU (10)
16.98 - West Virginia (10)
16.07 - Kansas State (10)
14.49 - BYU (11)
12.43 - Texas Tech (11)
9.81 - UCF (12)
7.04 - Houston (10)
5.77 - Cincinnati (8)
5.45 - Baylor (5)

ACC
60.36 - Florida State (13)
26.86 - Louisville (11)
23.77 - Clemson (8)
18.91 - Miami (7)
18.51 - Duke (7)
12.25 - NC State (8)
11.60 - North Carolina (6)
11.54 - Georgia Tech (6)
9.49 - Syracuse (8)
8.87 - Boston College (6)
8.28 - Pittsburgh (6)
7.97 - Virginia (9)
7.03 - Virginia Tech (6)
5.57 - Wake Forest (7)

BIG TEN
120.14 - Michigan (14)
76.35 - Ohio State (12)
47.56 - Penn State (12)
36.01 - Iowa (12)
28.65 - Nebraska (11)
21.94 - Wisconsin (12)
19.55 - Maryland (12)
18.67 - Minnesota (13)
17.76 - Michigan State (11)
14.72 - Rutgers (12)
14.18 - Indiana (12)
10.31 - Illinois (11)
8.67 - Northwestern (11)
8.33 - Purdue (9)

PAC 12
85.22 - Washington (12)
54.01 - Colorado (9)
47.73 - Oregon (10)
37.45 - USC (10)
24.12 - Oregon State (10)
21.40 - Utah (8)
17.41 - UCLA (10)
12.95 - Washington State (6)
9.14 - Arizona (5)
7.24 - Arizona State (6)
6.59 - Stanford (4)
6.42 - California (6)

SEC
106.18 - Alabama (12)
84.96 - Georgia (14)
38.80 - LSU (10)
37.95 - Mississippi (10)
35.20 - Tennessee (7)
27.82 - Texas A&M (10)
27.52 - Auburn (8)
25.60 - Missouri (6)
25.40 - Florida (8)
15.90 - Kentucky (7)
13.57 - Arkansas (7)
10.80 - South Carolina (4)
10.07 - Mississippi State (5)
2.46 - Vanderbilt (1)

AAC
13.08 - Navy (5)
9.91 - Tulane (12)
7.63 - Memphis (8)
6.61 - South Florida (7)
6.59 - Rice (8)
5.75 - SMU (12)
4.45 - UTSA (7)
2.08 - Temple (6)
1.59 - Tulsa (5)
1.55 - UAB (5)
1.04 - Charlotte (4)
0.86 - North Texas (4)
0.77 - Florida Atlantic (3)
0.64 - East Carolina (3)

CUSA
4.93 - Liberty (3)
3.67 - Western Kentucky (5)
1.72 - New Mexico State (3)
1.62 - Jacksonville State (6)
1.16 - UTEP (4)
1.00 - Louisiana Tech (3)
0.84 - Sam Houston State (3)
0.50 - Florida International (2)
0.15 - Middle Tennessee (1)

MAC
4.41 - Bowling Green (5)
3.82 - Toledo (10)
3.76 - Miami, OH (5)
2.74 - Northern Illinois (6)
2.34 - Ohio (6)
2.24 - Buffalo (5)
1.57 - Eastern Michigan (4)
1.48 - Central Michigan (5)
0.67 - Western Michigan (4)
0.45 - Akron (4)
0.38 - Kent State (2)
0.34 - Ball State (1)

MWC
9.77 - Colorado State (2)
7.70 - Boise State (10)
7.39 - UNLV (5)
4.69 - San Jose State (3)
4.57 - Air Force (4)
3.65 - Wyoming (5)
3.22 - Fresno State (8)
2.32 - San Diego State (6)
1.81 - Utah State (3)
1.21 - New Mexico (3)
0.42 - Nevada (2)

SUN BELT
3.92 - James Madison (9)
3.71 - Troy (8)
3.24 - Georgia State (7)
3.18 - Coastal Carolina (6)
3.01 - Appalachian State (6)
2.92 - Texas State (3)
2.74 - Marshall (9)
2.54 - Arkansas State (2)
2.15 - Georgia Southern (6)
1.83 - Louisiana (6)
1.44 - South Alabama (6)
0.44 - Old Dominion (3)
0.42 - Southern Miss (4)
0.10 - Louisiana-Monroe (1)

INDEPENDENTS
44.77 - Notre Dame (11)
8.20 - Army (3)
1.63 - Massachusetts (3)

It’s a lot easier to catch games on CBS, ESPN, and Fox than FS1.
But please keep those stats coming. JK
Oh, and by the way, did y’all know the 2022 Men’s Final (Kansas vs North Carolina) was the second lowest rated final at that time. Imagine that, 2 blue bloods. And it wasn’t because either of those teams was blowing away the competition continuously by double digit scores.
Funny how that stuff happens. Who looks insecure now?

 

[FearThePups]

Even with a modest bump in revenue sharing the move makes sense since the basketball affiliation will be better than where we are now, plus a generous runway to get up to speed in football

I would agree with that.

 

[noeynox]

Its' funny watching insecure fans try to defend their school. You guys always change the subject to personal chatter, and once I post facts the "troll" whining starts.;

UConn made a lot of mistakes when it comes to running it's AD. KU did not make those mistakes.

The reality is KU is in the best BB conference and has an AD that is in good shape.

So here are KU's TV ratings. Feel free to show us how UConn compares.

FINAL (Listed in the millions of viewers)

TOTAL
462.23 - SEC (109)
442.84 - Big Ten (164)
329.68 - Pac 12 (96)
267.28 - Big 12 (146)
231.01 - ACC (108)
62.55 - AAC (89)
46.75 - MWC (51)
31.64 - Sun Belt (76)
24.20 - MAC (57)
15.59 - CUSA (30)

AVERAGE PER SCHOOL
33.016 - SEC (7.8)
31.631 - Big Ten (11.7)
27.473 - Pac 12 (8.0)
19.091 - Big 12 (10.4)
16.501 - ACC (7.7)
4.468 - AAC (6.4)
3.896 - MWC (4.3)
2.260 - Sun Belt (5.4)
2.017 - MAC (4.8)
1.732 - CUSA (3.3)

AVERAGE PER GAME
4.241 - SEC
3.434 - Pac 12
2.700 - Big Ten
2.139 - ACC
1.831 - Big 12
0.917 - MWC
0.703 - AAC
0.520 - CUSA
0.425 - MAC
0.416 - Sun Belt

BIG 12
69.92 - Texas (13)
32.70 - Oklahoma (12)
24.65 - Oklahoma State (12)
17.54 - Kansas (11)
17.37 - Iowa State (11)
17.06 - TCU (10)
16.98 - West Virginia (10)
16.07 - Kansas State (10)
14.49 - BYU (11)
12.43 - Texas Tech (11)
9.81 - UCF (12)
7.04 - Houston (10)
5.77 - Cincinnati (8)
5.45 - Baylor (5)

ACC
60.36 - Florida State (13)
26.86 - Louisville (11)
23.77 - Clemson (8)
18.91 - Miami (7)
18.51 - Duke (7)
12.25 - NC State (8)
11.60 - North Carolina (6)
11.54 - Georgia Tech (6)
9.49 - Syracuse (8)
8.87 - Boston College (6)
8.28 - Pittsburgh (6)
7.97 - Virginia (9)
7.03 - Virginia Tech (6)
5.57 - Wake Forest (7)

BIG TEN
120.14 - Michigan (14)
76.35 - Ohio State (12)
47.56 - Penn State (12)
36.01 - Iowa (12)
28.65 - Nebraska (11)
21.94 - Wisconsin (12)
19.55 - Maryland (12)
18.67 - Minnesota (13)
17.76 - Michigan State (11)
14.72 - Rutgers (12)
14.18 - Indiana (12)
10.31 - Illinois (11)
8.67 - Northwestern (11)
8.33 - Purdue (9)

PAC 12
85.22 - Washington (12)
54.01 - Colorado (9)
47.73 - Oregon (10)
37.45 - USC (10)
24.12 - Oregon State (10)
21.40 - Utah (8)
17.41 - UCLA (10)
12.95 - Washington State (6)
9.14 - Arizona (5)
7.24 - Arizona State (6)
6.59 - Stanford (4)
6.42 - California (6)

SEC
106.18 - Alabama (12)
84.96 - Georgia (14)
38.80 - LSU (10)
37.95 - Mississippi (10)
35.20 - Tennessee (7)
27.82 - Texas A&M (10)
27.52 - Auburn (8)
25.60 - Missouri (6)
25.40 - Florida (8)
15.90 - Kentucky (7)
13.57 - Arkansas (7)
10.80 - South Carolina (4)
10.07 - Mississippi State (5)
2.46 - Vanderbilt (1)

AAC
13.08 - Navy (5)
9.91 - Tulane (12)
7.63 - Memphis (8)
6.61 - South Florida (7)
6.59 - Rice (8)
5.75 - SMU (12)
4.45 - UTSA (7)
2.08 - Temple (6)
1.59 - Tulsa (5)
1.55 - UAB (5)
1.04 - Charlotte (4)
0.86 - North Texas (4)
0.77 - Florida Atlantic (3)
0.64 - East Carolina (3)

CUSA
4.93 - Liberty (3)
3.67 - Western Kentucky (5)
1.72 - New Mexico State (3)
1.62 - Jacksonville State (6)
1.16 - UTEP (4)
1.00 - Louisiana Tech (3)
0.84 - Sam Houston State (3)
0.50 - Florida International (2)
0.15 - Middle Tennessee (1)

MAC
4.41 - Bowling Green (5)
3.82 - Toledo (10)
3.76 - Miami, OH (5)
2.74 - Northern Illinois (6)
2.34 - Ohio (6)
2.24 - Buffalo (5)
1.57 - Eastern Michigan (4)
1.48 - Central Michigan (5)
0.67 - Western Michigan (4)
0.45 - Akron (4)
0.38 - Kent State (2)
0.34 - Ball State (1)

MWC
9.77 - Colorado State (2)
7.70 - Boise State (10)
7.39 - UNLV (5)
4.69 - San Jose State (3)
4.57 - Air Force (4)
3.65 - Wyoming (5)
3.22 - Fresno State (8)
2.32 - San Diego State (6)
1.81 - Utah State (3)
1.21 - New Mexico (3)
0.42 - Nevada (2)

SUN BELT
3.92 - James Madison (9)
3.71 - Troy (8)
3.24 - Georgia State (7)
3.18 - Coastal Carolina (6)
3.01 - Appalachian State (6)
2.92 - Texas State (3)
2.74 - Marshall (9)
2.54 - Arkansas State (2)
2.15 - Georgia Southern (6)
1.83 - Louisiana (6)
1.44 - South Alabama (6)
0.44 - Old Dominion (3)
0.42 - Southern Miss (4)
0.10 - Louisiana-Monroe (1)

INDEPENDENTS
44.77 - Notre Dame (11)
8.20 - Army (3)
1.63 - Massachusetts (3)

You need a hobby.

 

[CL82]

The hate people have for her is bizarre.

You would think former superstar players and current players would be ecstatic she made their sport popular. It benefits everyone.

I can see it. She isn't really like likable. She comes off as phony. She she has taunted other players and she's prone to flopping.

None of that means that she isn't an immense talent. She clearly is.

 

[FearThePups]

Do you not see that the reason Cincinnati and Houston and UCF thrived in the AAC was because they were hiring guys like Frost, Heupl, Fickel, and Herman while UConn football was trying to do it ultra cheaply by bringing Randy back with his bogus clause contract? No surprise that Big 12 presidents want to know there is a commitment to compete in football like there is in basketball. The school seems ready to do it.

Then I guess I have my answer. Hire a real football coach but we first need a search committee who understands football as this is totally lacking from the prior coaches including the 2nd coming of Edsell. We, and what I mean by that, whether it’s our elected officials, state officials and UConn administrators ALWAYS look for the cheap way out. I think they finally learned the lesson with Danny’s new contract. But way way past due skimpy upgrades to Gambel, the Civic Center, the free contaminated land offloaded by Pratt and then the building of a stadium from a bygone era vs a stadium on campus all smack of stupidity and lack of foresight. This state is the land of steady habits, risk adverse, and whatever can be called beyond frugal. If we want to play with the big boys, suck it up, think creatively and spend the money. I saw a bunch of politicians walking in the Husky parade all basking in the glory but scatter like rats when the light shines on them. There’s a reason our men’s soccer program hasn’t been relevant for 40 years. We never hired a replacement worthy of Joe Morrone. We did with Danny however after the ineptitude of Ollie. Glad to see Geno is sticking around for 5 more years but the school will need to have a succession plan before Geno’s out the door. We need to start locking now for a Mora replacement

 

[CL82]

The TV ratings are clear.

UConn did not have any of the top rated regular season games last season in spite of being the best team in the country. You can change the subject to personal chatter but it wont' change that reality. UConn has major fan support issues that show up on TV and in donations to the AD.

Here are the facts. Nobody watches Big East BB like they do the P-4. The data is clear.

Just curious, which men's basketball game was the top watched game last year?

Anyway, thank you for your interest in University of Connecticut athletics.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Why are you guys feeding the troll?

 

[superjohn]

I can see it. She isn't really like likable. She comes off as phony. She she has taunted other players and she's prone to flopping.

None of that means that she isn't an immense talent. She clearly is.

I haven't seen her come off as phony.

It's bizarre how she's triggered so many players around the league and past legends of the game. Sheryl Swoopes destroyed her own reputation over how triggered she is by Clark.

Jordan was cocky as all hell but Magic and Bird loved him for it, they knew he was going to take the NBA to new heights and everyone would benefit from it. That was an already popular league. WNBA has been wildly unpopular and now they have someone who actually makes people want to watch their sport and some of them seem to despise her for it.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

everyone agrees we'd go to a power conference versus staying in the BE. the issue i'm discussing is what happens if we dont get invited....football and 6 women's sports have to get cut but what happens to bball? that's what i'm discussing.

the MWC is not a power conference so i think it was a great sign that they got 6 bids last year.

the UConn athletic department has lost money every year since its inception but it's part of a nonprofit, state funded institution. almost all school athletic departments lose money every year but that does not make them unsustainable. the issue is how much money can they lose each year and the answer to that depends on how much the school/state is willing to cover.

to that end, UConn has covered ~$20 million in losses from football and the 6 corresponding title ix women's teams for 5 years now in addition to the losses from every other sport. it was a prudent investment we hoped would result in a P3 invite. HOWEVER keeping the bball programs funded is not the same short term investment. the school can and should continue offsetting ~$15mill in annual losses from the 2 best bball programs in the country. that's really not much and the intangible benefits they bring to the state are more than worth it.

it's funny how scared of UConn's bottom line everyone here is but it's not your money so dont

SMH

 

[HuskyHawk]

It's entertaining watching insecure fans pretend.

Did you notice that UConn did not have a single game among the top rated TV games last season. Yea, that's the issue here. UConn can put together a good BB or WBB team but the fan support is simply not showing up on TV. Not to mention the AD is completely broke and relying on a huge subsidy to offset the lack of TV $ and rich boosters.

If UConn has great fan support why are the TV ratings so bad?
Why is the AD so broke?

That's the issue. You can say I am wrong but you can't argue with the reality of the situation. TV ratings do not lie, nor do AD finances. So do you want to dive into that, I can post lots of data. But you will get mad.

UConn is a great BB/WBB school but has major issues which have left it in a really bad spot in realignment.

Just stop. No team whose games are mostly on FS1 is going to have great TV ratings. Thats it. FS1 simply doesn’t reach as many people. Your stats are all worthless and I’m sure Yourmack knows that.

Look at the channels. No games other than ESPN (not even ESPN2) CBS or FOX.

 

[CL82]

I haven't seen her come off as phony.

It's bizarre how she's triggered so many players around the league and past legends of the game. Sheryl Swoopes destroyed her own reputation over how triggered she is by Clark.

Jordan was cocky as all hell but Magic and Bird loved him for it, they knew he was going to take the NBA to new heights and everyone would benefit from it. That was an already popular league. WNBA has been wildly unpopular and now they have someone who actually makes people want to watch their sport and some of them seem to despise her for it.

Magic wasn't a huge fan of Jordan early on, if I recall correctly. When they were all on the Olympic dream team Bird actually told Magic that they had had their time (being the dominant players) but that now it was Jordan's time. That may have been a factor of where they both were in their career at that time. At that point Birds back was pretty much shot but Magic was still physically OK.

That said, the comparison of Clark to Jordan isn't a good one in my opinion at least in terms of off the court demeanor.

People definitely have strong opinions about Clark. Despite that her on the court, ability and impact on the popularity of women's basketball is indisputable. In that respect, she does remind me a little bit of when Bird and Magic entered the NBA.

 

[KryHavok]

Just curious, which men's basketball game was the top watched game last year?

Anyway, thank you for your interest in University of Connecticut athletics.

I think you're question is rhetorical, but giving credit to @HuskyNan who posted this in June:

It's not like UConn men weren't in the TOP 5 for most watched games, right? Cuz according to that poster you were replying to (even though they mentioned regular season), apparently non-Px teams don't draw viewers, right, right? Now one might argue that the most-watched views were because a Px team was involved...still, UConn men were involved in 2 of the top 5 most watched BBall games last year, so by direct correlation, UConn draws eyes.

If you want regular season, I found this pic on the BigEastRatings X profile:

The Big East numbers above are roughly comparable to the Px regular season views that said poster had in their post, and one can see UConn was involved in 4 of those top 10. So this asinine argument that UConn doesn't draw eyes holds about as much water as an empty colander.