At this point I don't think it's worth playing football. It's just bad publicity and without a secured spot in a power conference it's not going to get better. It's a waste of energy and resources.
Go with Big East Varsity Lacrosse instead and get out of the football chaos.
Hey, Atleast our non-revenue athletes won’t have to travel as much to compete! Yes, that was an actual talking point. I am not sure I ever took this latest round serious, but I guess I am guilty of holding out hope. Today is a reminder of how hopeless UConn’s actual situation is.
Don't even bother with new sports. Stick with what we are good at and cut everything else. Having a big athletic department with winning programs doesn't mean anything to anyone. All these schools care about is football money and nothing else
At the risk of being told I need to seek therapy, his words make us seem that for the 2nd year in a row, we're like a dog cowering back to our lair with our tail tucked under our body. I think his statement is better than what he issued last year, but it is a horrible stinging admission that we utterly failed this challenge. The only solace I seek is that I hope our boys come out so pissed off the rest of the season that they run roughshod over all the teams they'll face...like the Hanson brothers only more jacked up.
If the rumor that ESPN was willing to pay to have UConn in the Big12, and ESPN really DOES want UConn as part of their inventory (without having to share UConn with Fox and thereby achieving a coup against them by taking away the prize of the Big East), then they could try to convince the ACC, though I don't see this happening without rewriting the GOR and placating Clemson and FSU. I think Van Halen reuniting for a tour has a greater chance of happening (RIP EVH).
I love how you just discovered the House settlement TODAY and are now rushing to put together your new scams based off of it.
When the BCS got yanked they used the Big East money to try and fake it, but they turtled on football and here we are today. I don't blame them but they wasted too much time and are now looking desperate.
15 years ago UConn football was 8-5, played in a power conference, and beat South Carolina 20 to 7 in the PapaJohn's Bowl.
And then Edsell jilted the team after the Fiesta Bowl and it all went to crap. Then they inexplicably rehire Edsell and he left again, and it continued to deteriorate to what we have now. SMH
For openers their fan bases don't cry anywhere near as much as ours does.
This
I don't think Yormark screwed us or anything. He truly wants UConn. He just can't get the rest of the Big 12 to see the benefits he sees. Bottom line.
It was reported that Connecticut had six tentative yes and two tentative no (which is spot on at the 75% mark that we needed) with the remainder undecided. It's the remainder that I'm curious about. So I not sure if the people on your board I just riffing off that initial poll. of half the conference or whether we never got higher than six.
This 100%. The college athletics landscape is going to look drastically different in 5 years. I would have preferred the B12 invite happened so we could be on the P4 side when it happens but have no doubt we will end up in a good place that’s more in line with our fan base.
UConn and Tulane could be added for all sports in the ACC this fall.