UConn to Big XII Imminent?

[cellocgg]

6 tentative yeses and 10 no. Well this should now put dreams of the B12 in the rear view mirror. I did say this a year ago stating our football program is the problem. Best to wait for the fallout with the AAC. They have D1 football unlike the Big East, have some valuable basketball cache and it’s a better geographical fit. I would think that Duke, NC, NC State along with us would appeal to the media outlets.

was the 10 nos confirmed? Last I heard we had 6/8 which is already 75% of that sample

 

[CL82]

So now what? Enjoy another year of BE basketball

The ugly truth is if we got a big 12 invite, I would've been relieved, but also maybe just a little disappointed. We need P* money, that's for sure, but I'm enjoying being in the big east. Hopefully we eventually find a power conference home, but until then don't worry about it.

 

[FearThePups]

I think you mean 50 years ago

That too

 

[FearThePups]

that statement by Dave Benedict is the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen

I agree. How about he go do his job. Sugar coating a bad situation. Why can’t he hire talented football people to right that ship

 

[JMick]

I agree. How about he go do his job. Sugar coating a bad situation. Why can’t he hire talented football people to right that ship

Talented football people aren't interested

 

[UConn Dan]

was the 10 nos confirmed? Last I heard we had 6/8 which is already 75% of that sample

No. Don’t listen to Kobe with the 10 nos. Last report was 6 yes, 2 no, and 8 unknowns/undecided.

 

[FearThePups]

We dodged a bullet. Joining the Big 12 but having football linger out until 2031 would have been the final nail in football's coffin.

Agreed. There was no upside to their proposal. I feel disrespected and we should make that entire league crawl back under their rocks if they cross our path. I hope that happens.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Agreed. There was no upside to their proposal. I feel disrespected and we should make that entire league crawl back under their rocks if they cross our path. I hope that happens.

The time isn't right. I think a lot if going to change soon.

 

[FearThePups]

We are forked. Options:

• AAC football only with Army & Navy. But they won't take us.
• Sun Belt, MWC, C-USA, MAC football only. They won't take us.
• CAA football only with Maine, UNH, URI, Albany, Stony Brook, Villanova, etc. What's the point.

How about a revival of the Yankee Conference.

 

[BugsyCT]

Our football stock is worthless in the eyes of power conferences. Even toxic. Only way it gets better is for the football team to make themselves better. Nothing else will save it.

SMH we upgraded to 1-A & built a $93 million stadium in East Hartford and 20 years later this is where we are?

 

[FearThePups]

was the 10 nos confirmed? Last I heard we had 6/8 which is already 75% of that sample

I had heard a probable 6 yesses, 4 firm nos and the other 6 could swing either way. But we’d need all those undecided to vote yes.

 

[FearThePups]

Talented football people aren't interested

I heard Nick Sabin is unemployed.

 

[NH Husky]

The ugly truth is if we got a big 12 invite, I would've been relieved, but also maybe just a little disappointed. We need P* money, that's for sure, but I'm enjoying being in the big east. Hopefully we eventually find a power conference home, but until then don't worry about it.

My feelings exactly.

 

[superjohn]

We will be playing for NIT championships in a decade. If u think the P2/3 are focused only on fb, you’re not paying attention

The tournament is only going to get bigger, more teams.

 

[FearThePups]

Our football stock is worthless in the eyes of power conferences. Even toxic. Only way it gets better is for the football team to make themselves better. Nothing else will save it.

SMH we upgraded to 1-A & built a $93 million stadium in East Hartford and 20 years later this is where we are?

Yep. Great foresight as usual.

 

[FearThePups]

The time isn't right. I think a lot if going to change soon.

Do you know something the rest of us don’t?

 

[FearThePups]

For openers their fan bases don't cry anywhere near as much as ours does.

We’re more entitled and needy

 

[superjohn]

Our football stock is worthless in the eyes of power conferences. Even toxic. Only way it gets better is for the football team to make themselves better. Nothing else will save it.

SMH we upgraded to 1-A & built a $93 million stadium in East Hartford and 20 years later this is where we are?

Our football stock is worse than worthless. I honestly think we would have a better chance at an invite if we didn't play football.

 

[Viet Vet]

Painful as it is, after watching BC dismantle Florida State, I think their chances to be admitted to the Big12 or BiG exceed ours.

 

[Skiblets]

Our football stock is worthless in the eyes of power conferences. Even toxic. Only way it gets better is for the football team to make themselves better. Nothing else will save it.

SMH we upgraded to 1-A & built a $93 million stadium in East Hartford and 20 years later this is where we are?

AD Dave last week was ‘tired of being disrespected’. Now he really means it and is ‘ very very tired of being disrespected ‘. So fix it!!!

 

[FearThePups]

It’s just a matter of time until this whole thing implodes. Both B12 and ACC will not be able to keep up with the P2. Then they’ll realize the drawbacks of these long distance adds.
We’ll end up in a conference with Syracuse, BC, Duke, UNC, Ga Tech, Pitt, Virginia, and others. If a couple get poached there are options to backfill. Now is not the time too panic.
If the end game is P2 with 48 teams based on football strength (or grandfathered in) then do be it. They’d have no claim for the best basketball based on champs the last 20-30 years. So if we play mid level football against regional rivals that would provide the best product for our fan base. Do people really think our fan culture can compete with Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State.? Those fan bases will do anything to win at all costs and through whatever means.

You are 100% correct sir.

 

[UConniki]

Ok, but Georgetown was many X better than Villanova back in the day. Villanova may be the worst team in the league aside from DePaul, which is also a historic basketball power with rich tradition. So Nova can absolutely suck for a long time and will if they don’t fire Neptune yesterday. Dom Perno >>>>>>>> Neptune. He’s that bad.

I‘m not saying the league is doomed. But the post I replied to suggested something crazy. The truth is the Big XII without UConn is better than the Big East with UConn. If UConn makes the move, no conference is even close. The time will come, and we’ve seen it already with Nate Oates to Bama, when the basketball only schools can’t afford the coaches anymore. We are on borrowed time. You know that.

While I agree with the most of your post the one exception is Dom Perno isn’t >>>>>>>>>>> than anyone. ( I played for him for 1 year at South Catholic High School ( he was the freshman coach under Gary Palladino JV and Joe Reilly Varsity) and we went something like 3-18 freshman year to 18-3 with basically the same team, just a different coach ( Palladino who became HC @ UHart ). How he ended up at UConn was always a mystery for me but it ended up with us getting JC ( because JC’s Northeastern team smoked UConn in the Connecticut Christmas classic). A little trivia. JMHO

 

[TheCatsLair]

I assume it was cincy, houston, and UCF - they are not any more deserving of the power 4 than we are. Yes they all had one or 2 good football seasons to hang their hat on (eg. UCF 2017 "nat'l championship") but that balances out with our sustained and undisputable basketball success.

maybe i'm wrong, but something in me tells me they don't like us because they just fought hard to get out of G5 purgatory and don't want to dilute their accomplishment by having us in there too.

Cincinnati has been to the Sugar, Orange, Peach and Cotton Bowls and the CFPs. Cincinnati along with TCU contributed to the Big 12's new increased CFP payouts due to their CFP appearances.

UCF has been to two Fiesta Bowls and a Peach Bowl and has had an undefeated season.

Houston has had a recent history of a Top 10 season and a Peach Bowl appearance and a Top 20 season. And an overall history and tradition that includes three Cotton Bowls and a Heisman Trophy winner.

All three did it in huge TV, media and recruiting markets. That's why they got P4 invites.

That's where the money is. UConn's football is killing them. That's what cost them an ACC invite over Louisville and it's hurting UConn with the Big 12. Especially with the extended struggles save for Mora's Bowl appearance.

Also I would bet that Cincinnati and UCF were yes votes.

 

[jostar1]

Cincinnati has been to the Sugar, Orange, Peach and Cotton Bowls and the CFPs. Cincinnati along with TCU contributed to the Big 12's new increased CFP payouts due to their CFP appearances.

UCF has been to two Fiesta Bowls and a Peach Bowl and has had an undefeated season.

Houston has had a recent history of a Top 10 season and a Peach Bowl appearance and a Top 20 season. And an overall history and tradition that includes three Cotton Bowls and a Heisman Trophy winner.

All three did it in huge TV, media and recruiting markets. That's why they got P4 invites.

That's where the money is. UConn's football is killing them. That's what cost them an ACC invite over Louisville and it's hurting UConn with the Big 12. Especially with the extended struggles save for Mora's Bowl appearance.

Also I would bet that Cincinnati and UCF were yes votes.

Thanks for enlightening us.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

While I agree with the most of your post the one exception is Dom Perno isn’t >>>>>>>>>>> than anyone. ( I played for him for 1 year at South Catholic High School ( he was the freshman coach under Gary Palladino JV and Joe Reilly Varsity) and we went something like 3-18 freshman year to 18-3 with basically the same team, just a different coach ( Palladino who became HC @ UHart ). How he ended up at UConn was always a mystery for me but it ended up with us getting JC ( because JC’s Northeastern team smoked UConn in the Connecticut Christmas classic). A little trivia. JMHO

Perno stole the ball from Bill Bradley in the sweet sixteen, clinching the game and our first ever trip to the regional finals some sixty years ago.

From then through the time that we finally let him go (two decades after the fact) a very large portion of our fan base only saw Dom Perno the tournament hero when they looked at him. That played a massive role in his being added to the staff, promoted to head coach and avoiding termination for far too many years.