UCONN to new Big East

[hoopsfan22]

I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.

 

[oldude]

I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.

The NCAA has nothing to do with it. It’s entirely up to the conferences to decide.

 

[Vowelguy]

I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.

Not true.
But generally no conference would agree to this, unless there are very unique circumstances.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.

ND isn't splitting it's teams across different conferences. The football program isn't affiliated with a conference.

 

[BigBird]

Why so little interest in going to FCS in football? UConn could be excellent, and there are very good FCS teams within a couple of hours from Storrs.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[eebmg]

Why so little interest in going to FCS in football? UConn could be excellent, and there are very good FCS teams within a couple of hours from Storrs.

Here is a tutorial explaining the differences between FBS and FCS football for neophytes (like me) regarding college football

The differences between FBS and FCS football, quickly

 

[BigBird]

Here is a tutorial explaining the differences between FBS and FCS football for neophytes (like me) regarding college football

The differences between FBS and FCS football, quickly

A nice summary. Another feature is that coaches’ salaries are good, but not the Dabo/Sabin kind of good.

 

[triaddukefan]

Why so little interest in going to FCS in football? UConn could be excellent, and there are very good FCS teams within a couple of hours from Storrs.

They would have the biggest stadium in FCS..... and the nicest locker rooms

We always know that ND is a special case. By all rights the Irish should have joined the Big10, who really wanted them as a full football member, and would have established a number of tremendous geographic rivals. But the ACC made ND a better deal. The Irish had there own tv contract with NBC which paid them many millions of dollars.

Geographically, ND joining the ACC made about as much sense as UConn joining the AAC. But in exchange for playing I believe 6 football games per year against ACC foes as an independent, ND gets to remain an independent with their own tv contract while gaining the benefit of a P5 conference affiliation for every other sport.

They were discussing this on sports radio down here yesterday. While ND fits in the Big 10 geographically.... the schools fits better in the ACC alongside the private schools..... and the smaller public schools that are in the ACC... like UVA, GaTech. Those Big 10 schools are HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE except for Northwestern.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I hope this is true:

 

[oldude]

Why so little interest in going to FCS in football? UConn could be excellent, and there are very good FCS teams within a couple of hours from Storrs.

Villanova is again the model here. National Championship MBB program and a very good FCS football program that won its own national championship in 2009. Football plays in the CAA, with all other Nova teams in the BE.

 

[Plebe]

I hope this is true:

What exactly does this mean?

 

[Geew1992]

What exactly does this mean?

I have the same question

 

[CajunHusky]

Wikipedia: In college football, the term Power Five conferences refers to five athletic conferences whose members are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, the highest level of collegiate football in the United States. The conferences are the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference (B1G), Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference (SEC). The term "Power Five" is not defined by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the origin of the term is unknown. It has been used in its current meaning since at least 2006.

"Power 5" as such has no meaning for any sport other than football.

 

[UConnCat]

A grant of rights is a clause that turns over a school's media rights to its conference. Under such a clause the conference would have the rights to broadcast the school's home games for the duration of the contract. These clauses have been used to protect conferences (and broadcast partners) from schools being poached by other (higher paying) conferences. I think the current ACC media deal contains a grant of rights clause.

The new AAC deal does not have such a clause but I believe there is a clause that allows ESPN to renegotiate the contract if a school were to leave the conference. I'm sure the ESPN+ business model assumed a lot of UConn content. Watch this space as they say.

 

[oldude]

What exactly does this mean?

A “grant of rights” agreement is what was being considered by the AAC with their new ESPN contract. Essentially, every school would have granted the conference their rights to negotiate an agreement on their behalf binding them with the conference for the term of the media agreement. In UConn’s case, this probably also allows the Huskies to negotiate a separate media agreement with SNY.

This would not be unique to UConn. TX has the Longhorn Network and, as discussed, ND football has a separate agreement with NBC.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

In UConn’s case, this probably also allows the Huskies to negotiate a separate media agreement with SNY.

Key for me as a fan. SNY content is far more than games of course and very well done generally. We know the grant of rights really POed and concerned Geno in the AAC ESPN deal.

 

[UConnCat]

A grant of rights is separate from controlling third-tier media rights. The new AAC deal did not have a grant of rights clause but did provide for third-tier games to be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. It was the latter that would have ended the SNY deal.

 

[UConnCat]

I went to a Garden party . . .

 

[Dove]

Did Geno coach BE Commissioner, Val Ackerman, at Virginia?

She graduated in 1981 and he was there about that time.

 

[mhshuskies]

Villanova is again the model here. National Championship MBB program and a very good FCS football program that won its own national championship in 2009. Football plays in the CAA, with all other Nova teams in the BE.

football back to the Yankee Conference

 

[oldude]

football back to the Yankee Conference

You do realize that the Yankee Conference was dissolved in 1997, with many of its remaining members joining the CAA?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

A $ and hipoints summary of the BE deal.

Here are some key details in the UConn-Big East contract including a $30 million withdrawal fee

As an "out of towner" who hasn't seen a game live since Southbranch and I saw one at XL 13-14 years ago, this little sentence caught my eye:

"The contract also allows UConn to continue airing on local ESPN radio and leaves open the possibility for UConn games to air on another outlet such as SNY. "

 

[RockyMTblue2]

When you have the time and patience:

"It’s a decision that caught many by surprise, but also brought out plenty of excitement. Courant sports columnist Mike Anthony, reporter Alex Putterman and sports editor Dan Brechlin sat down to discuss the impact the deal is expected to have on the basketball programs, the football program, the athletic department’s financial situation and more."

Podcast: UConn Insider podcast: The Huskies head home to the Big East

 

[RockyMTblue2]

And for the detail oriented, the contract is here: It’s official: UConn is back in the Big East

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Ah, Geno was there at the Board Meeting. Called in at the last minute from his part time lawn mower repair business:

 

[UConnCat]

 

[Drumguy]

Just retweeted that, thanks Cat!

 

[UConnCat]

 

[cabbie191]

Personally, as long as we're going retro conference-wise, I wish we could bring back the old Jonathan logo. I think the new one looks more like a wolf than a Husky.