Waiting for Nelson's explanation

[nelsonmuntz]

itgoeslike,

So according to your post, there is $50MM over the next 12 years for our basketball team just sitting there if we ask. Then we are really f*ing stupid for staying in this southern mid-major conference.

 

[itgoeslike]

Nelson,

You are not doing the complete math on this. If you were, you would see that it makes financial sense to stay in the AAC for at least the next 3-4 years. If we are still where we are at the end of 3-4 years then UConn needs to evaluate its options. In the meantime, as painful as it is, we need to support the AAC to the extent it benefits UConn. It's as simple as that.

 

[BlueHen]

Not a lot of stats or science majors on this board.

None that you understand.

 

[Danzz]

I think the events of this weekend fit my narrative pretty well. Memphis got smoked and Cincinnati went out in the first round. Creighton got blown out too, but Providence played very well against UNC and Villanova lost to a good team. The Big East had a down year this year. Georgetown will be back. Other than Temple getting better again, this is about as good as the AAC is going to get.

BTW, there no BE teams in the Sweet 16. Just thought I'd mention that in case you didn't notice.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

BTW, there no BE teams in the Sweet 16. Just thought I'd mention that in case you didn't notice.

BTW, UConn is the only AAC team playing in the Sweet 16. Just thought I'd mention that again in case you didn't notice.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Nelson,

You are not doing the complete math on this. If you were, you would see that it makes financial sense to stay in the AAC for at least the next 3-4 years. If we are still where we are at the end of 3-4 years then UConn needs to evaluate its options. In the meantime, as painful as it is, we need to support the AAC to the extent it benefits UConn. It's as simple as that.

So it comes down to the exit fees again. I have never argued that as a reason to stay in the AAC for a couple of years. I wouldn't delay leaving this disaster to scrape the last few dollars off the floor though.

 

[pj]

BTW, UConn is the only AAC team playing in the Sweet 16. Just thought I'd mention that again in case you didn't notice.

And Louisville. So it's only 2 - 0.

 

[sdhusky]

BTW, UConn is the only AAC team playing in the Sweet 16. Just thought I'd mention that again in case you didn't notice.

Actually, UofL is too.

Moron. Don't you even know what year it is???

 

[joey3$trike$]

And Louisville. So it's only 2 - 0.

ville is ACC tell'em Nelson!

 

[nelsonmuntz]

And Louisville. So it's only 2 - 0.

Louisville. Holy crap, I forgot Louisville. Louisville is a great reason to stay in the AAC. We will have a tremendous rivalry with Louisville over the next 20 years in this hellhole of a conference. You have made the greatest argument in the history of the Boneyard with this post. I can't give you enough likes for it, so I won't give you any.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Along the same lines, you could make a case that the AAC is not that bad because Syracuse, Pitt, Villanova and Providence used to be in a conference with us too. And if we are going to include teams that aren't in our conference as an argument for why the AAC doesn't suck, why not add Florida and Arizona?

 

[metsfan2323]

Please stop feeding the troll and let this thread die.

 

[itgoeslike]

So it comes down to the exit fees again. I have never argued that as a reason to stay in the AAC for a couple of years. I wouldn't delay leaving this disaster to scrape the last few dollars off the floor though.

If by "scraps off the floor" you mean the equivalent a 5 years of NBE revenue, then Yes. Then there's the NCAA credits. . .more exit fees. . .

 

[sdhusky]

So it comes down to the exit fees again. I have never argued that as a reason to stay in the AAC for a couple of years. I wouldn't delay leaving this disaster to scrape the last few dollars off the floor though.

So, go into a conference that is on the blackhole of TV and is worse in March?

 

[Jerry1714]

Purnell was pulled out of Clemson to go to Depaul.

The NBE does not "job" the RPI. It wins games while the AAC schools do not. Look at some of the teams that USF and UCF lost to (Detroit, Valpo, Florida Atlantic, Santa Clara).

Williams left Marquette because a school that pays its coach $3MM a year expects more.

Next year's AAC, outside of UConn, has 3 teams that even made the tournament, and 2 of those lost their first game, with the third getting blown out in its' second game. If Creighton is a fraud, them Memphis is a fraud. Can't have it both ways.

The Big East gets more money, and has a media partner that isn't trying to destroy it. ESPN HATES the AAC and is damaging UConn every chance it gets. I can come up with a reason, as can the rest of us, but we can not deny it is happening. The exposure argument is absurd when there were 3 UConn football games that were only available on the Internet. Think about that. Who is to say Fox wouldn't give us 2 or 3 national games a year as a football Independent if we signed with the Big East for hoops? It can't be any worse than it is now for football.

And if you ever wanted to force ESPN to write the ACC a check to cover us, the way to do it is to threaten to leave for Fox. Why would ESPN pay a nickel more for us now if we aren't going anywhere?

Creighton was the best team in the NBE and Memphis was 5th, one lost as a 3 and one lost as an 8 seed.

You cannot compare the two.

When guys like Buzz Williams leave to go to Va Tech because he thinks the NBE is crap it is not a good sign. Neither is sending 0 teams to the Sweet 16, espically when you have a 3 and a 2, that were proven to be products of a weak conference.

 

[sdhusky]

Louisville. Holy crap, I forgot Louisville. Louisville is a great reason to stay in the AAC. We will have a tremendous rivalry with Louisville over the next 20 years in this hellhole of a conference. You have made the greatest argument in the history of the Boneyard with this post. I can't give you enough likes for it, so I won't give you any.

He didn't say that. Just that you were wrong about the AAC this year. Its a fact. I know you struggle with them, but many us like facts.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

He didn't say that. Just that you were wrong about the AAC this year. Its a fact. I know you struggle with them, but many us like facts.

I didn't forget Louisville. You are apparently too thick to understand that you can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good. You can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good. You can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good.

There. I said it three times. You should understand now.

 

[Hume]

I didn't forget Louisville. You are apparently too thick to understand that you can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good. You can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good. You can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good.

There. I said it three times. You should understand now.

Actually you said it three times and said it wrong three times. You might have an argument if you said you can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference will be good in the future. However since we are discussing how good the conference was this year, what teams should we be discussing if not the teams that are in it now? It seems like you are so married to your point of view that you block out all reason and logic to make your point. What you don't realize is that most people with a brain will see this and discount, most if not all, of what you say because they know it comes with agenda and doesn't rely on facts or reality only on your attempt to convince others that you are right. So even your valid points are dismissed because they are lost in all the other crap you throw out.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Actually you said it three times and said it wrong three times. You might have an argument if you said you can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference will be good in the future. However since we are discussing how good the conference was this year, what teams should we be discussing if not the teams that are in it now? It seems like you are so married to your point of view that you block out all reason and logic to make your point. What you don't realize is that most people with a brain will see this and discount, most if not all, of what you say because they know it comes with agenda and doesn't rely on facts or reality only on your attempt to convince others that you are right. So even your valid points are dismissed because they are lost in all the other crap you throw out.

We aren't discussing the conference this year. I didn't read the rest of your post.

 

[tzznandrew]

I didn't forget Louisville. You are apparently too thick to understand that you can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good. You can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good. You can't include a team that is not going to be in the conference as an argument for why the conference is good.

There. I said it three times. You should understand now.

While you're touting all the tournament credits the BE is getting, its pretty convenient not to mention we're getting all of Louisville's this year.

 

[Husky25]

While you're touting all the tournament credits the BE is getting, its pretty convenient not to mention we're getting all of Louisville's this year.

*Fingers in ears, shaking head* La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La.

 

[sdhusky]

We aren't discussing the conference this year. I didn't read the rest of your post.

When the comment is how good the conference was this year, it does make you think its about the conference this year.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Nelson,

You are not doing the complete math on this. If you were, you would see that it makes financial sense to stay in the AAC for at least the next 3-4 years. If we are still where we are at the end of 3-4 years then UConn needs to evaluate its options. In the meantime, as painful as it is, we need to support the AAC to the extent it benefits UConn. It's as simple as that.

The basketball team will be playing in front of 6-8k people on a regular basis and the football program will be lucky to draw 25k if we are still in this league in 4 years.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

While you're touting all the tournament credits the BE is getting, its pretty convenient not to mention we're getting all of Louisville's this year.

How much of Syracuse's, Louisville's, Pitt's, Georgetown's, Notre Dame's, Villanova's, and Marquette's tournament credits will we be getting next year, and the year after, and the year after? Because those schools have gone to a lot of NCAA tournaments over the last few years.

If you have a plan where the C7, and the departed football schools can pay us exit fees every year indefinitely, then lets hear it. I would be 100% behind that strategy if it exists. I look forward to hearing more about it.

 

[tzznandrew]

We have all the credits they earned being dispursed to us, along with the exit fees. That will give us an advantage over the BE schools in money for a few more years.

We can stop an evaluate everything after that well runs dry.

But they ain't going independent, and I think you should just drop this hobby horse. For the past few years its been Death, Taxes, and Nelson suggesting UConn go independent in football despite the fact that they don't have the support or money to do so.

 

[metsfan2323]

Mods please lock this thread up.

 

[dante]

This guys is a couple of fries short of a happy meal, UConn carried the whole BE for more then a decade by itself before the other programs got their act together, the american is not new territory. Wichita St, St Joes, Memphis they all got number one seeds playing in dreadful conferences Ville got a 4 seed by beating conference foes they played nobody outside of the conference but a glorified all american high school team in kentucky. Kevin Ollie said it best will toughen our OC schedule

This was The American first year and its champion went on to beat The Big 12 Champion which opened a few eyes and with ECU coming in next year UCF, ECU,Cincy, SMU, Houston gives it a good core and mind you I didnt even mention USF nor UConns potential. Outside of ND the independents have zero shot at making the New Big Bowls which are worth what atleast 20-40 million dollars?
going independent is pretty much killing the football program and dropping our basketball to division 2 because is no secret that the 5 power conferences are dying to break away from the corrupted NCAA and when they do they are not going to bring basketball only schools with them but instead will go with the ones that play both.

The american may not be the ideal basketball conference but as of today it is the best option for the athletic program as a whole

 

[nelsonmuntz]

But they ain't going independent, and I think you should just drop this hobby horse. For the past few years its been Death, Taxes, and Nelson suggesting UConn go independent in football despite the fact that they don't have the support or money to do so.

UConn's athletic program will die in the AAC, so I think you should just drop this hobby horse. For the past few years its been Death, Taxes and tzznandrew suggesting UConn can survive in this hellhole of a league despite the fact that they don't have the support or money to do so.

 

[businesslawyer]

UConn's athletic program will die in the AAC, so I think you should just drop this hobby horse. For the past few years its been Death, Taxes and tzznandrew suggesting UConn can survive in this hellhole of a league despite the fact that they don't have the support or money to do so.

We have a huge, fun weekend ahead of us. You are entitled to your opinion but I beg you to stop rubbing it in everyone's noses for a few days. Before you make me into a Tea Party supporter just because I hope it bugs you.

 

[Jerry1714]

We have a huge, fun weekend ahead of us. You are entitled to your opinion but I beg you to stop rubbing it in everyone's noses for a few days. Before you make me into a Tea Party supporter just because I hope it bugs you.

Don't you realize its Nelson job to annoy everyone with his negative and useless posts?