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Will UConn Get a B12 Invite??

Will UConn Get a B12 Invite

  • Yes

    Votes: 56 48.7%

  • No

    Votes: 59 51.3%
  • Total voters
    115
  • Poll closed .
Stinger92860 said:
If the ACC GOR is solid, no one can leave until 2036. So far it’s been solid. We cannot wait 13 years to get invited to an ACC that could be losing it’s marquee programs. That would be insanity and a potential for lost revenue exceeding 250+ Million. I came up with 250+ by conservatively estimating increased revenue to be 25M per year on average for 10 years.
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Yeah, I agree with you it's probably much more than that.
 
Stinger92860 said:
If the ACC GOR is solid, no one can leave until 2036. So far it’s been solid. We cannot wait 13 years to get invited to an ACC that could be losing it’s marquee programs. That would be insanity and a potential for lost revenue exceeding 250+ Million. I came up with 250+ by conservatively estimating increased revenue to be 25M per year on average for 10 years.
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Agreed here. We absolutely should not wait for the ACC invite. Those folks will have their own battles to deal with in 2036.

For UConn, we need to accept the B12 invite the minute it is presented.
 
If the PAC 12 signs a new deal and the 4 corners schools stay put then our chances are better.

If the opposite happens then it drops to less than zero.
 
Rufus said:
If UConn is invited to the Big 12, will the Realignment Board still exist?
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The P5 invite comes. All threads are locked. One final key tweet is posted, receives the most likes of any post on the Yard, and then the forum is archived. Everyone cheers.

Except Providence fans, but I don’t care
 
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If a Big 12 invitation isn't proffered the narrative is that the Big 12 rejected UConn twice. That would be awful.

I hate to be that guy but after over a decade of this shinola I am:



The Big 12 should invite UConn now. Down the road when the ACC teams are available it can go to 24-32 teams.
 
Exit 4 said:
There are just too many scenarios right now. Need the P12 situation to settle - hopefully in June and then maybe we can start to see the next phase begin.

I’m still thinking the P12 holds together with a 5 or 6 year gap contract. The “gap” being to get these schools to what is likely the next great CRA shuffle when the B1G contract re-ups. Over this time period I think the P12 can explore that funky idea of some sort of scheduling/media/merger with the willing parties of the ACC. John Skipper weighed in from retirement that he felt a P12-ACC merger would be accretive.

It seems some way, some how, the P5 will converge as the P4 by 2030. Some think it could happen this summer, but I don’t see ESPN as in position to fund an immediate consolidation. Instead it all needs more time to work it’s way together.
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I’m starting to lose faith in the Pac-12. If the league doesn’t have a TV deal by about June 20th, I think four of Oregon, Washington, or the four corner schools bolt for the Big 12. I don’t think Oregon or Washington are getting an invite even at a reduced rate to the Big 10 so my guess is that the Big 12 adds Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington.
 
shizzle787 said:
I’m starting to lose faith in the Pac-12. If the league doesn’t have a TV deal by about June 20th, I think four of Oregon, Washington, or the four corner schools bolt for the Big 12. I don’t think Oregon or Washington are getting an invite even at a reduced rate to the Big 10 so my guess is that the Big 12 adds Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington.
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That would be a boss move for the Big 12 to go after schools on the B1G's radar. The B1G and SEC assume they have all the leverage and time in the world, but that's only true if there are no other suitors for the schools in which they are interested.
 
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The Big 12 (2) and the ACC (2) both lack state flagship universities and the P2 are majority flagship universities. There are 14 state flagship universities outside of the P2:

ACC: North Carolina, Virginia
P12: Arizona, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Washington
G5: UConn, UMass, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming

If you are the Big 12, you have to kick the tires on all of them. Some, you can eliminate quickly. In my opinion grabbing the 3 state flagship universities from the 4 corner schools is a no brainer for the Big 12 if they are available. Maybe they take Arizona State as well. And, don't forget that Arizona, Colorado, and Utah are 3 of the fastest growing states.
 
Florida State and NC state aren't state flagships or at least 1B level flagships?
 
Exit 4 said:
Florida State and NC state aren't state flagships or at least 1B level flagships?
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Folks up here also underestimate the power of Va Tech. it has nearly twice the enrollment of UVA and has a huge (and very loyal) following. It’s also an excellent school. it May not be UVA, but it is no second rate State school for those who can’t get into the flagship. I would say folks in VA consider it a second flagship.
 
Exit 4 said:
Florida State and NC state aren't state flagships or at least 1B level flagships?
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Not by the strict definition. Schools like Arizona St., Iowa State, Oklahoma St., Kansas State, NC State, Florida St., Miss. St., Clemson, Washington St., Oregon St., Auburn, Virginia Tech,... are not. Out of all of those listed, perhaps FSU would be closest.
 
Husky92 said:
Folks up here also underestimate the power of Va Tech. it has nearly twice the enrollment of UVA and has a huge (and very loyal) following. It’s also an excellent school. it May not be UVA, but it is no second rate State school for those who can’t get into the flagship. I would say folks in VA consider it a second flagship.
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Nobody is calling schools like FSU and NC St. second class schools as they are very good schools. They just are not the flagship universities of their states.
 
Husky92 said:
Folks up here also underestimate the power of Va Tech. it has nearly twice the enrollment of UVA and has a huge (and very loyal) following. It’s also an excellent school. it May not be UVA, but it is no second rate State school for those who can’t get into the flagship. I would say folks in VA consider it a second flagship.
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Georgia Tech is similar in this regard.
 
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UConnJim said:
Not by the strict definition. Schools like Arizona St., Iowa State, Oklahoma St., Kansas State, NC State, Florida St., Miss. St., Clemson, Washington St., Oregon St., Auburn, Virginia Tech,... are not. Out of all of those listed, perhaps FSU would be closest.
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Okay, but wouldnt these be view as perhaps 1C type state supported schools?

Regardless, what it boils down to is this, going forward in a future P4 world, purely private schools like BC, Wake and Northwestern will be the distinct minority (and at an ongoing disadvantage) in this landscape as the vast majority will be state flagships and/or well supported jr state flagships.
 
I think the term "state flagship" is extremely overrated. It doesn't automatically make them a bigger brand with better athletics are mean they are more valuable. Notre Dame isn't a state flagship is probably the biggest brand and most valuable school there is. New Mexico is a state flagship. So is Hawai'i.
 
Slasher said:
I think the term "state flagship" is extremely overrated. It doesn't automatically make them a bigger brand with better athletics are mean they are more valuable. Notre Dame isn't a state flagship is probably the biggest brand and most valuable school there is. New Mexico is a state flagship. So is Hawai'i.
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State flagship isn't what a lot of people believe it is. A few states don't list one school as a flagship, some give that designation to the school that was the land grant from that state, which isn't necessarily the leading public school in that state.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
I believe Cornell is NY's land grant university
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Cornell is weird. They do receive some state funding, and certain schools within the university offer in state tuition.
 
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Greedo said:
Cornell is weird. They do receive some state funding, and certain schools within the university offer in state tuition.
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Yes- but so don’t some other private schools outside of the northeast.
 
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