UConn == BC & BC sucks in both sports. You casually forget the bump to UConns profile when football was let in.
This 1000x. Does UConn basketball have value? Yes, it does. But the basketball value isn't enough to offset the negative value of its football program. ESPN/Fox won't pay a single cent more for adding UConn FB to a conference, but the conference membership will go up by one diluting the payout to every other team. It's a net negative for the other conference members.
I understand your position but if you are a uconn fan unfortunately it doesnt work for the ACC. For the Big 12 it does as the ring master they have running the show is going to do everything in his power to keep them relevant. In the end they will either merge with the ACC or they will be the fourth conf.
That is what I have always said. The BE never should have allowed UConn football to leave 1AA for BE football.
Fun fact UConn moved up in 2004 to the BE and between 2004 and 2012 were ranked 3 different seasons and had 5 seasons above .500 … care to guess at how we faired? UConn played in 5 bowl games we played in 2.
UConn waited too long to move to big time football. They let the rest of the league lay the groundwork for over a decade and then jumped in when it was convenient for them and took advantage of what others built at the time when those teams, mostly Syracuse, started struggling. They did the same thing in basketball. They sat back while the Big East was built by Georgetown, St. Johns, Villanova, Syracuse and even Seton Hall and Pittsburgh. Then they took advantage of being in the conference once it was built in to a power by the others. Screw them.
I just want conference perception boosted across sports so we can avoid watching it dissolve. We will never know because UConn would never be added but this idea that ACC hoops is so loaded is a farce. Other leagues have caught up.
Agreed so the more money you can capture across all major sports is paramount … we aren’t adding anyone in football that is going to change that.
They are also looking to bolt because they didn’t get included in the playoffs after going undefeated in a perceived poor conference. We aren’t adding a football program that would instantly change that. The two teams that dominated the B12 are in the SEC now. I’d love to add a team that would move the needle but not sold there is one.
BC hasn't been relevant in any sport for a long time. They never should have been taken in the first place. They aren't even relevant in Massachusetts.
Do you think Kyle McCord cares about the lawsuit?
If the next frontier is streaming, then I would want the basketball obsessed state in my conference because those people will definitely spend the money to make sure they don't miss a minute of their men's or women's games.
With a 12 team playoff, this would never happen again. Even if there still was only a four team playoff, the destruction of the Pac-12 means each of the P4 undefeated champions would have a spot.
Why? Did they suddenly get more valuable than they were weeks ago? No. And just how happy will the football schools in the league be in adding UConn? Not very. Good luck to them.
No we aren't. We just aren't over rating what they bring from hoop. There is a reason that they have never been added by any league yet. And that reason is that they just don't bring enough value. If they did, they would have been added by now.
Because they don't add the northeast. They add Ct. A small state. They add nothing for football. Actually less than nothing. If they were added toa football league, there would be a revolt from the football schools.
We didn't fare well against anyone for a stretch.
Sure they go 11-1 and miss out and throw a tantrum that’s why it can happen again. But like I said none of it matters.
My point was they made the jump and had success even against us. Doesn’t mean it’s impossible … that was my only point.
Of course and it could happen again … obviously they won’t be invited so it’s moot but our conference has a very poor reputation outside of the ACC. Programs are cyclical …
I get that, but it still doesn't work when they are a net drag under virtually every scenario. Even if they were a net positive they don't lock down the Northeast, and elevating them further could make things more difficult for existing conference members across multiple sports. It just doesn't make any sense, except for nostalgia.
