Uconn to Big East
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I might not know much but I know McMurphy has quality sources when it comes to college athletics and college athletic departments. I know this for a fact.
Ok, I can respect the hell out of that.
We should just take CSU and AFA football, the WAC will take them for Olympics. In basketball the WAC is about the same, travel is too. That breaks up the continuity of the MW. Knocks out a huge market and will hurt their weak media deal potential. Denver isn't terrible for travel.
He's also wrong all the time, especially when it comes to G5 teams.
I wasn't in particular picking on him. In today's sports media it's pretty common. Sports media is rampant with speculation, often more so than news.
First, I am not trusting sports writers like McMurphy. It was reported on by the networks on most of the places where I was paying attention, not a scoop by someone like McMurphy.
Second, a long answer to a relatively short question. I have posted my problems on the conference board on the Tulsa forums once or twice. But it might have been on the pay boards that I posted it. I asked someone who posts over there occasionally for advice.(NevadaNaturale I believe.)
I forgot my password and have tried to get it fixed without success. CSNBBS says it will send me an email to change it, and I never get it. I have even tried to get a new id, but never get it approved. I have sent 4 extremely detailed messages about what has happened to gts@csnbbs. In all of my following emails I let him know that I have not received a single email from him or an automated email from csnbbs and request he please send a reply to all of my three email addresses, so that one of them hopefully gets through. Nada.
I lost my password over a year ago, probably more like almost two years ago. I got tired of trying after a year+ of sending emails every couple of four months. When you spend way to much time detailing the problem x4 and they never respond, what can you do. Total crap support over there.
I didn't post regularly over there, but I did post occasionally. I had something like 20 or 30 posts over a couple of 4 years.
I like the item in the AP story that the remaining 11 split what used to go to 12 members. More $$ for TU.
I also like the report that all schools will play each other with the championship game being the top 2 finishers, like the Big XI (11 still I think).
It mentions Army and BYU as being happily independent. I'm ready for the AAC to take either if they want in. No to the others - U Mass, Liberty.
The article actually talks about UConn possibly dropping to FCS for football. I would resign tomorrow if I were the football coach.
I also like the report that all schools will play each other with the championship game being the top 2 finishers, like the Big XI (11 still I think).
It mentions Army and BYU as being happily independent. I'm ready for the AAC to take either if they want in. No to the others - U Mass, Liberty.
The article actually talks about UConn possibly dropping to FCS for football. I would resign tomorrow if I were the football coach.
We wouldn't have the option for as many road games that we whore ourselves out, so my guess is the bottom line will be reduced.
The Big XII only has 10 members so they play 9 league games. 10 league games would probably be a no go for many AAC members because of the $$$ games they play to make ends meet. The tie breaker scenarios would be a headache to try and figure out as I would assume there is a decent chance places 2-4 could be tied by record.
As for UCONN, Randy Edsall released a statement today and it sort of threw the UCONN BoT, AD, and others under the bus for disregarding UCONN's football team while only seemingly caring about the men's basketball issues.
So UCONN has agreed to pay a higher exit fee from the Big East if it ever wants to leave b/c current Big East members are worried that FBS football at UCONN may create a "misalignment of interest" with other Big East schools. if UCONN agrees to that Randy Edsall and every one of his players should leave UCONN immediately. I would bet this would create a situation where every one of them would be granted immediate eligibility wherever they went.
UCONN is such a disaster right now. But at least now they have Hockey East hockey
UCONN is such a disaster right now. But at least now they have Hockey East hockey
I'll message pony 94, he's pretty active and let him know you are having issues. If he responds, I will pm you here with an email address to talk with him.
Some mods are better than others over there, GTS as the show runner isn't one of them, but it's a side business for him so I understand.
I do know they have an auto check for bots and some people have struggled to get approval because it kicks them as a bot.
As far as BYU's situation 2022 is the earliest and still involves two P5 moves or buy outs, like 8 g5s, and one fcs. That's a lot of work and money. ESPN may help out, they may not. Considering every game is at least a million I don't think our media deal is enough to pull them. Maybe we waive the entrance fee, ESPN helps move P5 games around and BYU bites the bullet on the games but it seems like a tough finacial situation to me.
Here is their schedule:
2019
- 08/29 - Utah
- 09/07 - at Tennessee
- 09/14 - USC
- 09/21 - Washington
- 09/28 - at Toledo
- 10/12 - at USF
- 10/19 - Boise State
- 11/02 - at Utah State
- 11/09 - Liberty
- 11/16 - Idaho State
- 11/23 - at UMass
- 11/30 - at San Diego State
- 09/05 - at Utah
- 09/12 - Michigan State
- 09/19 - at Arizona State
- 09/26 - at Minnesota
- 10/02 - Utah State
- 10/10 - Missouri
- 10/17 - Houston
- 10/24 - at Northern Illinois
- 11/07 - at Boise State
- 11/14 - San Diego State
- 11/21 - North Alabama
- 11/28 - at Stanford
- 09/02 - vs Arizona (in Las Vegas, NV)
- 09/11 - Utah
- 09/18 - Arizona State
- 09/24 - USF
- 10/01 - at Utah State
- 10/09 - Boise State
- 10/16 - at Baylor
- 10/23 - at Washington State
- 10/30 - Virginia
- 11/13 - Idaho State
- 11/20 - at Georgia Southern
- 11/27 - at USC
- 09/03 - at Utah
- 09/10 - Baylor
- 09/17 - at Oregon
- 09/24 - Wyoming
- 09/30 - Utah State
- 10/15 - Arkansas
- 10/22 - at Liberty
- 11/05 - at Boise State
- 11/12 - Dixie State
- 11/19 - East Carolina
- 11/26 - at Stanford
- 09/02 - Tennessee
- 09/09 - at Virginia
- 09/16 - Utah
- 09/23 - at Arkansas
- 10/07 - at Houston
- 10/14 - Boise State
- 11/04 - UNLV
- 11/25 - at USC
- TBA - Stanford
- 09/07 - at Utah
- 09/14 - Hawaii
- 09/28 - at Wyoming
- 10/12 - Georgia Southern
- 10/19 - at East Carolina
- 11/02 - at UNLV
- 11/09 - at NC State
That's also gonna be a no go from Navy, they have 3 set OOC games and need the FCS game for their CBSsports package.
Technically the AAC doesn't have to do anything. The divisions are as equal in numerical value as possible, so two divisions and a championship game are totally legal.
Someone pointed out that the initial 2 year waiver almost always get approved so it is very possible we stay at eleven with out divisions at least short term.
UConn is going to spend a lot of money to kill its football program. They have at least a 10m exit fee if they gave 27 months notice, they currently think it will be around 12, but they also thought the AAC would let them stay as a Football only member . So 12-15 is more likely. Plus an entrance fee to the Big East and signing like a 30m exit fee clause if they leave before the Big East contract expires. A loss on media money, a loss on cfp bowl money, and no shot at a bowl tie in till 2026, loss of tourney credits too as they will have to wait for till they play a season in the big east to start building them up.
With 40m in revenue and 81m in expenses, this seems like a really dumb idea.
Oh and they may not be able to get enough games in 2020 to satisfy the FBS requirement.
I would bet that most of those game contracts probably have a clause about BYU getting into a conference and making a good faith effort to shift things around with the other school to a later season or they can kill the agreement altogether without penalty if done so 3 years in advance. Like you said, 2022 would be a more likely start date for that.
It is a moot point, BYU and Army essentially expressed being happy as an independent, and we said we were content to play with 11.
Thanks for the message to Pony, don't expect much action out of it. Any action at all is more than I got before though.
