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Should be interesting.....maybe a BE/AAC merger?not sure about football
not sure about football
They may be dropping FB, too. Money loser, maybe?From our perspective, this isn’t going to make life on the recruiting trail easier. Hurley is going to be even more formidable selling the NBE instead of the AAC. We seem to be fishing out of the same pond as them more often than not, so we’re going to have deal with that. Big win for them
not sure about football
From our perspective, this isn’t going to make life on the recruiting trail easier. Hurley is going to be even more formidable selling the NBE instead of the AAC. We seem to be fishing out of the same pond as them more often than not, so we’re going to have deal with that. Big win for them
Kids dont care about conferences anymore. That's a thing of the past. Hurley was always going to light it up in recruiting. This doesn't change anything.
Why can't the ACC take UConn?
The AAC was used against UConn at every turn by regional schools (Cuse, Providence, Nova, etc.) That’s a big burden off their back in recruiting
I was just going on the rivaly aspect with us,cuse and bc.And geographically it makes sense.But I get your point.The ACC "could" take UConn. The question is, why would they want to? It's not like UConn is bringing in any extra money with them. They would, for the most part, just be one more mouth to feed.
In my other post, I noted that the timing was strange considering the American signed a good TV deal financially. However, from what I have read, it seems that TV deal had as much to do with UConn leaving than anything because although the money was good, ESPN was going to be putting a lot of AAC basketball and football into stream-only ESPN+ which requires a paid subscription. The move off of linear TV and onto watching games on their phones and laptops didnt go over well with fans of UConn men's and women's basketball. I believe this was the final straw.
maybe a BE/AAC merger?
Why can't the ACC take UConn? Seems more logical than playing football in a conference of misfit toys that you propose above.
ESPN tried to steal their WBB product and bury it on ESPN The Ocho. As you can imagine, WBB is huge up there so that was not well received.
My buddy is pretty tied in up there and they are beyond thrilled with this. They’d put football in the WPIAL Quad North to save basketball. Also, PR might give them a run
In my other post, I noted that the timing was strange considering the American signed a good TV deal financially. However, from what I have read, it seems that TV deal had as much to do with UConn leaving than anything because although the money was good, ESPN was going to be putting a lot of AAC basketball and football into stream-only ESPN+ which requires a paid subscription. The move off of linear TV and onto watching games on their phones and laptops didnt go over well with fans of UConn men's and women's basketball. I believe this was the final straw.
That plus the deal is 13 yrs long. All 3 of their major sports lost money last year. Plus the BE breakup payments also stopped.
The state put 90+m into the stadium. Been a giant fail after 15 years. UConn fb the only regular tenant stinks , they can’t attract any events and the only developments on the land is a Cabelas. That said, they’re not dropping fb.
You don’t think they enjoyed playing games in Texas , Louisiana, and Kansas?They would have made more money in the American. I believe the ESPN deal would have been $8 million/year. The Big East's deal with Fox is about $5 million/year. Bottom line is they weren't happy in the American and taking games off of linear TV and putting them on an app was the final straw for them.
I would trade BC for UConn but that would be the only scenario
If the ACC needed another strong basketball program, sure. UConn is just too much of a black hole football-wise. At least BC is consistently mediocre.
The basketball matchups will be more traditional
Georgetown
St. Johns
Providence
Seton Hall
Villanova
If they are basketball first, the fans will love it. I'd actually prefer Pitt be in the old Big East too. for basketball, I preferred that to the ACC, maybe it's because we where usually good?
Give UConn BC's money and they'd be as good or better. BC doesn't even have an indoor facility. Penn Hills does.
BC doesn't even have an indoor facility. Penn Hills does.
Of course Penn Hills is very close to being taken over by the state for financial mismanagement too.
I mean it's easy to have nice things if you aren't actually planning on paying for them. For a little while, anyway.
You don’t think they enjoyed playing games in Texas , Louisiana, and Kansas?
4>2As compared to Indiana and Nebraska?
4>2
Want to compare the geographic spread and regional games in each?
Ya don’t .
Trade in Cincy for Villanova , providence, Georgetown seton hall, etc
Short bus rides versus hours long plane rides
What, you think they were concerned about players missing class?
I meant for ALL sports not just football.If you would have read my original follow up my reasoning was based on former rivalries and geography.Would be ILLOGICAL for the ACC; indeed the worst of the possibilities bandied about.
I meant for ALL sports not just football.If you would have read my original follow up my reasoning was based on former rivalries and geography.
I read it. My argument would hold for all sports.