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    UConn

    Sounds like they are close to saying bye bye. Well, maybe not close but they are in negotiations.

    Football and their tv contracts have ruined everything
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    Going to the Big XII in 2031. Lol. The college sports world will be completely different in 2031. I wouldn't get too excited if I were a UConn fan. They should continue to be great on the hardwood in the meantime.

    Sorry, just saw the 2026 for other sports. Bizarre. Why would they want into the Big XII earlier without football?
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    Quote Originally Posted by GoMuskies View Post
    Going to the Big XII in 2031. Lol. The college sports world will be completely different in 2031. I wouldn't get too excited if I were a UConn fan. They should continue to be great on the hardwood in the meantime.

    Sorry, just saw the 2026 for other sports. Bizarre. Why would they want into the Big XII earlier without football?
    Guessing the money in the big 12 is still more than what they are getting in the Big East regardless of football.

    This would suck for the Big East. UConn fans are beyond obnoxious ( they have a right to be), but UConn is great for the league. Cant we just give the big 12, DePaul and call it good?

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    Yeah they apparently pitched it to the Big 12 presidents as a “here is what we are doing to get UConn football on par for big12 by 2031, here is how we can help boost it while doing so from 2026 on”.

    Just appears to be the pitch to get them the invite they want. This feels different than last year. Last year the rumor was bball only, which never was happening. It would stink losing UConn, seems inevitable…As does the ACC falling apart and maybe then some of those teams come to the Big East.

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    Bummer. I've totally forgotten where we are with the BE media negotiations, but guess this might impact our own revenue.
    ...he went up late, and I was already up there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xavier View Post
    Yeah they apparently pitched it to the Big 12 presidents as a “here is what we are doing to get UConn football on par for big12 by 2031, here is how we can help boost it while doing so from 2026 on”.

    Just appears to be the pitch to get them the invite they want. This feels different than last year. Last year the rumor was bball only, which never was happening. It would stink losing UConn, seems inevitable…As does the ACC falling apart and maybe then some of those teams come to the Big East.
    I wonder if they’ll approach Ssudi Arabia for the capital for the required improvements.

    ESPN article says talks are going on, nothing firm yet, and that Yormark wants it and that UCONN is groveling for it.

    There is still some number of conference schools that are against it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xudash View Post
    I wonder if they’ll approach Ssudi Arabia for the capital for the required improvements.

    ESPN article says talks are going on, nothing firm yet, and that Yormark wants it and that UCONN is groveling for it.

    There is still some number of conference schools that are against it.
    Not good. I think we like to see the “blue” side of things, but the reality is that we don’t control our own future. We’ve found a way to band together with some other schools that are similarly situated to create a position that is bigger than the sum of the individual schools.

    UConn is essential to the Big East, and the future of the members.

    Not good. Also not much that we can do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xudash View Post
    I wonder if they’ll approach Ssudi Arabia for the capital for the required improvements.

    ESPN article says talks are going on, nothing firm yet, and that Yormark wants it and that UCONN is groveling for it.

    There is still some number of conference schools that are against it.
    Yormark is the type of commissioner the big East needs, not the one that lives in the past. Been clamoring for that for a while now. For the big East to continue to be where they are, they must get aggressive and forward thinking

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    Quote Originally Posted by MHettel View Post
    Not good. I think we like to see the “blue” side of things, but the reality is that we don’t control our own future. We’ve found a way to band together with some other schools that are similarly situated to create a position that is bigger than the sum of the individual schools.

    UConn is essential to the Big East, and the future of the members.

    Not good. Also not much that we can do.
    If UConn is out, the big East needs to throw the kitchen sink at a program like Gonzaga, at least for basketball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MHettel View Post
    Not good. I think we like to see the “blue” side of things, but the reality is that we don’t control our own future. We’ve found a way to band together with some other schools that are similarly situated to create a position that is bigger than the sum of the individual schools.

    UConn is essential to the Big East, and the future of the members.

    Not good. Also not much that we can do.
    Out of curiosity, did people feel like BE was dying before UConn joined? Never got that feeling but also wasn’t as deep into it.

    I’d agree, go grab Gonzaga if UConn is out. Grab Gonzaga if UConn is in. But it won’t kill the conference regardless. What the NCAA will look like 6 years from now is anyone’s guess. UConn staying or going won’t make a big difference.
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