(08-25-2015 04:35 PM)pesik Wrote:  and ps rice is a former power team, espn isnt in a rush to get them..
if we are real and not being a deluional uconn fan..if flip the bball you are gone..espn almost certainly wouldnt run to your aid

ESPN would almost certainly come to UConn's aid in such a situation. They are based in Connecticut and while they have not helped us get into a power conference because in my opinion they like owning and reselling UConn content for the bargain they are getting it for now, I doubt they would allow UConn football to be homeless and without media coverage. I don't think they would bite the hand that feeds them tax credits, although they do nibble, I'll admit.

(08-25-2015 04:43 PM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 04:35 PM)pesik Wrote:  and ps rice is a former power team, espn isnt in a rush to get them..
if we are real and not being a deluional uconn fan..if flip the bball you are gone..espn almost certainly wouldnt run to your aid

ESPN would almost certainly come to UConn's aid in such a situation. They are based in Connecticut and while they have not helped us get into a power conference because in my opinion they like owning and reselling UConn content for the bargain they are getting it for now, I doubt they would allow UConn football to be homeless and without media coverage. I don't think they would bite the hand that feeds them tax credits, although they do nibble, I'll admit.

you are over exaggerating how much espn is willing to lobby for uconn...are you forgetting uconn has been passed over a few times over now by the acc, a conference 100% controlled by espn?

espn wouldnt force our hand to keep a football only member in uconn who is perceived as a weakling (thats the perception, no need to get defensive), who is adding all its valuable parts to FS1

This is certainly as far as espn would go (and that is still iffy)...espn will tell uconn get all your sports back together and we will lobby to get you back into the AAC

also you are confused how the tax credits works...espn is the feeding hand, not the other way around ....the tax credits are more of leverage to keep espn in connecticut..you remove the credit..they will move to a state with better tax laws in a bigger market and conn will lose a ton of jobs/ state revenue ..a company getting tax credits are essential getting "please stay" money

What is this soccer he speaks of?

A sport people have been touting as the next big thing in America for 40 years

The metric system of team sports.

(08-25-2015 02:47 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:18 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:49 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:46 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  UConn is on an island. Not a bad idea to park all of their oly sports elsewhere, except bball.

They are some of the best Olympic sports in this conference. If we move them, it would be to the Big East. Why wouldn't we bring our basketball to the Big East then, too? (UConn to the Big East is what BE4Evah wants, so you are feeding him to create future posts like this)

Because football matters about 5X more than Bball and the AAC is going to take UConn FBall without BBall....and going indy is extremely difficult right now. I have my doubts whether any other conference is a legit option or a UConn FBall.

I bet the AAC would let UConn park its football here. Why? UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television even in down years due to having arguably the strongest brand in this conference (which is due to basketball success).

Let me know how replacing UConn with Charlotte or UAB works out for you in football.

Regarding "UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television".....How do you know for certain? As I've said on several posts before, If you play FBS football and you don't have 30K sitting in the standing on a Saturday NO ONE is watching you on TV. So let me ask, since I've never attended a UCONN game, what are UCONN's real FB attendance numbers? Not "pie-in -the-sky" figures published by the University, I mean actual people sitting in the stands watching the game. I bet the truth is not very impressive. Its comical how most schools in this Conference, located in large cities, act like there a hundreds of thousands of people at home watching the game on TV when there are 10-15K sitting in the stands. "Yeah, everyone is at home watching it on TV".....what a lie. Want proof of my theory.....Look at our TV contract. TV is a BUSINESS, they don't pay for lies.

If we want BIG MONEY on the next TV contract, start by filling your stadiums.

I'm getting mixed messages from UConn. I hear soccer draws 4,000 a game but the team travels coach on flights with connections. This is the AAC's fault how?

Is soccer important to UConn or not? Is this a "Group A" school or not? Is UConn's athletic budget P5-grade or not?

I dunno, it seems that this coach should be bitching about UConn, not the rest of the conference.

(08-25-2015 08:23 PM)EddieThePirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:47 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:18 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:49 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:46 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  UConn is on an island. Not a bad idea to park all of their oly sports elsewhere, except bball.

They are some of the best Olympic sports in this conference. If we move them, it would be to the Big East. Why wouldn't we bring our basketball to the Big East then, too? (UConn to the Big East is what BE4Evah wants, so you are feeding him to create future posts like this)

Because football matters about 5X more than Bball and the AAC is going to take UConn FBall without BBall....and going indy is extremely difficult right now. I have my doubts whether any other conference is a legit option or a UConn FBall.

I bet the AAC would let UConn park its football here. Why? UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television even in down years due to having arguably the strongest brand in this conference (which is due to basketball success).

Let me know how replacing UConn with Charlotte or UAB works out for you in football.

Regarding "UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television".....How do you know for certain? As I've said on several posts before, If you play FBS football and you don't have 30K sitting in the standing on a Saturday NO ONE is watching you on TV. So let me ask, since I've never attended a UCONN game, what are UCONN's real FB attendance numbers? Not "pie-in -the-sky" figures published by the University, I mean actual people sitting in the stands watching the game. I bet the truth is not very impressive. Its comical how most schools in this Conference, located in large cities, act like there a hundreds of thousands of people at home watching the game on TV when there are 10-15K sitting in the stands. "Yeah, everyone is at home watching it on TV".....what a lie. Want proof of my theory.....Look at our TV contract. TV is a BUSINESS, they don't pay for lies.

If we want BIG MONEY on the next TV contract, start by filling your stadiums.

UCONN did play in 3 of the top 10 non-P5 games - TV ratings wise (vs BYU, Boise, and USF). While you may try to say it was the "opponents fanbase" that drew those ratings...if that was the case wouldn't have BYU and Boise dominated the top 10 list? What about that UCONN-USF game? It's not like USF was a juggernaut last season...

(08-25-2015 08:34 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  I'm getting mixed messages from UConn. I hear soccer draws 4,000 a game but the team travels coach on flights with connections. This is the AAC's fault how?

Is soccer important to UConn or not? Is this a "Group A" school or not? Is UConn's athletic budget P5-grade or not?

I dunno, it seems that this coach should be bitching about UConn, not the rest of the conference.

I know it's hard for a UC fan to realize sports exist outside of football and men's basketball (especially given the dumpster fire that is all other Bearcat sports), but come on now...

Amazing how a known UCONN troll gets everyone to get their pitchforks out for a comment from a soccer coach. Bewhatever is laughing it up right now. Ridiculous.

(08-25-2015 08:43 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 08:34 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  I'm getting mixed messages from UConn. I hear soccer draws 4,000 a game but the team travels coach on flights with connections. This is the AAC's fault how?

Is soccer important to UConn or not? Is this a "Group A" school or not? Is UConn's athletic budget P5-grade or not?

I dunno, it seems that this coach should be bitching about UConn, not the rest of the conference.

I know it's hard for a UC fan to realize sports exist outside of football and men's basketball (especially given the dumpster fire that is all other Bearcat sports), but come on now...

Um...our soccer coach isn't the one complaining. UC's current coach is in his 15th year at UC with a record of 109-120-38; not exactly stellar, but certainly not a "dumpster fire."

Hey, and 1,500 came out to see UC tie mighty unranked UConn here last year!

exactly. Some worthless coach of a sport nobody cares about is mad at his conference when he should be bitching at his AD, and we get a 5 page hypothetical of what would happen if UConn moved their only good sport to a different league. I think the answer is SMU would have to schedule you out of conference in order to kick your butt (again).

(08-25-2015 08:38 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 08:23 PM)EddieThePirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:47 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:18 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:49 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  They are some of the best Olympic sports in this conference. If we move them, it would be to the Big East. Why wouldn't we bring our basketball to the Big East then, too? (UConn to the Big East is what BE4Evah wants, so you are feeding him to create future posts like this)

Because football matters about 5X more than Bball and the AAC is going to take UConn FBall without BBall....and going indy is extremely difficult right now. I have my doubts whether any other conference is a legit option or a UConn FBall.

I bet the AAC would let UConn park its football here. Why? UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television even in down years due to having arguably the strongest brand in this conference (which is due to basketball success).

Let me know how replacing UConn with Charlotte or UAB works out for you in football.

Regarding "UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television".....How do you know for certain? As I've said on several posts before, If you play FBS football and you don't have 30K sitting in the standing on a Saturday NO ONE is watching you on TV. So let me ask, since I've never attended a UCONN game, what are UCONN's real FB attendance numbers? Not "pie-in -the-sky" figures published by the University, I mean actual people sitting in the stands watching the game. I bet the truth is not very impressive. Its comical how most schools in this Conference, located in large cities, act like there a hundreds of thousands of people at home watching the game on TV when there are 10-15K sitting in the stands. "Yeah, everyone is at home watching it on TV".....what a lie. Want proof of my theory.....Look at our TV contract. TV is a BUSINESS, they don't pay for lies.

If we want BIG MONEY on the next TV contract, start by filling your stadiums.

UCONN did play in 3 of the top 10 non-P5 games - TV ratings wise (vs BYU, Boise, and USF). While you may try to say it was the "opponents fanbase" that drew those ratings...if that was the case wouldn't have BYU and Boise dominated the top 10 list? What about that UCONN-USF game? It's not like USF was a juggernaut last season...

I didn't answer my question. What are UCONN's real FB attendance numbers? Regarding you statement about "3 of the top 10 non-P5 games - TV ratings wise", please provide a link from a reputable source.

(08-25-2015 09:08 PM)EddieThePirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 08:38 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 08:23 PM)EddieThePirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:47 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:18 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Because football matters about 5X more than Bball and the AAC is going to take UConn FBall without BBall....and going indy is extremely difficult right now. I have my doubts whether any other conference is a legit option or a UConn FBall.

I bet the AAC would let UConn park its football here. Why? UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television even in down years due to having arguably the strongest brand in this conference (which is due to basketball success).

Let me know how replacing UConn with Charlotte or UAB works out for you in football.

Regarding "UConn still draws solid eyeballs for football on television".....How do you know for certain? As I've said on several posts before, If you play FBS football and you don't have 30K sitting in the standing on a Saturday NO ONE is watching you on TV. So let me ask, since I've never attended a UCONN game, what are UCONN's real FB attendance numbers? Not "pie-in -the-sky" figures published by the University, I mean actual people sitting in the stands watching the game. I bet the truth is not very impressive. Its comical how most schools in this Conference, located in large cities, act like there a hundreds of thousands of people at home watching the game on TV when there are 10-15K sitting in the stands. "Yeah, everyone is at home watching it on TV".....what a lie. Want proof of my theory.....Look at our TV contract. TV is a BUSINESS, they don't pay for lies.

If we want BIG MONEY on the next TV contract, start by filling your stadiums.

UCONN did play in 3 of the top 10 non-P5 games - TV ratings wise (vs BYU, Boise, and USF). While you may try to say it was the "opponents fanbase" that drew those ratings...if that was the case wouldn't have BYU and Boise dominated the top 10 list? What about that UCONN-USF game? It's not like USF was a juggernaut last season...

I didn't answer my question. What are UCONN's real FB attendance numbers? Regarding you statement about "3 of the top 10 non-P5 games - TV ratings wise", please provide a link from a reputable source.

First off, almost no one reports butts in seats anymore. UCONN switched over to tickets sold a few years ago. Despite the horrible on field product, UCONN football still remains in the top half of the AAC when it comes to tickets sold.

Second off, that top 10 list has floated over here and on the realignment board in multiple threads. Do some digging and you'll find it.

(08-25-2015 09:06 PM)gostangs Wrote:  exactly. Some worthless coach of a sport nobody cares about is mad at his conference when he should be bitching at his AD, and we get a 5 page hypothetical of what would happen if UConn moved their only good sport to a different league. I think the answer is SMU would have to schedule you out of conference in order to kick your butt (again).

If basketball is UCONN's only good sport, then times are tough at SMU. What exactly are the Mustangs "good" at?

Let me know when SMU makes it to the second weekend of the NCAA tourney...

(08-25-2015 08:59 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  Amazing how a known UCONN troll gets everyone to get their pitchforks out for a comment from a soccer coach. Bewhatever is laughing it up right now. Ridiculous.

Usually it's just the conference realignment board that falls for the bait...

WTG AAC brethren...

I wouldn't go that far,but the optics obviously aren't that good. Expect a call from Aresco to make sure that such griping remains out of the public eye. In that scenario, a call would be placed to the AD with a gentle, but firm reminder that comity is essential in conference relationships. At the same time, some have suggested that it was printed to agitate. And give UConn credit, they dominate the arena of public opinion when it comes to the AAC.

As a side note we've discussed the impact that travel has on the students. It is a grave concern.

(08-25-2015 09:23 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 09:06 PM)gostangs Wrote:  exactly. Some worthless coach of a sport nobody cares about is mad at his conference when he should be bitching at his AD, and we get a 5 page hypothetical of what would happen if UConn moved their only good sport to a different league. I think the answer is SMU would have to schedule you out of conference in order to kick your butt (again).

If basketball is UCONN's only good sport, then times are tough at SMU. What exactly are the Mustangs "good" at?

Let me know when SMU makes it to the second weekend of the NCAA tourney...

We are really good at beating UCONN.

Are there mods on this board? Do they not see through this guy's act?

I'm pretty tired of watching the puppets on this board get their strings pulled by this troll over and over. At a certain point, if every single UConn poster is complaining about this guy, wouldn't someone running the site say enough is enough?

(08-26-2015 06:34 AM)Hank Schrader Wrote:  Are there mods on this board? Do they not see through this guy's act?

I'm pretty tired of watching the puppets on this board get their strings pulled by this troll over and over. At a certain point, if every single UConn poster is complaining about this guy, wouldn't someone running the site say enough is enough?

I don't think he's doing anything that's worthy of being banned. Being limited to the smack board would be appropriate however......or we could all merely ignore all of his posts and essentially take his entertainment away. It's obvious that personal entertainment is his objective. Remove the responses, his personal entertainment disappears, and he disappears.