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  • anonymous42
    Rookie
    • Mar 2015
    • 96

    #16
    Re: UConn returning to the Big East

    Originally posted by jake44np
    I work in Cincy and i can tell you for sure UC is a basketball school, not a football school.
    Also i am for certain that Memphis is the same way.
    Memphis is both now.

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    • NYJets
      Hall Of Fame
      • Jul 2002
      • 18637

      #17
      Re: UConn returning to the Big East

      Originally posted by anonymous42
      Financial suicide.
      In the short term UConn has exit/entry fees over time should be a win for UConn though from what ive read.
      Originally posted by Jay Bilas
      The question isn't whether UConn belongs with the elites, but over the last 20 years, whether the rest of the college basketball elite belongs with UConn

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      • NYJets
        Hall Of Fame
        • Jul 2002
        • 18637

        #18
        Re: UConn returning to the Big East

        No one cares about this except the hundreds of remaining UConn football fans, but this move is now looking pretty good for football. They released 9 of the 12 games next year and its a more interesting schedule than we've been playing since joining the american. More p5 games, 7 home games instead of 6, trip to ole miss, more regional games, and one of the non announced games has been confirmed to be an acc opponent. And this was a schedule they pulled out of their *** last minute. Future schedules are going to be better.

        Baby steps, still one of the worst teams in fbs, still not a lot of reasons to be optimistic about turning the team around any time soon, but its something.
        Originally posted by Jay Bilas
        The question isn't whether UConn belongs with the elites, but over the last 20 years, whether the rest of the college basketball elite belongs with UConn

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        • JHamilton9
          '94 World Series MVP
          • May 2014
          • 645

          #19
          Re: UConn returning to the Big East

          Originally posted by NYJets
          No one cares about this except the hundreds of remaining UConn football fans, but this move is now looking pretty good for football. They released 9 of the 12 games next year and its a more interesting schedule than we've been playing since joining the american. More p5 games, 7 home games instead of 6, trip to ole miss, more regional games, and one of the non announced games has been confirmed to be an acc opponent. And this was a schedule they pulled out of their *** last minute. Future schedules are going to be better.
          Baby steps, still one of the worst teams in fbs, still not a lot of reasons to be optimistic about turning the team around any time soon, but its something.
          Based on the payouts so far, the school is scheduled to lose over $350,000 with this schedule. The school is collecting $0 when they go to Ole Miss, but they get the benefit of hosting Middle Tennessee and paying them $0. (The $1.5 million will be paid by Ole Miss to Middle Tennessee.)

          The next few years will be big money losers for football, but there is hope basketball can help offset the losses. If anything, it may create "job security" for the football staff (and other sports) because the school won't be able to afford the buyouts if they are fired.

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          • NYJets
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 18637

            #20
            Re: UConn returning to the Big East

            Originally posted by JHamilton9
            Based on the payouts so far, the school is scheduled to lose over $350,000 with this schedule. The school is collecting $0 when they go to Ole Miss, but they get the benefit of hosting Middle Tennessee and paying them $0. (The $1.5 million will be paid by Ole Miss to Middle Tennessee.)

            The next few years will be big money losers for football, but there is hope basketball can help offset the losses. If anything, it may create "job security" for the football staff (and other sports) because the school won't be able to afford the buyouts if they are fired.

            Yea but this is just for the first year when they had to take whatever games they could get and they had to convince schools to break up their already made schedules to play uconn instead. Based on games announced for future years they should be able to get buy games with some big programs, and home and homes with mid-lower tier p5 schools and regional teams. Also we still have to see that type of tv deal they can pull off.
            Originally posted by Jay Bilas
            The question isn't whether UConn belongs with the elites, but over the last 20 years, whether the rest of the college basketball elite belongs with UConn

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            • ehh
              Hall Of Fame
              • Mar 2003
              • 28962

              #21
              Re: UConn returning to the Big East

              The football team loses something like $7-9m annually. What's another $350k?
              "You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier

              "Beware of geeks bearing formulas." - Warren Buffet

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