Scholarship table
For what it’s worth, heard on espn radio today that UConn and the ACC have an interest in a discussion.
After they’ve been snubbed by that conference for the last decade, and after the Big East embraced them when their athletic programs needed to get out of the AAC, wow, that would be some kind of jackass move to pull off. And I think it’s definitely arguable whether the ACC would be better for them. See Pitt and Syracuse since jumping ship.
I agree with every word you say here, Hutch.I'll close by saying that if UConn leaves, eff 'em.
Especially with a wandering eye after ONE season back.
It would cost them so much money as well. I think 30 million if they leave before five years.Their athletic department is already in the hole.
Is anybody really surprised by this? I had mixed feelings about them joining for a number of reasons. Maybe its just all loose talk but if it happened, what's not to like about $30 mil?
See, I had no mixed feelings. I think they add tremendously to the Big East in basketball, but if they leave the Big East won't be any worse off than before they came back. It really was a no-lose situation for the Big East.
…the perception, stigma, wouldn’t be good. As an original BE program, I feel UConn coming back adds to the conference. Should UConn leave is a loss beyond the court, IMO.
I agree it's silly to say it wouldn't be a loss...they were a positive add/improvement when they entered the conference so by definition if they leave its a loss on the court and off.That being said, my opinion is that it is just speculation for the sake of it versus real smoke. The big pieces need to get set before the scrap eating schools start plotting moves.
For a school that had a 40+ million athletic budget deficit, the idea that this same school would pony up another $30 million in exit fees (per the Big East agreement with UConn during the first six years in the league) is genuinely laughable.UConn is not going anywhere. If anything, with this new FBS landscape unfolding before our eyes, there is a stronger likelihood of UConn moving to FBS-1B than it is to move to a P4 conference.
Why settle for West Virgina? Maybe Kansas gives up on football
Looking at their record over the last decade or two, one can argue they already have.
$30 million is nothing compared to the jump in rights fees they’d get. That would be paid off in two years.
Is adding UConn financially advantageous for the other ACC members?
Probably not, which is why it is quite doubtful they would make the offer, but UConn would take it in a heartbeat. Seriously people think UConn would stick with the BE with their $2 million payout, plus whatever they can scramble for their football rights fees, versus an eight figure payout from the ACC?Let's just say that the ACC payout is $20 million a year. A $30 million exit fee isn't stopping that.