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Re: UConn to BE Rumors
« Reply #200 on: June 24, 2019, 01:02:51 PM »
Maybe it has already been mentioned here, but didn't the deal with FOX increase in value if the Big East added a team?  Does anyone remember what it increased to?

The original deal from 2013 was $500M for 12 years. If we added 2 teams (Dayton and SLU were rumored at the time) it would increase to $600M.

So the question becomes if they just increase the yearly amount and prorate the difference (halfway through the deal, so change the $250M owed to $275M) or if they will renegotiate terms on the basis that a state school like UConn brings more attention and the shift to a 20-game schedule provides more inventory.
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« Reply #201 on: June 24, 2019, 01:30:24 PM »
Maybe it has already been mentioned here, but didn't the deal with FOX increase in value if the Big East added a team?  Does anyone remember what it increased to?
My memory was it was a pro rata increase, so no dilution .
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Re: UConn to BE Rumors
« Reply #202 on: June 24, 2019, 03:12:07 PM »
Maybe this is another reason UConn is $40M in debt in athletics.  New lockers......cannot wait to hear how often and costly these are to be replaced after a year or two of heavy use.

https://twitter.com/UConnFootball/status/1143218030014394371

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Re: UConn to BE Rumors
« Reply #203 on: June 24, 2019, 03:27:27 PM »
Maybe this is another reason UConn is $40M in debt in athletics.  New lockers......cannot wait to hear how often and costly these are to be replaced after a year or two of heavy use.

https://twitter.com/UConnFootball/status/1143218030014394371

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Re: UConn to BE Rumors
« Reply #204 on: June 24, 2019, 03:42:15 PM »
Maybe this is another reason UConn is $40M in debt in athletics.  New lockers......cannot wait to hear how often and costly these are to be replaced after a year or two of heavy use.

https://twitter.com/UConnFootball/status/1143218030014394371

almost guaranteed this was paid through donations exclusively. One guy alone gave $1 million for it.

My buddy was in a Power 5 football locker room that was also entirely donor-funded and noticed every locker was named after a donor ($50K to do that).  He was amused to see his daughter's father in law's name on one and he said to me "damn, should have made them kick in more for the wedding."
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« Reply #205 on: June 24, 2019, 03:42:21 PM »
Bob from Bob's Discount Furniture probably paid for them.  Seriously.

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« Reply #206 on: June 24, 2019, 03:51:47 PM »
almost guaranteed this was paid through donations exclusively. One guy alone gave $1 million for it.

My buddy was in a Power 5 football locker room that was also entirely donor-funded and noticed every locker was named after a donor ($50K to do that).  He was amused to see his daughter's father in law's name on one and he said to me "damn, should have made them kick in more for the wedding."

Maybe they should have asked for those donations to cover the nearly $1200 a year each student is paying to support the athletics program.

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Re: UConn to BE Rumors
« Reply #207 on: June 24, 2019, 04:03:40 PM »
Bob from Bob's Discount Furniture probably paid for them.  Seriously.

Well, he’s certainly got some money from me

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« Reply #208 on: June 24, 2019, 04:21:00 PM »
Well, he’s certainly got some money from me

He's a UConn grad and donor.  Company is based out of Connecticut.

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« Reply #209 on: June 24, 2019, 04:34:52 PM »
He's a UConn grad and donor.  Company is based out of Connecticut.

I remember the Bob’s Stores t-shirts we wore Freshman year for intramurals.
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« Reply #210 on: June 24, 2019, 05:57:29 PM »
I remember the Bob’s Stores t-shirts we wore Freshman year for intramurals.

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« Reply #211 on: June 24, 2019, 06:34:00 PM »
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« Reply #212 on: June 24, 2019, 06:39:13 PM »
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« Reply #213 on: June 24, 2019, 07:19:07 PM »
I can see why Calhoun and Geno never got along. Geno very arrogant.

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Re: UConn to BE Rumors
« Reply #214 on: June 24, 2019, 08:15:11 PM »
I remember the Bob’s Stores t-shirts we wore Freshman year for intramurals.

Chico's believe it or not, that was actually a different Bob's Store!
They sold t-shirts for a $1 with their logo on it, so I would buy a bunch when I was home on break and everyone wore for our intramural teams.

Bob's Store is actually still in existence and is now owned by the TJ Maxx Company.

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« Reply #215 on: June 24, 2019, 10:40:19 PM »
Chico's believe it or not, that was actually a different Bob's Store!
They sold t-shirts for a $1 with their logo on it, so I would buy a bunch when I was home on break and everyone wore for our intramural teams.

Bob's Store is actually still in existence and is now owned by the TJ Maxx Company.

I had no idea, thanks for the correction.  I just remember having the shirt and like everyone on the floor seemed to, or maybe it was one of the intramural teams we played on.  Memory getting fuzzier by the year.
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« Reply #216 on: June 25, 2019, 04:37:16 AM »
I had no idea, thanks for the correction.  I just remember having the shirt and like everyone on the floor seemed to, or maybe it was one of the intramural teams we played on.  Memory getting fuzzier by the year.

They are like the urban wear brand of TJMaxx and it's only New England.

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« Reply #217 on: June 25, 2019, 06:54:47 AM »
How will this affect the Big East tournament with 11 teams? Right now the the bottom 4 play with the winners advancing to the quarter finals.

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« Reply #218 on: June 25, 2019, 07:14:19 AM »
How will this affect the Big East tournament with 11 teams? Right now the the bottom 4 play with the winners advancing to the quarter finals.

Top 5 teams get buys. Bottom 6 play each other.  The three winners of those games play the top 3 seeds. 4 and 5 play each other.
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« Reply #219 on: June 25, 2019, 09:14:54 AM »
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« Reply #220 on: June 25, 2019, 12:42:56 PM »
Top 5 teams get buys. Bottom 6 play each other.  The three winners of those games play the top 3 seeds. 4 and 5 play each other.

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« Reply #221 on: June 25, 2019, 03:29:07 PM »
FWIW, Calhoun is just as bad.

Funny I just assumed it was a reference to both of them. 

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« Reply #222 on: June 25, 2019, 03:47:41 PM »
This just in:

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« Reply #223 on: June 25, 2019, 04:16:23 PM »
Top 5 teams get buys. Bottom 6 play each other.  The three winners of those games play the top 3 seeds. 4 and 5 play each other.

my guess it that it will be identical to the old 11 team Big Ten Tournament:

https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/a/2010/0308_2010_big_ten_tournament_bracket.php
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