(06-24-2019 03:52 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:46 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:38 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:29 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:22 PM)jaminniner Wrote:  UCONN is located next door to ESPN. I wouldn’t dismiss a scheduling alliance with them if they agreed to play a certain number of basketball games against CUSA teams.

Ideal but unlikely. Presuming the Big East stays at 11 and goes to a 20-game round-robin, they'd only have (I believe) seven dates plus an exempt tournament. Between body-bag games and games against bigger programs, I don't imagine they'd have too many openings for CUSA/MAC/Belt schools.

I think, we would accept the bodybag moniker if that meant getting UCONN to play us at home every so often. BTW, just playing devils advocate here. I got no qualms about never playing UConn in football.

But they'd be buy games, not home-and-homes. Last season, UConn only left the state for the 2K Sports tournament at MSG and neutral-site classics at MSG and Newark. The season before that, it was a road game against Arizona, another classic at MSG and PK80 in Oregon. The rest of their OOC games were at Storrs or Hartford. They might be amenable to paying CUSA schools to come their way, but I'd be stunned if they returned the favor, especially if they have two fewer OOC dates with the Big East move.

Ok, cool. But what if they only had to play one home and two away CUSA games a year. Would that be worth admission into CUSA as football only? What is 3 basketball games worth in comparison to a football home and not having the headache of independent scheduling. I don't have an answer, just spittballing.

I would never say never, and if UConn was desperate enough for a football home, they might be more willing to send out the men's basketball team (or the women's for that matter) on the occasional venture into CUSA Land. But I think the logistics are going to be difficult, especially given their reticence to playing true road games against anyone but powerhouses.

(06-24-2019 04:10 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:52 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:46 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:38 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 03:29 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Ideal but unlikely. Presuming the Big East stays at 11 and goes to a 20-game round-robin, they'd only have (I believe) seven dates plus an exempt tournament. Between body-bag games and games against bigger programs, I don't imagine they'd have too many openings for CUSA/MAC/Belt schools.

I think, we would accept the bodybag moniker if that meant getting UCONN to play us at home every so often. BTW, just playing devils advocate here. I got no qualms about never playing UConn in football.

But they'd be buy games, not home-and-homes. Last season, UConn only left the state for the 2K Sports tournament at MSG and neutral-site classics at MSG and Newark. The season before that, it was a road game against Arizona, another classic at MSG and PK80 in Oregon. The rest of their OOC games were at Storrs or Hartford. They might be amenable to paying CUSA schools to come their way, but I'd be stunned if they returned the favor, especially if they have two fewer OOC dates with the Big East move.

Ok, cool. But what if they only had to play one home and two away CUSA games a year. Would that be worth admission into CUSA as football only? What is 3 basketball games worth in comparison to a football home and not having the headache of independent scheduling. I don't have an answer, just spittballing.

I would never say never, and if UConn was desperate enough for a football home, they might be more willing to send out the men's basketball team (or the women's for that matter) on the occasional venture into CUSA Land. But I think the logistics are going to be difficult, especially given their reticence to playing true road games against anyone but powerhouses.

That makes sense. I have little experience with UCONN. They are garaunteed games with Army and Umass plus an FCS that leaves only 9 more games. Any big name program is gonna want to negotiate basketball games along with a home and home. Why not just give up a few each year to fill out the schedule?

I'd take UConn for football if they promised 6 OOC basketball games to CUSA every year with half on the road, and worked out a deal for those games to be on a broadcast ESPN channel. (1,2 or U) AND, they don't get a share of our media scraps money. They'll have plenty in the BE.

(06-24-2019 03:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  What if, UCONN offers a reverse ND and guarantees a certain amount of Basketball games to conference members? The RPI alone would be worth the horrible football.

Here is the thing Memphis didn't excite me even when we shared a conference in any sport. We have no history with UConn what so ever except we kicked their rears in a bowl game in 2015. Playing a one off basketball game with them every 3 years doesn't get me excited.

As Nancy Reagan used to say: "Just say NO!!"

(06-24-2019 04:34 PM)monarx Wrote:  I'd take UConn for football if they promised 6 OOC basketball games to CUSA every year with half on the road, and worked out a deal for those games to be on a broadcast ESPN channel. (1,2 or U) AND, they don't get a share of our media scraps money. They'll have plenty in the BE.

I wouldn’t mind that type of arrangement either.

UConn at the Don Haskins Center would bring probably 10k fans...... possibly a sold out game. We rarely if ever see any Big East teams on our schedule and UConn is IMO the biggest Big East brand followed by Villanova and Georgetown.

(06-24-2019 05:26 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  I wouldn’t mind that type of arrangement either.

UConn at the Don Haskins Center would bring probably 10k fans...... possibly a sold out game. We rarely if ever see any Big East teams on our schedule and UConn is IMO the biggest Big East brand followed by Villanova and Georgetown.

This may have been true when Jim Calhoun was there. This isn't Calhoun's UConn anymore. Sure Ollie won a title but he also did it with Calhoun's players.

It will be interesting when Auriemma retires, does UConn WBB fall like the men did.

Why is anyone willing to shelter an absolute failed football program for a one off basketball game every 3-4 years. That makes no sense what so ever. Plus this conference has enough Warts like any other conference without catering to one more.

UConn would have to pay us money and give us a set # of games each year in MBB and WBB to make it worth our while to provide shelter to their useless, @ss-wipe football team.

This one is so obvious that even CUSA’s leadership can’t screw it up.

*thinks about what he just wrote*

Oh, my God. Surely they wouldn’t...

I say offer them four football games for four basketball games each year. Two home and two away games of each.

First of all Blaudschun is known for posting things with little facts, but wild ass guesses. He has this wild speculation.

Quote:There is also a plan being discussed that UConn and UMass become part of the Eastern Division of Conference USA, which would then split apart and become its league (9 teams) and the West would also be a 9 team conference by going after schools such as BYU and New Mexico State in football only.

But anything other than a move to the MAC requires too many details to get done quickly. Adding UConn and UMass as FB only members could be announced within a few weeks.

https://collegesportsmaven.io/tmg/api/am...ssion=true

(06-25-2019 09:44 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  First of all Blaudschun is known for posting things with little facts, but wild ass guesses. He has this wild speculation.

Quote:There is also a plan being discussed that UConn and UMass become part of the Eastern Division of Conference USA, which would then split apart and become its league (9 teams) and the West would also be a 9 team conference by going after schools such as BYU and New Mexico State in football only.

But anything other than a move to the MAC requires too many details to get done quickly. Adding UConn and UMass as FB only members could be announced within a few weeks.

https://collegesportsmaven.io/tmg/api/am...ssion=true

And I thought David Scott was bad!

(06-24-2019 06:39 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 05:26 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  I wouldn’t mind that type of arrangement either.

UConn at the Don Haskins Center would bring probably 10k fans...... possibly a sold out game. We rarely if ever see any Big East teams on our schedule and UConn is IMO the biggest Big East brand followed by Villanova and Georgetown.

This may have been true when Jim Calhoun was there. This isn't Calhoun's UConn anymore. Sure Ollie won a title but he also did it with Calhoun's players.

It will be interesting when Auriemma retires, does UConn WBB fall like the men did.

Why is anyone willing to shelter an absolute failed football program for a one off basketball game every 3-4 years. That makes no sense what so ever. Plus this conference has enough Warts like any other conference without catering to one more.

It’ll be interesting what happens to UConn women’s basketball when Auriemma retires. Do they hire a coach that keeps them as an elite team especially now with their Big East membership? Or do they become another Old Dominion and Louisiana Tech?

I’m in the minority on this, of course. But playing UConn in basketball would be a huge deal for UTEP. I don’t think they’re coming here anyway but probably they can ask C-USA for 4 football games in exchange for 4 basketball games. I’d rather play UConn than an FCS team.

(06-24-2019 02:17 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Air Force football only to AAC and olympic sports to WAC

UTEP to MWC

UConn to CUSA as a football only

The moment CUSA announces UConn as a football only, there'll be far more than just UTEP leaving.

Really think UConn will go independent for 2021, which will be nice for us. We can have a season ending rivalry game, 72 games to date.

(06-24-2019 03:22 PM)jaminniner Wrote:  UCONN is located next door to ESPN. I wouldn’t dismiss a scheduling alliance with them if they agreed to play a certain number of basketball games against CUSA teams.

I'm sure UConn administrators/boosters, state politicians, and ESPN execs travel in the same social circles, country clubs, etc. so I won't be surprised if strings get pulled to get UConn football into a conference if that's what they want.

(06-25-2019 09:55 AM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 06:39 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 05:26 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  I wouldn’t mind that type of arrangement either.

UConn at the Don Haskins Center would bring probably 10k fans...... possibly a sold out game. We rarely if ever see any Big East teams on our schedule and UConn is IMO the biggest Big East brand followed by Villanova and Georgetown.

This may have been true when Jim Calhoun was there. This isn't Calhoun's UConn anymore. Sure Ollie won a title but he also did it with Calhoun's players.

It will be interesting when Auriemma retires, does UConn WBB fall like the men did.

Why is anyone willing to shelter an absolute failed football program for a one off basketball game every 3-4 years. That makes no sense what so ever. Plus this conference has enough Warts like any other conference without catering to one more.

It’ll be interesting what happens to UConn women’s basketball when Auriemma retires. Do they hire a coach that keeps them as an elite team especially now with their Big East membership? Or do they become another Old Dominion and Louisiana Tech?

I’m in the minority on this, of course. But playing UConn in basketball would be a huge deal for UTEP. I don’t think they’re coming here anyway but probably they can ask C-USA for 4 football games in exchange for 4 basketball games. I’d rather play UConn than an FCS team.

If you could get Uconn on the Womens basketball schedule in Ruston. Tickets would go through the roof. Men's basketball too. I would love to see either in Ruston.

(06-25-2019 09:44 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  First of all Blaudschun is known for posting things with little facts, but wild ass guesses. He has this wild speculation.

Quote:There is also a plan being discussed that UConn and UMass become part of the Eastern Division of Conference USA, which would then split apart and become its league (9 teams) and the West would also be a 9 team conference by going after schools such as BYU and New Mexico State in football only.

But anything other than a move to the MAC requires too many details to get done quickly. Adding UConn and UMass as FB only members could be announced within a few weeks.

https://collegesportsmaven.io/tmg/api/am...ssion=true

I've seen some crazy **** over the last few days but that takes the cake.

That almost has to be a Russian bot.

(06-25-2019 11:03 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(06-25-2019 09:44 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  First of all Blaudschun is known for posting things with little facts, but wild ass guesses. He has this wild speculation.

Quote:There is also a plan being discussed that UConn and UMass become part of the Eastern Division of Conference USA, which would then split apart and become its league (9 teams) and the West would also be a 9 team conference by going after schools such as BYU and New Mexico State in football only.

But anything other than a move to the MAC requires too many details to get done quickly. Adding UConn and UMass as FB only members could be announced within a few weeks.

https://collegesportsmaven.io/tmg/api/am...ssion=true

I've seen some crazy **** over the last few days but that takes the cake.

That's Upper Iowa and Colorado Mines to D1 and North Dakota State to the Big 12 crazy. Though I guess I shouldn't be too harsh; he IS pushing for ODU to the AAC.

For what its worth---Mark Blaudscuan is reporting that UConn is floating a plan that would add UMass and UConn to CUSA East and then split that off as a separate new conference.

There is also a plan being discussed that UConn and UMass become part of the Eastern Division of Conference USA, which would then split apart and become its league (9 teams) and the West would also be a 9 team conference by going after schools such as BYU and New Mexico State in football only.

But anything other than a move to the MAC requires too many details to get done quickly. Adding UConn and UMass as FB only members could be announced within a few weeks.


https://collegesportsmaven.io/tmg/mark-b...LKGjw4-7w/

clt is all in on the cusa east conference