WordUpBU wrote:gostangs wrote:i kind of agree with him. ECU brings no media footprint that anyone will pay us for.
Ecu brings a better budget, fan following, facilities, and program than most if not all of the remaining CUSA or MAC options. The Mwc isn't an option after the BSU/SDSU fallout.
Short of Boise or SDSU which already fell through, who you gonna take instead?
The goal should be to move up to the Big 12 with you guys...this conference (American) was doomed from the beginning (G5 status, 135 Million contract instead if 1.35billion, no automatic bid, no representation in CFP selection committee, more than 1/2 of its members want to leave and 4/5 don't feel like this conference suits them..)
Also, the only reason we wanted to join the Big East was because of the increased TV exposure and revenues that exceeded $10 million a year. None of those happened since we are still only shown on ESPNU and ESPN3 and make less than $3 million in revenue. Travel alone is going to cripple us. (Flying out to UConn for basketball and football as well as non revenue sports can get pretty expensive!)
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