(11-01-2019 02:41 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 02:13 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:08 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  I don't have tickets yet but I'll be there. Go Huskies!

I'm sure you can just wander into any XCONN home football game and have your choice of seats.

ECU has had at least 18K empty seats in their last few home games. Pretty sure you can just wander in there and have your choice of seats, too.

I don't understand why the people on this board are such As%$ol@!. They got what they wanted with us out of here. Now they can dream big about being a "Power 6" conference. There's just 3 things happening that will make that never so. 1. Tradition 2. Far too many directional colleges 3. The five conferences that will never let that happen and their enabler ESPN.

You are correct that the five power conferences will never let that happen. Why would they want to share that money? Ohio State, Clemson, and Alabama are going to want to share the wealth with ECU, Tulsa, and Tulane? Never.

Speaking of ESPN, I find the TV situation interesting, too. There has been a lot more positive talk about the AAC by ESPN and the talking heads seem to be slamming the AAC less. Is it that they now respect the AAC? Is it about ESPN pondering a day when the AAC will be elevated to a power conference by giving them a fat TV deal and actual power conference bowl access and not just a "P6" campaign? Definitely not. It is about ESPN talking the league up so that they can lure subscribers in for when they put the league behind the ESPN+ pay wall beginning next year.

ESPN needs the AAC to be good enough to lure those subscribers. but there is no way that you will ever see an AAC channel on linear ESPN. That would cost ESPN too much money that they aren't willing to spend. However, behind a paywall on ESPN+, individual fans can now foot most of the bill to see their favorite teams.

I am also convinced that College Gameday at Memphis is nothing more than a stunt to lure subscribers to ESPN+ by showing them that the AAC has some good teams. It does benefit the conference to have it happen on linear TV regardless of the motivation, however. And it ESPN does an AAC College Gameday regularly on linear ESPN to lure in ESPN+ subscribers, that isn't bad for the conference either.

Just don't get fooled into thinking that ESPN is your friend now. They are using AAC schools as a lure for their other content like they always have. They just don't value it enough to pay it power money or give it power status (and they never will).

(11-01-2019 03:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 02:41 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 02:13 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:08 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  I don't have tickets yet but I'll be there. Go Huskies!

I'm sure you can just wander into any XCONN home football game and have your choice of seats.

ECU has had at least 18K empty seats in their last few home games. Pretty sure you can just wander in there and have your choice of seats, too.

I don't understand why the people on this board are such As%$ol@!. They got what they wanted with us out of here. Now they can dream big about being a "Power 6" conference. There's just 3 things happening that will make that never so. 1. Tradition 2. Far too many directional colleges 3. The five conferences that will never let that happen and their enabler ESPN.

You are correct that the five power conferences will never let that happen. Why would they want to share that money? Ohio State, Clemson, and Alabama are going to want to share the wealth with ECU, Tulsa, and Tulane? Never.

Speaking of ESPN, I find the TV situation interesting, too. There has been a lot more positive talk about the AAC by ESPN and the talking heads seem to be slamming the AAC less. Is it that they now respect the AAC? Is it about ESPN pondering a day when the AAC will be elevated to a power conference by giving them a fat TV deal and actual power conference bowl access and not just a "P6" campaign? Definitely not. It is about ESPN talking the league up so that they can lure subscribers in for when they put the league behind the ESPN+ pay wall beginning next year.

ESPN needs the AAC to be good enough to lure those subscribers. but there is no way that you will ever see an AAC channel on linear ESPN. That would cost ESPN too much money that they aren't willing to spend. However, behind a paywall on ESPN+, individual fans can now foot most of the bill to see their favorite teams.

I am also convinced that College Gameday at Memphis is nothing more than a stunt to lure subscribers to ESPN+ by showing them that the AAC has some good teams. It does benefit the conference to have it happen on linear TV regardless of the motivation, however. And it ESPN does an AAC College Gameday regularly on linear ESPN to lure in ESPN+ subscribers, that isn't bad for the conference either.

Just don't get fooled into thinking that ESPN is your friend now. They are using AAC schools as a lure for their other content like they always have. They just don't value it enough to pay it power money or give it power status (and they never will).

Didn't they host a game day at UCF last year? I think you're looking into it a little bit too much. You've got an undefeated team with a win over TCU and a 1 loss team with a win over Ole Miss. Both are clearly good teams and the winner will be in the driver's seat for a NY6 birth. It's a good narrative, hence why it is deserving of hosting a game day

(11-01-2019 06:49 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 03:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 02:41 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 02:13 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  I'm sure you can just wander into any XCONN home football game and have your choice of seats.

ECU has had at least 18K empty seats in their last few home games. Pretty sure you can just wander in there and have your choice of seats, too.

I don't understand why the people on this board are such As%$ol@!. They got what they wanted with us out of here. Now they can dream big about being a "Power 6" conference. There's just 3 things happening that will make that never so. 1. Tradition 2. Far too many directional colleges 3. The five conferences that will never let that happen and their enabler ESPN.

You are correct that the five power conferences will never let that happen. Why would they want to share that money? Ohio State, Clemson, and Alabama are going to want to share the wealth with ECU, Tulsa, and Tulane? Never.

Speaking of ESPN, I find the TV situation interesting, too. There has been a lot more positive talk about the AAC by ESPN and the talking heads seem to be slamming the AAC less. Is it that they now respect the AAC? Is it about ESPN pondering a day when the AAC will be elevated to a power conference by giving them a fat TV deal and actual power conference bowl access and not just a "P6" campaign? Definitely not. It is about ESPN talking the league up so that they can lure subscribers in for when they put the league behind the ESPN+ pay wall beginning next year.

ESPN needs the AAC to be good enough to lure those subscribers. but there is no way that you will ever see an AAC channel on linear ESPN. That would cost ESPN too much money that they aren't willing to spend. However, behind a paywall on ESPN+, individual fans can now foot most of the bill to see their favorite teams.

I am also convinced that College Gameday at Memphis is nothing more than a stunt to lure subscribers to ESPN+ by showing them that the AAC has some good teams. It does benefit the conference to have it happen on linear TV regardless of the motivation, however. And it ESPN does an AAC College Gameday regularly on linear ESPN to lure in ESPN+ subscribers, that isn't bad for the conference either.

Just don't get fooled into thinking that ESPN is your friend now. They are using AAC schools as a lure for their other content like they always have. They just don't value it enough to pay it power money or give it power status (and they never will).

Didn't they host a game day at UCF last year? I think you're looking into it a little bit too much. You've got an undefeated team with a win over TCU and a 1 loss team with a win over Ole Miss. Both are clearly good teams and the winner will be in the driver's seat for a NY6 birth. It's a good narrative, hence why it is deserving of hosting a game day

TCU is 4-3. Ole Miss is 3-5.

(11-01-2019 02:13 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 01:08 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  I don't have tickets yet but I'll be there. Go Huskies!

I'm sure you can just wander into any XCONN home football game and have your choice of seats.

ECU has had at least 18K empty seats in their last few home games. Pretty sure you can just wander in there and have your choice of seats, too.

Of course you can but we haven't accepted defeat and folded our program. Anyway, nice to see XCONN understand they never should have been elevated in the first place.

Well that didn't take long.

Edsall looked really happy on the sidelines just before the game. Must be a lot of bonuses coming his way tonight.

(11-01-2019 07:09 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  Well that didn't take long.

FU

Most exciting moment of this game so far: The SMU/Memphis game commercial.

(11-01-2019 07:10 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 07:09 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  Well that didn't take long.

FU

you stuck? need help with that?

(11-01-2019 07:10 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 07:09 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  Well that didn't take long.

FU

UConn fans soooo obsessed with the American. Aren’t y’all moving on up?

(11-01-2019 07:10 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 07:09 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  Well that didn't take long.

FU

Not very nice, let’s be honest UConn should have been kicked out a long time ago. I think it was a great move to kill the football team and focus on women’s basketball.

That was quick too.

(11-01-2019 07:17 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  That was quick too.

Is Navy asleep or what?

C'mon Huskies. You can do this.

(11-01-2019 07:14 PM)TheBigEastSucks Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 07:10 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(11-01-2019 07:09 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  Well that didn't take long.

FU

Not very nice, let’s be honest UConn should have been kicked out a long time ago. I think it was a great move to kill the football team and focus on women’s basketball.

There is no American without UConn. Up yours!

Huskies! Wooooooooo!

Husky Power!! Uh oh!

It’s cold here

No sh!t