(11-02-2021 09:17 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(11-02-2021 09:14 AM)e-parade Wrote:  

(11-02-2021 09:07 AM)Bogg Wrote:  

(11-02-2021 09:03 AM)orangefan Wrote:  Separately, I would expect UConn and/or UMass to be offered football-only memberships. 9 or 10 football playing members would make scheduling much easier than with 8.

Eh. I'm more confident in UConn's ability to sell 4-6 games a year to CBS/Fox directly than I am in the future CUSA's ability to land 60-100% of their games on TV across any network.

Go football only and keep your own media contract for home games. Be the bigger name that helps sell the other CUSA home games.

Yes, if UConn is going to make this move (and to be clear, I would NOT suggest them to make this move if I were running that school), then it needs to be where UConn can keep its own football TV deal. Otherwise, it's a non-starter.

Bowl games and conference championships—no matter how lowly the league’s status—actually matter for the players and coaches.

Notre Dame knows they have bowl tie-ins and they’re unique in that they’re actually against conference membership. They probably would still be Indy in basketball if it were remotely feasible.

Army knows they have bowl tie-ins and their conference championship is the Commander in Chief’s trophy.

UConn might be able to get by as an Indy, but playing UMass Thanksgiving weekend for a chance to go to Florida for a bowl game matters more to players than buy games. Tough to sell prospective recruits on buy games.