(09-28-2015 04:22 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 07:13 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 04:40 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  Dayton I don't believe adds much to the Big East. Its not like they will be building an NBA caliber arena anytime soon.

I would make a play for UConn who could then go independent in football and sign a BYU type deal with ESPN.

BYU's schedule as an Independent is not that much different than an AAC schedule. Connecticut could play BYU and also UMass late in November every year alleviating scheduling pressure.

If ESPN were the least bit interested in UConn football, it would be at a price at least as low as their current share from the AAC, and probably lower. UConn has nowhere near BYU's stature when it comes to football. They would have a much harder time finding FBS opponents, and there is no market for games against schools like UMass and Army.

BE contract > AAC contract. If UConn was in the BE, their fb team could give the rights to their games to ESPN/FOX/NBC and still come out on top from a media payout perspective. That said, TV payouts are only one piece of the equation.

UConn could not garner enough as a football Independent. They are stuck in the AAC conference.