much broader issue - will crowds return to any sporting events before a vaccine is available?
Just one more thing. When UConn was first considered for membership in the ACC, the football program was on an upward trajectory. Pasqualoni's team beat Louisville. Active lobbying against UConn by BC, FSU, later Cuse did the damage. Hard to fathom that PItt and Cuse are not equal to UConn in what it could have brought to the conference. I don't keep rehashing this over and over, but being locked up at home is just fraying nerves even more.Fair enough....hate is often not rational.
I hate Ohio State...and not for any rational reason...
Good news! The girl from FSU lost on jeopardy tonight big time! Unfortunately, the other two contestants were from Florida and Yale and not from Louisville! Life is good!Views are different from the inside than from outside....
But first, I will acknowledge my affinity to Louisville.
...FSU played all sports (except football) in the Metro with Louisville from 1976 to 1992. A lot of shared sports history...my wife and I had our first date, 40 years ago to a Louisville/FSU game.
UConn did beat Louisville, and was also beaten 26-0 by Louisville in 2012...
And, in their often cited BCS year of 2010, UConn was the 8-5 three way co champ of the conference along with Pitt and WVU.
...and Louisville was champ in 2012.
And, yep, I am also bored and would rather go back and forth with Buddy than watch Tiger King.
Good news! The girl from FSU lost on jeopardy tonight big time! Unfortunately, the other two contestants were from Florida and Yale and not from Louisville! Life is good!
UL has history with some ACC schools that goes back over 100 years. Said it before, we have to earn more stripes. We do have a nice trophy case. We've won the most national championships of any school in the Big East, old and new.Just one more thing. When UConn was first considered for membership in the ACC, the football program was on an upward trajectory. Pasqualoni's team beat Louisville. Active lobbying against UConn by BC, FSU, later Cuse did the damage. Hard to fathom that PItt and Cuse are not equal to UConn in what it could have brought to the conference. I don't keep rehashing this over and over, but being locked up at home is just fraying nerves even more.
Quite the opposite. With no live sports happening anywhere the first thing they realize is how important it is to have content. I’m tired of watching old games on TV where i know the outcome.If the virus forces cancellation of football season I wonder if the networks might invoke any acts of God clauses to void some less desirable contracts. The cord-cutting phenomenon and declining attendance may make them question whether the back-ends of some long term deals will be boat anchors.
Good news! The girl from FSU lost on jeopardy tonight big time! Unfortunately, the other two contestants were from Florida and Yale and not from Louisville! Life is good!
When Jordan and ESPN talked...all had to listen. DeFillipo was very close to the truth when he said...."ESPN told us what to do."
That is a big and underappreciated impact of cancelling the college football season. For the school's that pack large stadiums, the football gate is a major revenue number.And of course you’d have to believe things will eventually get back to normal and fans can go back to stadiums.
He did say that of course he also a lot of other things:
DeFilippo also said in the story that Boston College worked to keep UConn from being invited to the ACC.
"We didn't want them in," he told the Globe. "It was a matter of turf. We wanted to be the New England team."
DeFilippo adds that he "spoke inappropriately and erroneously regarding ESPN's role in conference expansion."
I know we are currently starved for live sports, but when we come out of this pandemic it will take quite a while to overcome the economic damage. I don't think there's any way this increases the value of live sports and it is quite likely that it will actually accelerate trends away from traditional viewing patterns that threaten the economics of sports TV media companies.Quite the opposite. With no live sports happening anywhere the first thing they realize is how important it is to have content. I’m tired of watching old games on TV where i know the outcome.
Live sports is where it’s at and just became more valuable during this lockdown. And of course you’d have to believe things will eventually get back to normal and fans can go back to stadiums.
I am very tenacious. I would know if the SEC ever voted to keep FSU and Clemson out of their conference. I don't know the answer and I am relying on you to let me know, please. We are all aware that FSU and BC led the charge to keep UConn out of the ACC. Did such happen to FSU and Clemson if they wanted to join the SEC?I think that DeFillipo's President probably received a call from Swofford about his loose cannon and ESPN's concern. Thus the backtrack.
Defilippo used a poor and unartful choice of words...what he was trying to say was that the media money influenced the ACC decision. ESPN did not want to be seen as "telling" a conference what to do....although their money figures certainly influenced.
And, yes, I am sure that BC didn't want UConn in the ACC....just like Florida and South Carolina don't want FSU and Clemson, respectively, in the SEC.
By the time this thing is over, either because of a vaccine or whatever, people will be dying to get out and go places. The key being that they know its safe to do so.I know we are currently starved for live sports, but when we come out of this pandemic it will take quite a while to overcome the economic damage. I don't think there's any way this increases the value of live sports and it is quite likely that it will actually accelerate trends away from traditional viewing patterns that threaten the economics of sports TV media companies.
I am very tenacious. I would know if the SEC ever voted to keep FSU and Clemson out of their conference. I don't know the answer and I am relying on you to let me know, please. We are all aware that FSU and BC led the charge to keep UConn out of the ACC. Did such happen to FSU and Clemson if they wanted to join the SEC?
I believe that it will be a long time before the economy recovers. As as been said, the stock market drops like an elevator, but rises like an escalator. It is possible that many P5 schools will not be able to maintain their own status if this pandemic is as bad as some say and persists. Sadly, it appears that UConn will not be joining either of those conferences. UConn did have a real opportunity, but unfortunately for reasons that have been discussed many times, the opportunity was lost. UConn has decided to join the Big East, which has no P5 members. That was a signal that the P5 dream is over. Football will be independent, until a decision will be made whether to even keep the program afloat. So sadly, to answer your question, the answer is that you have more of a chance to win the Powerball than UConn has to go to either of those conferences.
Who is we?Please post more of these. We are up approx 15% this week. The broader based economy is another story.
Thank you for clarifying the info on FSU/SEC. I cannot prove that FSU and Clemson blocked UConn. I only see what I read in news articles. I think there is no question that they preferred Louisville and that is essentially the same as blocking UConn however. Nonetheless, it is done anyways. I do know that by and large, the blame for UConn not being in the ACC falls on BC, as they blocked UConn long before the final addition of Louisville.