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Wash St. and OR St. ......literally taking a page out Uconn, Cincy and USF's playbook when the only thing they had left from CR was each other an about $105 million in loot. (except those 3 sold the BE name).

Now the PAC 2 keeps everything from the PAC 12( name, $$$, NCAA credits, etc. ) and is pretty much forming a west coast version of the BE/AAC.
Yep The PAC 2 continues on the path of the American as they rebuild the conference by now bringing in a hoops only school. Can anyone say Wichita St. ?.........can a FB only school ( like Navy) be far behind ?

 
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this FB season should be a good trial run on $$$ investment with NIL in the program. Mora started working with a collective that met in NYC last winter, headed by former Uconn FB player Mike Burton (yep names on the practice facility). They brought in 27 high level NIL transfers this offseason to upgrade the talent level.
I'd say with a 9 win season and the first bowl win since 2010 (plus vs. a P-4 team ) Mission accomplished !

(AUG 2024- ) UConn pours NIL money into football: 'Tired of being disrespected
Dave Benedict said it a few months back " We’re going to pour gas on ( NIL )".... “We’re going to double it next year, at least......”We’re going to win in football. I’m tired of being disrespected as a brand, nationally, because of football. " And now with DB extending Coach Mora's contract and #Winning....it didn't take long....so once again people are talking, LOL !

Could the ACC Pounce First? (excerpts)

" Heartland College Sports has learned that the Huskies remain of serious interest for Yormark......The ACC if they get there sooner than later..which has already tried to make a play for the NYC market....realize the value in having a league tournament comprised of Syracuse, Notre Dame, UConn, Boston College" ....could rival the Big 12 from a quality and basketball brand perspective...... If the race is on, the Big 12 and its decision makers would be wise to look at the potential addition of UConn as part of the arms race that college sports has become."
 
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I'd say with a 9 win season and the first bowl win since 2010 (plus vs. a P-4 team ) Mission accomplished !
And now with DB extending Coach Mora's contract and #Winning....it didn't take long....so once again people are talking, LOL !
Big 12 is probably more stable, I still like the ACC rivalries/locations way better, but win in FB and people are talking, LOL !
even hoops guys...

 
Zanetto suggested on the Locked on Podcast that ESPN could add a financial "sweetener" that might incentivize Big 12 or the Allstate 12 as it will soon be known, to do this deal with UConn.
YEP...Winning football has added once again to more CR talk, so Zanetto is back at it. Spending 20+ years on this board with all the CR talk( and the newbie FBS view holding us back ) has been a journey. But I can say the packed out Uconn/Fenway vibe alone was well worth the wait and even better than the Fiesta Bowl I attended . ( Uconn fans almost doubled the Fenway Bowl attendance of the BC/SMU game last year in their own backyard) .

From the putrid years of PP, Diaco and the fraudulent regime of Edsall 2.0........... Thanks again to Jim Mora, the new life that NIL has brought to the program and the Uconn players....anyway here's Locked on Uconn back at it !

(PS. side fact is Uconn's $30 mil BE exit fee, drops to $15 mil in 2026) Better not wait on us ACC !

 
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I think that Zanetto has improved his podcasts immensely by bringing in special guests and having other voices besides his being heard. Last week he had Set Greenberg as a special guest and although Locked On had some technical difficulties which ended up shortening the podcast, it was great to hear Seth Greenberg's opinions, as a successful former coach, on a number of different topics. Zanetto also had a very interesting podcast featuring the Irish coach who discovered UConn incoming women's 6'6" recruit Gandy Malou-Mamel and brought her to this country. It also seems like lately he has made Dan Meehan of Exit 68 something of a co-host on the podcast, as Meehan is a regular contributor and I feel like he is very good analytically and adds quite a bit to the podcast.

Regarding conference realignment, the Fenway Bowl win was a step in the right direction towards a P4 invite.

Does anyone know if Pryce Yates was talked back out of the portal? My sense was UConn might have matched an offer when he came out of the portal the first time, and maybe the second offer blew away the match?
 
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