If Big 12 wants to add UConn, do it for basketball only. Then make a push to add Gonzaga for basketball only.Uconn delivers the NYC market better than St. Johns. There are media statistics that support that. People love a winner.
And are we sure Uconn will "always" be there. What if the ACC wants to put a stop to the big 12 has the best basketball conference talk.
What if we want Uconn now so they can build their football team in time for the 2031 negotiations? What if BY wants nova and georgetown hoops only in 2031, and they see a conference with Uconn, cinn, pitt, louisville, WVU cinn in the east?
BY has been playing chess, while everyone else is playing checkers.
The east coast and hoops and marketing are his DNA. None of us, or the ADs should lightly dismiss what he thinks will be best longterm for the Big 12.
And, hoops is rising. Football may be done growing and starting a slow decline.
I have no idea what will happen next, but I think we're in the best hands we could possibly ask for. The Big 12 hired BY. He has delivered! We just need to let him do the job he was hired for.
NYC market for CFB is not good. Most people in the market will only watch the playoffs