UConn’s Next Move: Big 12 or ACC?

[@YouHeardItHereWithDrGary]

Awesome guest.

[@prettyridesmedia]

When I hear Big 12/ACC talk I just tune out. Btw great Providence game and can’t wait for BE tournament at MSG!!

[@LockedOnUConn]

Go to sleep. We’ll wake you up when we land in a p4 conference.

[@prettyridesmedia]

@ not everyone has to like chocolate ice cream . If you like chocolate ice cream good for you. Damn someone has a different opinion than you and you get all wound up 👏 … welcome to social media

[@hawkeye6626]

@@prettyridesmedia LOL Don't worry about him! He just has his panties in a bunch!

[@BlyGuy]

Congrats on 5K subs Mark!

[@LockedOnUConn]

Thank you!

[@DestinationBeachTeam]

Great guest Mark! Keep up the awesome work! I really admire and appreciate you. You go out there and bring on other people doing podcasts etc! Bravo! 10k subscribers are around the corner! 🎉👍🏀🙏

[@MMAALL]

I love Big East basketball, but also understand the financials associated with football. Wish it didn’t come to that, but that’s the way it goes. Basically, in order for basketball to remain financially viable in the long run, UConn football needs to be part of a major football conference, where it will struggle in perpetuity.

[@kevinsolomita672]

Such a shame football is ruining college basketball

[@LockedOnUConn]

Thank u

[@BlyGuy]

@@kevinsolomita672 in an ideal world, the entire thing would be rethought and redone. Having teams in the same conference that are 3000 miles apart isn't good for anyone.

[@drttaylor]

Great content and interview! Appreciate Mark bringing on guests with expertise and perspective from afar.

[@gmel4967]

We just got back to the Big East, just feels like home?

[@sunsensational]

Not sustainable today with NIL and revenue sharing that is beginning. Look at the numbers. Those with more money will get the best players, and therefore be the most competitive leaving the rest of to die on the vine.

[@paulluebke8692]

As an Iowa State fan, I’d love to have UCONN join the league.

[@wiphero2755]

Come on over to the big 12 it would be fun and make basketball stronger while helping UConn recruit for football sense they would be a p5/4 whatever they call it program

[@Chriso-r6t]

Go big 12... love this show

[@MickeyMouse-kh2gj]

Didn't Uconn Leave a few years ago, and came back,

[@LockedOnUConn]

To the American lol. Before Nil and Rev share

[@JBeck33]

Location wise, ACC obviously makes more sense. But, I think that conference is in danger of being the next Pac 12. Plus, the reason for the move is motivated by money and they’ll get much more money from the Big 12.

[@TexanMark]

@@JBeck33 The ACC makes more money when you factor in the ACCN

[@Dugger1991]

The big 12 is more solvent! UConn big12

[@sunsensational]

Big 12 is my pick. Much more stable conference with great leadership. ACC is too reactionary and subject to collapse.

[@tarheel7406]

a) BIG12 is likely only option b) In context, the BIG12 has already collapsed

[@kevinsolomita672]

Love the 203 hoops sweeter homie

[@LockedOnUConn]

Exit68.com

[@ManWytch]

I fear if UConn goes to ACC they will get picked apart by other 3 power leagues and we’re out in cold again in a weakened ACC with 3-4 teams remaining! Pete’s been doing a great job following this topic!

[@tarheel7406]

Why would any ACC remainder move to the already Tier 2 BIG12? If the ACC depletes out that heavily to the SEC/B1G, what UCONN and/or the BIG12 do won't matter much.

[@ManWytch]

@ more $$$$$$! ACC contracts up in 2035? B12 will have UConn and poach Louisville, Cuse, Pitt, VT & Duke… SEC will take Flo St, Clemson, NC & NCSt… ACC will then need to poach American..

[@tarheel7406]

@@ManWytch a) Tier 2 schools have fungible value. There would be no material difference in value per member. b) Hello McFly, the SEC has no real interest in CLEMSON or FSU. c) The BIG12 wisely has no interest in STANFORD, but you think DUKE fits? If the ACC depletes out, the BIG12 just falls further behind the then Tier 1 and becomes less relevant. Why BIG12 fans don't see where things stand remains a mystery.

[@MikeJohnson-cp5if]

@@tarheel7406 UNC will be in the ACC for life or move to the big 12 and quit football in 2036. This isn't 2010. No one wants them and thats why we here no rumors of ESPN atttempting to move them to the SEC. UNC being rejected by the P2 is at least 40 years old.

[@tarheel7406]

@@MikeJohnson-cp5if You're a proven fraud and obvious troll. I no longer bother with your nonsense.

[@HectorBlades-t9d]

p.s..... side fact is Uconn's $30 mil BE exit fee, drops to $15 mil in 2026)..... Better not wait ESPN/ACC !

[@tarheel7406]

The BIG12 appears to be UCONN's only hope.

[@AlohaBlockchain]

Both conferences are down, especially in basketball. The Big12/ACC have a combined five ranked teams.

[@LockedOnUConn]

4 big 12 1 ACC

[@tarheel7406]

Final Four Appearances, 1st Rd Wins, Nattys (per Wiki 2015-2024. 2020 N/A) ACC: 9-5-3 B12: 5-3-2 (Excludes OK; includes Houston) BIGEAST: 6-4-4 SEC: 5-0-0 (Includes OK) B1G: 7-3-0 (Includes Oregon & UCLA) ACC - Appeared in 7 of 9 Final Fours (6 different teams) BIGEAST - Appeared in 5 of 9 Final Fours (2 different teams) B12 - Appeared in 4 of 9 Final Fours (4 different teams)

[@terryfox9344]

I have listened to Pete Mundo for some time and I appreciate his points. However, if I were UConn the ACC makes more sense and the ACC should invite UConn. Will they? I don't know. If UConn receives a Big XII invite I would take it if it is all sports. I would not take it if it doesn't include football. Now, if it's an invite with a delayed entry for football, I don't know. I would want to be sure that football is going to be included, because otherwise I would not leave the Big East.

[@tarheel7406]

The ACC clearly has reasons for not inviting UCONN. Otherwise I would agree.

[@larryginder2448]

It's not womens basketball or UCONN football but it will do! How dod McNeeley's MRO turn out.

[@kodiak138]

@@larryginder2448 high ankle sprain, missing at least another game, then 50/50 for the one after that

[@larryginder2448]

@kodiak138 thanks. Forhet LockeD pn UVPMM

[@LockedOnUConn]

Out month of January in

[@LockedOnUConn]

That’s not true man don’t tell people The wrong info

[@larryginder2448]

@LockedOnUConn you are wrong! What is status of McNeeley's MRI

[@michaelwilson6907]

Hey Mark This conversation feels 4:15 Kind of feels like 1 hand clapping. Nobody has come calling.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

UConn belongs with BC, Syracuse, Rutgers, Pitt, Louisville, WVU. But that will never happen.

[@LockedOnUConn]

Respectfully. Fuck BC-Syracuse.. and the rest

[@cactaceous]

This fucking sucks because it’s been just a second since I was able to watch the Huskies regularly at the Garden during the Big East tourney that I watched with my dad, another alumn, since I was a preteen kid.

[@LockedOnUConn]

My friend I understand I know it sucks, but is the alternative staying in the big east and not having enough money to pay Dan Hurley his staff the players are going to need as time goes on? You have to understand that revenue sharing with the school , is going to absolutely crush some universities and UConn has to stay ahead of it.

[@gmoney2.059]

Why leave the Big East ⁉️

[@Profoundjruth]

Moneys

[@gg70000]

Umm, really? Do you know how to read a balance sheet?

[@LockedOnUConn]

$$$$$

[@Dizzle0919]

as a fan of East Coast basketball i truly hate it may have to come to this.

[@LockedOnUConn]

Adapt or die

[@michaelmartinez622]

Now i get the previous trolling. lmfao.

[@LockedOnUConn]

what?

[@jkh2180]

I feel like the Big 12 is the best move for UCONN. Football media deals drive everything these days. The old PAC12 died because of horrendous media deal. We're witnessing the MAC fall apart because of a bad one. The ACC is stuck in a bad one and trending that way too. I think that it's only a matter of time before Clemson and Florida St end up in the SEC. Maybe Miami and North Carolina as well. The Big 12 is more stable. Better media deal. And they recently added stable programs in growing markets like Arizona and Utah. I don't know if the Big 12 survives. Impossible to predict this ever changing landscape. But they have a better chance than the ACC who is just barely above water right now.

[@tarheel7406]

a) The PAC died from delusion b) The SEC has little to no interest in CLEMSON and/or FSU. Have you followed this story? c) MIAMI is allied with ND for a possible coattail for the B1G d) The B1G and SEC are waiting out UNC/UVA The BIG12 is the only feasibile option for UCONN.

[@connecticutfan]

I prefer ACC if they make the offer

[@marksicuso737]

Big 12 for me - you coming to the rent this year to catch a game?

[@LockedOnUConn]

Yes sir fall I’ll be there to tailgate

[@tarheel7406]

LOL... The ACC crushes the new BIG12 in brands. An amazing lack of self-awareness. Moreover, even after a peak run, the BIG12 is only #3 in men's basketball measured by the Final Four over the past ~10 years: Final Four Appearances, 1st Rd Wins, Nattys (per Wiki 2015-2024. 2020 N/A) ACC: 9-5-3 B12: 5-3-2 (Excludes OK; includes Houston) BIGEAST: 6-4-4 SEC: 5-0-0 (Includes OK) B1G: 7-3-0 (Includes Oregon & UCLA) ACC - Appeared in 7 of 9 Final Fours (6 different teams) BIGEAST - Appeared in 5 of 9 Final Fours (2 different teams) B12 - Appeared in 4 of 9 Final Fours (4 different teams)

[@LockedOnUConn]

Basketball doesn’t matter in football Contracts,.. but thanks for writing all Of that,

[@tarheel7406]

@@LockedOnUConn a) It came up during the vid. If BAYLOR is a big basketball brand, then the term doesn't really mean anything. b) It's my understanding that KANSAS, KY, DUKE & UNC account for ~60% of all regular season viewers. Those four matter.

[@jmac4765]

Shocker this joker is back. Tarheel still spouting off despite the ACC basketball just falling to shit year after year from what it once was. And let’s not even talk about football…what was that bowl record for the ACC again this year? LOL!!!

[@tarheel7406]

@@jmac4765 I remain correct. My position on non-playoff bowls remains the same as a few seasons ago when the BIG12 was poo therein. They don't mean much. I measure based on top-level success, brands, upper rights, etc. As things stand, the BIG12 is the sole Tier 2 and the worst surviving P4 by far. Nevertheless, If there is no mutual interest between the ACC and UCONN, the world is a better place.

[@apoloestrada2908]

It doesn't matter, where they going, UConn will 3-peat & owns the March Madness, they will win their 18 consecutive double digit in a NCAA tournament. The first ever to 3-peat since UCLA in the early 1970s. 7 Nattys overall, 3rd best behind UCLA(11) & KY(8).

[@LockedOnUConn]

Cool long term gotta have a plan

[@Nick-fc9xy]

Big 12 and ACC are folding soon. Big 10 is only option. Otherwise stay in BE and independent football. It’s working.

[@LockedOnUConn]

the Big 12 is not folding, wtf are you talking about.

[@gg70000]

Staying in the BE while remaining independent in football is definitely not in the long term financial interests of the UConn athletic department. Revenue sharing is on the immediate horizon and the athletic department is already awash in red ink.

[@tarheel7406]

In context, the BIG12 has already folded.

[@INFAMOUSfrontRunn3r]

​@@tarheel7406

[@jkh2180]

@@LockedOnUConn People have this weird idea that Texas and Oklahoma were the whole conference. It's not true of course, but it's what people like to think.

[@evan_james]

F'it. Big10 or nothing.

[@LockedOnUConn]

Big 10 is not an option

[@tarheel7406]

Then 100% nothing

[@antayat123]

@@LockedOnUConn have some forethought

[@tarheel7406]

@@antayat123 Accept the realities. I suspect (in no particular order) that the B1G would target the following prior to considering UCONN... ND UVA UNC GATECH MIAMI KANSAS UTAH CO ARIZ

[@antayat123]

@tarheel7406 we shall see. Just because you said something doesn't make it so.

[@tarheel7406]

a) The ACC clearly has no interest in UCONN. It's BIG12 or BIGEAST. b) Being stable due to no high value members isn't an asset. The ACC will be just as stable after this realignment is finished. c) BY isn't innovative. He can try things because the BIG12 can't get much worse. d) The BIG12 pays less with a new deal than the ACC's old, far below market deal. e) The next BIG12 media deal will likely drop (inflation adjusted) and require more streaming. So many BIG12 fans never learn.

[@LockedOnUConn]

How’s Hubert doing?

[@tarheel7406]

@@LockedOnUConn As poorly as I predicted after his first season. This is relevant and responsive how?

[@gg70000]

Your stage name gives you away. The ACC, while certainly attractive on a number of levels for UConn fans (geography, competitive history, more natural rivalries, academic culture, etc.) the conference is literally being held together by 3 used bandaids, old twine and the underwire from your mom's bra. Give me a break. The Big 12 is doing a much better job of navigating the conference realignment landscape and has a more financially stable outlook than the ACC at this point.

[@tarheel7406]

@@gg70000 The BIG12 has already fallen apart. Compare with the original BIG12. Regardless of fan preferences, the ACC clearly has no interest in UCONN. If the BIG12 is preferred, then good, as that's the only likely option. UCONN should concentrate on making itself pretty from the BIG12 perspective, ignoring the perspectives of others.

[@gg70000]

@@tarheel7406 You keep saying the ACC clearly has no interest in UConn. Is this universally true or is it more like BC has no interest in extending an invitation to UConn and is aggressively spearheading the blockade. F BC.

[@antayat123]

Neither. Create a football only league with the leftovers when the ACC falls apart. Those same teams joining the BE in all other sports. OR....this is my favorite, B1G, when the ACC falls apart the B1G would be silly not to consider both UConn and Syracuse to corner that college football/basketball market in NYC.

[@tarheel7406]

a) After the Tier 1 consolidation is complete, the remainders would be wise to do an amicable realignment. b) If having CUSE and UCONN did as you claim, the ACC would have already done so.

[@antayat123]

@@tarheel7406 LOL wat up dude. It's not Syracuse and UConn. Its Syracuse, UConn and Rutgers. No the ACC doesn't have that. The ACC has rejected UConn twice now in addition to being the originating catalyst for the BE demise. The ACC can rot in hell.

[@tarheel7406]

@@antayat123 a) The original comment didn't reference RUT b) The ACC has rejected UCONN many times. c) For the demise of the OBE, blame the NCAA for requiring 12 members for a CCG, MIAMI for demanding CUSE/BC as +2, and CUSE/BC for accepting. d) The BIG12 and UCONN are already rotting. UNC will be fine.

[@LockedOnUConn]

Not viable next

[@antayat123]

@@LockedOnUConn Dude your analyzes on UConn if subpar at best. You also lack any foresight. Despite the kissing of the backside on here the truth is you're not very good.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

If the ACC loses a couple schools, they’ll invite UConn and WVU.

[@LockedOnUConn]

At that point why? Big 12 is the answer

[@tarheel7406]

The ACC has already backfilled with CAL+2.