Why did the American Athletic Conference cave to UConn

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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports ... 840567001/


"Initial negotiations started earlier this month with the AAC asking for $30 million and UConn aiming for $15 million, sources with direct knowledge of the league told The Enquirer."

Huge win for UConn if the AAC did originally ask for $30M

[Xudash]

An article that panders to the UC fan base.

The writer refers to the AAC TV contract as being “lucrative”.

[herodotus]

The AAC schools that have their eyes on the door (Houston, UC, Memphis, UCF, USF) didn't want to set a bad precedent. If UConn can escape cheap, so can they if a door opens down the road. Don't think any doors will be opening soon, but if UCF keeps up what they're doing in both sports for another 5-6 years, it's going to become pretty hard for the B12 to resist taking them in, and probably USF along with them.