Agreed Nelson, for the most part. Very quickly, the lack of revenue will prove unsustainable. Something has to give but we have gone down this road a million times. Football in the AAC long-term will destroy the UCONN brand and the few programs that are still elite. I do think as long as Ollie continues to win, continues to get guys in the NBA, and continues to be a national storyline(all doable even in the aac) the basketball team can remain elite. As far as the UConn women and Geno are concerned, it doesn't really matter what conference they are in. They are women's hoops. I can't imagine what that sport will look like without Geno and a dominant Husky team, but I am sure most people won't even care at that point.
College sports has changed. Its less competitive on the field and more a war on tv ratings. My hope is that there will be a clear winner and loser, a network that does penetrate NYC and one that clearly doesn't. If so, one would think the loser would have to jump on adding UConn. We have 3-5 years for this to play out. If I am wrong, my last hope is for Ollie to see this through. At that point, I don't see any choice but to euthanize football and join the big east in hoops. Anything else will be unsustainable.