But all the travel!The idea that Ollie can’t win in the AAC, but magically would in the Big East, it’s so twisted and delusional it’s hilarious.
I get your point but id rather play Seton Hall and Marquette over ECU and Tulsa.People keep thinking of the Big East as what it once was, not what it is. Yes we'd have some familiar faces (Villanova, Georgetown), but Cuse, Pitt, etc. are no longer there. Do we really care about Xavier/Marquette/Depaul/Seton Hall any more than we do about Tulsa and ECU? If we can get out of conference games with Nova and Georgetown every few years and mix in some matchups with Cuse at MSG- why go to the new Big East at all?
I get your point but id rather play Seton Hall and Marquette over ECU and Tulsa.
I get that right now. But I'm not sure you'll feel that way in 5 years.
Who knows what becomes of the NCAA over the next ten years -- both conferences may be on the outside looking in. But if I were to buy one of the conferences as a growth stock, I'd buy the AAC.
Gotta keep our eyes on the 2020's, not the early 2000s.
The issues with this program are structural. A quick paint job won't fix anything.The idea that Ollie can’t win in the AAC, but magically would in the Big East, is so twisted and delusional it’s hilarious.
I’m not a NBE shipper at all but it’s hard to deny the effects of the travel on the kids. We played like absolute butt on the road this year(way worse than at home). Kids had no legs after the first 5 minutes of the games. Sure travel in the NBA is grueling but they’re flying first class chartered jets and sleeping in hyperbaric chambers. Plus, for guys like Jalen and CV who player 98% of the minutes you definitely get run down. Long story short, this post was pointless.
I think the assumption is that football would need to find a new home. Indy, MAC, etc.Football only in the AAC with Ollie and the Big East for everything else?
That’s an absolute no brainer yes.
Zero time to make that call.
The AAC "sucks" because we suck. If we were running through it like Gonzaga runs through the WCC we'd see a lot less complaining. Get us and Memphis back up to speed and we can be a perennial 5 bid leagueThe Big East isn't even THAT much better of a conference than the AAC for basketball. It is better, but it's not like it's amazing, either. All of the Big East teams we cared about playing (Cuse, Pitt, WVU) are gone. Sure, we can play Villanova and Georgetown, but that's not what made the BE so exciting for UConn fans anyway.
I think the assumption is that football would need to find a new home. Indy, MAC, etc.
The Big East isn't even the BIG EAST, it's just a empty suit at this point. It's like having Pamela Lee Anderson after she's gained 100 lbs, has chinny hairs, and one of her implants collapsed. It's still Pamela Lee Anderson, but it's not PAMELA LEE ANDERSON.The Big East isn't even THAT much better of a conference than the AAC for basketball. It is better, but it's not like it's amazing, either. All of the Big East teams we cared about playing (Cuse, Pitt, WVU) are gone. Sure, we can play Villanova and Georgetown, but that's not what made the BE so exciting for UConn fans anyway.
Heh, if only. Seems like a pipe dream at present.5+ years of Ollie to get into the ACC, sign me up. Big East? meh
If push came to shove, I wonder if we would. We still draw some of the best crowds in football in most years despite being absolutely awful. I think AAC says we'd need to leave if we were football-only to keep us in there, but they wouldn't actually pull the trigger. What if we stayed in every sport except men's basketball? Then AAC still gets women's basketball and baseball which are both of value.
THANKSOur women’s team seems to manage the AAC travel schedule well enough.