Eventually all these non P5 conferences are going to fall off the wayside and be unable to compete. It's going to happen. I'm talking about basketball. Joining the BE doesn't save the program.
But staying in the AAC does?
If UConn wants more money now, UConn should join the Big East and go football independent.
If UConn wants to protect its basketball program long-term in case the Big 10 or ACC don't invite UConn, UConn should join the Big East and go football independent.
If UConn wants to encourage the ACC and Big 10 to make a move, UConn should join the Big East and go football independent.
If UConn wants a TV partner that will support it, UConn should join the Big East and go football independent.
The only rational reason to stay in the current league is the old Big East exit fee payouts, and those will end in just a few years. Joining the Big East is so overwhelmingly obvious to anyone who thinks about the strategic implications, or can add, that my biggest concern is that UConn has already asked to join and been turned down.