Purely basketball. What is the best conference for us.

[husky99]

Yes there is a whole board on this. Just wanted to hear what basketball fans think. My guess is acc or b10

 

[upstater]

Yes there is a whole board on this. Just wanted to hear what basketball fans think. My guess is acc or b10

B1G because of recruiting BUT, if B1G goes all Fox, then ACC + ESPN.

 

[krinklecut]

ACC. No question.

 

[WestHartHusk]

B1G.

 

[August_West]

Purely basketball? if anyone says anything other than ACC they are just butthurt.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Big East circa 2006-2011

 

[fatlucy]

Big IX

 

[mcs333]

Without a doubt ACC. Old rivals, Cuse, Ville, ND, Pitt, plus Top teams like Duke, UNC, Vir.. Most teams are East coast team in EST zone.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Purely basketball? if anyone says anything other than ACC they are just butthurt.

Exactly.

 

[Huskyforlife]

ACC

 

[Kmoney]

Big East, along with Temple would make several great rivalry games. The AAC is dreadful.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Purely basketball? if anyone says anything other than ACC they are just butthurt.

And/or aren't nearly enough interested in kicking the s--- out of BC twice a season

 

[upstater]

I just think it's easier for UConn to pluck kids out of Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Baltimore, Philly and Ohio, than it is to grab them out of Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. More talent in the B1G recruiting grounds too.

 

[August_West]

I just think it's easier for UConn to pluck kids out of Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Baltimore, Philly and Ohio, than it is to grab them out of Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. More talent in the B1G recruiting grounds too.

eh,
recruiting "regions" tied into conference is so overrated and over thought these days. Cable TV/internet etc.... National programs recruit nationally.
And if that is true at any school it is at UConn where Calhoun was plucking west coast kids at will 25 years ago.

That is a non-issue in my mind.

 

[Fishy]

If anyone says anything other than the Big Ten, they're bad at math and appear to have forgotten what prior expansion did to us.

The Big Ten has the most revenue by an open mile and they're the most stabile conference going forward.

Eventually, the disparity in revenue in favor of the SEC and Big Ten will cause further expansion at the expense of the ACC or Big 12.

 

[August_West]

If anyone says anything other than the Big Ten, they're bad at math and appear to have forgotten what prior expansion did to us.

The Big Ten has the most revenue by an open mile and they're the most stabile conference going forward.

Eventually, the disparity in revenue in favor of the SEC and Big Ten will cause further expansion at the expense of the ACC or Big 12.

ugh. I knew this was going to be said by someone.

When the OP asked from a "Purely Basketball" standpoint I took it to mean Purely basketball with all the CR mumbo jumbo cast aside. Just thinking from a Basketball season perspective. There is a reason you don't see me on the CR board ever (and I know that many of you thank the lord for that every day). It's that I can generate plenty of misery in my life without looking through or thinking about that clusterF.

 

[CL82]

The question is vague. If the OP is asking, if were you to choose opponents that you'd want to play home and away annually, well then a lot (but not all) ACC teams would make the list. But, when you are talking what is the best conference to join, the answer is the B1G. What's best for basketball? Stability and sufficient money to keep up with the shooting war of coaches salaries and facilities.

 

[HooperScooper]

Purely basketball? I think the ACC because we seem to fit better there.

Overall though I agree with Fishy. The Big Ten would be better for stability. The ACC is going to get poached at some point. Football schools like FSU and Clemson would bolt the ACC in a second if they could.

 

[krinklecut]

If anyone says anything other than the Big Ten, they're bad at math and appear to have forgotten what prior expansion did to us.

The Big Ten has the most revenue by an open mile and they're the most stabile conference going forward.

Eventually, the disparity in revenue in favor of the SEC and Big Ten will cause further expansion at the expense of the ACC or Big 12.

"Purely Basketball"

 

[FLhusky91]

Just imagine facing Puke and UNC every season..I'd sign up for that in a heartbeat.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

UConn has ACC written all over it. If we are talking purely basketball, how can we say anything other than the ACC?

 

[Jaker]

Pac 12, that way all of us on the Best coast could see more games.

 

[SubbaBub]

If anyone says anything other than the Big Ten, they're bad at math and appear to have forgotten what prior expansion did to us.

The Big Ten has the most revenue by an open mile and they're the most stabile conference going forward.

Eventually, the disparity in revenue in favor of the SEC and Big Ten will cause further expansion at the expense of the ACC or Big 12.

This dummies. If BB is important to you, then why would you join another conference of mixed institutions with differing priorities that is financially unstable compared to the other power conferences and carries around a 300-lb tumor that is Notre Dame with all it's baggage.

The best league for BB is the stable one that makes the most money. You'll take to playing Indiana, Mich, Mich St, and Ohio St like a duck to water.

 

[Fishy]

Jesus, I can't believe this is even a question.

Basically, do you want to play Syracuse or do you want your basketball program set for the rest of time?

 

[Gringo]

Jesus, I can't believe this is even a question.

Basically, do you want to play Syracuse or do you want your basketball program set for the rest of time?

You're missing what others are saying.

For sure UConn would be better off in the Big 10 if you take all of conference realignment into the equation.

Question was if you just considered basketball which conference would you choose.

When you look at revenue / football and mostly any other metric the Big 10 wins. Just considering basketball then you can make a case for ACC.