nelsonmuntz
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I think most people on this board are pretty optimistic about the events of the coming week. By most accounts, UConn will be the first and possibly only call to replace Maryland. While this gets UConn out of a Big East conference that is increasingly unattractive, I am not that excited about the ACC.
I miss the NBE. Cincinnati, USF and Louisville are easy programs to root for. They play interesting football (at least prior to Skip's arrival), they have great fans, and they seemed genuinely excited about the Big East. UConn won't find a rival like Rutgers in the new league. I don't think I will ever get as excited about a fellow conference member's game as I was for WVU against Georgia in early 2006. I will miss the catholic schools. Georgetown, St. Johns, Villanova and Providence have been great rivals for UConn, and there has been some epic battles with those schools.
Florida State and Clemson are open contemptuous of most of the league despite a long track record of mediocrity by both programs. Virginia Tech has an aging coach. The rest of the league plays in various levels of mediocrity. The league contains several schools that have stabbed UConn in the back before, and wouldn't hesitate to do so again. I don't even like the OBE schools like Miami, BCU, Syracuse and Pitt, and other than Pitt, I don't care if UConn never plays these programs again.
This feels like marrying a woman that is not that attractive, a little out of shape, parties too hard, will likely cheat on me, and is bitchy. But her dad has money so at least we won't be poor.
And that is where we are. UConn doesn't have a choice, it has to go to the ACC if it gets invited. But if UConn is lucky enough to get that invitation, I am going to miss the NBE. This outcome is more bitter than sweet.
I miss the NBE. Cincinnati, USF and Louisville are easy programs to root for. They play interesting football (at least prior to Skip's arrival), they have great fans, and they seemed genuinely excited about the Big East. UConn won't find a rival like Rutgers in the new league. I don't think I will ever get as excited about a fellow conference member's game as I was for WVU against Georgia in early 2006. I will miss the catholic schools. Georgetown, St. Johns, Villanova and Providence have been great rivals for UConn, and there has been some epic battles with those schools.
Florida State and Clemson are open contemptuous of most of the league despite a long track record of mediocrity by both programs. Virginia Tech has an aging coach. The rest of the league plays in various levels of mediocrity. The league contains several schools that have stabbed UConn in the back before, and wouldn't hesitate to do so again. I don't even like the OBE schools like Miami, BCU, Syracuse and Pitt, and other than Pitt, I don't care if UConn never plays these programs again.
This feels like marrying a woman that is not that attractive, a little out of shape, parties too hard, will likely cheat on me, and is bitchy. But her dad has money so at least we won't be poor.
And that is where we are. UConn doesn't have a choice, it has to go to the ACC if it gets invited. But if UConn is lucky enough to get that invitation, I am going to miss the NBE. This outcome is more bitter than sweet.