Give me a break that the conference determines pecking order....so Purdue (BIG) trumps UNC (ACC) cause they have more resources? UConn in the ACC, AAC, old BE, WAC, Pacific Coast Intramural Conference or Patriot league hurts Rutgers. It does not matter how much Rutgers is making....they are still Rutgers till proven otherwise.
The BIG may be the most attractive conference and UConn's dream conference but nobody cares what your payout is when the ball kicks off. The ACC competes well on the field and court, it just can't win on the ledger board.
I can also see Rutgers saying "UConn is just in the ACC" right up until we monkey stomp them again..fortunately we don't need to be in a P5 conference to handle Rutgers. Clothes don't make the man.