There is another solution. Go buy a case of lube, and go to the B1G and offer to be their jailhouse b**** for the next 10 years. Offer to be a probationary member for the next 10 years. Take a half or even quarter share of the conference revenues for the next 10 years, and give them a one way option to toss us out any time they want. If they get to the end of the agreement, they can chuck us overboard, no harm, no foul. At the very least, we will find out if they are remotely interested. If they turn down that offer, we have our answer.
We need a schedule, and even a quarter revenue share will be 2-3x what we will make in the AAC. UConn will die in a southern mid-major conference. There is virtually zero chance of the football program being anything but a catastrophic failure, and the basketball team will only be competitive as long as Ollie is there.