Would you?

[Alum86]

Well, since three MNCs and a gazillion Women's Championships apparently haven't been enough to secure a future for us in a Big 4 conference, then the answer would obviously be a resounding yes.

But since we don't live in a universe were we can travel back in time and throw a championship game to Duke in exchange for a membership in the B1G then no...

Never give up what I thought I'd ever see. 3 mens NC

I would blow that time machine up

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[Fishy]

I would give up most, if not all, of our polo national championships.

We must have like 50 of those.

 

[Dooley]

Trades I'd make today:

Fiesta Bowl appearance for B1G
All women's basketball titles for either conference
'04 men's title for ACC (even though I LOVE Okafor, the game itself wasn't all that memorable other than GT hitting every 3 in the 2nd half)
'99 men's title for B1G (beating Duke = higher return; B1G > ACC)

The only trade I'd make for the '11 men's title (Kemba!) is an invite to the B1G with full revenue share, a guaranteed spot in the Rose Bowl in the next 2-3 years, the ACC to fold leaving Cuse/BC/Pitt/Ville in the dust, exclusive rights and 100% gate receipts to MSG for OOC games, first 4 rounds of NCAA tourney played at XL Center (think Duke/UNC games in North Carolina every ' year), and a public apology from Delany for inviting Rutgers ahead of UConn.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I would give up one (only one mind you) but only in a straight exchange for a BCS football title during the same academic year. That trade would solve any problem we could possibly have in terms of conference affiliation.

I do believe however that the premise is completely unfair. Rutgers didn't have to sacrifice their half of a fencing title for the B1G.

 

[uconnric]

Guess not - wouldn't seem such a hard concept to grasp, but apparently I'm dealing with a group of neanderthals. IN THEORY, would you leverage giving up any of the three NC's for an invite tomorrow? No imaginations on this board?

Basically, what's more important, having 3 NC's(versus 2, yeah know, the history, significance, memories, accomplishment, banner) or having a guarantee to be in a real conference right now?

Ridiculous

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Absolutely positively no, banners always.

 

[MattMang23]

How many Helms titles did Syracuse give up to be selected for the ACC? Probably zero since their fans are still counting them?

 

[huskymedic]

Would you...

 

[MattMang23]

Would you...

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46 beers in, yes

 

[Alum86]

Very good Matt.
I thinky max in my campus days was a case or so.
Yeah. I would need 22 more

 

[ZooCougar]

This thread needs to be purified now.

 

[Fairfield 1st]

Not in a million yearS

 

[amory]

No. Because we're going to get into one or the other eventually anyway. I mean, seriously. For all the doom and gloom around here you'd think we weren't a national brand.

 

[Adios]

No. Because we're going to get into one or the other eventually anyway. I mean, seriously. For all the doom and gloom around here you'd think we weren't a national brand.

Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma saw in UConn 25 years ago what some of our own fans still can't see today.

 

[epark88]

Would you...

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Yes honey, I'd need that many bags...

 

[Jimdish255]

Guess not - wouldn't seem such a hard concept to grasp, but apparently I'm dealing with a group of neanderthals. IN THEORY, would you leverage giving up any of the three NC's for an invite tomorrow? No imaginations on this board?

Basically, what's more important, having 3 NC's(versus 2, yeah know, the history, significance, memories, accomplishment, banner) or having a guarantee to be in a real conference right now?

We should give them all up and be like Rutgers

 

[weyuo]

If you are an odds maker what are the odds that UConn wins a basketball championship in the next 10 years versus getting into the ACC or B1G? I think the odds of us getting into a more lucrative conference are higher.

Within ten years? I think both are a reality and on that note what do you think is going to happen sooner..... the next men's basketball national championship or an invite to either the B1G or the ACC?

 

[freescooter]

I would. In a New York minute. Particularly for the Big. There will be more chances, especially form the Big or the ACC for future titles. From the AAC I don't see it happening. Just a few notes, for the 23rd time in a row the national champ has been from a power conference. For the 23rd time in the last 25, the champ has been from a school that plays college football in a major conference (though I concede a couple of Duke titles in there. Duke played lousy football most of those years).

 

[RuffRuff]

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