I think many of you are missing the boat on this. This is not a good schedule for UConn. Since there won't be any post season unless something unforeseen happens, it would bode better for UConn to have as hard a schedule as possible to battle test this team for next year. There not in a situation where you care about the number of wins compared to the number of good performances and development realized against as tough a competition as possible.
I think the BE wanted to give them the worst possible schedule so that UConn would have less chances of getting some nationally televised games, or maybe better put, improve the odds of getting their postseason eligible teams more nationally televised games.
From a fan stand point, 2 games apiece against PC and Depaul and only one game against Georgetown, Louisville, Syracuse, Villanova, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh really stinks. Replace PC and DePaul with two of those teams, particularly UL or SU, would certainly take some of the sting off of missing the post season.
I hope the program is able to put together a really challenging OOC schedule.