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Message: [QUOTE="bmo22, post: 2578076, member: 3543"] The writer does a pretty good job of debating his points in a persuasive way, but there’s one extremely large omission that outweighs the conference argument, and I’m honestly surprised it wasn’t talked about in the recruiting portion of the article. Playing a northeast schedule with a few games at MSG certainly didn’t hurt recruiting when we were in the Big East, but let’s not ignore the elephant in the room. The reason recruits came to Storrs, CT was to play basketball for JIM CALHOUN. No matter what conference we’re in or who the AD hires as the next head coach (when that day inevitably comes) replicating that success will probably never happen, even if we someday get that magical invite to join a P5 conference. The women’s program will likely face a similar challenge when Geno retires. These are the greatest program builders and coaches in college basketball history. I think we can compete for a tournament bid every year in the AAC with the right coach, just like I think we could in the Big East, ACC or wherever we end up (with the right coach), but our fan base has such unrealistic expectations. What we as fans experienced during the Calhoun years was once in a lifetime. If you expect us to get back there you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Hiring a solid coach (or KO getting back to his old ways) will get us back to being competitive and in the mix at the top of the AAC and for at large bids. I don’t think a move to the Big East is the only way to get there. [/QUOTE]

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