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[QUOTE="gtcam, post: 3831540, member: 2844"]
Yet money is so much a part of college athletics
Wouldn't that share of the ACC jackpot Pitt enjoys (without making the tournaments) look nice on UConn's bottom line.
I know you enjoy being a snark at times but Palatine's point is well taken. The NBE doesn't generate the big $ - in basketball it generates enthusiasm and last I checked, enthusiasm adds little to the bottom line - and the argument of more fans etc shouldn't mean much because a program like UConn should hold onto it's fans. As a season ticket owner for decades, I have seen that the new breed of UConn fans can be very fickle in basketball and football more so than soccer or baseball
Bottom line P5 money can help cure a lot of issues
Am I happy in the NBE? for basketball and soccer yes, but if UConn were in the ACC there would be much more upside financially and football would not be in it's present predicament
Dan Hurley could recruit as well with UConn in the ACC as the NBE, if not better 
If not in the ACC than the NBE is better than the AAC, that's for sure in hoops
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