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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 5066914, member: 5436"] Anyone who does not realize that our best shot of getting into the Big12 or ACC at this point is with David Benedict as our AD, I do not know what to tell you. He is the best, most forward-thinking AD we have had since Lew Perkins. And I wonder aloud how things would have fared with the ACC if he had been our AD at the time. Is he perfect? Of course not. But he is a whole lot better than the last two AD's we had, particularly Jeff Hathaway. On the one hand, I love being in the Big East for our men's basketball team. It really is the best fit regionally, competitively and has helped us regain our perch at the top of men's college basketball. But I can also be clear-headed and know that for us to have any chance at remaining relevant into the distant future we have to get into one of the Big 4 and cast our lot with them. If not, eventually all of our sports teams will suffer. I believe this has become crystal clear during this latest men's basketball recruiting cycle. One other comment - great article by Mike Anthony, who has proven to be the best, most consistent, most thoroughly-researched writer on any topic UConn sports-related in the whole business over the last 20 to 25 years. [/QUOTE]