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[QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 4662475, member: 523"]
Basketball and history.  For decades, UConn BB was a non-factor nationally, then in 1979 for the first time it had legitimate access to NYC Metro recruiting.  The rest you probably know.  What you are ignoring is that in 2013 it suddenly lost preferred access to them by playing in a far flung football first conference.  Even a national championship didn't help.   Three years after returning to a regional BB conference UConn is back winning titles.

What your cavalier statement is saying is that you don't think that mattered at all.   I say it's a pretty big risk based on the historical record, so the money better be really good and that MBB will be the most negatively affected by the move.   Baylor?  They have as many murders as championships.   Kansas is a peer program and could be a very good rivalry if people care about UConn/Kansas when both teams aren't Top 10.  We have some history with WVA and Cincy but that's not what the OBE was about.

For $20M+ a year, you go but don't pretend MBB isn't going to lose something for it.  We've seen that movie already.
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