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Dooley

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The only way to ensure survival of UCONN hoops is through a Power conference. The only way to gain access to a Power conference is through football. It is that simple.

The NBE is nothing more than a mid-major conference that nets its teams $5M/yr. That isn't even enough to pay our head coaches' salaries. No, if we want to continue to compete at a national level in hoops, we need P5 money. Unless of course, we are all happy with occasional Sweet 16 appearances until the eventual P5 conference tournament coming 10+ years from now once the big conferences grow tired of making over $1B per year for the NCAA.
 

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I just don't think that the NBE is going to be a major conference 5 or 10 years down the road. Every measurement is against them- school size, alumni base, TV ratings, cost of attendance...everything.
 

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I just don't think that the NBE is going to be a major conference 5 or 10 years down the road. Every measurement is against them- school size, alumni base, TV ratings, cost of attendance...everything.

But...but...glory days...
 

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But...but...glory days...

It is critical for them to get 4-6 NCAA teams every year, with at least 1 in the second weekend. Also critical to pack MSG. Both are very tough to do, especially when the conference is comprised of small colleges.

They have similar visions and mindsets, but that doesn't mean it will work on the big stage.
 
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