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[QUOTE="pj, post: 4696433, member: 2524"]
Generally, the B12 gives more money than the ACC right now and seems to be a better landing place. The instability of the ACC wouldn't be bad if UConn could be confident an ACC breakup would make it a candidate for the B10 ... but that would require considerable football progress and maybe academic progress toward AAU status.

I agree that the B1G would probably want to add West Coast schools to complement USC/UCLA, but why are Washington and Oregon always mentioned but not Arizona? Arizona has almost double the population of Oregon, is closer to USC/UCLA, and is AAU. It seems to me Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Stanford would all be strong schools for the B1G.

On the East Coast, it seems UNC, UVa, Notre Dame would be the top 3 and then maybe UConn or Georgia Tech fourth.

SEC would be a remote possibility for UConn if they decide, like Yormark/B12, that the New York / New England market is strategic.

So I would expect UConn might be as high as #8 on the B1G's expansion list and could become important to SEC if their strategy changes.

Either way, the B12 seems like a good place for UConn to develop its football and its athletic brand.
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