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Breaking down 7 schools that are dreaming of crashing the Big 12 -- while Texas is actively killing their dreams\
If Big 12 expands, which schools are the best options?
Less scathing than others... (Ouch Memphis)
>>CONNECTICUT
Academic Ranking: T-57th
Football Ranking: 91st
Stadium Size: 40,642
Basketball Ranking: 25th
TV Market: 30th (Hartford)
Distance from Campus to Big 12 HQ: 1,708 miles
Selling Points: Highest academic ranking of the seven schools listed here. If the Big 12 wants a toehold in the greater New York area – something the Big Ten and ACC both have sought – UConn presents the best available option. Basketball power, in both men’s and (especially) women’s hoops. Made a play for ACC membership, so they know the realignment readiness drill. Football coach Bob Diaco appears to have that program up off the deck after disastrous Paul Pasqualoni tenure. Residing in ESPN’s backyard is not a bad thing.
Problems: Might as well be on the moon. Provides no fit, further exacerbates the league’s travel issues, doesn’t open up enticing recruiting turf, and any inference of a New York impact is a stretch. Good luck convincing Texas that it should embrace playing a November football game in the northeast. Is the league markedly improved with UConn, or just bigger?<<
Breaking down 7 schools that are dreaming of crashing the Big 12 -- while Texas is actively killing their dreams\
If Big 12 expands, which schools are the best options?
Less scathing than others... (Ouch Memphis)
>>CONNECTICUT
Academic Ranking: T-57th
Football Ranking: 91st
Stadium Size: 40,642
Basketball Ranking: 25th
TV Market: 30th (Hartford)
Distance from Campus to Big 12 HQ: 1,708 miles
Selling Points: Highest academic ranking of the seven schools listed here. If the Big 12 wants a toehold in the greater New York area – something the Big Ten and ACC both have sought – UConn presents the best available option. Basketball power, in both men’s and (especially) women’s hoops. Made a play for ACC membership, so they know the realignment readiness drill. Football coach Bob Diaco appears to have that program up off the deck after disastrous Paul Pasqualoni tenure. Residing in ESPN’s backyard is not a bad thing.
Problems: Might as well be on the moon. Provides no fit, further exacerbates the league’s travel issues, doesn’t open up enticing recruiting turf, and any inference of a New York impact is a stretch. Good luck convincing Texas that it should embrace playing a November football game in the northeast. Is the league markedly improved with UConn, or just bigger?<<