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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4043463, member: 1559"] He had to jump when he did for these reasons: 1) Men's basketball was floundering and about to go into a tailspin staying in the AAC. No real rivals and the conference tournament was not going to be in desirable locations. The program has stabilized and recruiting has improved since the move to the BE. 2) Women's basketball in the AAC was a joke as there was no competition. When Geno eventually retires, the AAC would have doomed the program. 3) Football was dying in the AAC as fans really didn't care about the conference. I do blame the coaching hires, but I just don't think the AAC was a good fit. 4) Revenues and costs. The new AAC media contract was a joke with schools absorbing production costs. Benedict waited to see the contract and it didn't justify staying in the AAC. And, travel costs were an issue. [/QUOTE]