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[QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4725552, member: 1559"]
As we have seen, the end of a conference media contract is the catalyst to speed up realignment and the next key dates are around 2030/2031 for the SEC/Big 10/Big 12 media contracts.  We will see one more conference realignment shuffle in the next month with the resolution of what happens to the 4 Pac 12 left behinds.  Maybe that will create an opportunity for UConn, but probably not.  After that, I expect conference realignment to be quiet for a couple of years unless FSU figures out how to leave the ACC.  When the ACC media contract gets close to expiration (or someone figures out how to get out of the GORs) I expect an opportunity for UConn to arise.

One point on the Big 12.  I know basketball doesn't drive realignment, but I think the loss of Texas and Oklahoma and the expansion of the conference from 10 teams to 16 teams has diluted the quality of Big 12 basketball.   If basketball starts to fade, maybe this will be an opportunity for UConn.
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