Conference Realignment

[dogged1]

Men's basketball had become a non-revenue sport last couple of years and a puppet clown show, actually a revenue draining sport with FHCKO's $14,000,000 salary, empty seats, and BE money ending. I would put every cent into the football program, f *****k basketball.

I feel your pain. Get yourself a bottle (1.75l should do) of your favorite distilled beverage drink it all and reminisce about the days of HCJC. At least you'll feel good until you wake up the next day to reality and a hangover.

 

[huskyrob1]

My prediction: Power 5 assembles their own Super Division thanks for corrupt TV deal revenues.

Mass exodus of schools dropping football in G5.UConn drops football within 10 years.

Joins another conference - possibly Big East.

....

Or in the unlikely scenario we return to prestige in football (top 50 level) we get accepted into ACC with ND or B10 if we get AAU status . Very unlikely but I can dream best possible case scenario.

With dumpster fire that men's basketball has become, that program is at least 5 years maybe 6 away from regaining it's luster after dumping Ollie. Edsall will have the football program in post season bowls well before then. He's already getting the types of players the program needs to compete and gain revenue. Hopefully UConn football will be respectable in two or three years.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Men's basketball had become a non-revenue sport last couple of years and a puppet clown show, actually a revenue draining sport with FHCKO's $14,000,000 salary, empty seats, and BE money ending. I would put every cent into the football program, f *****k basketball.

You can rebuild a basketball program in 1 class.

As bad as basketball is, and they are bad, UConn Football has damn near been the worst FBS team that past few seasons in a sport that is way harder to rebuild in.

 

[huskyrob1]

You can rebuild a basketball program in 1 class.

Yeah that's what everyone claimed two years ago with UCONN's great top 5 ranked recruiting class. Only thing everyone forgot was you need a coach who knows how to do the rebuilding.

 

[CTMike]

Note that it is 2018 when the husky starts loses all contact with the stairs.

A sign?

What does Conspiracy Kitty™️ say?

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

i would love nothing more than to leave the aac but is there actually any chance of that happening, let alone happening rather soon?

Nope

 

[Confident Carl]

i would love nothing more than to leave the aac but is there actually any chance of that happening, let alone happening rather soon?

No and the fact that some people would consider a move backwards a year before serious AAC TV negotiations is mind boggling!

 

[don356]

AAC not power 6, now power 5. lol

The fast and unprecedented fall of the Pac-12

 

[Confident Carl]

AAC not power 6, now power 5. lol

The fast and unprecedented fall of the Pac-12

Great reporting on your part in disclosing the state of the Pac12

Arizona performed like a Putrid12 team in a Poor5 league! LoL!

 

[huskyrob1]

AAC not power 6, now power 5. lol

The fast and unprecedented fall of the Pac-12

I wouldn't count them out yet in men's hoops, they're still dangerous in football (Oregon, Washington, USC, Stanford, among others) and have had a resurgence of a sort in women's hoops.

 

[UConnFranklin]

I wouldn't count them out yet in men's hoops, they're still dangerous in football (Oregon, Washington, USC, Stanford, among others) and have had a resurgence of a sort in women's hoops.

Really? They don't have a UConn in women's hoops....They don't have a UCF (National Champions) in football...AAC Power 5 all the way.

 

[huskyrob1]

Really? They don't have a UConn in women's hoops....They don't have a UCF (National Champions) in football...AAC Power 5 all the way.

You put this Falls UCF up against Stanford, USC, Washington, and Arizona and with luck maybe they go 1-3. Women's hoops in the power 5 conferences is a joke. Didn't the PAC 12 send 2 or 3 teams to the FF or F8 in men's hoops just a couple years ago?

 

[Confident Carl]

You put this Falls UCF up against Stanford, USC, Washington, and Arizona and with luck maybe they go 1-3. Women's hoops in the power 5 conferences is a joke. Didn't the PAC 12 send 2 or 3 teams to the FF or F8 in men's hoops just a couple years ago?

UCF 1-3 ? You must work for the Cartel
Don't know how you can make that assumption. UCF beat Auburn who in turn beat Alabama and Georgia. UCF beat Maryland 38 to 10. Maryland beat Texas 51-41. USC beat TX 27-24. USC beat Stanford 32-28. Washington beat Stanford 30-22. Washington beat Ruddy by only 30-14. Memphis beat UCLA 48-45. UCF beat Memphis 62-55.

 

[huskyrob1]

UCF 1-3 ? You must work for the Cartel
Don't know how you can make that assumption. UCF beat Auburn who in turn beat Alabama and Georgia. UCF beat Maryland 38 to 10. Maryland beat Texas 51-41. USC beat TX 27-24. USC beat Stanford 32-28. Washington beat Stanford 30-22. Washington beat Ruddy by only 30-14. Memphis beat UCLA 48-45. UCF beat Memphis 62-55.

UCF this Fall will not be the same team, it was when it CLAIMED a national title. 1-3 if they're lucky to win one against Stanford, Washington, USC, and Arizona next Fall. My point is the PAC 12 is still a very strong conference period. One off year in men's basketball is not a reason to not call it a Power 5 conference anymore.

 

[Confident Carl]

UCF this Fall will not be the same team, it was when it CLAIMED a national title. 1-3 if they're lucky to win one against Stanford, Washington, USC, and Arizona next Fall. My point is the PAC 12 is still a very strong conference period. One off year in men's basketball is not a reason to not call it a Power 5 conference anymore.

First we were referring to basketball and the PAC 12's abysmal TV ratings in the Conference Championship as well as them being knocked out of the NCAA's.
2nd no one is saying the AAC is better than the PAC 12 in football. However AAC football has achieved great success against the autonomy group.

 

[billybud]

However AAC football has achieved great success against the autonomy group.

Records...2014-2017...against P5 Conferences

Cincinnati........2-4

Central Fla........2-7

Connecticut......1-6

East Carolina.....4-7

South Fla............5-6

Temple...............2-3

Houston.............7-1

Memphis...........4-5

Navy...................2-2 (and 1-3 vs Notre Dame)

SMU...................0-8

Tulane................0-7

Tulsa..................0-5

Houston really stands out

 

[Confident Carl]

Records...2014-2017...against P5 Conferences

Cincinnati...2-4

Central Fla...2-7

Connecticut.1-6

East Carolina.....4-7

South Fla..5-6

Temple.....2-3

Houston...7-1

Memphis......4-5

Navy....2-2 (and 1-3 vs Notre Dame)

SMU....0-8

Tulane......0-7

Tulsa...0-5

Houston really stands out

AAC Upper tier teams in recent years, Houston, UCF, USF, Temple, Memphis, Navy and up until the last couple years ECU has been competitive with the P5.

 

[BlueandOG]

UCF this Fall will not be the same team, it was when it CLAIMED a national title. 1-3 if they're lucky to win one against Stanford, Washington, USC, and Arizona next Fall. My point is the PAC 12 is still a very strong conference period. One off year in men's basketball is not a reason to not call it a Power 5 conference anymore.

Wrong. Teams will have up and down cycles. Power Conferences do not. An entire conference going down the tubes mean the conference does not have power. #AACPower5 #DoYouEvenSquatBro?

 

[Confident Carl]

Wrong. Teams will have up and down cycles. Power Conferences do not. An entire conference going down the tubes mean the conference does not have power. #AACPower5 #DoYouEvenSquatBro?

 

[BlueandOG]

Come on, Carl! I thought you would like my pro-AAC post! Is it because I like the Red Sox?

 

[Confident Carl]

Come on, Carl! I thought you would like my pro-AAC post! Is it because I like the Red Sox?

We need the AAC to be viable. Aside from Women's Bball, of late UCONN has been a letdown and a drag on the conference.

 

[CL82]

We need the AAC to be viable. Aside from Women's Bball, of late UCONN has been a letdown and a drag on the conference.

Well other than hockey
and baseball,
and field hockey (I'm not saying this is best way to end this post, but it has to be in here)...

 

[Confident Carl]

Well other than hockey
and baseball,
and field hockey (I'm not saying this is best way to end this post, but it has to be in here)...

Wasn't referring to Hockey East, Olympic sports, golf, the band or cheer leading. As far as the money sports go, UCONN,
has been underwhelming and quite disappointing.

 

[Ha Who]

Well other than hockey
and baseball,
and field hockey (I'm not saying this is best way to end this post, but it has to be in here)...

Field hockey? Wrong conference

 

[CL82]

Wasn't referring to Hockey East, Olympic sports, golf, the band or cheer leading. As far as the money sports go, UCONN,
has been underwhelming and quite disappointing.

You aren't wrong Carl. Hopefully we now have the pieces in place to fix that.