I hope UConn gets out in front of this narrative and does so soon and intelligently.

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Your first and second paragraphs aren't at all compatible.

The first paragraph was responsive to @Jaybo's post.

The second was more unrelated than incompatible. It's a poorly worded answer to a question that hasn't been asked: "Who from the AAC would you like to play as an OOC opponent after the move?" Maybe it has been posed elsewhere, but there are too many threads for me to keep up and I didn't want to start another. I don't care to ay any of them; let us meet randomly in a pre-season tournament, or get paired in the post-season. That's it. But I can see Wichita as a for like Creighton, Butler, Xavier or C7s.

 

[Hallfan]

I think UConn back to the Big east not only breathes life back into UConn basketball. But big east basketball as well. Madison Square Garden will be nuts with UConn fans back for the first time in along time in the big East Conference tournament. UConn comes back and returns to what it once was along with Nova and company it can help recruiting for the conference as a whole. I’m not worried about UConn basketball anymore. I just wanna see football end up in a good situation now.

Also if the big east can grow to 12 and up the tv deal. I’d love to see another competitive team added.

Agreed 100% but the conference will not expand beyond 11. It is critical to keep a true round robin. Moreover, no school is accretive to the BE other than UConn; Gonzaga is perfect except its location.

 

[pj]

I don't want Wichita State. Why? Gregg Marshall leaves and they are nothing. Big East is fine at 11, smaller is better, quality and like-mindedness matters, quantity does not. Have we learned nothing from Aresco adding East Carolina and Tulsa?

 

[CL82]

Send this to the beat writers!!

Lol, you know there are times I look at how poorly UConn handles things and how often they walk right into foreseeable and avoidable problems and I think "I wish I was there, I could fix this nonsense." The last thing UConn needs is more administrative overhead, but Pres. Katsouleas, if you are reading this send me a PM and we'll talk.

 

[djct1999]

I agree they need to get out in front of this, except the one problem is that they can't. Seems like they were asked to keep quiet until after the Thurs Big East presser. That said, I first admit I am a huge conspiracy theorist and I am fascinated by this decision. Did people see this retweet from FoxSports:



So much is in the details. Did Fox approach UConn? I guess they mean figuratviely and literally. For football too?

 

[CL82]

I agree they need to get out in front of this, except the one problem is that they can't. Seems like they were asked to keep quiet until after the Thurs Big East presser. That said, I first admit I am a huge conspiracy theorist and I am fascinated by this decision. Did people see this retweet from FoxSports:



So much is in the details. Did Fox approach UConn? I guess they mean figuratviely and literally. For football too?

The question is did UConn approach Fox and say we'd love to join the Big East and be a Fox property but we'd need things done to take care of football program, including scheduling assistance and some media exposure. Plus we are going need help with the narrative so it doesn't look like we're giving up on FBS football. That discussion was the moment of opportunity to get this stuff. Hopefully it happened.

 

[djct1999]

The question is did UConn approach Fox and say we'd love to join the Big East and be a Fox property but we'd need things done to take care of football program, including scheduling assistance and some media exposure. Plus we are going need help with the narrative so it doesn't look like we're giving up on FBS football. That discussion was the moment of opportunity to get this stuff. Hopefully it happened.

"Here Kitty, Kitty!!" I hope it happened. Has the potential to be really forward thinking, but then again, this is UConn. Time will tell.