In Retrospect Was Leaving the AAC for the New Big East the Best Move?

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

 

[ZooCougar]

YES

 

[Adios]

Our "brand" is strong enough to have an allure even in football as an independent. Sure is better than being in the AAC.

The AAC wasn't a bad conference. Felt quite out of place. Our 2 nearest opponents are a 5 hour drive away. The rest? Double digit hour drives.

We're in the top 30 for national championships, so clout is now naturally there.

 

[Waquoit]

UConn's decision has never looked better.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

So many basketball fans thought that leaving the AAC for the New Big East was the long-term solution for UConn basketball. With unexpected tournament losses for both the men's and women's teams this year, it does not appear to be the case so far. And football season as an independent has yet to start, and things look bumpy at

Uh, yeah.

 

[UC1995]

So many basketball fans thought that leaving the AAC for the New Big East was the long-term solution for UConn basketball. With unexpected tournament losses for both the men's and women's teams this year, it does not appear to be the case so far. And football season as an independent has yet to start, and things look bumpy at best. Should UConn revisit its decision?

We are not getting an invite to ACC , B1G or SEC. Things are trending to less teams not more. Mega conferences if they come to be down the road will pick teams they want. We are not one of them. Moving to the Big East and Indy was the best decision to make then now and in future.

Indy is full of possibilities where whatever is left after the next move will be a hodge podge mess.

 

[Ha Who]

Why does an ad for the ACC network show up in this thread?

 

[ZooCougar]

Yes.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Will we be the visionary leader or will we be the college that might have wound up in a P5 conference (B12 scooping up AAC members) but left the AAC too soon because we were impatient? And now we have football independence and a mid-ranked college basketball program in the so-called New Big East. Still, somehow we may be able to sneak into the ACC if the state's and university's priorities are in order.

 

[How Sway?!]

Will we be the visionary leader or will we be the college that might have wound up in a P5 conference (B12 scooping up AAC members) but left the AAC too soon because we were impatient? And now we have football independence and a mid-ranked college basketball program in the so-called New Big East. Still, somehow we may be able to sneak into the ACC if the state's and university's priorities are in order.

There's no more P5. And a basketball league made up of the B12 and AAC remains would still be below the BE in quality and perception

 

[Waquoit]

Will we be the visionary leader or will we be the college that might have wound up in a P5 conference (B12 scooping up AAC members) but left the AAC too soon because we were impatient? And now we have football independence and a mid-ranked college basketball program in the so-called New Big East. Still, somehow we may be able to sneak into the ACC if the state's and university's priorities are in order.

So, we're putting you down for a "no"?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Will we be the visionary leader or will we be the college that might have wound up in a P5 conference (B12 scooping up AAC members) but left the AAC too soon because we were impatient? And now we have football independence and a mid-ranked college basketball program in the so-called New Big East. Still, somehow we may be able to sneak into the ACC if the state's and university's priorities are in order.

Some say pioneers get slaughtered and settlers prosper.

 

[whalerfan]

This bed's been made. The only conference that would even look at UConn is the ACC. Connecticut politics will keep us about an arms length away from AAU status. That being said, there's no way that that island of misfit toys will be a power conference. No way. The Big12 will do the merging not the other way around. The AAC is that annoying friend of your 8 year old little brother. A pain in the.......
The Big12 has the brand. If Aresco had not sold off the Big East name then the AAC would have the brand but alas that's all in the rear view mirror. We'll see what happens with football and these conferences. Needless to say, cord cutting will continue. Options will arise and it'll be different but there's no way that we're New Hampshire or Massachusetts or even as mentioned Loyola-Chicago. We are the basketball capital of the world. We fill up Madison Square Garden. We produce professional players.

 

[Slasher]

There's no more P5. And a basketball league made up of the B12 and AAC remains would still be below the BE in quality and perception

I'm not sure about the basketball angle. If the new AAC/Big 12 team membership is:

Kansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU and Iowa State that's a pretty damn good basketball league and better than the New Big East.

 

[CL82]

I'm not sure about the basketball angle. If the new AAC/Big 12 team membership is:

Kansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU and Iowa State that's a pretty damn good basketball league and better than the New Big East.

In the last 25 years New Big East schools have had 6 men's national basketball champions. The Little 12 can't match that, or even come close to it.

 

[ScottVib]

Of course 4 of those are us.. the Little 12 exceeds the New Big East titles simply by pivoting us over.

The real math is New Big East 2 (Nova x2) - Little 12 2 (Baylor, Kansas). UConn's four goes wherever they are. You can't count them in any objective measure of the two conferences.

 

[CL82]

Of course 4 of those are us.. the Little 12 exceeds the New Big East titles simply by pivoting us over.

The real math is New Big East 2 (Nova x2) - Little 12 2 (Baylor, Kansas). UConn's four goes wherever they are. You can't count them in any objective measure of the two conferences.

Lol, how does that make any sense? We’re in Big East of course our titles count.

 

[ScottVib]

Easily. If you're evaluating which conference is the better conference in the context of should UConn join the Little 12 or remain in the New Big East (ultimately an irrelevant argument, as UConn will not be joining the Little 12). Then UConn's titles aren't/can't be part of the measure. They'd follow UConn to whichever conference they were in.

Little 12 + UConn = 6. or New Big East (including UConn) = 6.

There are plenty of other stats you can use to make the point you want to make... national titles just isn't the one to hang your hat on...

 

[CL82]

The argument was which conference is better as currently configured, the answer is the Big East.

 

[Adios]

The remaining Big 12 schools can still bribe their way to relevance, somehow.

 

[Bobol]

Our move to the Big East serves UConn's long term interests. Rivalries are good.

The future of success UConn hoops is secure but I doubt the long term viability of UConn football.

 

[Sea Goat]

UConn is closer to joining a P5 conference now than they were a year ago. The home games are better in FB and BB. As a fan, it seems like the right call more and more everyday. A no-brainer, even.

And that is what matters... Eventually, I think we'll have a super conference in football (30-32 schools). When it is set there will be a lot of schools from the ACC(14 members probably soon to be minus Clemson, FSU and ND), Big 10 (14 members) and Big 12(10 members, soon to be 8) looking to reposition themselves going forward.