Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[WestHartHusk]

No, not really. They'd be the conference they were before we joined. Which was doing okay without us.

Not true. Their media rights would be significantly decreased without us. This idea that the Big East was somehow selfless in inviting us is comical. They invited us back for their own salvation as an alternative to actually investing in themselves, particularly on the WBB side. We owe them nothing nothing.

 

[UConnDan97]

No, not really. They'd be the conference they were before we joined. Which was doing okay without us.

The conference they are without us is a mid major. I'm sorry to say it, but it's unfortunately true. Unless Cooley revitalizes Georgetown and unless Nova finds a way to do it without Wright, this conference is a mid major only...

 

[noeynox]

Not true. Their media rights would be significantly decreased without us. This idea that the Big East was somehow selfless in inviting us is comical. They invited us back for their own salvation as an alternative to actually investing in themselves, particularly on the WBB side. We owe them nothing nothing.

They weren't selfless but they weren't dying either.

They had the largest contract of any non fb playing conference.

It has been mutually beneficial. But again, where would UConn be if they hadn't gotten back into the Big East?

 

[noeynox]

The conference they are without us is a mid major. I'm sorry to say it, but it's unfortunately true. Unless Cooley revitalizes Georgetown and unless Nova finds a way to do it without Wright, this conference is a mid major only...

The conference is on its way to mid major status with or without us. The WCC is one with or without Gonzaga.

 

[UConnDan97]

The conference is on its way to mid major status with or without us. The WCC is one with or without Gonzaga.

It used to be top 3, even while we were in the American. They've been mid major for a few years now, honestly. Like I said, they needed us as much as we needed them...

 

[WestHartHusk]

They weren't selfless but they weren't dying either.

They had the largest contract of any non fb playing conference.

It has been mutually beneficial. But again, where would UConn be if they hadn't gotten back into the Big East?

They were. They had no ratings and saw the writing on the wall. We just pulled 3M for a single WBB…that is more than every DePaul team can muster combined in a season.

And separately we’d be fine..we hired Hurley and his limit is not bound by conference. This relationship is clearly to the benefit of the BE at our expense.

 

[noeynox]

They were. They had no ratings and saw the writing on the wall. We just pulled 3M for a single WBB…that is more than every DePaul team can muster combined in a season.

And separately we’d be fine..we hired Hurley and his limit is not bound by conference. This relationship is clearly to the benefit of the BE at our expense.

If what you are saying was true, it was foolish to pay an exit fee to the AAC.

 

[gioff2323]

We’re starting to sound like FSU around here

 

[CL82]

. But again, where would UConn be if they hadn't gotten back into the Big East?

Unclear. Being in the big east definitely helped us, but it's tough to bet against Hurley, even if he was stuck in the American.

 

[Bongo Fury]

I believe at the time it may have helped a little with recruiting with playing in NYC. It energized the fan base. Today it doesn’t seem to matter as much. There are the best conferences and the rest. BE is usually best of the rest.

 

[Ha Who]

We’re starting to sound like FSU around here

Bingo

 

[CL82]

We’re starting to sound like FSU around here

Well, at least we didn't give notice of our withdrawal with no place to go. So we've got that going for us (and a winning football season.)

Come to think of it we're not like FSU at all.

 

[CL82]

I believe at the time it may have helped a little with recruiting with playing in NYC. It energized the fan base. Today it doesn’t seem to matter as much. There are the best conferences and the rest. BE is usually best of the rest.

Although, like six times in the last decade, they've just been the best.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Well, at least we didn't give notice of our withdrawal with no place to go. So we've got that going for us (and a winning football season.)

Come to think of it we're not like FSU at all.

I thought that very recently FSU said that they never had any intention of leaving.