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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 1454921, member: 1414"] You could call me biased, but perhaps having graduated from UConn and Kansas means I'm one of the few that isn't biased. I'd say KU would be picked over UConn, and certainly would be as a partner with OU. [LIST] [*]Basketball you could call a wash, but KU has more attendance and does slightly better nationally as a brand. It also has more history, which is important to the B1G based on their past history. We overemphasize national titles. KU is more consistent. [*]Football KU wins despite being awful. For all we tout a Fiesta Bowl loss, KU had an Orange Bowl win around that time, and top ten final ranking. Much more history, including Heisman trophy winner. [*]Markets edge to UConn. NYC area and Hartford more valuable than KC, Wichita. It's not as dramatic an edge as you assume, because KU football is stronger in those markets than UConn football is in its. [*]Non market geography. Edge to KU. History with both Nebraska and OU as rivals. Proximity and some history with Iowa as well. UConn brings another team for Rutgers, but isn't that close to Maryland or Penn State really, and isn't a traditional rival of either. [/LIST] That being said, I expect that OU will prefer the SEC, so really Kansas is more likely as a partner with UConn. That is certainly my hope. [/QUOTE]