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Message: [QUOTE="UConnRock, post: 400628, member: 1024"] Arguing with L'ville folks about which program is better is useless banter. There is no question that UConn and L'ville are the two most complete athletic programs in the BE and are better total athletic programs than many in the larger conferences. Rutgers made a decision to throw all their eggs into the Shiano basket and spend boatloads of money on football while other sports floundered and academic programs were cut. They took much criticism for that pathway, but the B1G bailed them out and they are patting themselves on the back now. I am very proud of UConn's total package and hope there is value in strong men's and women's olympic sports. However, what this will come down three factors 1) just like the Rutgers decision by the B1G, UConn offers a larger TV audience which will be expanded as the Boston market embraces a true NE rivalry, 2) There is regional appeal for the ACC with 'cuse and BC. Once BC gets over their paranoia they will find that having UConn in their conference is a positive for TV coverage in the Boston area and for recruiting in both football and basketball. Loisuville would be a major outlier in the ACC from a geographic standpoint, with the best potential rival being Pitt 3) Most importantly, UConn has a far stronger academic reputation that is only getting better. UConn has been moving up in ratings in the past 5 years and shows no signs of slowing. Louisville would be a huge drop in ACC academic standards. UConn is a flagship university that fits the ACC mold to perfection. Louisville will always be second in Kentucky regardless of on field success. [/QUOTE]

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