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Message: [QUOTE="huskymagic, post: 2045375"] We need to think of men's basketball FIRST as that is the only program that earns a profit for UCONN. The football team is a drain on finances and even the women's program with all their success is 2.5 million in the red. We need to be proactive as that is the only way we would possibly be invited to a P-5 conference. We need to get Cinci onboard as I said repeatedly and make this a combo deal to the Big East for basketball to force both the AAC's hand and ESPN's to what they want to do regarding UCONN athletics and to a lesser extent Cinci's. For us its a win-win by playing in the BEAST a much better basketball conference top to bottom that would rival the ACC and football would still have a decent home. The money would be much better and higher as well. This is the only way we are getting into a P-5 conference in all sports by forcing ESPN's hand via the BEAST and Fox to compel the ACC to accept us a full partner. If not so be it basketball will be saved and football will continue in the AAC. Let's stop the wishful thinking of wait and see approach as we have missed the realignment train 4 times if you include the Big 12 fake expansion. We are past the 3 strikes and your out. [/QUOTE]