That "no one will take us because we'll always be available" argument was always BS anyway. It doesn't even make any sense.
UConn is in the AAC due to a combination of:
- Getting a late start even trying to move to another conference, because our leadership didn't see the P5 coming until it was too late
- Bias against the school from the ACC for a variety of reasons (BC wants their territory, certain schools look at UConn as the main driver of the lawsuit thanks to Dandy D|ck Blumenthal, and the football schools don't like our crappy football...go figure)
- Louisville was available for the ACC during the last round of expansion, and they always were a solid candidate, and taking them blocked them from going to the Big 12, which is where they really belong.
- The B1G saw Rutgers as a better add for the NYC market
I suppose you could argue that one of the reasons the ACC took Louisville instead of UConn was because geography would likely prevent the Big 12 from being interested in us, and Louisville was right in their footprint, so if either school was likely to be available later it would be us. But really, Louisville was always a strong add in every category except academics, which we all know no one really cares about.
There's no conspiracy. Just a string of bad breaks.
