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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 3197286, member: 37"] The three remaining football programs wanted to remain in the BE but the C7 (other than Georgetown) voted to leave the BE fearing any new CR could end up with the three remaining football schools bolting. The three football schools retained the BE conference name but sold it to the C7 for $. Point is we are heading back to the group that divorced us. The spurned wife now believes our football team is impotent and can no longer find another woman so they are taking us back. This is a huge win (with no downside) for those schools who, although it’s understandable, played a role in hurting our bb program. This is probably (because no one can predict future events) a mixed win for UConn. Recruiting should get an uptick although I’m not as convinced as many in this forum. Not with all the cheating and no NCAA resolve to deal with it. The big win is the excitement in the men’s bb fan base . That shouldn’t be discounted. However if UConn does not do well and quickly in the BE the fans will abandon bb in droves because the vast majority of today’s fans started watching the sport at the start or sometime after JC’s coaching era. And I fear another let down particularly after getting fans hopes up will result in a potentially catastrophic reaction towards the program. Coach Hurley will have a lot of pressure to succeed and fans will not accept any excuses if he doesn’t. [/QUOTE]