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Message: [QUOTE="Guapo, post: 2473557, member: 8179"] I think the main point of people's arguments for going to the NBE is partially basketball quality, but I think the bigger point is it's a business decision. I don't think there's any doubt that ticket sales and interest in the program would increase. The NBE has better basketball brands, both old and new. It's recognizable to people. I'll speak for myself, but I know others feel this way; similar to people rooting for schools in the SEC in football, rooting for UConn in the Big East felt like we were rooting for something bigger. It was part of our cultural identity. I don't hate the AAC, I think it's a fine conference and I'm still willing to wait it out if that's what the powers that be choose to do. However, as it's been stated before, it's an island of misfit toys. It simply does not have the brand equity or the cultural cohesiveness that the Big East had and the NBE has. People yearn for that. [/QUOTE]