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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 1422524, member: 833"] 1) Get 2-3 more leagues to designate a handful of P5 teams as "P5 Opponents" for the purposes of conference scheduling rules. This effectively gives UConn scheduling preference, and given that we still kind of suck, I imagine Warde's phone was ringing off the hook yesterday with Big 10 teams looking for an easy win that would count towards their P5 scheduling requirement. ACC, SEC and Big 12 are obviously the next targets. I would like 2 of 3. 2) Circle with the other teams that have "scheduling preference", which will likely be Army, Navy, BYU, Cincinnati and Boise, about forming a scheduling alliance or full blown football only conference with a separate TV contract. Throw UMass in there as a warm body. Scheduling alliance can do the same thing. 3) Find basketball homes for the respective teams. BYU, Army and Navy are set. Boise would probably prefer WCC to MWC. UConn and Cincinnati would have to work the Big East. 2 years ago, the Big East was a hard "no", but 2 years of poor ratings and half full arenas may be turning folks around. Outcome: Better schedule for football and light years better schedule for hoops. More money. Better positioned for future P5 expansion. Alternative: 1) Stay in AAC. Not so slow death, or UConn loses $100 million over the next 10 years to keep athletic program "P5 caliber" in the hopes that the ACC or Big 10 expands in 2025. How long do you think the state will support that? Fan interest wanes, basketball program withers, after a decade of playing southern mid-majors. My option may fail, but status quo is certain death. [/QUOTE]

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