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[QUOTE="ScottVib, post: 4534689, member: 694"]
It's not going to happen, but a Big XII basketball conference that added Gonzaga, UConn, Villanova & Creighton (or St. John's) plus Kansas, Cincinnati, Houston, WVU, et. al, would have some pretty fun matchups.  The only way UConn could make that move though would be if football were included... the only way the Big XII could do that is if it found someone else (Memphis?) they wanted.

The bigger problem is even if the Big XII values basketball more than other conferences.. I don't think the dollars are there for that kind of arrangement to make the collective enough additional money (or provide any additional stability). Even with a partial payout to the non-football membership, I don't think the benefits overcome the potential opportunity cost of some day luring one of the four corner schools.  If they had wanted to make a move involving UConn for basketball purposes, they already had a tailor made opportunity.. and they chose UCF.
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