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They aren't here because even they can't defend how bad they are from an academic standpoint. And they likely can't read or write.
Let's put it this way.
If UConn got the invite ahead of Louisville, where do you think both schools athletic programs would be five years from now? With Louisville in the AAC and UConn in the ACC? And with Strong and Bridgewater and Pitino possibly all gone from the program with no TV money coming....and compared to UConn with Diaco (or Narduzzi if he was afraid of conference realigment), and with Ollie and Geno and the other olympic sports UConn paticipates in and with more TV money than UConn has ever had before?
It was a stupid short term decision by the ACC and there's no one who can really debate that. Here's hoping that someday we get an invite to the B1G. ....
This post totally shares my beliefs as well. I can not tell you how frustrating it is to be a UConn fan right now with our "limbo"status for the next 3 or 3 1/2 years. If it were June 2017 and we were still in the AAC then great - for me its turn the UConn lights out and I will become an ND fan (god I said it). I 100% agree that the ACC blew it when they invited UL - really st thinking. When UL hits the skids what will the ACC teams think? Like Viking said if it was UConn and not UL the future of the ACC would look awesome.
But I digress. UConn needs a home within 3 years and unless the Big 12 goes boom ( a 20% possibility) all that's left is the B1G going temporarily to 15 (that's got to be less than a 10% shot) or the ACC (perhaps upon a FSU national championship this year) saying screw it lets tap UConn and Cincy and go to 16 and be done with it ( a 20% possibility).
The only 2 events that can change this rather dismal future is the inside four Big 12 teams going to the PAC 10 (2% possibility) or WVU leaving and sueing the Big 12 for misrepresentation. If the ACC can accept UL then a UConn/WVU addition should go down just as easily . All they have to sell FSU, UM, and Clemson is that a 16 team conference (even with a UConn and WVU/Cincy) is a major FB conference and one where FSU/UM/ or Clemson can win a national championship.
On another angle I apply a 45% to 55% probability of UConn getting a bid to a major conference if Oprah gets her power base to question why college's most successful womens bb team program is getting screwed by male college academia/athletic department heads. Come on Gail you are from Hartford, get this done. Come on Oprah - this would be your first big time successful step to really make change.