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Message: [QUOTE="Guapo, post: 2420649, member: 8179"] That is always a good question to ask when talking about firing a coach (note I do not believe UConn should fire Ollie.) However, since you asked, I do think UConn is a more attractive position than Pitt. UConn is closer to better recruiting areas in NYC and Boston and has significant brand equity in both locations and throughout the youth basketball system. Plus, the basketball training facility is amongst the newest and best in the country. Conference affiliation means a lot, we know that, however I think for arguments like this we put too much emphasis on it. Honestly, when we assume any p5 conference job is better than ours then we play right into the hands of the media created narrative that there is a vast separation in quality when there clearly is not. Schools like Gonzaga, Wichita State, and the top teir NBE schools all manage to play with the power 5 boys, and we can too. UConn got screwed in conference realignment but UConn has a lot going for it both in the basketball world and beyond. A lot of us need to a better job recognizing that and cease with the constant fatalism that permeates certain corners of this fan base. [/QUOTE]