Seriously, if we were told the best that we could do going forward would be similar to Xavier over the past couple of decades that would be acceptable?
Providence? How many tourney games have they won in that span? Would you trade what we accomplished over that stretch (which has our fan base in an uproar) for their five straight appearances (which their fans view as high times)?
I'm not so sure about that. Knowing the boneyard as I do, if we went 1-5 over a five year stretch in the tournament 90% of the board would be moaning about how we can't get out of the first round.
Moderator?
Uh...yeah. Look at Providence and Seton Hall. They are RELEVANT again, and we are not.
It's easier to be relevant in the NBE because all the BIG DOGS left.
I don't disagree with much of what you said but you lose all credibility when you compare the WCC to the Big East.
Irregardless, they are relevant again.
Fox Sports 1 is a national telecast, and so is Fox Sports 2. You do realize all of their game bar 2 or 3 are on FOX, ESPN 2, FS1, or FS2, right? We have a worse TV schedule than them. They only have one or two games on FS2 and about 3 on CBS Sports Network. We have about six on CBSSN, a gazillion on ESPNU or ESPNNews. They are doing fine.
Providence has a MUCH better coach than UCONN and are in a much better conference. I still can't figure out why Seton Hall has had a resurgence but they somehow have.
Regardless, irregardless isn't even a word.
We make less money but have more exposure. ESPNU reaches 30mil more households than FS2. I don’t get FS2 in Seattle for instance.
They have one game on FS2. We have a game on ESPNNews. They play most of their games on FOX or FS1.
Gotcha. My point was that TV exposure isn’t our problem. For what we are providing for product, it’s actually quite good. I’m not a NBE hater.
I would say exposure is a wash because they have most games on FS1 even if we have some games on CBS, ESPN and 2, a lot of our games our on CBS SN and ESPNU and News. I think if we joined the Big East, we could probably get 8-10 games a year on FOX.
The only school in the AAC who has no business being there is ECU in B.B. but they can say the same about UConn football
It's really not better. It's a mid-major conference with mediocre programs beyond Villanova, just happens to have a sexy name.
The NBE would be the death knell for Uconn athletics. One small data sample doesn't change that. The NBE is small-time.
LOL. My point is proven and it's a death knell. If you care to do any further research in that link, you will find that the AAC NEVER finishes higher than 7th in RPI, even including the year we had Louisville. The Big East has finished no worse than 4th any year of its 10-team NBE existence. The New Big East is a categorically BETTER basketball conference on the court, in public perception, in brand, and in the eyes of the NCAA committee. If the NBE is small time, WTF is the AAC? Tiny time. Look, I get why people are crapping the bed about the NBE: football and its probable death as a UConn sport if we move to the Big East. But here is the reality: unless Texas and Oklahoma move to the Pac-12, we have NO shot at the Big 10. We have a 0% chance of joining the ACC, and at this point I don't think it would make sense to join a weakened Big 12 if Texas, Oklahoma, and possibly Kansas are all gone.
We wouldn't need Cincy to get into the league, and they wouldn't get in any way with Xavier blocking them.