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[QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5198908, member: 9844"]
Life is relative. The Big East is clearly the 5th best conference out of 31. There is no way that is terrible or pathetic. It would be a way above average conference even without Uconn. Having said that, the gap between the power 4 conferences and the Big East is large, as is the gap between Uconn and the rest of the conference.

Pretty much all of the true contenders come from the power 4 except for Uconn. Could this hurt us in television contracts, NIL money, or put us at a disadvantage in recruiting top talent? Maybe, but it is what it is, conferences are usually built based on football, and we don't stack up well there.

What I fear most is that the gap between the super conferences and the Big East will only get bigger, with the impact of NIL, and not having to wait a year in the portal. If another Big East coach develops a star in the conference, they may lose that player to a higher profile program because of greater monetary opportunities there. Think of Morrow and Olson as recent examples.
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