They are bugs compared to the mighty juggernaut Huskies
Think about what UConn's KP would be playing in the AAC. Not a chance in hell at a one seed. Even a top four seed would likely be out of reach. Not to mention no games in Storrs South. Sorry, I don't see it. And don't say, "Well, we would've moved up to the B12 with Houston," as that would show your ignorance of Rule #1.
UConn saved the Big East, don't act like this was a one way street. 2 s16 exits other than Uconns chips the past two years won't continue to cut it much longer. Rest of the conference needs to step it up big time post Wright.
I bet Kentucky will be talking to Few. So Gonzaga may not be so shiny.
Is that the A10 program talking?
I believe we thanked you for "saving our program" by "saving your conference".
Keep in mind it wasn't UConn's choice to cleave the basketball private schools away from the football schools in the Big East. It was Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette, and DePaul who made that decision, because they were tired of being dragged around by football dynamics and having their conference repeatedly pillaged by the ACC. UConn found itself with a gun to its head having to choose between dropping its I-A football program only 10 years after the state built a 40,000-seat stadium to facilitate the step up to I-A, and letting the private Catholics go their separate ways. We chose the latter, hoping it would work out. It didn't. I'm sick of people from other schools acting like we created this situation, and that we owe everyone an apology for existing.
LMAO. Or we’ll do what exactly? Play as an independent?
Yeah. This all feels great, but nothing has really changed here on Gilligan's Island.
Beyond that, the cost of the arrangement he's looking for would make it far more difficult for us to move on of the opportunity were to ever arise. They aren't giving us a bigger share of revenues without asking for something in return.
UConn cannot stay in the NBE
Was it Xavier, the program that welcomed one of the biggest cheaters back as their coach, the school that coordinated UConn rejoining the watered down NBE?
is this the same mid-major Xavier that was brought in to patch up a very well-established Big East when the big boy programs were booted out? Who should be thanking who?
And what does any of that have to do with Hurley's comments about how UConn would've been as good even w/o joining the BE? Stay on topic please.
The tides are changing. We’re literally single handedly keeping the NCAA bball tournament as an all league event. Everyone knows the BIG/SEC/Big 12 want to start their own tournament but they can’t realistically do that with the best basketball program of the last 30 years not included. We’re driving our own bus now and if our President and AD don’t drop the ball we now have a window to get into a power conference. Football still drives decisions, but basketball and media matter enough to tip the scales.
It doesn’t matter. Forget about KenPom and the rest. You guys obsess over that and it is unadulterated horse crap. We just beat the 2nd best team in the country by 15 points for the national championship. We went on a 30-0 run against the Big 10 tournament champ. We won by an average of more than 20/game. We won our league games by an average of 18/ game they said last night, and you think we would have been bothered being a 3 seed or something? Seriously? Good grief, do you watch the actual games?
The Big East provided a platform to return to glory and we took it with two hands and then some. It's not that hard to grasp, unless of course you are not arguing in good faith. But you would never do that, would you?
These last two years never happen if UConn did things your way, scoot.
