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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3357550, member: 7511"] Certainly UConn WBB will be the dominant team in the BE. But the Huskies will run into battles like the game at Seton Hall far more frequently than they do in the AAC. In addition to DePaul & Marquette, Seton Hall Providence, Creighton, Butler and others are all pushing to upgrade their programs. Just like with the AAC, it’s my hope that UConn’s presence in the BE will result in an overall upgrade of play throughout the league. Dave Gavitt’s original vision for the BE was to bring together the basketball rich northeast & Midwest with some of the country’s biggest media markets. I know that the college basketball landscape has changed, but I believe that opportunity still exists. The NBE has natural rivalries with schools in NYC, Philly, DC, Chicago etc. Football killed the OBE. The NBE is not constrained by the demands of Saturday afternoons in the fall. It is my sincere hope that the NBE rebuilds another powerful basketball conference for both MBB & WBB. [/QUOTE]