Q. What about the status of Connecticut in the Big East and its flirtation with other conferences?
A. I think Connecticut is in a very precarious situation. I know there was a lot of interest by Connecticut in the ACC, but we know that that the Boston College administration was very critical of Connecticut. I found that amusing. Connecticut is not the one who left. And behind the curtains it was Boston College and I will argue that if Connecticut had done to Boston College what Boston College had done to Connecticut, they probably would have reacted the same way. But you get over it. But I feel badly for Connecticut because they have been a great member. I would like them to be some place where they can succeed long term. Some people get turned off by (UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun) Jim, but he’s been unbelievably supportive of the Big East and he’s won 3 national championships. I don’t know what you can do but clearly you have an institution in the ACC that does not want them there. I don’t know what went on during the ACC expansion talks, but my instincts tell me there was a lot of support for Connecticut and Syracuse. We know the Boston College administrations did everything they could do to prevent Connecticut from coming in. We know they have always been critical of them. I always found that to be amusing because Connecticut is not the one who left.
