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Message: [QUOTE="BaseballDog, post: 3205116, member: 8782"] It's really only 9 games that I would consider"below average" against the three teams that aren't fully funded (Butler, Villanova, Georgetown), it's not like the AAC was stacked and loaded with teams who made the NCAAs year in and year out (minus ECU). Reduced travel matters, especially as the season wears on. I don't think it is a coincidence that UConn has only swept one conference series in the last three years (while still having solid teams). Traveling 1000+ miles every Thursday and returning at 2-3 am every Monday morning while still being a full time student takes an impossible toll on the team over a 14 week regular season. UConn baseball will still schedule, recruit, and develop at a high level. St. John's is more of a rival than we ever had in the AAC. [/QUOTE]