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How might UConn’s return to the Big East affect Syracuse? (if at all)
"It won’t guarantee success, but it will absolutely help. The Huskies now get annual games against traditional rivals like St. John’s, Villanova, Georgetown and Providence, plus the rest of the new and old members of the current Big East who are all (aside from DePaul) fairly basketball-focused. That Northeast exposure will get fans involved and increase visibility with recruits. Some of those recruits will inevitably be Syracuse targets.
To what extent can UConn beat SU for those players, though? I’d argue they’re well positioned to do so, as we’ve battled the Huskies plenty of talent on the trail in recent years, and lost at various junctures while they were in the AAC. Assuming the move to the Big East puts Connecticut men’s basketball back on track to even something resembling an annual NCAA Tournament contender, you can see how they’ll contend for better players in New York, potentially utilizing the increased exposure there again to beat out the Orange (members of their own decidedly southern conference) more often.
Syracuse can’t do much about that, beyond winning, really. The program prioritizes one to two games in New York City each year and will continue to do so. The ACC has the league tournament there every few years as part of its rotation. That’s as much exposure as they’re getting, unless they start taking strides toward more regular season consistency and wins."
How might UConn’s return to the Big East affect Syracuse? (if at all)
"It won’t guarantee success, but it will absolutely help. The Huskies now get annual games against traditional rivals like St. John’s, Villanova, Georgetown and Providence, plus the rest of the new and old members of the current Big East who are all (aside from DePaul) fairly basketball-focused. That Northeast exposure will get fans involved and increase visibility with recruits. Some of those recruits will inevitably be Syracuse targets.
To what extent can UConn beat SU for those players, though? I’d argue they’re well positioned to do so, as we’ve battled the Huskies plenty of talent on the trail in recent years, and lost at various junctures while they were in the AAC. Assuming the move to the Big East puts Connecticut men’s basketball back on track to even something resembling an annual NCAA Tournament contender, you can see how they’ll contend for better players in New York, potentially utilizing the increased exposure there again to beat out the Orange (members of their own decidedly southern conference) more often.
Syracuse can’t do much about that, beyond winning, really. The program prioritizes one to two games in New York City each year and will continue to do so. The ACC has the league tournament there every few years as part of its rotation. That’s as much exposure as they’re getting, unless they start taking strides toward more regular season consistency and wins."
