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Message: [QUOTE="BKarchitect, post: 5063624, member: 7320"] Selfishly hoping it's real this time as a KU fan (and owner of my own husky pack lol). Understand that any fanbase is not homogenous and as an old school Big 8 fan...I'm there with the folks who pine for putting the genie back in the bottle. But we can't. I'll say this...I'm a "mostly hoops" Jayhawk fan - the most common variety and I'd assume probably one of the more common UConn fan types. But I'll tell you this much - what's better than having a title winning/contending hoops blue blood program is doing that while also having a buzzy football program and just an overall healthy athletics department. Lots of parallels between our schools...you've had the same spikes of fun football seasons but also periods of tepid interest and a need for upgraded facilities. We've been slowly upgrading our facilities over the past decade and now the stadium is under construction. NIL money is pouring in. We should be good in football this year but more than just being a spike - this time - it feels like an actual change. There is complete confidence in Yormark guiding this athletics conference and there is confidence in the fanbase, the donors, the administration - to go out and spend the money to ensure the entire athletics department can thrive with security at the top levels of sport. It's a good feeling. Especially going through the last decade+. Things will always be evolving and changing but hope to welcome UConn in soon and hope for the sanity of all you Huskies fans, that you can at least enjoy some stability in the near future. PS - Yormark is a NE dude. He's not gonna leave you all hanging on an island nor ignore the history of hoops. My guess is we will see the football title game remain yearly at JerryWorld and then I'd love to see the hoops tournament rotate between KC, Vegas and the Mecca. It gives each of the potential tentpole programs (KU, AZ, UConn) a spiritual hosting site and reinforces the national prestige of Big 12 basketball. Don't poo-poo KC before you come either - we know how to host a thriving basketball tournament. We've been doing it a long time. But in order to be a true national conference, I expect the Big 12 will build the connections needed. And a trip to MSG to see a conference tournament game would be high on anybody's list! [/QUOTE]

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