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You are forgetting that Geno Auriemma, a Catholic his entire life, is rumored to be on a first name basis with the Almighty. :rolleyes:

What is "His" first name? The name we all know or is that "His" surname? ;)
 
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Did anyone explore (or even think of) the possibility of UConn MBB and WBB teams playing in a P5 conference, with football not included? There are already cases (such as hockey) where one sport plays its games in a different conference than other sports. Why wouldn't this work for basketball? Obviously, UConn couldn't expect the same revenue from such an arrangement (or anything close) as if it were in the conference for all sports, but might it not yield more revenue than the New Big East?

I'm thinking that the SEC could use a boost to its competition level (and to its TV and streaming audience numbers) in basketball that the UConn teams could provide. Yes, there would be greater travel involved, but the audience and the competitive value would make it worthwhile.

I never went that far, :D in a previous thread (it could be this one) I made a comment..with UConn joining the BE, their conference RPI will surely jump above the SEC RPI in 2020.
 
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What is "His" first name? The name we all know or is that "His" surname? ;)
If you believe the George Burns "Oh God" movie, He just has one name. In an elevator scene George (God) gives someone his business card. Very simple card: just one word - no address, no phone number, no title - just "God"

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Did anyone explore (or even think of) the possibility of UConn MBB and WBB teams playing in a P5 conference, with football not included? There are already cases (such as hockey) where one sport plays its games in a different conference than other sports. Why wouldn't this work for basketball? Obviously, UConn couldn't expect the same revenue from such an arrangement (or anything close) as if it were in the conference for all sports, but might it not yield more revenue than the New Big East?

I'm thinking that the SEC could use a boost to its competition level (and to its TV and streaming audience numbers) in basketball that the UConn teams could provide. Yes, there would be greater travel involved, but the audience and the competitive value would make it worthwhile.

that's not very realistic.

SEC doesn't need to expand to expand and is making a ton of money.

Would likely take a major brand in an adjacent state wanting to join to touch off another round.

If it came down to non-power 5, I would think Houston, Memphis, Cincy would have more support based on how past expansions have gone. Possibly East Carolina.
 
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Did anyone explore (or even think of) the possibility of UConn MBB and WBB teams playing in a P5 conference, with football not included? There are already cases (such as hockey) where one sport plays its games in a different conference than other sports. Why wouldn't this work for basketball? Obviously, UConn couldn't expect the same revenue from such an arrangement (or anything close) as if it were in the conference for all sports, but might it not yield more revenue than the New Big East?

I'm thinking that the SEC could use a boost to its competition level (and to its TV and streaming audience numbers) in basketball that the UConn teams could provide. Yes, there would be greater travel involved, but the audience and the competitive value would make it worthwhile.

The primary consideration of the Southeastern Conference, by a an immense margin, is football, and women's basketball is never ever a consideration when evaluating the possibility of expansion.

No school from the northeast will ever become a member of the SEC.
 

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Whether or not a school gets a P5 invite or not isn't about football. If it was, Rutgers would still be in the AAC. It's about media markets and demographics. You must have a football team, but if the numbers work, you're in the running.

Boston College got into P5 with a mediocre football team in 2004. It's a hockey school, so even men's BB was a minor factor. They apparently had no problem with adding a New England market, and later on they added Syracuse, certainly not because of the football team, which was pathetic at the time, but because of history and tradition. They have a big fanbase that supports the school because there's nothing comparable anywhere around them.

We are the same. As the flagship state U in CT, we have no competition within the state. There's no Connecticut State U, or Connecticut A&M. We're the only game in town. It worked for Syracuse and even for BC. There's no reason we couldn't do it, except that our university administration was clueless and totally incompetent.

The UConn administrators displayed a devastating combination of ignorance and arrogance. Maybe in a couple of decades UConn will have another opportunity. But for now, it's time to deal with reality and do what's best for the other sports teams in an increasingly difficult financial environment.
 

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Did anyone explore (or even think of) the possibility of UConn MBB and WBB teams playing in a P5 conference, with football not included? There are already cases (such as hockey) where one sport plays its games in a different conference than other sports. Why wouldn't this work for basketball? Obviously, UConn couldn't expect the same revenue from such an arrangement (or anything close) as if it were in the conference for all sports, but might it not yield more revenue than the New Big East?

I'm thinking that the SEC could use a boost to its competition level (and to its TV and streaming audience numbers) in basketball that the UConn teams could provide. Yes, there would be greater travel involved, but the audience and the competitive value would make it worthwhile.

No P5 Conference would accept that.
 

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Really?! So Notre Dame plays football in the ACC? Didn’t know that.
We always know that ND is a special case. By all rights the Irish should have joined the Big10, who really wanted them as a full football member, and would have established a number of tremendous geographic rivals. But the ACC made ND a better deal. The Irish had there own tv contract with NBC which paid them many millions of dollars.

Geographically, ND joining the ACC made about as much sense as UConn joining the AAC. But in exchange for playing I believe 6 football games per year against ACC foes as an independent, ND gets to remain an independent with their own tv contract while gaining the benefit of a P5 conference affiliation for every other sport.
 
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I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.
 

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I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.
The NCAA has nothing to do with it. It’s entirely up to the conferences to decide.
 
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I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.
Not true.
But generally no conference would agree to this, unless there are very unique circumstances.
 
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I thought NCAA rules don't allow splitting your sports teams up into different conferences unless your conference does not support a particular sport? In other words, you can't play basketball in a P5 and park your football team somewhere else.
ND isn't splitting it's teams across different conferences. The football program isn't affiliated with a conference.
 

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Why so little interest in going to FCS in football? UConn could be excellent, and there are very good FCS teams within a couple of hours from Storrs.
 

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Why so little interest in going to FCS in football? UConn could be excellent, and there are very good FCS teams within a couple of hours from Storrs.

They would have the biggest stadium in FCS..... and the nicest locker rooms :p

We always know that ND is a special case. By all rights the Irish should have joined the Big10, who really wanted them as a full football member, and would have established a number of tremendous geographic rivals. But the ACC made ND a better deal. The Irish had there own tv contract with NBC which paid them many millions of dollars.

Geographically, ND joining the ACC made about as much sense as UConn joining the AAC. But in exchange for playing I believe 6 football games per year against ACC foes as an independent, ND gets to remain an independent with their own tv contract while gaining the benefit of a P5 conference affiliation for every other sport.

They were discussing this on sports radio down here yesterday. While ND fits in the Big 10 geographically.... the schools fits better in the ACC alongside the private schools..... and the smaller public schools that are in the ACC... like UVA, GaTech. Those Big 10 schools are HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE except for Northwestern.
 

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