UConn Basketball?

[motorb54]

Not going to shed a tear for ConnU. It's a women's basketball school, or so I've heard.

Maybe the men's hoops program will get back to being a top program, or maybe not. There's no inherent advantage to being situated in the no man's land of northeastern CT in terms of fertile recruiting area but it didn't hold them back under Calhoun. A few of the prior BE foes such as PC, SJU, SHU, VU, GU will help rekindle old rivalries, I suppose, but the five midwest schools won't have as much juice.

I think they should have continued trying to make football work in the AAC but maybe they need to ask in to the CAA for football-only membership. Being a football Independent is a tough road to hoe in the current landscape.

"...road to hoe..."??????????????

 

[Knightmoves]

I agree. I thought it was a strange move to basically abandon football and be aligned with mostly Catholic basketball schools. It only makes sense geographically but I think they had a higher sports ceiling with the AAC.

Agree but the cost of travel to the rest of the AAC for all UConn teams may have been prohibitive, not to mention inconvenient for their athletes. There was no firm commitment to the AAC from UConn.

 

[ScarletNYC]

Dont hold your breath waiting for ND to join that conference for football -- they got a sweetheart deal and are set up for the next 20-30 years

If the CFB expands to include conference champs, they'll join the ACC.

 

[Scarlet83]

Either Temple or Cincy would be the ACC's choice. Temple if the ACC wants a foothold in the Mid-Atlantic that was lost when the B1G raided RU and MD, Cincy if they want to continue branching out in the Midwest. Both have solid athletic programs but Cincy has a better, more loyal fanbase (I know firsthand due to me living in Philly that Temple has terrible fan support for football and only okay support for hoops).

Nope. You seriously think Temple has any shot vs Cincy or WVU?

 

[bigmatt718]

Nope. You seriously think Temple has any shot vs Cincy or WVU?

WVU will probably get the spot if/when the Big 12 collapses after Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas/Ok State all leave. The other 2 are wild cards.

 

[Scarlet83]

WVU will probably get the spot if/when the Big 12 collapses after Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas/Ok State all leave. The other 2 are wild cards.

Nope. If the ACC comes calling the Mountaineers, WVU will be accept. Period. WVU will not wait for the B12 to implode. Why on earth would they wait and miss the ACC opportunity, a much much better fit for them?

 

[bigmatt718]

Nope. If the ACC comes calling the Mountaineers, WVU will be accept. Period. WVU will not wait for the B12 to implode. Why on earth would they wait and miss the ACC opportunity, a much much better fit for them?

Yeah WVU belongs in the ACC with their classic rivals (Cuse, Pitt, UVA, VT).