RedmanMike
Well-known member
SJU85 is 100% correct. I was against UConn rejoining for years, and nothing would make me happier than for them to leave. We never should have let them back - we should have let them rot in the AAC.
100 percent!I didn’t want UCONN back in the Big East and I am on record of saying so and why
On this Board. It was a temporary solution to a problem that did not exists. The Big East did not need UCONN but UCONN did need the Big East.
What is happening is just what was predicted and the $30M exit fee should have been $50M for the first 5 years and $30M the next 2-3 years.
UCONN was not a fit for the new Big East and should have never been admitted. The quicker they are out the better otherwise this situation is just going to continue to hang over the conference’s head.
UCONN, please do pass go to whatever conference and Big East do collect your $30M.
I disagree about UConn fans being diehards.Many UConn fans are against this move. They're basketball diehards and know they're bread and butter is in the BE.
But netting $33.5M just for having them swing by for a few years is pretty sweet.
They will, with their fans having to travel to Texas, Oklahoma and the like to follow their team, with NO local rivalries.I disagree about UConn fans being diehards.
They are front running fans. UConn was mediocre in the AAC, and played in front of far from sellout crowds.
They were nowhere near being a final four program during that time. I would go as far as to say the Big East did more for Uconn even more than the other way around.
Let UConn burn in the heat of 1,000 suns.
I don't care about UCONN. I care about the new Big East. Hopefully all of our other schools are committed to staying. I also hope the Big East doesn't rush in to grab another school unless there is a real business reason. Unfortunately the two schools that would fit best are Gonzaga and St. Mary's which are in California. I have seen a lot about Dayton and St. Louis on this board which really don't excite me unless they were replacing DePaul. Time will tell.
We should add Gonzaga, St Mary’s, Dayton and VCU.Why not add all four? Maybe add a few A10 teams into the mix, etc. Create a super conference of our own...
Big 12 aspires to be the premier basketball conference in America and would be more than glad to add Gonzaga and St. Mary's as a traveling buddy.
We should add Gonzaga, St Mary’s, Dayton and VCU.
Times of West-coast games are past the bedtime of a majority of our fan baseWe should add Gonzaga, St Mary’s, Dayton and VCU.
Times of West-coast games are past the bedtime of a majority of our fan base
I don’t think it’s at all a coincidence that the B12 and BE, the teams with true round Robin schedule are seeing success. More teams, even if quality ones, doesn’t always mean better.That's the idea. Big East should not be complacent here. This is an amazing opportunity to solidify itself as a top three conference for the unforeseeable future. They should pounce on this opportunity.