(02-15-2017 03:26 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  

(02-15-2017 03:01 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(02-15-2017 11:29 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  UConn can realistically compete for national championships in basketball. UConn knows it's out of the picture for national championships in football. So the priority has to be to do what's best for basketball. I see a move coming.

UConn won a Men's national championship in the AAC. Their performance recently has not been conference related.

I agree, but in any year where UConn men's basketball is down, they would still have the regional geography and Big East tournament in NYC to sell and fall back on. In a down year playing USF, Tulane, East Carolina, etc. - programs that not only have struggled in basketball historically, but, more importantly, programs that UConn has absolutely zero history, rivalries, or tradition with to sell to fans and alumni - that's a tough sell to any AD of UConn (especially coming from conference that routinely played Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Boston College, West Virginia, Villanova, St. Johns, Georgetown, et al.).

Bottom line, is the AAC helping or advancing UConn's athletic brand and reputation? I don't have that answer, but I would say if they feel it is not helping them advance their athletics programs (or even if they feel the American is a temporary stopgap for a better conference membership down the road), then why not pursue going back to the Big East?

The AAC isn't doing much for UConn but moving to the BE for Olympic Sports and moving FBall to independent won;t do much of anything either and will probably set the FBall program back. All the AAC offers right now is just being able to know you can have a decent place to play until an invitation from the B10 or ACC comes, that does have value.