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RE: What would losing Cincinnati and Memphis BBall mean for UConn?
(07-21-2016 02:12 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 02:11 PM)amory87 Wrote:  UConn would be screwed, pretty much. But I don't think we'd up and move all our non-football sports to the Big East right away. There's no guarantee the AAC would allow us to just park our football program here and take everything else and leave.

I really hope I don't have to find out what UConn will do if we get left behind again. It won't be pretty.

Yeah, believe me... your football program is not what the AAC wants. I think if you move basketball, you'll have to leave completely.

The problem with staying is, the league would be so bad it'd kill our basketball program. You can only schedule so many OOC opponents.

We might have to consider killing football to save basketball, before they both went down the tubes.

Like I said, not pretty.
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RE: What would losing Cincinnati and Memphis BBall mean for UConn?
(07-21-2016 02:17 PM)amory87 Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 02:12 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 02:11 PM)amory87 Wrote:  UConn would be screwed, pretty much. But I don't think we'd up and move all our non-football sports to the Big East right away. There's no guarantee the AAC would allow us to just park our football program here and take everything else and leave.

I really hope I don't have to find out what UConn will do if we get left behind again. It won't be pretty.

Yeah, believe me... your football program is not what the AAC wants. I think if you move basketball, you'll have to leave completely.

The problem with staying is, the league would be so bad it'd kill our basketball program. You can only schedule so many OOC opponents.

We might have to consider killing football to save basketball, before they both went down the tubes.

Like I said, not pretty.

If we lose the other two most recognizable basketball brands in the conference, we'd have to consider all possibilities. I really don't want to think about it.
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RE: What would losing Cincinnati and Memphis BBall mean for UConn?
The reality is that if we got left behind, we would probably wait a year or two to see what level of coverage ESPN would still give to AAC basketball. If the commitment to the AAC by ESPN isn't still there (and I expect that it wouldn't be), then UConn would bolt the AAC.

So, at the end of the day, whether UConn gets an invite to the Big 12 or not, they will still ask Aresco..

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(07-21-2016 02:28 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  The reality is that if we got left behind, we would probably wait a year or two to see what level of coverage ESPN would still give to AAC basketball. If the commitment to the AAC by ESPN isn't still there (and I expect that it wouldn't be), then UConn would bolt the AAC.

So, at the end of the day, whether UConn gets an invite to the Big 12 or not, they will still ask Aresco..

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I agree. I just don't think we'd stick around if the conference gets hit with major defections and we don't get an invite. I suspect that may be what's behind the sudden Big East rumors.
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Question: Would Big East accept UCONN in with FBS football and knowing that they're still looking for a ticket to the P5? You'd have to go FBS independent or drop back to FCS but I don't see them giving up FBS until the P5 door is completely shut to them. Football independence could be a pain but not undoable but only worth it really if you can go to the Big East with everything else.
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(07-21-2016 10:32 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 10:25 AM)Tigeer Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 10:19 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  
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(07-21-2016 10:13 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  I doubt the AAC will lose Memphis.

I think you are in for a huge surprise 03-lmfao

It would be a huge surprise (academics, football)

Your angst aimed at Memphis has blinded you. Maybe soon you shall see the light.

Memphis has no history with those schools. FedEx is all there is, and that wasn't cited as a category they're looking for. Basketball?

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RE: What would losing Cincinnati and Memphis BBall mean for UConn?
Replace these two idiots NOW!!

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The BULLS recent scandal is the LAST straw for Antigua!

Antigua simply hasn't won enough to stick around while his brother takes the fall.

That being said... The AAC has matured nicely these last 3 years. The recent hires of Dawkins, Tubby Smith, and Mike Dunleavy, are a statement for the steps the conference has made.

While I wish Larry Brown was still at SMU, his understudy is still in place AS WELL AS their recruits. SMU will be a good basketball team under Janks for the foreseeable future.

As a Temple alum, I want to keep UConn and Temple together as the AAC keeps on.

A lot will have to do with WHO leaves to determine whether its a bigger hit for football vs basketball.

- Cronin
- T. Smith
- Ollie
- Dunleavy
- Haith
- Sampson
- Dawkins
- Dunphy
- Janks
- Antigua
- Lebo


If BYU gets selected, we may lose between 1-3 of these. UCF and Houston would be a bigger hit to football. Cinci, UConn and Memphis, would be a bigger hit to basketball.

It is still a stretch to say what realignment will do to basketball.

No matter what happens, the conference can take a BIG step (for UConn and others) by flushing said turds Lebo and Antigua. The urgency of this flushing needs to be expressed to those schools pronto.

Beyond that, I don't think the door should be closed on Olympic (i.e. basketball) only schools to replace a defector.

We just need to see how this plays out. 07-coffee3
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Lots of entertaining opinions here.
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(07-21-2016 04:48 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  Lots of entertaining opinions here.

This place is going to be a riot for the next few weeks.
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(07-21-2016 05:03 PM)TripleA Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 04:48 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  Lots of entertaining opinions here.

This place is going to be a riot for the next few weeks.

Yes it is.
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(07-21-2016 10:10 AM)UConnHusky Wrote:  
(07-21-2016 09:57 AM)Chappy Wrote:  If we were to lose Cincy, Memphis and Houston, as some are speculating, AAC football would be okay (with ECU, Navy, South Florida, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and UCF still in the fold), but it would be a crushing blow to the American on the basketball side of things. The Huskies would be okay with Temple and SMU if they manage to maintain what Larry started, and maybe with Tulsa (who is often good) and South Florida (who they've been playing since 2005), but I can't see them liking the rest of their conference schedule.

Is there anyone we could bring into the conference (all-sports) to help BBall? I don't really see anyone in the G5 that fits the bill.

I think at that point UConn would move basketball and Olympic sports to the Big East and become a football independent (even with all the headaches that an independent faces).

However, ESPN would then lose UConn's basketball content to FS1 in that situation, and I am not sure if the Connecticut network giant would want that (and I imagine that legislators in CT would put some behind the scenes pressure on ESPN to help UConn in some way). So, that is just one more reason that I think that ESPN will pressure either the Big 12 or ACC to add UConn.

I thought the same thing...go Big East all sports and put fb indy. It's not a bad move for UCONN. I think UCONN gets into the ACC or B1G at some point anyway so you can bide your time in the BE until then.
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I don't see UConn throwing their fb program under the bus (I.e. Removing it from the conference championship/access bowl hunt) when the AAC continues to show its commitment to good mbb by hiring good basketball coaches. Especially when UConn fb is making strides (beat Houston last year).
There are a lot of ifs right now pertaining to who may be coming or going. Houston and BYU are getting the most attention in Big 12 discussions right now.
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IF UConn is not called up to the B-12, then I think UConn would be best served staying in the AAC for all sports. UConn could dominate the AAC in a similar way Memphis ruled the water downed CUSA and remain relevant nationally. The AAC would still be the best G-5 football conference and in the best position for one of their teams to grab the coveted Access Bowl spot reserved for G-5 leagues.
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(07-21-2016 10:26 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Some massive ego's are gonna get very bruised by this, which is gonna be fun to watch at least.

Yes... so long as one of the egos is not mine 03-lmfao
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Will likely look like this when announcement day comes...

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Who knows what will happen, but everyone associated with Texas now being pro-Houston out of nowhere is kind of fishy. Nobody associated with Texas wanted anything to do with Houston, and now everyone on Texas' side is all in on Houston. Could it be the Houston booster that contributed VERY large to the Texas governor's campaign demanding a little payback? Could it also be Houston is now willing to let Texas build a UT-Houston campus if they'll let Houston in? Anyway you can get in seems to be the trend here. Heck, we at Memphis are doing a lot of FedEx bribing. What I would like to see is the Big 12 go to 14 with the additions of Memphis, Cincy, Houston, and BYU
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(07-21-2016 09:57 AM)Chappy Wrote:  If we were to lose Cincy, Memphis and Houston, as some are speculating, AAC football would be okay (with ECU, Navy, South Florida, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and UCF still in the fold), but it would be a crushing blow to the American on the basketball side of things. The Huskies would be okay with Temple and SMU if they manage to maintain what Larry started, and maybe with Tulsa (who is often good) and South Florida (who they've been playing since 2005), but I can't see them liking the rest of their conference schedule.

Is there anyone we could bring into the conference (all-sports) to help BBall? I don't really see anyone in the G5 that fits the bill.

I see Uconn beefing up the non-conf slate for NCAA tournament purposes in that scenario. I don't think they go independent in football and move to the BE. Too risky to go independent in football.

Basketball is a different animal bc it's a level playing field. If you're good you can make the tournament. No matter what league you're in. Uconn would still be fine.

I would also like to see the AAC bring in Wichita and VCU no matter what happens.
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(07-21-2016 02:17 PM)amory87 Wrote:  
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(07-21-2016 02:11 PM)amory87 Wrote:  UConn would be screwed, pretty much. But I don't think we'd up and move all our non-football sports to the Big East right away. There's no guarantee the AAC would allow us to just park our football program here and take everything else and leave.

I really hope I don't have to find out what UConn will do if we get left behind again. It won't be pretty.

Yeah, believe me... your football program is not what the AAC wants. I think if you move basketball, you'll have to leave completely.

The problem with staying is, the league would be so bad it'd kill our basketball program. You can only schedule so many OOC opponents.

We might have to consider killing football to save basketball, before they both went down the tubes.

Like I said, not pretty.

Straight up no horse sh@! ,who is the next best overall program on the eastern side that could be added ? The most potential or best facilities .
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RE: What would losing Cincinnati and Memphis BBall mean for UConn?
Whatever happens with UConn (and the American for that matter), I have no doubt that they have game-plans in place for a variety of scenarios. I'm also willing to bet that the Big East and UConn have had informal discussions in the very unlikely event that UConn wants to look at potential alternatives (I personally don't think a reunion is possible for either side).

Whenever an announcement comes from the Big 12 (whether it includes Houston/Cincinnati/BYU/etc.), there will definitely be disappointment from certain schools, but most certainly not like the panic there was in 2012 (when a number of schools, C7 included, had no idea what was going to happen).

Assuming UConn were to be left out, my guess the plan of action would be to stay in the AAC, continue investing in football and in academics (potential AAU acreditation), and wait until the next go-around comes. Throwing in the towel would be an affirmation that all of the work, effort and resources into football since 2000 were for nothing - an understanding that would be a mighty tough pill to swallow.
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