(01-17-2019 09:19 PM)Bogg Wrote:  

(01-17-2019 09:08 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  (thus, the BE should NOT want them in current form either).

See, this I disagree with, because regardless of what UConn wants, the football program isn't getting the call-up they're hoping for. If the Big East can get UConn under their tent they should get it done before anyone can have second thoughts, and if it takes an additional five to ten years for the football dreams to finally be put to bed then so be it. Whatever lands the conference the biggest remaining (for the BE) potentially-free agent out there.

I'll clarify:

The Big East (Presidents/ADs/Coaches) would not want UConn if their intent was simply to use the conference as a temporary placement or a stepping stone to another conference. If they was some type of financial agreement where UConn committed to the Big East for x amount of years (but leaving would forfeit the revenue they earned back to the Big East), then I could see it. However, the C7 Presidents were adamant that they did not want football to be a distraction again. All ten schools in the Big East are in it for the long-haul together.

In the end, perhaps it is all moot; maybe, UConn decides to drop football within ten years, or maybe they decide to continue on as a Independent (with Fox helping with arranging matchups). In either case, I have stated repeatedly that UConn's membership in the AAC is simply not sustainable. This is just proof of that.