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Chasing Ghosts: Calhoun looms large, but clouds parting at UConn
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"Medcalf: I'm not sure if it will guarantee anything for the Huskies, but the Big East feels like an appropriate home that's equipped with the logistical advantages in a rich recruiting market. I mean, they just built new football locker rooms and the football team doesn't even have a home for the 2020 season. That's how strong the Big East brand is for UConn.
The Big East makes sense. It's a familiar pairing. The American produced some solid competition but few casual fans could name most members of the league. Meanwhile, the Big East is rolling right now and it's led by schools that matter on the East Coast. This seems like a complete win for basketball and it makes Hurley's job easier when he's making the pitch to prospects within the region."
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RE: Chasing Ghosts: Calhoun looms large, but clouds parting at UConn
nBE move is the best for UCONN after the BCS subsidy left.
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GoldenWarrior11
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RE: Chasing Ghosts: Calhoun looms large, but clouds parting at UConn
"In terms of on-court impact, as Myron notes, I think its greatest consequence will be on the recruiting front. Calhoun strongly recruited the Northeast and D.C. areas -- especially New York -- during the Huskies' run, while also keeping some New England prep school kids home. All of that is in the heart of the Big East. And if you told a top-100 kid from New York he could play against Wichita State and Cincinnati and SMU or he could play against St. John's and Villanova and Georgetown, it's not hard to figure out which he would pick."
Recruiting will get even better for UConn. If Hurley could recruit top-100 players in the American, it will absolutely get a stronger bump being in the Big East.
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RE: Chasing Ghosts: Calhoun looms large, but clouds parting at UConn
(07-26-2019 09:18 AM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote: "In terms of on-court impact, as Myron notes, I think its greatest consequence will be on the recruiting front. Calhoun strongly recruited the Northeast and D.C. areas -- especially New York -- during the Huskies' run, while also keeping some New England prep school kids home. All of that is in the heart of the Big East. And if you told a top-100 kid from New York he could play against Wichita State and Cincinnati and SMU or he could play against St. John's and Villanova and Georgetown, it's not hard to figure out which he would pick."
Recruiting will get even better for UConn. If Hurley could recruit top-100 players in the American, it will absolutely get a stronger bump being in the Big East.
Agree strongly.
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Chasing Ghosts: Calhoun looms large, but clouds parting at UConn
