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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3045329, member: 27"] I don't think UConn's status affects Syracuse much. Not at all in football...they go after a different level player than Syracuse does. In basketball, we do compete with them for recruits on a regular basis, and moving to a better conference should help their program. Will games against Providence, Seton Hall and Xavier get the band wagon UConn fans who have abandoned the program excited again? They have to win to have a chance. Going to what appears to be a tougher conference is not going to help on that front. Hurley needs to find a way to win a lot in the first couple of years UConn is in the Zombie Big East. If he can do that, they will definitely be an issue recruiting for Syracuse. If he can't get them in the NCAA tournament and beating good teams during those first couple of years, I don't see their fans standing by the team. One thing is very clear: UConn fans are not loyal and have little interest supporting a team that is struggling. Regarding [USER=636]omniorange[/USER]'s post, I don't see the ACC adding any basketball only programs to the conference. The only way that would happen is if the ACCN had disastrous carriage in areas where ZBE schools are 'strong'. But I don't think any of the ZBE schools have alumni bases that would make an impact and I think the new exit fee that all ZBE members are going to agree to when UConn joins (it is going to be insanely high) will preclude that. Even if the ACC wanted to add ZBE schools and they were able to leave, the strong ACC football schools will not let that happen. The only change I could see that might happen before 2036 is adding Texas if the B12 implodes. ND might get added for football too before then but I doubt it. Can you tell us more about the new paradigm for P5 schools Omni? Is this the thought that the best 64 P5 schools will defect from the NCAA, form their own organization with 4 16 team conferences and take all the money from the other schools? I think Syracuse is going to make a 64 team cut without much problem. If you get down below 48, there might be an issue. But I don't see the P5 schools cutting down below 64. [/QUOTE]

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