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[QUOTE="nzm136, post: 1642803, member: 2531"]
Bringing UConn into the ACC would be bad for both the ACC and Syracuse.

UConn joining the collective could shake PSU loose. Who would PSU rather play yearly, VT, Pitt and Syracuse or UConn, Rutgers, and Maryland? I know that the B1G East also has Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State, but the ACC might also get ND (if PSU joined down the road), and has FSU and Clemson. And sure, the B1G makes more, but throw PSU and possibly ND (as a full) into the ACC and account for the B1G having to feed UConn, and the gap isn't that large in the grand scheme of PSU athletics. Finally, I know UConn has great basketball, but I think that PSU is more concerned with finding the [I]best[/I] collection of [I]football[/I] programs that it can beat regularly, which give it exposure where it wants exposure (the northeast, Ohio/western PA, and the southeast). Basketball is just a plus.

Either way, all of that is a moot point. UConn isn't getting a B1G invite. They lack the resources, the name, and the facilities. Ohio State already looked the other way when it allowed Rutgers. It isn't going to do that again and take a school with no history, worse recruiting grounds than Syracuse, and a small stadium that isn't even close to campus.

The Michigan AD is just looking good in front of his buddies and/or generally looking loyal, all while knowing that it will never actually happen, so it won't actually ever cost him anything.
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