UConn hoops back to Big East

[Jake]

A sketchy report is out there. Uconn’s Official response is classic denial / non denial. Looks like it might be legit.

No word on what would happen to their football. Can’t see the AAC letting them stay.

 

[Stevenson]

Being reported by Boston Globe. No mention of the impending sanctions and indictments.

 

[sutomcat]

Confirmed by the Courant. If they join the Big East, they will be forced to agree to an enormous exit fee they will never be able to pay. This would be a lifetime commitment.

They gave up big time football to try and get their basketball program back,

Shocking to do this with no plan in place for football. I don’t think they will have a choice...for a while anyway, they will be an independent. Will they drop down to FCS level?

I suspect so.

I think the straw that broke the camel’s back was when they lost SNY coverage of their basketball programs with the disastrous new AAC TV contract.

UConn on the verge of joining the Big East; football likely in need of a landing spot outside AAC

UConn is on the verge of joining the Big East for all sports that the conference sponsors, including basketball, sources confirmed Saturday. Though the university is awaiting and fully expecting an…

www.courant.com

 

[NKR1978]

Good for them. Smart move. They were never going to get an ACC or B1G invite. At least now their basketball is protected.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Leaving with a bad taste of AAC "in they mouf".

 

[jdubs30]

But last year all the UConn fans were saying the aac is better suited for the future than the big east for basketball

 

[MSOrange]

 

[jgeorge322]

Kind of sad to see this but the difference in dollara between acc and big east is still huge, not sure how viable big east is long term

 

[Jake]

RIP Uconn Football.

 

[HOFCeluck]

I really want to laugh at them for this but honestly if this true it really is the best move. There’s no sense in killing their basketball program for the sake of their all but dead football program.

 

[MSOrange]

I really want to laugh at them for this but honestly if this true it really is the best move. There’s no sense in killing their basketball program for the sake of their all but dead football program.

Agree. TBH, there are too many schools trying to play D1 football anyway that should be spending their resources elsewhere imho.

 

[Toga]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Toga]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

But what about the Civil Conflict?

 

[orangefog]

I really want to laugh at them for this but honestly if this true it really is the best move. There’s no sense in killing their basketball program for the sake of their all but dead football program.

I agree. This would be the first right decision they’ve made in about a decade.

 

[NateW]

This is a good move by them. Darn it.

 

[djcon57]

RIP Uconn Football.

Remember when they said they would have a better program than us. That was neat

 

[JarHeadJim]

I really want to laugh at them for this but honestly if this true it really is the best move. There’s no sense in killing their basketball program for the sake of their all but dead football program.

You should laugh at them they are a effffing Joke!

 

[Alsacs]

Since their football is a midmajor now we should offer no better than 2 for 1s in football.
They will be desperate to fill out games as an independent.
They will be tomato can home games for SEC/Big Ten/ACC teams.

 

[jncuse]

2 additiinal conference wins for the existing big east teams.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[HOFCeluck]

It’s funny that this is actually a controversial decision amongst Uconn fans. Stop trying to make Uconn football happen!

 

[Arangeman]

UConn finished 9th in the AAC and Memphis has a top 5 team

 

[orangefog]

It’s funny that this is actually a controversial decision amongst Uconn fans. Stop trying to make Uconn football happen!

Yeah, they should have done it 5 years ago.