Uconn to the B12 NOT looking likely

[syrBossHogg]

 

[orangenauburn]

Big 12 doing everything they can to position themselves as number three and also winning the PR wars while the ACC seemingly sleeps

Doesn't matter reality, B12 winning in the media and PR stuff that drives opinions and shapes beliefs

 

[PeteCalvin]

Hmmm. What to make of this gem? Not necessarily a home run for the conference. Helps UConn more than the Big12, other than the travel.

 

[UpstateSM]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[PeteCalvin]

Big 12 doing everything they can to position themselves as number three and also winning the PR wars while the ACC seemingly sleeps

Doesn't matter reality, B12 winning in the media and PR stuff that drives opinions and shapes beliefs

Grabbing UConn doesn’t make them #3. Football still drives the bus. The ACC should make a run at the other PAC schools that joined the Big12 and just sink that conference.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The ACC has had numerous opportunities to add UConn, and we keep passing.

Must be a reason why.

Big 12 wants our sloppy seconds.

 

[syrBossHogg]

The ACC has had numerous opportunities to add UConn, and we keep passing.

Must be a reason why.

Big 12 wants our sloppy seconds.

Need a football power not a BBall power

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

What’s the record for changing conferences in one decade?

Bastards will back door themselves into the ACC

 

[UpstateSM]

Big 12 is going to try to sell their next rights deal in separate packages. That is why they aren't full football members until 2031. Can sell the basketball package with Yukon in it before then.

 

[baggerbob]

Big 12 doing everything they can to position themselves as number three and also winning the PR wars while the ACC seemingly sleeps

Doesn't matter reality, B12 winning in the media and PR stuff that drives opinions and shapes beliefs

At least they have a Commissioner who wants to do things, and not someone asleep on the job.

 

[orangenauburn]

At least they have a Commissioner who wants to do things, and not someone asleep on the job.

That's where I was leaning

He is a persistent and every where and is trying everything to drum up his conference and confidence in them being number three

 

[hoopsupstate]

UCONN going to the Big 12 will hurt their basketball recruiting. They were doing nothing until they went back to the Big East. We lost Jackson because of it.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Why not football is an easy win for everyone and they might as well go to the Northeast after going west. Hopefully this stops them from winning more titles.

I'm happy we don't have to lose to them presently if we were in the same conference it would suck.

 

[5OutFred]

UCONN going to the Big 12 will hurt their basketball recruiting.

I know we don't like them but cmon, they're back to back national champs. They'll be fine as long as they have Hurley.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I know we don't like them but cmon, they're back to back national champs. They'll be fine as long as they have Hurley.

They didn’t start recruiting better until they moved back to the Big East. Eastern recruits will not want to play in the Big 12. Their parents want to see them play. They don’t even have a tv network.

 

[dasher]

I know we don't like them but cmon, they're back to back national champs. They'll be fine as long as they have Hurley.

I don't think so. What did they do in the last non eastern conference they were in? Nothing. As we found, it hurts recruiting to leave your area.

 

[UnknownOrange]

I don't think so. What did they do in the last non eastern conference they were in? Nothing. As we found, it hurts recruiting to leave your area.

they *did* technically win a championship when they were in the AAC, and Ollie tanked big time

Hurley comes in, starts the rebuild, covid hits, they move back to the BE and turn it to a new level.

I think I’d argue more that the job was done by Hurley, and not the move to the BE, but that obviously helps too

 

[5OutFred]

I don't think so. What did they do in the last non eastern conference they were in? Nothing. As we found, it hurts recruiting to leave your area.

They won a national championship while in the AAC

 

[syrBossHogg]

I know we don't like them but cmon, they're back to back national champs. They'll be fine as long as they have Hurley.

I'll give Hurley credit for it but they didn't have any national success until he hired Luke Murray. They were late JB years basketball wise until Murray showed up

 

[dasher]

They won a national championship while in the AAC

They had some losing seasons as well. Just looked it up. They had not one, not two, but three straight losing seasons while in the AAC

 

[pwong]

I will say recruiting for the B12 is a much easier sell than recruiting for the AAC.

 

[HouClone]

They didn’t start recruiting better until they moved back to the Big East. Eastern recruits will not want to play in the Big 12. Their parents want to see them play. They don’t even have a tv network.

Every game is on tv. But they have to shell out some bucks for ESPN+ for a few games.

 

[Col. Bleep]

Need a football power not a BBall power

It is football that drives the bus.
Unfortunately.
Because UConn basketball belongs in the ACC.

 

[sutomcat]

Most of the Boneyard dismissed this rumor but people besides Zanetto, the guy that apparently broke the story, are picking it up.

And Zanetto is doubling down on it. He says UConn has the votes.

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[sam]

Adding SMU over them was a joke. I’ve long said that fellow Northeast hoops power UConn would’ve actually been beneficial to Cuse and BC in the ACC. If the ACC does implode, I imagine UConn will get extra pleasure in downvoting BC..