UC / U of L / UConn to ACC?

[RedRocker]

We still have to keep improving to make sure somebody does not leap ahead of us. We could start by making a financial commitment that has never been there before, and that means keeping our coaches, generating revenue, upgrading facilities. Oh, and for the first time, market the living **** out of our program.

That is number 1 on the list.

[longtimefan]

There will be opportunities for UC to move given the nature of conference realignment. Once Florida State or Georgia Tech jump, UC will get the call. It's simply a numbers game. In the meantime, fans MUST support our teams! Further, Whit, Santa and the BOT must have a plan to improve facilities (our Achilles heal) and increase the budget.

We still have to keep improving to make sure somebody does not leap ahead of us. We could start by making a financial commitment that has never been there before, and that means keeping our coaches, generating revenue, upgrading facilities. Oh, and for the first time, market the living **** out of our program.

[Bearcat1996]

There will be opportunities for UC to move given the nature of conference realignment. Once Florida State or Georgia Tech jump, UC will get the call. It's simply a numbers game. In the meantime, fans MUST support our teams! Further, Whit, Santa and the BOT must have a plan to improve facilities (our Achilles heal) and increase the budget.

[bearcatgary]

Decourcy take on the ACC decision, makes some good points in favor of UC.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-bas...uconn-big-east

That's an excellent article by Decourcy. At least there is one media person out there that respects our program.

--Gary

[longtimefan]

Decourcy take on the ACC decision, makes some good points in favor of UC.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-11-28/acc-expansion-louisville-cincinnati-uconn-big-east

[swilsonsp4]

This personality bickering is pointless.

That said, UC doesn't have a good seat in this game of musical chairs. The music is still playing. FSU wants out. The Big 10 is looking toward the Atlantic coast. Openings are likely. Guaranteed? Nope. About the only thing we can do at this point is to hold on and hope that Ono and Babcock stay on this and pump UC to the ACC at every chance.

[jkwuc89]

From Paul Dehner's Twitter feed: "@pauldehnerjr: From @McMurphyESPN on with @MoEgger1530: Says if there's two more moves anywhere in realignment, UC would definitely have an offer to move."

[#41]

Exactly. Patience everybody.

Every year stuck in the mid-major Big East is another year that the school will struggle with recruiting, struggle with keeping fan interest up, etc.

[RedRocker]

All this means are more dominoes needs to fall for UC to join the ACC or Big 12. To me there are two potential events on the horizon that could lead to further big conference realignment.

1. The ACC's court case against Maryland over the $50 million exit fee. You have to believe schools like Florida State and others are watching intently at that outcome and perhaps eyeing a move.
2. The Big 10 goes to 16.

There are so many permutations but those are the two big ones. The 7 remaining catholic schools could vote to dissolve the conference but I don't see that happening, they get more TV money being tied in with FBS schools.

UC is in as good a position as could be expected. If the ACC needs to add again there are really only four targets: UC, USF, UConn and Navy football. Also, should the Big 12 look to expand they could be a target there as well, although that is less likely, and you have to figure BYU would get another look from them. But none of these schools, including UC, add revenue to the existing member schools. Louisville won't add revenue for the ACC. But as we're seeing with the Big East, when you're being raided it's foremost about survival.

Here's my big prediction, there are still more moves coming in conference realignment. And it's the ACC that's in the greatest danger of losing members. If UC just remains patient things should work out for them. I trust that President Ono and Whit Babcock are doing everything they can to make sure UC athletics aren't relegated to something akin to Conference USA.

Exactly. Patience everybody.

[bearcattom]

I was on it when we did it by email.....12 years ago. There were about 15 of us.

I don't think that I am any smarter, but I'm just trying to keep everything in perspective.

So there!

B.C.

I remember the LISTSERV days for BN as well BC.

[86 Bearcat]

No one cares...

I care!

[DBrentonBuck]

I was on it when we did it by email.....12 years ago.

So there!

B.C.

No one cares...

[Bearcat Chris]

Holy cow. Small-minded. Just very, very small-minded.

"Longtermers"??? You've been on this board for one year longer than I have.

P.S. You aren't smarter than the rest of us.

I was on it when we did it by email.....12 years ago. There were about 15 of us.

I don't think that I am any smarter, but I'm just trying to keep everything in perspective.

So there!

B.C.

[CaptainProbasco]

The reason they did it is because UL was being courted by the Big 12. For the ACC to remain a power, if FSU or other schools leave, is to make sure they scoop up the every top team remaining. Since UC or UCONN haven't had any offers, and UL has, they had to make sure they got them before another conference did.

I hadn't thought about it this way. It's definitely a possibility that this is what happened.

On the other hand, it could just be wishful thinking.

[mjv780]

One thing that I have not seen is the possibility that UC stays in the Big East as a basketball member and all sports but football and add football to the ACC or Big 12. Is that a possibility?

I don't understand what the upside to that would be... not being critical, just wondering your reasoning?