UC and UConn in talks to start new conference

[cinmike]

The new league would be an all sports confernce. Potential members include:

UC
UConn
USF
Boise St
UNLV
New Mexico
SDSU
BYU
Temple
Memphis
UCF

http://www.sbnation.com/college-bask...tal-conference

[London 'Cat]

In today's crazy realignment world, regional rivalries are being thrown out the window. So, I don't think geographical boundaries will have a significant influence on where UC ultimately ends up.

What do folks think about joining two conferences? Perhaps UC basketball and the non-revenue generating sports can join the Catholic 7's new league and UC football can find a home somewhere else...like the Mountain West for instance?

I do think that separating football from all other sports may be the best option for UC going forward. Unless an invitation to the ACC or BigXII is forthcoming. Absent that, staying with the BEast basketball schools in all other sports and finding a home for football elsewhere would make sense.

[bearcattom]

In today's crazy realignment world, regional rivalries are being thrown out the window. So, I don't think geographical boundaries will have a significant influence on where UC ultimately ends up.

What do folks think about joining two conferences? Perhaps UC basketball and the non-revenue generating sports can join the Catholic 7's new league and UC football can find a home somewhere else...like the Mountain West for instance?

This could be a real possibility.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...5a7_story.html

[RedRocker]

How does that work? How would this move leverage the ACC?

If this new league requires a grant of rights for TV, etc. it essentially ties them to the conference just like the B12 did last year when it had its members do the same thing. I believe this is the case in the B1G and PAC12 too.

By doing this, if the ACC were raided again their replacement prospects have dwindled considerably and thus they may be in a very weak position, possibly weaker than this newly proposed league

Current/future ACC roster includes:
FSU
Clemson
North Carolina
NC State
Wake Forest
Duke
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Miami
Georgia Tech
Pitt
Syracuse
Louisville
BC

Say the B1G grabs GT and Virginia to go to 16 and the SEC grabs NC or NC State and VT to get to 16 and then FSU and Clemson go to the B12 to become the B12 again, this leaves the ACC with 8 teams and looking a lot like the old Big East.

At this point, if UC, UConn and USF amongst others are tied into a new conference, the ACC has very few candidates to replace the departing teams to get to 10 or 12. Their choices may be limited to ODU, NC Charlotte, Georgia State, etc.

UC and UConn are gambling that with this threat that the ACC will add them sooner rather than later and get to 16.

[RedRocker]

In today's crazy realignment world, regional rivalries are being thrown out the window. So, I don't think geographical boundaries will have a significant influence on where UC ultimately ends up.

What do folks think about joining two conferences? Perhaps UC basketball and the non-revenue generating sports can join the Catholic 7's new league and UC football can find a home somewhere else...like the Mountain West for instance?

Don't like it.

[bearcatd]

Decourcy thinks it is a move by UC and UConn to gain leverage on joining the ACC.

How does that work? How would this move leverage the ACC?

[bearcattom]

In today's crazy realignment world, regional rivalries are being thrown out the window. So, I don't think geographical boundaries will have a significant influence on where UC ultimately ends up.

What do folks think about joining two conferences? Perhaps UC basketball and the non-revenue generating sports can join the Catholic 7's new league and UC football can find a home somewhere else...like the Mountain West for instance?

I'd like that scenario w football independence.

[JDBEARCAT]

In today's crazy realignment world, regional rivalries are being thrown out the window. So, I don't think geographical boundaries will have a significant influence on where UC ultimately ends up.

What do folks think about joining two conferences? Perhaps UC basketball and the non-revenue generating sports can join the Catholic 7's new league and UC football can find a home somewhere else...like the Mountain West for instance?

Actually for right now, that's not a bad idea.

[jkwuc89]

In today's crazy realignment world, regional rivalries are being thrown out the window. So, I don't think geographical boundaries will have a significant influence on where UC ultimately ends up.

What do folks think about joining two conferences? Perhaps UC basketball and the non-revenue generating sports can join the Catholic 7's new league and UC football can find a home somewhere else...like the Mountain West for instance?

[GoCats1994]

So UC's closest geographic rival in this "new" league would be, ummm, Memphis at nearly 500 miles away? No thanks.

What is the alternative?

I like the fact that rather than sitting around and waiting, UC is trying to make something happen.

The end of this story is not written yet

[B-Team]

So UC's closest geographic rival in this "new" league would be, ummm, Memphis at nearly 500 miles away? No thanks.

[Lobot]

Basically with the disparate locales scattered all across the nation this is CUSA all over again.

It's worse. The locales are even MORE spread out.

[Binturong05]

Basically with the disparate locales scattered all across the nation this is CUSA all over again.

[DMoney1080]

Although, not ideal, you have to move forward and this is definitely better than what Conference USA offers. It's plan B, but you have to move forward and not sit on your laurels like we allowed the BE to do. It's either that or join the MWC. What other option do we have? Being independent does not help and would decrease attendance. I think we need be proactive on this. is it a stunt - probably, but you have to come up with a plan and this more of a plan then the BE has ever done.

You have to look at the positives and although not ideal, move forward.

[coach]

Honestly, if you can for the short term schedule lvl in an out of conference game, and a league similar to this, it's likely as good or better than what we have been seeing the past several years. pitt, syc, to a lessor extent rutgers, not exactly setting the world on fire. Sometimes you get caught up in this movement, and think ok we're not in the acc for fball tradgedy. however, if schools like fla st, clemson, va tech jump, we're basically back to a bigger version of what we are losing now. Is that great? Better for bball for certain, but just a bigger version of our "lost" fball.