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Outside of just wanting to get into Florida, Cincy/UConn make more sense to the Big 12 than the U_F's ...

Cincy to "some" degree but UCONN? They are way out of the footprint of Big 12 Culture. But who the hell knows, I guess anything is plausible now.

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Outside of just wanting to get into Florida, Cincy/UConn make more sense to the Big 12 than the U_F's ...

Why? Basketball?

 

 

The brand recognition that's primarily from basketball, a geographic bone to WVU and their fans, etc .... but a desire to get into Florida could trump that.

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Outside of just wanting to get into Florida, Cincy/UConn make more sense to the Big 12 than the U_F's ...

Cincy to "some" degree but UCONN? They are way out of the footprint of Big 12 Culture. But who the hell knows, I guess anything is plausible now.

 

 

Are any of the 4 being tossed around here close to the B12 footprint?

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Outside of just wanting to get into Florida, Cincy/UConn make more sense to the Big 12 than the U_F's ...

Cincy to "some" degree but UCONN? They are way out of the footprint of Big 12 Culture. But who the hell knows, I guess anything is plausible now.

 

 

Are any of the 4 being tossed around here close to the B12 footprint?

 

We have cows......Oh, I guess that would be "hoofprint"

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These rumors would'nt shock me at all.  The USF/UCF combo is by far the best thing that a power 5 conference could get right now from the smaller conferences, and with UCF playing at a high level and USF quickly rebuilding the right way under Taggart a move to the Big XII is a no brainer, for them and us.  Ray Jay would sell out every time either Texas or Oklahoma came in, not to mention would be stuffed when we play UCF,West Virginia. Baylor and most of the other Big XII teams.   I also could see Cincy being added, but UConn has no chance. Their recruiting is awful right now and they are getting even worse then they already are.  I feel bad for their fans but UConn's days of relevence in football are over.

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UConn has no chance? They're an AAU school that boasts one of the best mens and women's basketball programs in the country and are located right in between Boston and New York.

I think all this expansion talk is BS for now, but UConn is not in of the equation for the Big 12, ACC, or Big Ten. You're nuts.

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UConn has no chance? They're an AAU school that boasts one of the best mens and women's basketball programs in the country and are located right in between Boston and New York.

I think all this expansion talk is BS for now, but UConn is not in of the equation for the Big 12, ACC, or Big Ten. You're nuts.

 

Here's your issue with UConn; they do not grab much of the Boston or New York tv market. ACC is a longshot because Boston College will block that. Big 12 will be difficult based on geography (highly doubt any of the teams from Texas want to head up there for any sport). B1G makes the most sense, but they already have Rutgers.

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Outside of just wanting to get into Florida, Cincy/UConn make more sense to the Big 12 than the U_F's ...

Cincy to "some" degree but UCONN? They are way out of the footprint of Big 12 Culture. But who the hell knows, I guess anything is plausible now.

 

 

Are any of the 4 being tossed around here close to the B12 footprint?

 

 

USF/UCF are closer the footprint than anyone else being mentioned.

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UConn has no chance? They're an AAU school that boasts one of the best mens and women's basketball programs in the country and are located right in between Boston and New York.

 

 

I haven't heard of one team that moved to a new conference these last several years because of basketball ...

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UConn has no chance? They're an AAU school that boasts one of the best mens and women's basketball programs in the country and are located right in between Boston and New York.

I haven't heard of one team that moved to a new conference these last several years because of basketball ...

Correct! Basketball is about fourth in terms of importance for conference realignment.

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