Where is UCONN going? - The Jersey Guy

[GumbyDamnit!]

I don't see why any school would leave the Valley or A10 to play in the AAC as a basketball school. They would be leaving stable leagues for a league that 90% of the current teams are trying to leave. It won't happen.

Agree. If I were the A-10 I'd think about mirroring our success. Cut down on the # of teams and markets. Sell yourself as hoops centric, BE light.

10 teams:

St. Joe's
Dayton
VCU
Wich St
URI
UMASS
GWU
St. Louis
Davidson
Fordham Richmond/George Mason/Detroit/CSU

Not a bad conference.

Fordham????? Really??????? The only thing good about Fordham is its presence in NYC and that "quality" is short-lived when you consider its home playing venue and its horrible in-conference record over their history in the A-10. I would swap out Fordham for the likes of Richmond or George Mason from the existing A-10 (even though each shares a metro area with an existing A-10 Member) or bring in Detroit or Cleveland State from the Horizon for the 10th member (along with Wichita as a no-brainer).

Richmond and VCU share a market so do G Madon and GWU (maybe 10 miles apart). A major BB conference neglecting the NY market would be a mistake IMO. Fordham not great now but if they got aggressive with a coaching hire, and relaxed a touch on admissions requirements, they could be very good with that talent bed around them.

[DudeAnon]

The "single sportswriter" . . . likely has Mike Tranghese as his source.

The "single sportswriter" Mark Blaudschun did not say nor in any way imply that Mike Tranghese (or anyone else) agreed with Blaudschun's suggestion that Big East is UConn's Plan B if Big 12 bid fails. In fact, the article you linked doesn't say that Mike Tranghese did anything at all. It only says who he is.

Hilarious.

[BigmanU]

Agree. If I were the A-10 I'd think about mirroring our success. Cut down on the # of teams and markets. Sell yourself as hoops centric, BE light.

10 teams:

St. Joe's
Dayton
VCU
Wich St
URI
UMASS
GWU
St. Louis
Davidson
Fordham Richmond/George Mason/Detroit/CSU

Not a bad conference.[/quote]

Fordham????? Really??????? The only thing good about Fordham is its presence in NYC and that "quality" is short-lived when you consider its home playing venue and its horrible in-conference record over their history in the A-10. I would swap out Fordham for the likes of Richmond or George Mason from the existing A-10 (even though each shares a metro area with an existing A-10 Member) or bring in Detroit or Cleveland State from the Horizon for the 10th member (along with Wichita as a no-brainer).[/quote]

Richmond and VCU share a market so do G Madon and GWU (maybe 10 miles apart). A major BB conference neglecting the NY market would be a mistake IMO. Fordham not great now but if they got aggressive with a coaching hire, and relaxed a touch on admissions requirements, they could be very good with that talent bed around them.[/quote]

Same market but the two schools are at least 20 miles apart George Mason is in Fairfax, VA and George Washington is in NW Washington DC

[GumbyDamnit!]

Same market but the two schools are at least 20 miles apart George Mason is in Fairfax, VA and George Washington is in NW Washington DC

https://www.mapquest.com/directions/list/2/us/district-of-columbia/colleges-universities-washington/the-george-washington-university-304492773/to/us/virginia/colleges-universities-fairfax/george-mason-university-358698609

I stand corrected. They are 16 miles apart. But they share the same market so no need to bring both along is the point.