This article says AAC highly unlikely. Maybe independent

Jun 22, 2019
9:08:42am

YIsForBrigham MYOB

UConn on the verge of joining the Big East, football future in the AAC unclear

UConn is in talks that would lead to the state's flagship university joining the Big East.

https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-sp-uconn-big-east-conference-aac-20190622-20190622-qgewcp6jhvd5fd4lenxr5vnncm-story.html[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-sp-uconn-big-east-conference-aac-20190622-20190622-qgewcp6jhvd5fd4lenxr5vnncm-story.html%3foutputType=amp]

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Mini conference realignment coming? UConn may be moving to the Big East.

TCuz 4 Time AFC Champion

6/22/19 9:06am

Hmm. Dropping football? AAC football only?

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 9:07am

This article says AAC highly unlikely. Maybe independent

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 9:08am

In other words expect a scheduling announcement soon. BYU seems to actually care about their independent brothers.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

6/22/19 9:18am

It’s not completely altruistic. It helps us too.

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 9:19am

No they just know that other indy's are desperate to schedule games.

TEXAS

6/22/19 9:22am

Especially Notre Dame

LifelongAP

6/22/19 12:49pm

Also from that article - UCONN AD had a $41 million deficit in 2018. How?!

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 9:11am

Because their most popular program is still one that brings in very little money

fattycoug

6/22/19 9:16am

Football that’s how

BYU Grounds

6/22/19 9:17am

Their stadium is 45 minutes away from campus

El Jefe

6/22/19 9:19am

Doesn't help that they were FCS til 2000 and weren't even that great as FCS.

TEXAS

6/22/19 9:24am

Yeah, I think they thought they could build a football brand off of their basketball brand.

El Jefe

6/22/19 9:39am

If they’re losing that much money and now don’t have a conference they should drop back down

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 9:52am

Agreed

El Jefe

6/22/19 10:35am

I know it's hindsight and that the football bubble wasn't crazy then like it is now but that seems like a bad call

TEXAS

6/22/19 10:24am

New England and New York also are weak college football markets. Much bigger pro

mannheimadler

6/22/19 1:15pm

I think they were hoping to capitalize on the fact that Hartford has no teams in NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL/MLS

El Jefe

6/22/19 4:09pm

Bring back the Whalers!

mannheimadler

6/22/19 4:11pm

BYU and UConn will do a scheduling deal in football

Richbyu

6/22/19 9:50am

Smart move...they sacrificed their identity for lousy football

Modiolus

6/22/19 10:01am

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East1999

6/22/19 10:35am

Indy isnt helping us go to p5 . What do we lose being in the aac?

Deleted

6/22/19 11:37am

Besides money, boosters, coaches, players, fans, good schedules, and TV contract?

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 12:25pm

Money is all guesses. Our pool of coaches remains the same

Deleted

6/22/19 12:32pm

We aren't recruiting better to want p5 schedules without any benefit of p5

Deleted

6/22/19 12:33pm

False. You think Grimes is coming to coach a G5 school for half the money?

YIsForBrigham

6/22/19 12:57pm

Go Indy so BYU can schedule BB as well... scratch your back... my hope

Cougarpride

6/22/19 11:37am

They should drop football

Y4LYFE

6/22/19 2:05pm

BYU should at least go AAC in all but football. The WCC is a big Joke.

blackshirts

6/22/19 5:31pm

That’s why we have dominated basketball!

Cougarpride

6/22/19 7:18pm

Won't believe it till mhver confirms

UConn on the verge of joining the Big East, football future in the AAC unclear

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