If they want in let them give up false visions of FB grandure and get real--go division 1-AA like Nova. (taxpayers in Conn and Ohio would probably approve in a minute rather than continue to pay for these fraud FB programs.) I would not trust them as far as I could throw their FB teams. They would leave us in a heartbeat if they stay BCS level. The "new" league is about BASKETBALL--first, last and always!
If they want to stay BCS come in with a $50M buyout supported by an LOC that will be executed the day they bring up a "desire" to leave OUR conference and a forfeit of the right to sue to lower it if they want to leave.
Fraud football programs? I might be the only one, but Cinncinnatti and UCONN both playing meaningful football. They both average more than 30k fans per game, they've been to bowls recently, won multiple conference championships and have produced NFL talent.
Are they on par with the SEC? No, but only 14 teams are.
Both teams are on par with an average team from the other conferences. But nobody would suggest Purdue, Iowa State, Wake Forest, or Washington should fold up their programs, or mention them in the same sentence as fcs Villanova.
This is a pet peeve of mine, so it's not only directed at you red slope. But us SJU fans talk about these school's football programs like they're expendable, UCONN and Cinci fans don't think like that Lol. This isn't men's diving, these programs have fans!