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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Didn't Florida State & UCONN definitively prove this year that conference affiliation is meaningless?
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Conference affiliation isn't meaningless... it's not as important in basketball, where minor conferences are more competitive. But UCONN also won its title with 5-star talent recruited while it was a member of the biggest, baddest basketball league in America.
We'll have to see how they do in terms of recruiting and program success down the road. THe double-whammy of losing Jim Calhoun and switching leagues at the same time could be an issue (though it likely isn't, since they've become a blue blood, have great facilities and private donor support, and have an energetic young coach who should be able to capitalize on his natty).
Florida State doesn't prove anything regarding conference affiliation. They're a national program in a major football conference. The ACC TV money is not great (I think FSU is at around $25 million by the time its T3 rights are included), but FSU also has a huge and generous donor base (benefit of being a blue blood in a talent-rich state).