Think before you post. UC would lose $$ millions as an independent. Should UC remain in the Big East because no current ACC teams leave, UC will still get at least $10 million a year from the Big East TV contract. The Big East football champ will be in a BCS bowl 8 out of 10 years based on past history.
UC basketball will still be playing UConn, Memphis, Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, Marquette. A basketball only conference would cost these schools millions in lost revenue and they know it, that is why they will not leave the Big East.
The A-10's brand new TV contract gets each school $350,000 per year. Georgetown, etc. will get about $2 million each per year from the Big East TV deal. Regular season college basketball is not worth much to TV, college basketball is a year end tournament sport.