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Conference Realignment Fallout: The Big East/Big 12 Battle Is Going To Get Less Interesting

You haven’t seen any screaming hot conference realignment takes here on Anonymous Eagle because.... well, because none of it matters to the Big East. If someone had pulled the trigger on grabbing Connecticut up, I would have been happy to talk about the impact on Marquette’s home conference. The biggest potential impact, by the way? If UConn leaves — not just for a power conference, if they leave at all — between now and the start of the 2026-27 season, the Huskies still owe the Big East a $30 million exit fee.