"According to ESPN.com's report, Connecticut president Susan Herbst has been in constant contact with individuals from the seven basketball schools in an effort to get them to reconsider. However, when Louisville made the move to the ACC late last month, UConn and Cincinnati became vocal about their desire to move to new conferences." UConn was begging for a bid out of the Big East at every major conference realignment event. Now it is begging the Big East to stay intact.