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Too far away?
We have better flights than Boise for sure. I don't think distance is decisive here.
- Austin TX - Boise ID: 1628 miles
- Austin TX - Provo UT: 1247 miles
- Austin TX - East Hartford CT: 1865 miles
Connecticut is an entire state too. Connecticut population 3.6 million, Idaho 1.6 million. Boise State is not even the flagship state university. This is not even a close comparison.
UConn people need to be making this argument at every chance that they get. The public perception is that UConn is much farther from Big 12 territory than the western schools, but a lot of people forget how vast the distances are in the Rocky Mountain region. I'm not saying that this argument will work in the end (as I still think the Big 12 would choose Cincinnati and BYU *if* the league chooses to expand), but this is a major geographic perception bias that UConn needs to address at every opportunity if wants to have a chance.