I imagine we're largely in agreement. UConn doesn't deliver all of New England today. The point is, the B1G isn't looking to expand in the east based on the revenues they'll collect next month. Gaining and exploiting a dominant position in the northeast megalopolis is a 20-year proposition.
Yes, its about money. More than that, it's about maximizing money. You maximize revenues by delivering quality, not crap. Whatever Rutgers has been and currently is, I doubt that's the plan for the future. The B1G surely knows there are serious risks in their latest undertaking. They also have to realize Rutgers being Rutgers is a big component of those risks. Risky, multi-decade endeavors aren't entered into whimsically.
I believe any invitation to UConn will be held up until the affects of the Rutgers/Maryland acquisition are better understood. If the B1G finds out they can't move the dial on college sports in NYC, there will be a pull back without an invitation to UConn. If their experience over the next few years convinces them the can achieve significant success here, I believe a UConn invite is inevitable because NYC is too large for one team to deliver and hold.