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Should UConn abandon its aspirations to join a "Power 5" conference? If the Huskies are jilted by the Big 12, should they leave the American Athletic Conference, rejoin their former Catholic school foes in the reconstituted Big East for basketball and accept second-class FBS football status in another league? Boston-based sportswriter Mark Blaudschun reported Monday on his fledgling pay-to-view website, "it seems more and more likely that UConn WILL NOT be part of the American Athletic Conference" after the Big 12 expansion process shakes out. Blaudschun used the capital letters for emphasis. Citing "people familiar with the situation", Blaudschun reported UConn "does not want to return to the status quo" if the Big 12 doesn't invite the Huskies and suggested the Big East as a home for UConn's "non-football varsity sports". Blaudschun followed with a Tuesday commentary advocating UConn's return to the Big East and that the school should pursue football-only membership in the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West, Conference USA or the Sun Belt, which along with the AAC comprise the so-called "Group of 5", the little brothers to the "Power 5" of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12. Blaudschun's posts are noteworthy given his history of being first to report breaking UConn athletics news, the most recent examples being the departure of former athletic director Warde Manuel to Michigan and the hiring of AD David Benedict. read more: http://www.journalinquirer.com/sports/report-big-east-is-uconn-s-plan-b-if-big/article_d08fadf4-6555-11e6-8f46-2f59dd35e64d.html