Hahaha... no. They left the A-10, got exposure as a part of the OBE, and leveraged that to B1G bid. I think, financially at least, they've done pretty well for themselves.
And I say that as a UConn fan. If they'd have stayed in the A-10, UConn most likely gets that B1G slot and our athletic department is set financially. As a fan, I'd rather be in the BE, and I enjoyed this past year quite a bit, but as an alumnus, $55.6M a year, would give me a whole lot of comfort as the viability of our sports programs.