Amid today's blustering, blathering and bloviating, it's not easy to find God's little acre on the village green where we all agree on something. (Anything). But let's start here: We, the sports fans of Connecticut, would all be happier if the UConn Huskies were delivered from the wilderness known as the American Athletic Conference.

Not that the AAC isn't run by good people. Or that having the conference tournaments of both genders in Connecticut next March isn't convenient. It's just the feeling of being left on the sidewalk, watching the parade pass. And who really breathes into a brown paper bag over the thought of playing Temple?

Recent developments, however, prompt the following query: If the Huskies ever got an invitation to the Atlantic Coast Conference, could they cheat enough to survive?

Serious question. Have you seen the scorecard lately?

North Carolina: An independent investigation revealed two decades of academic fraud, where 1,500 athletes benefited for 18 years from sham classes and artificially high grades used behind the scenes to keep North Carolina athletes academically eligible. There were, per the report, hundreds of classes without faculty involvement. (Can you cite a better example for the death penalty?)

Syracuse: Allegations of extra benefits and academic issues are swirling around football and men's basketball, going back 10 years, ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy reports. (Smarmy Jim Boeheim will blame the media).

Notre Dame: Quarterback Everett Golson missed last season because of academic fraud. Five other players have missed this season because of academic fraud. And then freshman receiver Justin Brent took a selfie last week in bed with a porn star. (Brent had a long day volunteering at the local soup kitchen, no doubt).

Florida State: San Quentin, southern chapter.

Shame, shame, shame. Everybody knows your name.

Once again, I ask: Could UConn cheat enough to stay competitive?

Now I know that UConn hasn't always been a bastion of squeaky clean. The Huskies paid their debt. But there hasn't been a hint of impropriety since Warde Manuel's arrival. UConn fans should be prouder than ever.

I asked some UConn fans via Twitter last week whether they'd want UConn in the ACC amid all the gypsies, tramps and thieves. A resounding yes. (Many thanks for all the responses, by the way). The highlights:

@CTMike78: "B1G (Big Ten) may be aspiration, but 1) ACC better than AAC; 2) would enjoy beating the snot out of every one of them. Hate breeds passion."

@sohri: "I'm not sure UConn's in any position to take some moral high ground."

@mrobbctsports: "Are you saying you'd prefer BC to be in the AAC?"

@Russ_Steinberg: "It provides plenty of hate fuel. So yes. It's just not easy to get all riled up about Tulane."

@licatacs: "Absolutely. Until the NCAA starts handing out punishments with consistency, I'm certainly not taking them seriously."

Later, he tweeted, "If you're asking whether I'd play scandal-plagued UNC or squeaky clean ECU, I'd take UNC every time."

@noescalators: "LOL. Of course. With no reservations. If you're having moral qualms, we'll switch spots with BC right now. Enjoy Tulsa."

Later, he tweeted, "I'm all for blowing the model up, but I'd rather be sitting on a money pile while I watched the explosion."

Great stuff. And the fan in me, too, would prefer the ACC. Regular games with BC, Carolina and Duke would be delicious. But I'm disgusted with the behavior. UNC's willful academic fraud. Syracuse's repeated offenses. Notre Dame's hypocrisy. And Florida State's next opponent should be Burt Reynolds' team in "The Longest Yard."

I understand that no conference escapes scandal. But the ACC appears to be leading the country. And with a toothless NCAA, what should make us believe the cheating will stop? And if you're not cheating, can you win?

So maybe the Big Ten is the better option. Sadly, there are other issues here, including whether UConn ever gains acceptance into the Association of American Universities (AAU), largely based on research capabilities. (What that has to do with not cheating and filling a football stadium escapes me).

The fans say deliver us, Lord, from the AAC. We'd all like that. Here's hoping by the time UConn finds a Power Five home, the ACC doesn't stand for the All Convict Conference.

This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.

Twitter: @BCgenius