[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by ct1615

Connecticut is a pro sports state (like Mass, NJ, and most of NY) that cares about one major cities sports team or the other major market sports teams. Yes we show up for Uconn basketball but filling up an 8k seated arena is much easier than a 60k+ seated stadium and if you think Uconn football interest is bad, go see Yale. You can fill up a school bus with everyone in attendance at the Yale bowl and still have room for the band on the bus.

Ironically, the Yale Bowl seats 80,000 (and has no lights, kind of like Wrigley Field in Chicago for baseball until 1988).

[WILWRadio]

Just saw a report that Uconn is in talks with Conference USA about joining as a football only member. Might be the only way to save the football program at this point. At least the rest of the teams can stay in the Big East and other respective conferences like Hockey East.

[NUHuskies01]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

Just saw a report that Uconn is in talks with Conference USA about joining as a football only member. Might be the only way to save the football program at this point. At least the rest of the teams can stay in the Big East and other respective conferences like Hockey East.

Dumb move. Does UConn really want to align itself with Liberty University, even if it is just for football? Do they really want to pay to fly the team out to New Mexico? Do they think having Marshall, UTEP, and Louisiana Tech is going to get people in seats?

Do the right thing. Kill the program. The rest of your teams will benefit.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by NUHuskies01

Dumb move. Does UConn really want to align itself with Liberty University, even if it is just for football? Do they really want to pay to fly the team out to New Mexico? Do they think having Marshall, UTEP, and Louisiana Tech is going to get people in seats?

Do the right thing. Kill the program. The rest of your teams will benefit.

The other sports programs seem to be doing fine. They certainly are adequately funded and in turn, are competitive in their respective conferences. And Uconn rates highly for overall educational quality among public schools. The problems with the football team are not really negatively impacting anything but the football program.

Some bad decisions and unfortunate events have led to the current sad state of the Football program. My guess is they will try to turn it around by aligning with another conference and then see what happens.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by NUHuskies01

Dumb move. Does UConn really want to align itself with Liberty University, even if it is just for football? Do they really want to pay to fly the team out to New Mexico? Do they think having Marshall, UTEP, and Louisiana Tech is going to get people in seats?

Do the right thing. Kill the program. The rest of your teams will benefit.

They are at the point where they will flounder, no matter what they do.

[Cmusic29]

Originally Posted by NUHuskies01

The football program should be shut down, or moved back down a level. That is the only fix.
The sooner they cut it, the better off all the other athletic programs will be.

No and no. You couldn't be more wrong.

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

Just saw a report that Uconn is in talks with Conference USA about joining as a football only member. Might be the only way to save the football program at this point. At least the rest of the teams can stay in the Big East and other respective conferences like Hockey East.

They are not in "talks" or negotiating. Conference USA reached out (unsolicited) and UConn has already, politely, said no. Of course, the AD will take the phone call and he was very diplomatic about it as you don't want to burn any bridges. But UConn isn't joining the dumpster fire, poorly run Conference USA. While it was not a resounding rejection, AD Dave said it was not happening. Just read some of his quotes and read between the lines. Joining CUSA is absolutely not the "only way" to save the ball program, it would sink it faster, actually. Independence and SPENDING on the next fball hire is the way to fix the program. UConn has to make the right hire and spend doing it, that is the only way.

Originally Posted by NUHuskies01

Dumb move. Does UConn really want to align itself with Liberty University, even if it is just for football? Do they really want to pay to fly the team out to New Mexico? Do they think having Marshall, UTEP, and Louisiana Tech is going to get people in seats?

Do the right thing. Kill the program. The rest of your teams will benefit.

Bzzzzt. A lot of bad takes in this thread. Fball drives the bus in college sports and realignment. If UConn ever wants a golden ticket to a P5 conference (ACC, B10) in the next decade, they need to invest in fball and get the team back to a respectable level. The shuffling of teams is not done and I guarantee you the SEC wants to poach two more teams. The B10 WILL expand too and it would not be shocking if the ACC was raided by one or both of those conferences. The ACC WILL have open spots in the next decade. UConn gains nothing going down a level and the AD and CT governor has gone on record as saying it is not an option anyway and, in fact, are all in on big time fball.

UConn is on record as saying they are paying AT LEAST 2 million to the next coach. They are invested. These "drop fball" crowds have no idea what they are talking about.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Cmusic29

These "drop fball" crowds have no idea what they are talking about.

Actually they do. It should be dropped like a bad habit. No one cares about college FB in the northeast.
Basketbal drives the bus at Uconn. No two ifs.

[Cmusic29]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

Actually they do. It should be dropped like a bad habit. No one cares about college FB in the northeast.
Basketbal drives the bus at Uconn. No two ifs.

They don't if they think fball should be dropped. It is a dumb take. It is short sighted.

The UNI has already invested a ton of money in the program, they intend to keep it up because the current admin knows it drives the bus for realignment, which doesn't care what UConn's priorities are. UConn priorities, should..no, HAVE TO be to get into a P5 conference like the ACC or B10. That does not happen without a decent fball program. Cincy just got a golden ticket to the Big 12 because, after a few rotten seasons, including back-to-back dismal 4-8 seasons in 2016 and 2017 invested a lot into fball and a new coach and is now #2 in the country.

Go join the Boneyard, lots of knowledgeable fans there, who sadly, seem to be missing from any sports talk here. By and large the most knowledgeable fans realize UConn needs a good fball team to get a P5 invite which will bring in tons of money long-term. Rutgers and BC might stink in the B10 and ACC most years but they bring in the P5 $$$$. Demoting UConn leads to further irrelevancy on the national scene, guaranteed and much less money.

Your view is incredibly short-sighted.

[NUHuskies01]

Originally Posted by Cmusic29

Bzzzzt. A lot of bad takes in this thread. Fball drives the bus in college sports and realignment. If UConn ever wants a golden ticket to a P5 conference (ACC, B10) in the next decade, they need to invest in fball and get the team back to a respectable level. The shuffling of teams is not done and I guarantee you the SEC wants to poach two more teams. The B10 WILL expand too and it would not be shocking if the ACC was raided by one or both of those conferences. The ACC WILL have open spots in the next decade. UConn gains nothing going down a level and the AD and CT governor has gone on record as saying it is not an option anyway and, in fact, are all in on big time fball.

UConn is on record as saying they are paying AT LEAST 2 million to the next coach. They are invested. These "drop fball" crowds have no idea what they are talking about.

Not a bad take, the right take. UConn is not getting into a P5 conference. There will not even be P5 conferences in 10 years, there is not a P5 now. Its just SEC + Ohio State + Notre Dame. The ACC is not a power conference. The PAC 12 is not a power conference. The Big 12 is not a power conference. You are living in la la land.

When the Big 10 decides to expand again, they are moving West, (which they already have with the "deal" they brokered with the PAC 12) they are not coming for UConn. They already have two suck programs in Rutgers and Maryland boarding the Atlantic Ocean, why would they want UConn even if they got the program to a Rutgers or Maryland level? The amazing Connecticut tv market? Why would the ACC want UConn? What has Syracuse and BC got them? You think Duke and North Carolina want MORE competition in hoops? Your dreaming.

UConn cannot compete right now, and it will only get worse. How are they going to attract top football talent, or even mediocre football talent? They are at a disadvantage both in the talent level in the state and surrounding states, and even with college athletes now being allowed to get personal endorsement deals, what company is going to take money from their marketing budget and send it to the QB of UConn? You are the ad buyer for greater Ford of Connecticut, or Hartford Healthcare. Would you rather spend it on UConn football, or pay a bit more for a New England Patriot or New York Giant? Easy answer.

UConn needs to look at the football landscape and realize this is not an area they could EVER compete. The train left the station a long time ago. They need to realize this is a sunk cost, tank the program, and use the money to continue to upgrade the rest of the athletic department. The sooner they realize this, the better off the entire athletic program will be when the fall out from football happens. They will be better positioned for whatever is left of the NCAA having already cut the most expensive program and reallocated those dollars. Teams that don't are going to struggle to adapt when they get left behind.

Colleges are going to start realizing that carrying a whale of a program like football to keep a few donors happy is not going to be good in the long run and it will cost them in other arenas. UConn needs to put horse in front of the cart, and get an early start on rightsizing its athletic department. Cutting football will benefit them in the long run.

[Cmusic29]

Funny how you double and triple down on your awful take. You are entitled to your opinion. It is wrong, but you are entitled to it. But surely you realize 300 million has been spent on fball so far, you think the UNI is just going to walk away from that? They just hired Jim Mora, a well-known name, ex-UCLA, ex-NFL coach. Despite their struggles, to get a coach of that caliber speaks volumes about UConn's brand, and dropping fball damages that brand.

You are insane if you think dropping down a level is viable or in the cards. It is not. You are also incorrect if you think P5 expansion is over. It is not. 5-10 years down the road, watch for further realignment and reshuffling. If UConn improves their fball, and positions themselves properly, look for something to happen, 2033 at the latest (when the B10 current cable deal is over). They are absolutely a possible choice down the road and have already been heavily considered in recent history before the ACC picked LVille over UConn last minute.

UConn has already competed in the past, so your statement about them never being able to compete makes ZERO sense because they already have (fiesta bowl). Plus, it must be stated again, UConn is NOT walking away from a 300 million investment. Fball success brings in a lot more money long-term than walking away and going down a level.

Maybe some UConn fans can find their way here to this board because it beats talking to people who clearly aren't fans of the program, don't know much about it, and apprently just want to see it die.