Dooley
Done with U-con athletics
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Nelson has never once gave us what in his mind would be a feasible 12 game FBS schedule as an Indy.
That's because there is no feasible 12 game FBS schedule that can be made as an Independent. I think the call for football independence is essentially giving up on football and concentrating on basketball. If that's the case, the State who approved $90+M to build the stadium may never give UCONN another dime. Without a schedule, UCONN loses fans, recruits, and games.
No. If UCONN goes Independent, they might as well take the Rent down brick by brick and pave a parking lot for Cabella's. P5 is moving towards filling their schedules with MORE games against P5, not less. UCONN is having a hard enough time scheduling Illinois and Indiana as an AAC member. UCONN as an Independent would get a schedule along these lines:
UMASS
Buffalo
Army
Rhode Island
Texas Southern
Villanova
Towson
Maine
Toledo
Akron
Delaware
Norfolk St.
Good luck selling tickets to that. And for what? An extra $3M/yr (not even enough money to fund the hockey upgrade)? Huge annual basketball games against powerhouse Providence and DePaul?? C'mon. Enough of this nonsense. Patience. We are in year 2 of the B1G 3-5 Year Plan. You want to generate more revenue for the school? Buy tickets. Buy merchandise. Donate to the school. Time for UCONN fans and alumni to help out the school and athletic department that we all love.
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