Herman bolts that much faster the minute the Big12 votes not to expand or Houston is left behind. If Houston went Big12 he would think twice since he has his signature all over the program and there would be half the pressure involved.
BD will be on the phone in a heartbeat with Kelly tomorrow if SH and DB sack football, as will all UCONN players worth a damn and signed recruits.
If you think the State of Connecticut and the Hartford statehouse is behind the football program in Storrs, then I have to tell you, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus do not exist and Dan Malloy wipes his ass with his season tickets. If Malloy had his way we'd be back in Division II.
No they won't shut down football, but will they sack Division I-A football and send the program back to Division I-AA? It would not surprise me to see that happen in 6 or 7 years, obviously they can't do it overnight like the Governor wants, as there would be a statewide revolt. Can they weaken the program year by year? Yes absolutely, and the reason is money, and it just is not there. UCONN football is at the bottom of the states list of priorities. If it was at the top of the states list of priorities, Bob Diaco never would have been hired as our head coach, he'd be being considered as our Defensive Coordinator, our stadium would be on campus in Storrs and hold between 50,000 and 60,000 fans. Last but not least our AD's office would not have a revolving door, and our present AD would be a former P5 AD. Connecticut as a state has among the highest taxes in the country, the economy sucks. Corporations are leaving the state in droves. Look at the AP top 20, are there any teams in the top 20 that play in a high tax state? Look at Houston and how that team has exploded on the scene, do you think it's a coincidence that that program and it's rise happened in Texas? For a state to support major college football programs, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, you need a decent economy and relatively low taxes and cost of living. Sure there might be some exceptions to this rule here and there, but a small minority.
Dan Malloy has less than a full term left as Gov. Then he will be known as "Former Gov Dan Malloy"! Who really cares what he thinks of UConn football..or UConn sports for that matter!
It's not just what Malloy thinks, his successor will be cut from the same cloth. I can't remember the last time Connecticut had a conservative republican or democrat, or conservative dominated statehouse. Besides conservative Democrats became extinct about 20 years ago. Look at it another way, for the most part, every state that produces big time college football teams year after year, regardless of who the coach is, will go for Trump heavily in the upcoming election. He might not win all those states but he won't be trounced by Clinton either, like he will be in CT, NY, Mass, NJ, Calif. I'm not a Trump supporter, can't stand the guy, I'm just stating how i think big time college sports, economics and politics effect each other.
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