Yup, they are going to let the AAC in this year only....I am sure the Power 5 will all jump on that chance to create a crack and share $. He might as well have said “and they should recognize UCF as national champ, and throw out the Dr Pepper trophy and replace it with the Civil Conflict one (perhaps they’ll find the Private Investigator to search for it too).
That's why UConn made the right decision to leave. Can you imagine what we would be going through right now if we were stuck in that crap league and they were forcing us to play football?
Bold move.
If they pull it off, I think they build the case for a true P6 in the future. It’s pretty opportunistic on Aresco’s part. Whether it makes its way through? Who knows.
Lol....ok. Next we'll see C-USA say the same thing b/c they are still going forward with their schedule too. That's a bold move too, right? Maybe they'll be in the discussion for a P6 or even P7. Wait, maybe they'll take the Pac12 spot because they've been garbage lately.
Scoff as you like.
Best move UConn ever made getting out of AAC. Basketball recruiting off the charts and football recruiting way up.
It’s great for BB no doubt. Football was on a path, but tapping out early was a huge mistake.
Our schedule as an independent has more appeal to the types of students who would attend UConn.
Football was on a path alright...
Indy schedule looked decent and recruiting picked up... all that trashed with a very precipitous, uniformed decision.
Playing football this fall is a stupid move, not a bold one.
I think it will prove to be a major setback in recruiting. Parents might appreciate the “we really care enough not to play” pitch. But. that doesn’t
Football Recruiting was improving even in the AAC, but it took a huge jump this year with better teams on the schedule with the move to independent. Financially, moving to independent was by far the best move UCONN could do. Hopefully this leads to an increase in assistant pool so that we can presumably pay to keep our assistance or have money to lure away others to come to Storrs.
