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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 2578763, member: 1414"] It seems the UConn community is as divided as the nation on Ollie, football, the New Big East, etc. I doubt that anything said here, or by ADB, will change that in any way. My own perspective. [LIST=1] [*]Ollie was in over his head on day 1. He was carried by the participation of Calhoun in practices, and Hobbs, and players recruited and taught by JC. They are gone (JC, Hobbs and the players) and we see he can't do the job. No team in America is less prepared or underachieves as much as this one has the last two seasons. Nobody else looks this dysfunctional. A team like Yale may lose because the athletes aren't great, but they never look as clueless and inept as this team does. I do not believe that it is a miraculous coincidence that players who were good in HS, suddenly forget how to play when they come to UConn. [*]The only issue with upgrading to D1 Football is that we did it too late. But sooner or later, every team in the New Big East will find itself shut out of the new landscape, because basketball will be controlled by those who also play D1 football. And baseball as well. The have's and have nots. I don't care if it is Villanova or Gonzaga, those are dead programs walking. The only hope to have an AD that is beyond Patriot league level is if you play D1 football. Any other view is simply based on nostalgia. [*]Even if you don't accept #2, the difference in quality of play between the Big East and American is not some vast gulf. It's a small stream, and the gap is shrinking every year. As others gave pointed out, the primary failure of prestige and success in the American falls on three of the four schools that were supposed to carry it in basketball. UConn, Memphis and Temple. We have failed the league to a much greater degree than it has failed us. The Big East would change nothing at all for our basketball team. [*]Football is on the right path. The Hockey Team is playing very well. The baseball team is excellent, and benefits greatly in this strong baseball league. Soccer has trended down, but not because the league isn't good, because the coach is mediocre and should move on. Basketball is down because the people in charge of that program are not doing the job. That's it. It's nearly 100% of the problem. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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