And the 9 games for 2020 so far are...

[storrsroars]

It's San Jose State not San Diego St.

Assuming PG&E doesn't cut the power ;-)

 

[storrsroars]

what If we use SNY properly and schedule football games there and per chance we outdraw RU in the NY market. That could make us appealing to BIG 10

Your photo should appear next to the dictionary entry for "eternal optimist".

 

[Guapo]

Do you think, when Aresco was told about these deals, he smiled?

 

[Coach J]

Official: UConn football’s 2020 schedule partially unveiled

This is pretty good in a short time period considering the doom and gloom predicted after the AAC split, especially if it is true about an additional ACC school that has an agreement in place for next year. Also it can be gleamed from this that we will start to see Liberty, Army, and San Jose State as future regulars on the schedule as well.

 

[CL82]

what If we use SNY properly and schedule football games there and per chance we outdraw RU in the NY market. That could make us appealing to BIG 10

Probably not, at least under the current paradigm, but if they become more reliant on ad revenue down the road, then maybe.

 

[CL82]

Do you think, when Aresco was told about these deals, he smiled?

Maybe not but I'm sure he was "not mad."

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Pretty solid showing. Army, Liberty, and UMass will be mainstays, which I'm fine with all things considered.

I'm guessing the Ole Miss is a buy game for them but that the Virginia game should have a return trip to The Rent.

 

[outlaw]

9/3/20 umess:
Wednesday night TV game? Or, typo for 9/4?

9/3/20 is a Thursday - super happy to keep that tradition going. love opening thurs prime time

 

[CL82]

I'm guessing the Ole Miss

Sort of. We aren't getting paid for it.

 

[AD DB Burner]

I'm guessing the Ole Miss is a buy game for them

The Mike Anthony article indicated this is not a buy game for UConn. In order to break up the game between Ole Miss and what I assume is MTSU, MTSU negotiated to keep the buy game money they were going to be receiving.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Sort of. We aren't getting paid for it.

The Mike Anthony article indicated this is not a buy game for UConn. In order to break up the game between Ole Miss and what I assume is MTSU, MTSU negotiated to keep the buy game money they were going to be receiving.

Ah! I didn't read that in the article, good catch.

So just a one off game vs. a SEC team. Not the worst thing in the world for such late notice.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Do we know for sure that the unannounced ACC game is at home?

 

[Exit 4]

Nothing new here

UConn announces nine opponents for 2020 football schedule

The UConn Huskies have announced nine opponents for their 2020 football schedule, which includes contests against Illinois, Indiana, and Ole Miss.

fbschedules.com

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

UConn v Ole Miss:
Yanks v Rebs, wee bit of Oxford history

 

[BugsyCT]

Better schedule than expected. We may yet survive as a football program even as an indy. Not a DB fan but props to him on this scheduling.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

9/3/20 is a Thursday - super happy to keep that tradition going. love opening thurs prime time

Mea culpa! Upon further review, except inexplicably on my iPhone calendar 9/3/20 is indeed a Thursday. Seriously, I just re-checked my phone; still shows up as Wednesday and is still wrong. Weird, but thanks for the helpful correction.

 

[Husky25]

9/3/20 is a Thursday - super happy to keep that tradition going. love opening thurs prime time

Added bonus: at least one more year of the FfC crew complaining about the drive to East Hartford the Thursday before Labor Day weekend.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[HuskyHawk]

Hate to sound like an optimist, but this is similar to what I expected (check post history if you don't believe me). I know many here lost faith in Dave B., but he's an SEC football guy. He does get it. He dropped several hints that suggested that people really did want to play us. He said a surprisingly high number of P5 schools wanted to schedule us. I always thought that our Indy schedule would be better than our AAC schedule.

I mentioned before that my view is that football and college sports are a recruiting tool for paying students. If it wasn't for the desire to attract students, no school would have football. Almost all of them lose money on it. Connecticut has lots of very high achieving students with incomes to pay full freight out of state or private tuition. That is appealing to a whole lot of schools.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

9/3/20 is a Thursday - super happy to keep that tradition going. love opening thurs prime time

I personally hate the Thursday game. Saturday tailgating is the only reason to go for most fans.

 

[UConnRock]

So no buy games in 2020, but this is offset by what appears to be 7 home games vs. the traditional 6, so one less travel date and associated expenses. We can speculate all we want about the remaining 3 games, but as shown by the released schedule, things may not be as clear as speculated.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So (Ole Miss is) just a one off game vs. a SEC team. Not the worst thing in the world for such late notice.

Agreed, put it down as a cost of doing business, getting the 2020 job done, opportunity to visit the Grove, investment in future relations and scheduling, etc. All good as you acknowledge so late in the scheduling game.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Apparently AD DB was doing more than playing Fortnite during his “radio silence” of the past few months.

Well done...Awesome schedule, all things considered.

 

[storrsroars]

Mea culpa! Upon further review, except inexplicably on my iPhone calendar 9/3/20 is indeed a Thursday. Seriously, I just re-checked my phone; still shows up as Wednesday and is still wrong. Weird, but thanks for the helpful correction.

Apple doesn't believe in leap years.

 

[Husky25]

I personally hate the Thursday game. Saturday tailgating is the only reason to go for most fans.

I'm not going to give you a frown face, but I am way outside that demographic. I like the afternoon game. The Week before Labor Day is typically great weather, and a half day of work is a small sacrifice for hanging out with buddies, drinking malted barley, and eating charred animal flesh.

 

[Dooooooomed]

 

[Huskygrad88]

I'm not going to give you a frown face, but I am way outside that demographic. I like the afternoon game. The Week before Labor Day is typically great weather, and a half day of work is a small sacrifice for hanging out with buddies, drinking malted barley, and eating charred animal flesh.

I like the Thurs night game, and have never considered a half day of work a sacrifice in any way...

 

[Husky25]

I like the Thurs night game, and have never considered a half day of work a sacrifice in any way...

Let me guess: You don't live and/or work in Fairfield County.

Follow up guess (that also doesn't count): You are aware of the schedule months in advance and doesn't catch you by surprise on August 28.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Was hoping the UVA game would be a return date in East Hartford, but all things considered it turned out ok so far.

 

[huskymedic]

Alex Putterman@AlexPutterman 7m
The games currently announced for UConn's 2020 schedule will cost the school $380,500 in aggregate. That reflects the fact that UConn had little leverage in negotiating on such short notice. The guarantees will almost certainly be greater in the future.

Alex Putterman @AlexPutterman 4m
For example: UConn essentially gets nothing for playing at Ole Miss, which would normally be a lucrative game. But instead, Ole Miss will pay Middle Tennessee State $1.5 mil, as those schools had originally planned, while UConn will play both w/o receiving or paying anything

Alex Putterman@AlexPutterman 2m
Also, UConn's guarantee for the game against Virginia next fall is $400K, which is likely less than what it would likely get under different circumstances. Story coming soon to hopefully explain some of this a little more clearly!