Well UConn is decidedly in Red Sox territory, like it or not.Who cares about the Sox...
Now if the Yankees call... That's an accolade!!! Halleluiah!!!
Hey I think it's a great angle to keep pushing UConn as not only New York City's team, but also New England's. I mean being the most visible and successful college sports brand in the wealthiest part of the country has to count for something with these conference bean counters, right? And, let's face it, there's not a lot of collegiate competition for UConn in this part of the country in terms of big time athletics.How about this... The Yanks call... The Mets call... And the Sox...
We need all of them so we look attractive to the BIG10 and the ACC...
BC has a basketball program?
I keep reading here how UCONN is owning the NY market now. I lived in CT for about 20 years and found it to be maybe ~60/40 Red Sox, but far from "decidedly Red Sox territory". As UCONN's market expands South, it will become much more Yankee oriented. Baseball is more like college athletics than the other pro leagues. Those leagues depend more on the draft, where the worst team gets the first choice, etc. In baseball you can just buy the best if you've been successful and have the resources. In college you can recruit whoever you want, and past success breeds future recruiting success. UCONN WBB is very much like the Yankees, and people hate us for the same reason - the rich get richer.
You mean 'BC has an athletic department, who knew?!'
It really does depend on where in the state you live, but there is a definite NY/Boston split on all the pro sports. And in general except on the commuter belt NH to the NY border most CT residence think of themselves as New Englander.
I guess if you want to do the Geno vs Pat thing, the Yankees have won 27
Once you get out of Fairfield and New Haven counties, in other words central/northern/eastern Connecticut, people are generally aligned with New England and its sports teams. UConn is in the northeastern part of the state, maybe 90 minutes outside of Boston. Definitely Red Sox territory.
From a college sports standpoint, I'm pretty sure UConn is the only draw in New England. Now NYC is a bit debatable because there's a big Rutgers and even PSU contingent, but in basketball neither of those schools can compete with UConn.
Livin' in the past ...
To be honest, I thought BC went out of business or something. Since the move to the ACC you hardly ever hear about any of their teams or see them on TV.
Sorry - my bad. OK fast forward to the present - who won this weekend's series?
