Yes Viking I posted my thoughts goodnaturedly too thinking it sounded credible to me but really wanting it to be more solid than most of the rumors making the blogging rounds! I did'nt intend to sound doubtful and I'm not.
Did we win the Big East Equestrian championship ever? 
A equestrian team at UConn?? Did they have a polo team?
Wow... I knew UConn had a water skiing team. Just wondering did anyone from UConn's Polo team got drafted into the National Polo League (sponsored by Polo Ralph Lauren)?
Do we think we would do better in Polo in the B1G or the ACC?
Right now, the Hockey East is a significantly better conference for UConn hockey, all-around. Going against the top of the HE is much easier than going against the top of the B1G. After 2 or 3 championships, then we're good to go in the B1G. If properly planned and run, we have championship potential. We need to cultivate a fanbase in hockey, too, and that is not easy. 3 players on the Olympic men's team are from the state of CT. Long term, the B1G's dollars trump the ACC's dollars.
I'll be lynched if I keep saying I'd rather be in the ACC and the Hockey East. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are great programs. Michigan State has 3 championships. Ohio State needs a rink for it's hockey program. Penn State just started but sure did well as a club team in the ACHA. They play each other 4 times a year. In the HE, we'd play each program 2, 3 or 4 times, depending. Our program has been ignored for so long by the administration. Now, it seems the administration wants to place the rink in a very visible spot.
Where is that?
CL82 said:
Please post.
Butch said:
Because I didn't know such existed.
LOLI thought I read it somewhere but couldn't find anything when I searched.You thought you had a scoop/ top secret info and were holding out??
The HE is more balanced than the B1G. The B1G is very top heavy. Same with football. I am having trouble in seeing the allure of taking an immediate risk of being another Indiana or Purdue or Rutgers. We have more of an upside in the ACC in football.
I understand were your coming from Butch but I think you underestimate UConn's FB potential if you think they can't be a solid "middle of the pack" B1G team like an Iowa/MSU? I do agree you would have a better shot week in and out of regular top 5s in FB the ACC and the fact BB is played at a little higher level/priority but see SU/Duke and the crazy HcourtA would Tobacco Rd be impossible to neutralize? I hate what CR is doing to natural regional rival's!!
Have you seen our football recruit class's national ranking? It's as if we are lower than Sun Belt and MAC schools. I know we are much better than that but we have some really big perception issues to deal with.
