Cincy, Houston, UCF and BYU

[Yup!]

If UConn had “showed patience” and stayed in the AAC, it would be in the same position as USF, Tulane, and SMU — members of a G5 conference that is imploding. There’s nothing UConn could’ve done in the past 2 years to change that.

Plus Independence for football wasn’t our initial plan. I believe UConn wanted to move all sports to the Big East and keep football in the AAC, but they got rid of us, so Independent was the next best choice, which honestly IMO isn’t bad. We can still accomplish a lot as an independent.

 

[Yup!]

People seem to forget that UConn applied to the Big 12 last go round so Benedict knew what the Big 12 thought about adding UConn, a total geographical outlier. Apparently, the Big 12 did not rank UConn’s application high last go round.

I think most college administrators that follow realignment closely thought Texas and probably Oklahoma were not committed to the Big 12 long term and there could be openings in the Big 12 in the future and UConn wasn’t on the short list of candidates.

Imagine if UConn was still in the AAC today and Cinci, UCF, and Houston left? The new AAC would be a total dumpster fire. Is independent football and Big East basketball ideal LT? No, but it sure beats ending up in a new AAC conference.

I can be mistaken but I think I read somewhere that UConn was the 5th best out of the 10 or 12 schools that sent in their application the last go round. The top 4 was the schools that got the invite now in BYU, Cinn, Houston, and UCF then we were the 5th best option. I’m sure it had to do with geographic.

 

[Pudge]

By hiring Edsall last do around, we pretty much told the world we aren't serious about football. Both DB and Uconn really messed that up.

If Uconn football is really good like UCF or Cincy today, I have no doubt we would have been in any expansion discussion including the upcoming B12 expansion.

do you have $17m in your pocket? (the get out early AAC exit fee) (dave benedict took the discount offered by Edsall)

think. For all the rainy day folks around here ... WE are a University that has done some amazing things in sports. WE have Great Football Infrastructure. How do I know? We all have walked around Temple, Buffalo, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Army ... We have seen Buffalo, Army, Temple rise from true dregs. One good HC and we are rebounding.

I wish you all weren't all such whiny bitches. There is a huge reason why we aren't UCF or Cincinnati. in retrospect, best wishes for them. WE made the right move in BE/Independent.

 

[Pudge]

watched a BYU Youtube show. They have a One year notice out in all their contracts with the idea that a Conference bid could come. So they are good on all things 2023 and beyond ... and maybe the middle to late 2022. If you really want to be cruel.

UCONN? Opportunities.

 

[Yup!]

Warde reluctantly hired KO who delivered a national championship. That is not an easy task.

It really isn’t but that was with Calhouns players, after that we were consistently bad until Hurley got here

 

[Hoophound]

I can be mistaken but I think I read somewhere that UConn was the 5th best out of the 10 or 12 schools that sent in their application the last go round. The top 4 was the schools that got the invite now in BYU, Cinn, Houston, and UCF then we were the 5th best option. I’m sure it had to do with geographic.

As I recall, UConn was said to be second only to BYU in value, which made sense given our basketball teams and area. That resulted in quiet confidence around UConn that we had a good shot. They didn't realize the whole exercise was a farce.

I'm sure our value has slipped some, but nothing that a good football team can't fix almost instantly.