I guess I see what you are getting at but we are in anything but a perfect situation. And our athletic director had a big hand in that. That’s why I don’t believe a word he says about how far in negotiations they were (or are) with C-USA.
That should be the only mantra at this point. We are where we are because of some horrendous decisions over the years culminating in going independent. There is likely no way out of the dumpster but if there is it is through a home run hire and winning.
And lost to two out of three. Almost all three.
#fakenews on your MAC hot take.
Disagree. When the CUSA conference leaks our name in order to bolster their stank saying that we are negotiating with them that’s a breach of etiquette. It is fair and appropriate to respond to it by saying the University of Connecticut has no interest in joining CUSA and is absolutely not in the process of negotiating with them. However, we wish them the best of luck in their attempts to stabilize their conference.
UConn's brand power is greater than every other current and speculated CUSA school combined. While our recent success on the football field is not, this move would severely dampen the perception of UConn athletics overall.
We?
I think he just said what most of us are thinking. You post "bury it" (you actually spelled it "burry"), you ask why we should even have a program, you say focus on basketball, then you post that you're a diehard and say "focus on the program."
Depends how much exit fee money they are willing to throw at us and whether they’re willing to waive or dramatically reduce our entrance fee. The problem is right now see USA has a big cloud of stink floating over it. We can’t afford to have that drifting over and combining with our own cloud of stink.
LOL, believe me being linked to CUSA, even fleetingly, does not enhance our brand value.
I wouldn't mind an something in the terms of an alliance where we schedule two or 3 CUSA teams/year. Makes scheduling a little easy. Don't have to back load with an FCS team and can pull in some of the bigger names at the beginning of the year.
Nope, i’ve never heard of the guy before this, but that post is being talked about on other boards as if it were real.
Hmmm... What was that PT Barnum saying??
He's mocking CUSA. He's taking their claim of negotiations to another another level, now saying they rejected UConn. He knows in reality, UConn had no interest. Its funny if you get it. Every tweet he makes is an actual joke.
Yeah, after @Milo65’s post I went and scrolled through his other comments.
Now, if true, We might be the top dog in it!! Really, with Marshall and LaTech, it wouldn't be a lousy conference, FIU in Florida would benefit recruiting in Florida, ElPaso is a nice place, WKU is a place to visit if you're into Vettes, since Bowling Green is where the Vettes are made. Liberty could be a rival in the conference...
Conference USA in negotiations with New Mexico State, Liberty, UConn: Source
The potential additions come as C-USA is down to six current members. Six C-USA schools are set to join the American Athletic Conference in the coming years and two more are set to join the Sun Belt, with Marshall potentially leaving C-USA to join the Sun Belt as well.theathletic.com
Please stop. This would be the absolute death of UConn FB. Even though we are teetering on the edge of the casket right now, I think the only hope many of us have with the future success of this FB program is that the new coach hire will be the right one. IMO the pool of such coaches dries up with a move like this over staying independent.
