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Conference Realignment: WAC/ASUN Football Only Conference

BlueandOG said:
Moving to any conference with UMASS football is the death of the program. Stay independent until we get a golden ticket to ACC or B1G.
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I see this opinion all the time and it makes no sense at all. We play them every year as it is and they are in fact our football rivalry game. Why would being in a newly formed G5 football only conference with them be damaging?
 
BlueandOG said:
How is this better than independence? This is the AAC without the money.
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It's better because it would give us access to the G5 auto-bid and make scheduling easier (2 loss Tulane would be in the playoff this year)

There is also a real reason to worry that as an independent we might see future schedules with two FCS teams in one year, If we joined a conference we wouldn't need to schedule any FCS teams. (schedule 4-P5 games plus 8 conference games)
 
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I saw this on another site and agree with its sentiment. The ACC GOR won't last till 2036. It just wont.
'Army fan here. As a fellow independent I think the Army-UConn series will be a nice competitive series and good for both schools and should be lucrative to both due to proximity and level of play. Both should consider teaming with Navy to navigate the future realignment challenges for scheduling. I predict due to the long term bad TV contract, the ACC is going to implode and the big ACC schools; Clemson FSU, VT, UNC, NCSU and maybe Miami will migrate to the SEC, BIG and Big XII. That will leave the academically oriented schools like; Wake, Duke, GT, Pitt, BC, Syracuse and possibly Miami adding like minded Army, Navy and UConn. That seems like the right mix, a good fit and the start of a nice academically oriented regionally configured conference. Just an idea.
 
Nostical said:
That will leave the academically oriented schools like; Wake, Duke, GT, Pitt, BC, Syracuse and possibly Miami adding like minded Army, Navy and UConn. That seems like the right mix, a good fit and the start of a nice academically oriented regionally configured conference. Just an idea.
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If that happens those schools should join forces with the Big East to form a hybrid conference and we will have gone full circle.
 
metsfan2323 said:
I see this opinion all the time and it makes no sense at all. We play them every year as it is and they are in fact our football rivalry game. Why would being in a newly formed G5 football only conference with them be damaging?
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They're only a "rival" because we have been so bad.
 
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CCSUblue said:
Rival and peer are not the same. OU leads ok state 91-19 in the Bedlam. UMass is a rival. They are not a peer.
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again, downward thinking. I'm done with this. I didn't come to UConn to see UMass as worthwhile.
 
Patman said:
again, downward thinking. I'm done with this. I didn't come to UConn to see UMass as worthwhile.
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No one really cares why you went to UConn, it has zero impact on UConn's rivalries. It all depends on who they actually play and how often they play.

With the exception of 2020, UConn plays UMass every year from 2018-2027. They don't play any other school that often. That's a rivalry.
 
CCSUblue said:
No one really cares why you went to UConn, it has zero impact on UConn's rivalries. It all depends on who they actually play and how often they play.

With the exception of 2020, UConn plays UMass every year from 2018-2027. They don't play any other school that often. That's a rivalry.
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To me, nothing is a rivalry without a good ConFlict trophy.
 
CCSUblue said:
No one really cares why you went to UConn, it has zero impact on UConn's rivalries. It all depends on who they actually play and how often they play.

With the exception of 2020, UConn plays UMass every year from 2018-2027. They don't play any other school that often. That's a rivalry.
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Funny how these things work. People want to view Syracuse or BC as a rival. Their fans don't even think about UConn football. We have a very long history with UMass and both play FBS. It's good border rival for us, that in time, casuals from both states may care about.
 
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noeynox said:
Funny how these things work. People want to view Syracuse or BC as a rival. Their fans don't even think about UConn football. We have a very long history with UMass and both play FBS. It's good border rival for us, that in time, casuals from both states may care about.
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Wouldn’t mind a trophy made
 
metsfan2323 said:
I see this opinion all the time and it makes no sense at all. We play them every year as it is and they are in fact our football rivalry game. Why would being in a newly formed G5 football only conference with them be damaging?
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Because we aspire for greater things. I'd rather target schools like Cuse, BC, and Rutgers for conference mates rather than UMASS. They are all terrible at football, but the former are associated with great conferences and schools. UMASS is not.

That said, I don't mind playing them and welcome a regional NE annual game. In an ideal world, UCONN/UMASS could be like Florida/FSU or Clemson/USC(e)
 
BlueandOG said:
Because we aspire for greater things. I'd rather target schools like Cuse, BC, and Rutgers for conference mates rather than UMASS. They are all terrible at football, but the former are associated with great conferences and schools. UMASS is not.

That said, I don't mind playing them and welcome a regional NE annual game. In an ideal world, UCONN/UMASS could be like Florida/FSU or Clemson/USC(e)
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Wanting to be Conference mates is different than saying school X is a rival. Yeah I too would prefer to be in a conference with Rutgers over UMass lol.
 
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CCSUblue said:
I got it...the trophy is literally the notch. Who ever wins gets the notch. Most impactful rivalry in sports history. Play with people's lives.
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Granville has a nice cheese shop. Great melts.
 
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