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Message: [QUOTE="j66kicker, post: 2048727, member: 4447"] Well we do agree on something then. Yes, there were a few years (the 4 years you pointed out) where UConn fielded a respectable football team, but really there is no real tradition of winning. Regarding the funding, Oklahoma, USC, Alabama, Texas, etc., have decades-long winning traditions dating back long before the big conference TV payouts. They all have boosters who pay for stadium expansions, world class facilities, top-tier coaches, etc., so they don't have to rely on state legislature and student fee funding. I admire UConn for stepping up and building a stadium to qualify back when the BE became a BCS conference. And I'm disappointed they got aced out of the ACC. But, had there been a legitimate football tradition (built on commitment), they wouldn't have to worry about the threat of ending up in a financial no-man's land and unable to sustain the tradition of basketball excellence. [/QUOTE]