A basketball fan taking swipes at the FB program at UConn- who’d a thunk that could happen.This is great but I’m not celebrating yet. We got humiliated by Maryland and lost to Duke. A team deserving that kind of praise beats Duke and beats or keeps it competitive with MD. I want to see more dominating performances. As of now, it could be that we played great and FAU is a dumpster fire.
I also don’t like hearing that it’s a hard place to recruit to. If the NIL is in place, it shouldn’t be hard to recruit 1-3* players and good transfers to a big school with a big brand, awesome facilities and a pro coach. We need to stop allowing that narrative.
I remember Lembos name being in discussion for the UCONN job when it was open several years back. Would have been a home run hire. Just a very very good coach.This is amazing. Lol
He was hot at the time. “Wards plane spotted in Muncie”I remember Lembos name being in discussion for the UCONN job when it was open several years back. Would have been a home run hire. Just a very very good coach.
Definitely worth celebrating. This program was in the absolute pits for a long time. Beating a Florida based D1 FBS program in that fashion is a big deal. Having other coaches talk about us like this is huge. Progress is being made. Of course, there is a lot of work to do this season and a long way to go to being even a good football program in the D1 landscape. But we have to embrace the good vibes and momentum around the program.This is great but I’m not celebrating yet. We got humiliated by Maryland and lost to Duke. A team deserving that kind of praise beats Duke and beats or keeps it competitive with MD. I want to see more dominating performances. As of now, it could be that we played great and FAU is a dumpster fire.
I also don’t like hearing that it’s a hard place to recruit to. If the NIL is in place, it shouldn’t be hard to recruit 1-3* players and good transfers to a big school with a big brand, awesome facilities and a pro coach. We need to stop allowing that narrative.
two things, I think we have the right coaches in place in general... skill is another question but attitude is good. But more importantly, which wouldn't exist before, is our collective people seem to know what they're doing and frankly that's a level of the institutional support the university has been unable to provide over the last decade plus. I think Benedict is a lot of reasons why its going well but he only has/had so much control over the university.And everything that we've seen tells us that we have the right leaders in place to get this thing where we want it to be. The future is bright for UConn...
As long as the fans step up and contribute to the NIL collectives, buy tickets and support the team then UConn will have a chance to compete. UConn fans need to pony up the $$$$$$ for UConn to succeed.This is great but I’m not celebrating yet. We got humiliated by Maryland and lost to Duke. A team deserving that kind of praise beats Duke and beats or keeps it competitive with MD. I want to see more dominating performances. As of now, it could be that we played great and FAU is a dumpster fire.
I also don’t like hearing that it’s a hard place to recruit to. If the NIL is in place, it shouldn’t be hard to recruit 1-3* players and good transfers to a big school with a big brand, awesome facilities and a pro coach. We need to stop allowing that narrative.
1. Our football is more valuable than most give it credit forI do not recall which Forum it is where I read that UConn is going to increase NIL even more next year.... Was that possibly the game announcer... I'm getting old with the memory.
Also, curiously why is all this talk about "football only" to PAC. I do not see why anyone would want our football at the moment. Maybe in a few years..... Isnt this why BIG 12 didn't take us??
It was David Benedict who said it.I do not recall which Forum it is where I read that UConn is going to increase NIL even more next year.... Was that possibly the game announcer... I'm getting old with the memory.
Thank you !It was David Benedict who said it.
The Huskies raised and spent about $100,000 last season through NIL efforts. This season, the number is up ten-fold, to somewhere between $1-1.25 million.
“We’re going to double it next year, at least,” he said. “We’re going to pour gas on it. We’re going to win in football. I’m tired of being disrespected as a brand, nationally, because of football. And I get it. But the difference as we sit here today is we have NIL and revenue sharing now."
The game announcer brought it up during the game which is what made everyone notice. Then folks pulled up AD David Benedict's quote.I do not recall which Forum it is where I read that UConn is going to increase NIL even more next year.... Was that possibly the game announcer... I'm getting old with the memory.
Also, curiously why is all this talk about "football only" to PAC. I do not see why anyone would want our football at the moment. Maybe in a few years..... Isnt this why BIG 12 didn't take us??
He has had an odd career. Was a head coach for 15 years and then left Ball St. (after going 8-16 his last 2 years) to become an assistant coach at Maryland and was an assistant for 8 years before getting hired at Buffalo. He is still only 54 years old.I remember Lembos name being in discussion for the UCONN job when it was open several years back. Would have been a home run hire. Just a very very good coach.