Florida series in the works, per Amore

[rip7774]

94 was awful. Andrew DeClercq -- just the name gives me nightmares.

Just found out like ten minutes ago DeClercq lost most of his money on Mark Brunell's failed Whattaburger franchise. Feel better?

 

[Inyatkin]

Just found out like ten minutes ago DeClercq lost most of his money on Mark Brunell's failed Whattaburger franchise. Feel better?

Add in this from a few years back: "TAMPA — Former Florida basketball star Dametri Hill was arrested Tuesday, accused of not paying child support.
Hill, 37, was detained at Tampa International Airport on a warrant of contempt of court. He was booked into the Orient Road Jail and was also charged with violating probation for two previous charges of marijuana possession.
Hill, a 1992 graduate of Dixie Hollins High, helped lead the Gators to the Final Four in 1994. The center's signature hook shot was coined "Da Meat Hook."

And yes, I feel much better.

 

[zls44]

We need a few of these ooc games in February

Highly unlikely.

 

[geordi]

So, with all of the bitching about the schedule, it's just been reversed. We used to have marquee games against Louisville, Georgetown, Syracuse, Pitt, Cincy, and Villanova and maybe one OOC game against a national power. Many on this board used to complain forever about playing UNC-Asheville, Stony Brook, Albany, McNeese State, Hartford, and the like OOC.

Now with the new conference, we are scheduling the Floridas, Stanfords, Texases, and will have a stronger OOC schedule than when we were in the BE. There will be less in conference power with Cincinnati, Temple, and Memphis. Overall a similar schedule, just reversed.

Of course I realize that most here won't be happy unless we play a schedule where the worst team we play during the year is ranked # 20.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Keep in mind that Louisville being in the AAC for a year means we can afford to schedule 1-2 fewer tough OOC games next year than we'll need in 2015 and beyond. We could have up to 8 top-50 games in conference if we play Louisville, Memphis, Cincy, and Temple 2x each.

 

[Waquoit]

Just found out like ten minutes ago DeClercq lost most of his money on Mark Brunell's failed Whattaburger franchise. Feel better?

I hate hearing that. Too bad he didn't have Da Meathook for a regular customer.

 

[ddminct]

Highly unlikely.

I agree but after Louisville goes to the ACC there will be 15 teams in the conference. So that means there will be every weekend in the ACC team that will be off. There has to be opportunities for games to be scheduled.

 

[CTBasketball]

I guarantee that Chris Walker and Kasey Hill will stay jump early to the draft. If not this team will be a top 10 team come the time we play em.

 

[Huskyfan990411]

Nice work WM.

Reading through this thread it occured to me that not even FreeScooter could find a way to bash this and make it negative.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Florida is a good home and home. We need 6 of these games a year against top 75 OOC opponents. This is going to be expensive. When we play more road games OOC, that is less revenue for the athletic department. Until now, we wouldn't dream of playing more than 1 game a year on the road against the likes of SMU, Houston, ECU, Tulane, etc, and then we would only do it if a star wanted to play in front of his family (Oka for at Rice). Now, we will be burning 4-5 road games a year against detritus that should have been home games where UConn gets the gate.

 

[upstater]

Florida is a good home and home. We need 6 of these games a year against top 75 OOC opponents. This is going to be expensive. When we play more road games OOC, that is less revenue for the athletic department. Until now, we wouldn't dream of playing more than 1 game a year on the road against the likes of SMU, Houston, ECU, Tulane, etc, and then we would only do it if a star wanted to play in front of his family (Oka for at Rice). Now, we will be burning 4-5 road games a year against detritus that should have been home games where UConn gets the gate.

ECU's RPI is around 110. I think we took many road games each year to teams at or below that level. Agree on Houston and SMU.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I bet we have 3 less home games a year in the AAC than we did before.

 

[Chief00]

I like quality over quantity for home games. For some time now we have not been drawing well for the cupcake games anyways. Also look for more SEC teams.

 

[Waquoit]

I bet we have 3 less home games a year in the AAC than we did before.

Seems a reasonable prediction. I'm not sure that's bad thing. Like Chief alluded to, wouldn't kill us to lose a couple home cupcakes games that haven't been drawing. Hopefully the new away games will be used to help keep us relevant in the post-power conference era.

 

[Chief00]

Since Warde and Susan have thus far failed on Conference Realignment - they need to have both a good RPI schedule and a good home schedule to provide a quality product to the fans. The neutral court games help the RPI but do nothing for the home schedule. To turn around season ticket sales they need a quality home schedule. In a good conference that is fairly easy after next season it will require some work.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Since Warde and Susan have thus far failed on Conference Realignment - they need to have both a good RPI schedule and a good home schedule to provide a quality product to the fans. The neutral court games help the RPI but do nothing for the home schedule. To turn around season ticket sales they need a quality home schedule. In a good conference that is fairly easy after next season it will require some work.

Im sorry but if you want to blame anyone for our conference realignment you need look no further than our lame football program. id bet every cent i have if we had a better football program we`d already be in or on our way to one of the big conferences (sec,acc or big ten). yes they arent blameless but i think people are giving warde and herbst far too much of the blame.

 

[upstater]

Im sorry but if you want to blame anyone for our conference realignment you need look no further than our lame football program. id bet every cent i have if we had a better football program we`d already be in or on our way to one of the big conferences (sec,acc or big ten). yes they arent blameless but i think people are giving warde and herbst far too much of the blame.

Lame football program? Then how do you explain Cuse, Pitt and BC getting a landing spot? You realize UConn went full scholarship in 2002? Join the BE in 2oo4? And preceded to rack up winning records against Pitt, Cuse and Ville? 3 times in the last 5 years UConn was one of the top teams in the country in terms of sending players to the NFL draft. 5 were drafted just yesterday.

 

[alexd]

Im sorry but if you want to blame anyone for our conference realignment you need look no further than our lame football program. id bet every cent i have if we had a better football program we`d already be in or on our way to one of the big conferences (sec,acc or big ten). yes they arent blameless but i think people are giving warde and herbst far too much of the blame.

Didn't I see 2 recent BE title banners hanging at the Rent or are my eyes really getting THAT bad?

 

[gampelcrazies]

Didn't I see 2 recent BE title banners hanging at the Rent or are my eyes really getting THAT bad?

What's the Big East?

 

[TheChamps990411]

Lame football program? Then how do you explain Cuse, Pitt and BC getting a landing spot? You realize UConn went full scholarship in 2002? Join the BE in 2oo4? And preceded to rack up winning records against Pitt, Cuse and Ville? 3 times in the last 5 years UConn was one of the top teams in the country in terms of sending players to the NFL draft. 5 were drafted just yesterday.

how many times has uconn been ranked in the top ten? how many top ten teams have we beaten? how many bcs bowl games have we won? sure those schools arent what they once were but historically they have been better so get over it. our football program is mediocre at best.

 

[upstater]

how many times has uconn been ranked in the top ten? how many top ten teams have we beaten? how many bcs bowl games have we won? sure those schools arent what they once were but historically they have been better so get over it. our football program is mediocre at best.

You are wildly delusional in all this. A program that's been in a BCS conference for 9 years after joining D1 2 years earlier is producing a lot of NFL players and has managed to win the conference twice. The teams you mentioned also haven't won BCS bowls even though they were in the conference for much much longer. I mean, what are you arguing? Are you criticizing Lew Perkins for not moving to D1 earlier? UConn football has done better than almost anyone here would have guessed.

 

[TheChamps990411]

You are wildly delusional in all this. A program that's been in a BCS conference for 9 years after joining D1 2 years earlier is producing a lot of NFL players and has managed to win the conference twice. The teams you mentioned also haven't won BCS bowls even though they were in the conference for much much longer. I mean, what are you arguing? Are you criticizing Lew Perkins for not moving to D1 earlier? UConn football has done better than almost anyone here would have guessed.

I agree with what you are saying but bc and syracuse have been more successful for far longer. do they stink now? sure but our short term moderate success does not compare to schools like bc and syracuse decades of div 1 success. our record when we won the conference in 07 and 10 was a combined 17-9 come on now.

 

[upstater]

I agree with what you are saying but bc and syracuse have been more successful for far longer. do they stink now? sure but our short term moderate success does not compare to schools like bc and syracuse decades of div 1 success. come on now.

There are a lot of schools with good histories. The landscape is littered with them. Until the mid 70s, Duke would have been considered one of the better fball schools. Heck, Yale was even ranked in the top 20 as late as the early 1980s. But it's been a long while now for Duke and Pitt. Put it this way, if UConn bball goes on a 15 year run of losing, if we start losing regularly to Tulane, what are people going to say about the program? Will they note the past success, or will they emphasize instead the likelihood that the program will remain in the doldrums. Any honest assessment of northeastern football must take into account that these three programs have IMMENSE challenges when it comes to football, and outside of conference affiliation, Cuse has no advantages over UConn.

 

[TheChamps990411]

There are a lot of schools with good histories. The landscape is littered with them. Until the mid 70s, Duke would have been considered one of the better fball schools. Heck, Yale was even ranked in the top 20 as late as the early 1980s. But it's been a long while now for Duke and Pitt. Put it this way, if UConn bball goes on a 15 year run of losing, if we start losing regularly to Tulane, what are people going to say about the program? Will they note the past success, or will they emphasize instead the likelihood that the program will remain in the doldrums. Any honest assessment of northeastern football must take into account that these three programs have IMMENSE challenges when it comes to football, and outside of conference affiliation, Cuse has no advantages over UConn.

Pittsburg has been mediocre over the last decade but has won 9 national championships in its history and has been to 8 bowl games in the last 10 years.is in the top 20 in cfb history in all time wins,has among the most college football hall of famers and has the 8th most all americans."


syracuse has been terrible over the last decade but has won 1 national championship in its history and has been to 24 bowl games. They`re in the top 20 in cfb history in all time wins, 5 big east titles and has the 3rd most all americans.
Yet you want to argue uconn with about a decade of d1 football under its belt is more deserving of getting into a football conference? If uconn stunk at basketball for the next ten years and houston won 2 conference titles,had a few tourney appearances and a couple of first round draft picks would they be more deserving of an invite to a basketball super conference over uconn? Didnt think so.

 

[upstater]

Pittsburg has been mediocre over the last decade but has won 9 national championships in its history and has been to 8 bowl games in the last 10 years.is in the top 20 in cfb history in all time wins,has among the most college football hall of famers and has the 8th most all americans."

syracuse has been terrible over the last decade but has won 1 national championship in its history and has been to 24 bowl games. They`re in the top 20 in cfb history in all time wins, 5 big east titles and has the 3rd most all americans.
Yet you want to argue uconn with about a decade of d1 football under its belt is more deserving of getting into a football conference? If uconn stunk at basketball for the next ten years and houston won 2 conference titles,had a few tourney appearances and a couple of first round draft picks would they be more deserving of an invite to a basketball super conference over uconn? Didnt think so.

I think you're arguing with imagined ghosts. I have no idea who even framed the argument you're making. I took issue with your idea that we should blame UConn football for being left out. That's crazy. UConn football is the only reason we were even considered. Were it not for UConn football, we never would have been considered. We would have been on the outs like all the bball only schools. Are you also arguing against Gene DeFilippo who noted UConn was a first choice over Pitt? Are you arguing over Jurich who also noted UConn was "penned" in? Who are you arguing with?

By the way, the year is 2013. Pitt and Syracuse have not been top teams for a very long time, more than a decade.