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Game Week 2025: UConn @ Boston College Eagles (Saturday 10/18/25 at Alumni Stadium @ Noon on ACCN - Audio on UConn Varsity Network & Fox Sports 97.9)

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UCan3 said:
Tix at $5 for game Saturday.

Wow the ACC has such a powerful and committed fan base. I’ll be there.
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The reason there are cheap tickets is that Clemson and Notre Dame fans as well as scalpers bought season tickets and are now selling the UConn tickets. Great opportunity for UConn fans to buy cheap tickets.
 
NE Football said:
I don’t think they give out many, if any, scholarships to their Olympic sports. I expect most schools will start cutting varsity sports.
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You are wrong. They give out scholarships in most if not all varsity sports although some can be partial scholarships. Their fundraising arm (Flynn Fund) says they give out 272 full scholarships and over 350 total scholarships.
 
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LIUCHusky said:
I’d be shocked if they are not providing scholarships for all sports they are competing in.
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The one sport I know that they don't offer scholarships is swimming and diving.
 
uconndogs said:
That's how I see it. And the question for Stanford is do they really need to compete at that level in athtletics given all of the cost and uncertainty surrounding that. Their academics and influence surpass the need for top fligtht athletics......I suspect.

Look at the cost at PSU to relieve Franklin. Look at the distraction and possible cost to jetison BB at UNC.
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I'm pretty sure that Stanford has nearly all of their athletic scholarships funded through endowments that are specifically earmarked for that purpose. The incremental increases outside of scholarships are the only variables that would impact the number of sports they would be willing to sponsor.
 
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NE Football said:
Yet, all the B1G has added is teams in big markets. Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, Washington and a growing market in Oregon. SC brought the best of both worlds. B1G can add teams at reduced payouts. Both Oregon and Washington are at 50% shares. College football is competing with the NFL and the B1G if they expand want teams in big markets. Boston is the capital of New England.
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Yeah but you actually have to draw eyeballs in that market. No one cares about BC these days. UConn basketball draws better in Boston than BC ever could, and we had a much better showing at the Fenway Bowl.

UConn isn’t going to get P2 consideration, but thinking BC has a chance is laughable
 


Decent pod with only some looking down on UConn, not an egregious amount.
 
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UConnJim said:
Seems crazy. BC is ranked 133/136 in rushing offense averaging 85 ypg at 3.11 yards/carry.
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Was thinking the same thing. Like how good must their line rate on passing plays for them to actually grade out as the 4th best line? It must be legendarily good lol
 
Is this viewable on ESPN+ or just Acc network? I don’t want to get Acc network until UConn joins. Until then that network is forsaken to me.
 
ZooCougar said:
Exactly. Brands not markets.

Stanford is one of the most powerful universities in the world. If they want to flex their muscles they could get in. BC doesn’t have that kind of juice.
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Does markets even matter anymore when the majority of sports are going to streaming apps that are available to everyone? I feel like the only criteria moving forward is how popular nationally.
 
Not looking to turn this into a uniform or attendance thread, but any idea on what kits the team is wearing tomorrow? Would be nice to have some color coordination for a strong UConn fan showing tomorrow
 
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mike012 said:
Is this viewable on ESPN+ or just Acc network? I don’t want to get Acc network until UConn joins. Until then that network is forsaken to me.
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I believe you can watch it on ESPN+ if you have ACCN on your cable plan, but I could be wrong.
 
BlueWolf25 said:
Yeah but you actually have to draw eyeballs in that market. No one cares about BC these days. UConn basketball draws better in Boston than BC ever could, and we had a much better showing at the Fenway Bowl.

UConn isn’t going to get P2 consideration, but thinking BC has a chance is laughable
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You have to look at college football programs as properties. BC is an undervalued property that the B1G can buy at a reasonable price. BC has a big upside being located in a huge sports tv market. Their TV ratings are not bad for an underperforming team. Georgia Tech is a comparable property that the B1G can pick up as well. By contrast, FSU and Clemson will be very expensive properties to buy that the top B1G teams will not want to share revenue equally with and that the bottom half of teams will not want to compete with.
 
UConnJim said:
You are wrong. They give out scholarships in most if not all varsity sports although some can be partial scholarships. Their fundraising arm (Flynn Fund) says they give out 272 full scholarships and over 350 total scholarships.
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Remember half of those scholarships go to women. If you look at what is allowed for scholarships in each sport, BC would need to give out 400 scholarships.

85 football
13 men’s basketball
18 men’s hockey
12 baseball
Total is 128 x 2 women = 256 that leaves 16 scholarships to get to 272 and only 8 left for all of their other men’s sports.
 
UCan3 said:
Yeah, I’m going and I’m looking forward to it. This is a big game for us, regardless of BC having an off year.
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It’s a huge game for us for Pride. Win or lose our program is not going to change, but at least we can claim a New England Championship!
 
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