It most likely will be on the floor of Gampel Pavilion in the very near future. Like I said, people take things for granted and become spoiled so easily. UConn's present profile was the product of a LOT of hard work. We go from a college campus that looked as if it was in North Korea as late as the mid-90s to what we are now.
Agreed. UConn has been a loyal member of the Big East, in my personal opinion, to our own detriment around football, and conference decision making, since it's inception. The fall of 2011, saw the very first time in the history of our relationship with the Big East, that there has been any kind of hint of non-solidarity with the Big EAst from UConn, and it was a major shot fired across the bow by President Herbst. We did not do anythign out of the view of conference leadership, and we did not do anything taht could be considered 'backstabbing' in pursuing our own best interests.
Big East basketball, and Jim Calhoun are directly responsible for the transformation of the University from what it was 25 years ago, into what it is now. The loyalty we have shown the Big East, is well deserved. The rise of our football program, the Big East is directly responsible.
I have full confidence in the Big East conference, and it's membership to continue forward in the future, with priorities in line, that will no longer allow for the likes of Swofford, and external media pressures, to influence programs from leaving this conference. If this conference fails in the future, it will be because the existing members decide to dissolve it, not from external pressures.
That's what committing to d-1A football has done for this conference.
