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Message: [QUOTE="CCSU97, post: 3965756, member: 7844"] Exactly. And CCSU was ridiculed by the media and the State for doing the same thing - going from D-II to D-I in the 1980s. We we stuck as an independent for years, blocked by Hartford's admission to the North Atlantic Conference, and we had many other political and institutional challanges over the years. Hartford never had the success, size, or alumni support as CCSU, but they were private and had more flexibilities so everyone just thought they would be successful like an Xavier or Richmond. But the lack of any private academic prestige, ugly campus and a lot of other issues were always there. In hindsight, this is the logical choice and too many people are just clinging to a single and recent NCAA appearance. They had to bribe fans with concerts to draw a few thousand at the Civic Center and draw flies for the last decades in West Hartford. [/QUOTE]