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Chin Diesel said:
So, UConn needs a bowl tie-in against an HBCU???
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by 2026 that may happen with the way some programs are bringing in kids with higher rankings than ours... they won't be FCS then....
 
If we are to make noise playing an HBCU school for the purpose of making a statement, we should play at Delaware State. I know that won't happen.

Hard to believe native Americans don't have their own school. Less than 2% of the population here, too. That's unreal. If there's one top tier pro franchise that'll probably never leave CT, that would be the Connecticut Sun.

The Hartford Yard Goats and Hartford Athletic might want to take up colors of the Sun now. :D
 
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Butch said:
If we are to make noise playing an HBCU school for the purpose of making a statement, we should play at Delaware State. I know that won't happen.

Hard to believe native Americans don't have their own school. Less than 2% of the population here, too. That's unreal. If there's one top tier pro franchise that'll probably never leave CT, that would be the Connecticut Sun.

The Hartford Yard Goats and Hartford Athletic might want to take up colors of the Sun now. :D
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Did you notice that the Sun's new special alt-uniform is Athletic Blue?
 
HBCU's ain't a bad idea....if you have other solid teams on the schedule..

Florida A&M plays UNC, USF,Miami, Florida, Georgia in future

Bethune Cookman plays UCF and USF

Grambling State plays Houston and Southern Miss this season

Howard plays Maryland and USF (Maryland this season and USF next)
 
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billybud said:
HBCU's ain't a bad idea....if you have other solid teams on the schedule..
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True, like those you mention and Uconn's played them in the past in FB as an FCS team, like Hampton ( alma mater of Hartford/NBA's Rick Mahorn !) in 1998. But they need to get this thing fired up first as a new Indy with solid draws to the Rent. Like the Huskies had as a new FBS member in the BE, when the team was playing to sold out crowds in the 1st decade. Then the AD can get creative like an established program ( with actual fans in the stands ).
 
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ktuck911 said:
Suggestion... and I hope our AD reads this....

Why not have UConn schedule a HBCU (i.e. Jackson State U - now coached by Deion Sanders... or ETSU now coached by Eddie George)?

It's a great opportunity IMO...
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I saw one of Uconn's FBS opponents( the next 2 years ) took your cue on a HBCU game.

 
THERE IS ... a California state university nudged to be the College for hispanics - Cal State Monterey Bay. As a bonus, it is an extraordinary location to visit. Put that on the schedule of one of our teams. Better destination than Fresno

The HBCU is not a bad idea ... just one that is not a no brainer as we scramble to gain credibility and wins. We - David Benedict - found great acceptance in universities we wanted. We need to play regional and develop regionally significant rivals. And play them often ...
 
Is Cal State Monterey Bay starting to bring in FBS talent like the HBCU schools are?
 
ktuck911 said:
It needs to happen... The Harvard/Howard experience a few years back drew a lot of folks to Cambridge.... It did even more off the field... A bridge to graduate studies and other programs are in the works now because of it to better the overall academic experiences (which is the actual end game to all of this... the football part is just an added bonus)...

UCONN has a pretty solid Multi-Cultural base that could bridge gaps between it and HBCUs....

The benefits are definitely out there, past this wonderful game called College Football
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Does everything have to be about race? Ugh!
 
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Pudge said:
THERE IS ... a California state university nudged to be the College for hispanics - Cal State Monterey Bay. As a bonus, it is an extraordinary location to visit. Put that on the schedule of one of our teams. Better destination than Fresno

The HBCU is not a bad idea ... just one that is not a no brainer as we scramble to gain credibility and wins. We - David Benedict - found great acceptance in universities we wanted. We need to play regional and develop regionally significant rivals. And play them often ...
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Most understated BY comment ever.
 
freescooter said:
Back in our FCS days we played several HBCUs. Delaware State is one. Morgan State too I think. Plus didn’t we play one of the Virginia schools in the playoffs? Hampton if I remember correctly.

Del State is practically down the street from UD. I went to games at both. The facilities at the time were very unequal.
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On a side note, my friend's son holds the record for receptions at Del State-Another friend's son played tight end and also basketball a few years back when they played Duke in the tourney
 
On another side note, I went to a wedding in Delaware thebyear before Covid. Stayed in the same hotel as Florida A&M Who was in town to play Del State. 3 of the starting linemen were white and so was the Rattler QB. Kind of surprised me. On a slightly different note, same wedding one of the bridesmaids was in grad school at Del State on a full ride because she was white according to her and they were trying to integrate the School. She was from Newark DE. Earned her bachelors from some college in Storrs CT.
 
Interesting article; learned Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman (a private school) recently joined the SWAC; a conference spanning from the Sunshine State to the Lone Star State. Also, A&M recently hired successful businessman, ex-NBA player and coach, and ex-college hoops coach Reggie Theus as AD.

FAMU switch makes SWAC a ‘power conference’ – Capital Outlook

capitaloutlook.com capitaloutlook.com
 
Pudge said:
THERE IS ... a California state university nudged to be the College for hispanics - Cal State Monterey Bay. As a bonus, it is an extraordinary location to visit. Put that on the schedule of one of our teams. Better destination than Fresno

The HBCU is not a bad idea ... just one that is not a no brainer as we scramble to gain credibility and wins. We - David Benedict - found great acceptance in universities we wanted. We need to play regional and develop regionally significant rivals. And play them often ...
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When will the "Otters" be adding football so we can mark our calendars?
 
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freescooter said:
On another side note, I went to a wedding in Delaware thebyear before Covid. Stayed in the same hotel as Florida A&M Who was in town to play Del State. 3 of the starting linemen were white and so was the Rattler QB. Kind of surprised me. On a slightly different note, same wedding one of the bridesmaids was in grad school at Del State on a full ride because she was white according to her and they were trying to integrate the School. She was from Newark DE. Earned her bachelors from some college in Storrs CT.
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There are plenty of white players on HBCU football rosters. It's not abnormal at all.
The best part about that is the players don't see skin color when they go to war on the football field for one another. It's a brotherhood.
 
dvegas said:
(Tommy?) Morrison. Nickname was Butter. Vs. Morgan State. Got credit for a touchhdown. Lived on my floor in Stowe C. Made national news. ESPN was in its infancy and we didn't get cable in the dorm but I'm sure it would have made Top Ten plays.
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ktuck911 said:
With Deion Sanders and Eddie George upgrading their perspective programs don't be surprised to see these teams playing more like the North Dakota States of the world... or, end up ultimately upgrading to FBS status... That part may be a decade away, but the quality of play ( case in point, Jackson State probably has a better recruiting class than us if you go by the number of 3 star kids they've recruited recently and will be recruiting going fwd, along with them getting kids that transfer in from SEC schools )... Playing a team like that is no regular walk in the park for a FCS school.... That'd be a better game for us than Grambling... unless Grambling follow suit with Jackson State (probable)...
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I love tradition-rich HBCU football. But the overall quality of play is a long, long way away from FBS level. It's slightly below Patriot/NEC level of play but with G5-level attendance, especially in the SWAC. Jackson State, where Deion coaches now, usually leads FCS in home attendance. Neither HBCU conference sends its champ to the playoffs at moment due to the Celebration Bowl commitment but prior to this, the MEAC hadn't notched a I-AA/FCS playoff win in 15+ years. Florida A&M and Hampton both had some damn good teams in the late 1990's/early 2000's. FAMU tried moving up to I-A but the experiment was a total disaster to the point where the program is just now recovering. The biggest issue with these programs and why you don't see more NDSU-level teams in the HBCU circles is the funding. Most of these schools are severely under-funded. Graduation rates are among the lowest of any 4-year colleges.
 
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