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This is going to be a double switch situation. Let’s take Kent State-Alabama in 2020 just to illustrate. I’m not advocating this particular series We schedule Bama and Kent and they cancel games with each other. Maybe we agree to go to Kent to sweeten the pot then they come to EH in 2022. Something like that. Bama gets a marginally better opponent Kent gets a home game they didn’t have. More likely this is a deal we make with some lesser P5 and a MAC/ Cusa type rather than Alabama but you never know I guess
 
huskyblooz said:
My point, is it a pretty impressive non-League lineup. But they’re all one & done payday games.
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I would like to play those games just not all on the road. I actually think Maryland and Kentucky we could get h-h. The others maybe Wisconsin ASU maybe
 
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Updated hypothetical calendar from my 7/26 post (#51 in this thread). With Arkansas and SC announcing games to round out their 2020 schedules, the chance of playing the SEC in 2020 just dipped near terminal.

six home games / six road games:
  1. 09/03 - UMass
  2. 09/12 - at Illinois
  3. 09/19 - Maine
  4. 09/26 - Indiana
  5. 10/3 - at UCF - historically UCF hasn't played any OOC games outside of Sept. They have two open OOC slots in 2020 with UNC booked on 9/5 and GT on 9/19. <--Also SMU has an open date in 2020
  6. 10/10 - FIU at home - possible two game series? Maybe we don't want to play them- they are good. In 2017 they played an October OOC game with Tulane. <--Just scheduled with UCF - now needs to fill the usual FCS slot...not looking good here, replace with Southern Miss or SMU?
  7. 10/17 - at Coastal Carolina - possible two game series? They have an open 2020 date, but like OD they haven't scheduled their cupcake game yet. Not ideal to play SC and CC in the same year.
  8. 10/24 - at Arkansas - pay day game (M. Anthony SEC rumors) - they have had OOCs in Oct in the past including Tulsa last year. <--Crap - they booked their two open slots. Replace with Air Force on the road? (not ideal)
  9. 10/31 - Virginia Tech at home - could make this a home game and a two game series? VT has regularly scheduled OOC games in Oct and Nov in the past
  10. 11/7 - at Army - start of a new series. Army has one open slot in 2019 and just a couple open weekends. They have only five home games scheduled. I'd like to make this a home game, but...
  11. 11/14 - Old Dominion at home- start of a new series. This game in Nov is a stretch for two reasons, OD has historically played its OOC in Sept and because while they have an open date in 2020, their filled dates are: Wake visit on 9/5, at NC on 9/26 and Virginia visiting on 11/21. OD is a candidate to flip with Maine.
  12. 11/21 - at South Carolina SC routinely ends their season with two of three games as OOC. <--Crud, they just penned in Wofford - so how about a pay day game with TCU?? TCU still has two open dates. Anogther option is FSU who has not scheduled their FCS game and usually plays two OOC in November.
 
Seems like you can cross the SEC off the list for 2020 games. They announced their conference entire schedule today including what looks to be all OOC games. Going to need to bribe someone to swap us in.

2020 SEC football schedule announced
 
Skinning the cat another way - this time by updating the Future Football Schedules list from 7/26.

UConn Huskies to begin play as an FBS Independent in 2020

Florida State (1) <--yes please
Virginia Tech (1) <--yes please
TCU (2) <--yes please now that Arkansas is dead
Arkansas (2)
South Carolina (1)
Florida International (2) (1) <--ok
Louisiana Tech (1) <--hi Bob
Old Dominion (1) <--I like, but they havent scheduled their FCS game yet.
Southern Miss (1) <--whatever
UAB (1) <--okay I guess.
Army (1) <--I think this will happen.
Air Force (1) <--didn't want to go there, but might not have a choice.
Coastal Carolina (1) <--yes please for a series
Louisiana (1) <--beggars cant be choosers.
Louisiana-Monroe (2) (1) <--ugh, okay.

And AAC teams:
UCF (1) <--give them the basketball deal and make this a 2 or 4 game series
SMU (1) <--give them the basketball deal and make this a 2 game series.
 
In other words ... it is a scramble.

Hate to say it - and it will be better 2021 and beyond - you may take a NAME FCS with Maine. That is a Home game that you can do. If you get a combination of FSU, TCU, VaTech + AAC 2 + the original 4 + Army & ODU ... we should be happy with whatever the 12th is.
 
Exit 4 said:
Seems like you can cross the SEC off the list for 2020 games. They announced their conference entire schedule today including what looks to be all OOC games. Going to need to bribe someone to swap us in.

2020 SEC football schedule announced
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Gee maybe AD Dave Benedict, with all his "ties" to the SEC and Auburn, is getting UConn nowhere. I bet if someone else was in charge of scheduling -- a well connected person -- we might have added a 2020 SEC game.
 
LoyalFanCT said:
Gee maybe AD Dave Benedict, with all his "ties" to the SEC and Auburn, is getting UConn nowhere. I bet if someone else was in charge of scheduling -- a well connected person -- we might have added a 2020 SEC game.
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The only thing clear is that you have no idea how any of this works. 2020 was always a long shot. We might end up with 3 or 4 FCS games. You can't measure the move to independence based on 2020.
 
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Exit 4 said:
The only thing clear is that you have no idea how any of this works. 2020 was always a long shot. We might end up with 3 or 4 FCS games. You can't measure the move to independence based on 2020.
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So magical Athletic Director Dave will get UConn two or three SEC games in 2021?
 
LoyalFanCT said:
So magical Athletic Director Dave will get UConn two or three SEC games in 2021?
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A realistic goal is 1 SEC game per year.
And 3 from the pool of the ACC & B1G.
Maybe we will find a way to get 1 B12 or P12 game every other year.

So to box this in, a min of 3 P5 games a year, a middle road of 4 to 5 P5 games a year and a ceiling of 6 P5 games a year. I think that is the realistic range. I wouldn't turn down more than 6 P5 games a year, but I doubt that is realistic.

2020 and 2021 maybe thin. 2022 is the real start date when AD David Benedict will have no excuses.

I could see a 2023 schedule that pencils out as:

1 B1G / 2 ACC / 1 SEC
  • 09/03 - Central Connecticut (scheduled)
  • 09/10 - at Penn State (or BIG) - pay day game
  • 09/17 - Temple (or AAC)
  • 09/24 - at NC State (scheduled)
  • 10/01 - Coastal Carolina (or Sunbelt)
  • 10/08 - Army
  • 10/15 - Buffalo (or MAC)
  • 10/22 - at FAU (or CUSA)
  • 10/30 - UMass
  • 11/12 - at South Carolina (or Sec)
  • 11/19 - Boston College (scheduled)
  • 11/26 - at Liberty or New Mex or BYU
 
You need a better home
Exit 4 said:
A realistic goal is 1 SEC game per year.
And 3 from the pool of the ACC & B1G.
Maybe we will find a way to get 1 B12 or P12 game every other year.

So to box this in, a min of 3 P5 games a year, a middle road of 4 to 5 P5 games a year and a ceiling of 6 P5 games a year. I think that is the realistic range. I wouldn't turn down more than 6 P5 games a year, but I doubt that is realistic.

2020 and 2021 maybe thin. 2022 is the real start date when AD David Benedict will have no excuses.

I could see a 2023 schedule that pencils out as:

1 B1G / 2 ACC / 1 SEC
  • 09/03 - Central Connecticut (scheduled)
  • 09/10 - at Penn State (or BIG) - pay day game
  • 09/17 - Temple (or AAC)
  • 09/24 - at NC State (scheduled)
  • 10/01 - Coastal Carolina (or Sunbelt)
  • 10/08 - Army
  • 10/15 - Buffalo (or MAC)
  • 10/22 - at FAU (or CUSA)
  • 10/30 - UMass
  • 11/12 - at South Carolina (or Sec)
  • 11/19 - Boston College (scheduled)
  • 11/26 - at Liberty or New Mex or BYU
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you need a better home schedule. Who is paying actual cash for that dreck? If that’s the best you can do it is a train wreck.
 
freescooter said:
You need a better home

you need a better home schedule. Who is paying actual cash for that dreck? If that’s the best you can do it is a train wreck.
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It’s virtually the same as our current home schedule... but with slightly more winnable games.

The best we will see is a year with three P5 home games and min has to be a year with one P5 home game. After that you are looking at G5 for the balance of the schedule. For G5 we want a mix of winnable and local; so preference towards teams in the northeast or EST. I don’t see us scheduling the likes of Boise St, App St or anymore than 2 AAC games a year. Getting zero AAC games a year would make scheduling a little challenging, forcing us to more lesser G5 programs.

The regulars will be Army and UMass and hopefully a rotation between with two from BC, Syracuse, Maryland, Rutgers and Pitt and then two “at large” P5 games as well.
 
Explain to me again the fixation people have with Coastal Carolina? Why not Old Dominion or Florida International?
 
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Exit 4 said:
It’s virtually the same as our current home schedule... but with slightly more winnable games.

The best we will see is a year with three P5 home games and min has to be a year with one P5 home game. After that you are looking at G5 for the balance of the schedule. For G5 we want a mix of winnable and local; so preference towards teams in the northeast or EST. I don’t see us scheduling the likes of Boise St, App St or anymore than 2 AAC games a year. Getting zero AAC games a year would make scheduling a little challenging, forcing us to more lesser G5 programs.

The regulars will be Army and UMass and hopefully a rotation between with two from BC, Syracuse, Maryland, Rutgers and Pitt and then two “at large” P5 games as well.
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It’s my hope that BYU will be a regular too. I have to imagine we are a more attractive annual opponent than a lot of the teams they’re playing late in the year at the moment.
 
Guapo said:
It’s my hope that BYU will be a regular too. I have to imagine we are a more attractive annual opponent than a lot of the teams they’re playing late in the year at the moment.
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I wouldn’t mind a regular schedule with BYU... but I suspect there isn’t a rush to sign then up from our people.
 
freescooter said:
Explain to me again the fixation people have with Coastal Carolina? Why not Old Dominion or Florida International?
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I like the idea of playing any of those three somewhat regularly.

More particularly about CC;
1) we have been recruiting better in SC of late
2) We need games and playing CC is better than Tulsa or Tulane or any other Deep South team not located in FL.
3) doubt we ever book a series with ECU again.... but never say never I suppose.

I think we get a series going with CC, Old Dom and one of FIU or FAU to keep us in FL too.
 
Exit 4 said:
I wouldn’t mind a regular schedule with BYU... but I suspect there isn’t a rush to sign then up from our people.
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Why would you think that? Gotta imagine it would be mutually beneficial for the two programs as opposed to playing lower tier G5?
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Why would you think that? Gotta imagine it would be mutually beneficial for the two programs as opposed to playing lower tier G5?
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Short answer - politics of religion might give AD David Benedict blow back. This is the state that enacted a travel ban with NC a few years ago. I believe AD David Benedict still needs the legislature to lift that ban or grant an exemption for the football team for our Duke & NC State games.

A one off game might be okay - but the idle minds in the state might grumble about a long series....same with Liberty.
 
Guapo said:
Liberty would probably garner some blow back, I can’t imagine BYU getting much.
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Yep. And then someone writes a column....

Its all about the Prez. If the new Prez has a spine, then it can happen. No spine, then look out below.
 
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Guapo said:
We just joined an (almost) entirely Catholic conference. I think you’re over thinking this one, my man.
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The BE is a group we have a long prior history. They dont have an honor code.

The BYU honor code was an obstacle for the B12 expansion...one of many obstacles. I'm sure the campus news papers will remind us about it if we sign up a 6 game series.

I'd be happy to have a long term series with BYU, I just dont think we have it high on our list. Especially if we can get 5 P5 games + 2 AAC games on a regular basis + UMass, Army and an FCS would leave us space for two softer games against the G5 to round it out. The decision will partially swing on how receptive the AAC schools are to playing us post breakup. If they shun us there will be more administrative will to call BYU.

We will know what kind of new Prez we have if we pen a long term series with BYU out of the gate this fall.

We still have to get an exemption for our Duke and NC State games.
 
Exit 4 said:
The BE is a group we have a long prior history. They dont have an honor code.

The BYU honor code was an obstacle for the B12 expansion...one of many obstacles. I'm sure the campus news papers will remind us about it if we sign up a 6 game series.

I'd be happy to have a long term series with BYU, I just dont think we have it high on our list. Especially if we can get 5 P5 games + 2 AAC games on a regular basis + UMass, Army and an FCS would leave us space for two softer games against the G5 to round it out. The decision will partially swing on how receptive the AAC schools are to playing us post breakup. If they shun us there will be more administrative will to call BYU.

We will know what kind of new Prez we have if we pen a long term series with BYU out of the gate this fall.

We still have to get an exemption for our Duke and NC State games.
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Who knows, but I really think there’s not a lot to worry about here.
 
gioff2323 said:
My biggest surprise from exit negotiations was that we didn’t require 4 (2 home/2 away) games against former conf foes in 20
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Perhaps there was some combo of AAC schools not being overly interested, the American as a whole effectively saying “pound sand” and/or UConn officials truly anticipating better alternatives than possible away games offered at Tulsa and Tulane. As relatively reasonable individuals suggest, a cobbled-together 2020 schedule may not be too great nor necessarily similar to later years scheduled with more time, horse trading, etc. Time will tell!
 
gioff2323 said:
My biggest surprise from exit negotiations was that we didn’t require 4 (2 home/2 away) games against former conf foes in 20
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We don’t want to be part of your league, willing to pay an extra 7 million to leave early but can we schedule four games with your teams?

Not the people to ask for help in my opinion.
 
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