It's never made any sense. Connecticut is the 4th most densely populated state and one of the least rural states in the country. Sure the little area around UConn is rural but CT is tiny and nothing is far, you're also 1.5 hours from Boston and 2.5 hours from arguably the most diverse and vibrant city in the world. A lot of people from the northeast don't seem to have a good grasp of the rest of the country.
Are you saying Barry Switzers Oklahoma Sooner FB program took a back seat to hoops? I think not
This is so right. I’ve seen farms bigger than Glastonbury in the mid-west! Connecticut, in particular, has this bizzare mindset. I call it the Portland-East Hampton factor after an experience I had with a guy who told me he only shopped in Portland but if they didn’t have it, he might go to East Hampton. If they didn’t have, he’d get along without it.
I have lived all over as well. Sorry to say Glastonbury would not make my list. West Hartford is fine if you are raising a family. I think the hard selling point is football is the 3rd wheel at UConn. Men’s and Women’s basketball take center stage. That can be an issue for most football coaches who have big egos.
I think he knew that going in. He told his friend he'd throw his name in the discussion and he did. job done.
Yeah throw his name in behind the scenes to DB. But in public?
I don’t see it that way. We have an elite athletic department. That championship pedigree will bleed over to football. The fans will bleed over too.
Sure. What'd cost him? He said he's not advocating but the guy maybe deserves a look. Wasn't exactly an endorsement. Besides, a private mention to DB wouldn't matter. You know DB's not interested. Put his name in public, maybe he ends up with a high school job from it.
You still need to be able to recruit High School players to build a core team. The transfer portal is only to fill in the gaps of your roster.
If I was coaching a p4, I'd be hiding recruits at g5s to snatch up when they're juniors.
Not sure if I believe this anymore...feels like you recruit high school kids only to coach them up and into the portal if they show out. The ones who don't are the ones who get an education and maybe a little playing time here and there. 75% or more of our starters may eventually be transfers.
Well you could be correct at most schools anymore but not true for the elite programs in FBS. My understanding we do not offer NIL to high School recruits that is why UConn currently has no chance for 4 and 5 star recruits. I think to have continuing success you need to keep a core team. Just like Hurley does for basketball.
Anyone who believes that you won't need the bulk of your roster and at least close to half of your starters (assuming that another 30+% are second or third year in the system as transfers) doesn't understand football beyond being able to play it on a video game.
We'd have one year out of every decade where we didn't underperform in relation to our talent under that scenario.
West Hartford is nice if you want your house 5 feet away from your neighbors.
If I was a low G5 (think the MAC or some of the lower CUSA schools where you could win a lot of games by out-talenting your oppositioni), I would probably be cultivating those relationships to get me access to better talent than I'd normally have and who knows... maybe I can convince a few of them, maybe they end up in a relationship or something, to stick around longer.
A farm/feeder deal...
Nobody eats there any more. It’s too crowded.
