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[ZooCougar]

Syracuse and UConn, Pitt (for the rivalry with WV), Louisville (rivalry with Cincinnati) would be great...

Another guy making up.

 

[ZooCougar]

Syracuse and UConn, Pitt (for the rivalry with WV), Louisville (rivalry with Cincinnati) would be great...

All these Big 12 people with no sense thinking we should accept a Hoop only offer in that thread a morons. Stay out of the corn belt unless they offer football.

 

[CJasmer]

All these Big 12 people with no sense thinking we should accept a Hoop only offer in that thread a morons. Stay out of the corn belt unless they offer football.

One of the issues is UConn football has no rivalries games except for UMass. The main reason is not being Division I for a very long period and Big East falling apart.

 

[ZooCougar]

One of the issues is UConn football has no rivalries games except for UMass. The main reason is not being Division I for a very long period and Big East falling apart.

Go back to the corn country message board.

 

[CJasmer]

Go back to the corn country message board.

I was just explaining one of the reasons why I think UConn has not been picked to move to P4. Need to start building a winning tradition. It is difficult since UConn is a great Basketball school with no traditions in football. There is no reason why UConn could not be the best team in New England. Unfortunately college football in New England is just not religiously followed like other parts of the country.

 

[CL82]

I was just explaining one of the reasons why I think UConn has not been picked to move to P4. Need to start building a winning tradition. It is difficult since UConn is a great Basketball school with no traditions in football. There is no reason why UConn could not be the best team in New England. Unfortunately college football in New England is just not religiously followed like other parts of the country.

UConn has been playing football since 1896. They've won 26 conference championships, including two in the big east which was a major conference prior to the bring raided by ACC. They have been to BCS bowl game.

Thank you for your interest in Connecticut football.

 

[ZooCougar]

I was just explaining one of the reasons why I think UConn has not been picked to move to P4. Need to start building a winning tradition. It is difficult since UConn is a great Basketball school with no traditions in football. There is no reason why UConn could not be the best team in New England. Unfortunately college football in New England is just not religiously followed like other parts of the country.

Nobody cares about your opinion or reasons here.

You can’t explain anything to us. It’s like not having asthma and telling someone who has asthma what it is like.

Stop talking.

 

[CJasmer]

UConn has been playing football since 1896. They've won 26 conference championships, including two in the big east which was a major conference prior to the bring raided by ACC. They have been to BCS bowl game.

Thank you for your interest in Connecticut football.

Again who are UConn’s football rivalries? Most of UConn history dating back to 1896 is at the FCS level. UConn has a great basketball history but you need to be realistic that UConn does not have a storied football history. In CT Yale has a storied football history prior to deciding to move down to FCS level. No matter what the P2 does I believe UConn will continue to have a great basketball programs and compete at the highest levels.

 

[ZooCougar]

Again who are UConn’s football rivalries? Most of UConn history dating back to 1896 is at the FCS level. UConn has a great basketball history but you need to be realistic that UConn does not have a storied football history. In CT Yale has a storied football history prior to deciding to move down to FCS level. No matter what the P2 does I believe UConn will continue to have a great basketball programs and compete at the highest levels.

There wasn't FCS in 1896.

You are not telling us anything we don't know already.

We lost a conference and then we uprooted the program to save basketball because the AAC was a disaster for us. When you have a center of gravity that has delivered and is still delivering then you protect that center of gravity at all costs.

These threads are over a decade old.

You should stop explaining to us things that we have talked about 600 times since 2010.

There is no earthly way short of 10s of millions of dollars that we would accept a hoop only invite to some flyover state conference.

 

[CJasmer]

There wasn't FCS in 1896.

You are not telling us anything we don't know already.

We lost a conference and then we uprooted the program to save basketball because the AAC was a disaster for us. When you have a center of gravity that has delivered and is still delivering then you protect that center of gravity at all costs.

These threads are over a decade old.

You should stop explaining to us things that we have talked about 600 times since 2010.

There is no earthly way short of 10s of millions of dollars that we would accept a hoop only invite to some flyover state conference.

No idea what you’re talking about. Why would UConn leave Big East for another conference that would be for basketball only? That would make zero sense.

 

[hank970]

There wasn't FCS in 1896.

You are not telling us anything we don't know already.

We lost a conference and then we uprooted the program to save basketball because the AAC was a disaster for us. When you have a center of gravity that has delivered and is still delivering then you protect that center of gravity at all costs.

These threads are over a decade old.

You should stop explaining to us things that we have talked about 600 times since 2010.

There is no earthly way short of 10s of millions of dollars that we would accept a hoop only invite to some flyover state conference.

In what way was the AAC a disaster for UConn? It seems to me that you guys didn't hang around the conference long enough for it to have any impact on you, one way or another. And, if it was a disaster for UConn, then why was it beneficial for the other members that moved up to P4?

 

[Greedo]

In what way was the AAC a disaster for UConn? It seems to me that you guys didn't hang around the conference long enough for it to have any impact on you, one way or another. And, if it was a disaster for UConn, then why was it beneficial for the other members that moved up to P4?

The AAC as a conference was an upgrade for every school except UConn (and I guess USF). The conference tanked fan engagement because no one cared at all about the other teams in the conference. We had just lost Power conference standing to be with a bunch of CUSA schools. We lost local rivalries to be a major geographic outlier. On the basketball side at least, multiple recruits said they were interested in playing in the Big East once we made the move back. Hurley was obviously a better coach, but the AAC was still handcuffing recruiting. Recruits didn't want to go to a school that was a geographic outlier in a subpar conference.

 

[noeynox]

In what way was the AAC a disaster for UConn? It seems to me that you guys didn't hang around the conference long enough for it to have any impact on you, one way or another. And, if it was a disaster for UConn, then why was it beneficial for the other members that moved up to P4?

In every way.

 

[JMick]

These threads are over a decade old.

You should stop explaining to us things that we have talked about 600 times since 2010.

Conference realignment noobs arent even worth engaging with. The amount of misinformation and lack of novel thought is exhausting.

 

[ZooCougar]

In what way was the AAC a disaster for UConn? It seems to me that you guys didn't hang around the conference long enough for it to have any impact on you, one way or another. And, if it was a disaster for UConn, then why was it beneficial for the other members that moved up to P4?

It was a basketball disaster in that our opponents de energized the fanbase.

Football is 100% on UConn. That was a missed opportunity that we botched.

The Big East has been a boon for UConn for both the fans and in recruiting.

 

[ZooCougar]

The AAC as a conference was an upgrade for every school except UConn (and I guess USF). The conference tanked fan engagement because no one cared at all about the other teams in the conference. We had just lost Power conference standing to be with a bunch of CUSA schools. We lost local rivalries to be a major geographic outlier. On the basketball side at least, multiple recruits said they were interested in playing in the Big East once we made the move back. Hurley was obviously a better coach, but the AAC was still handcuffing recruiting. Recruits didn't want to go to a school that was a geographic outlier in a subpar conference.

Cincy too.

Cincy and UCF made lemonade with lemons.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

In what way was the AAC a disaster for UConn? It seems to me that you guys didn't hang around the conference long enough for it to have any impact on you, one way or another. And, if it was a disaster for UConn, then why was it beneficial for the other members that moved up to P4?

We were the northern outpost in a southern mid-major league. We had no rivals, travel for non-football was brutal, and the fanbase did not know or care about UConn's opponents. UConn got cut off from NY/NJ for basketball recruiting. It was a horror show. The program did a 180 as soon as it announced it was joining the Big East. Also, Auriemma HATED the AAC.

It would have been a lot easier to be a football independent 12 years ago than it is now, and we could have used that window to manage the football program more effectively to improve its media presence in the northeast.

At this point, I assume anyone that says the AAC was not a catastrophe for UConn athletics is just trolling.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I was just explaining one of the reasons why I think UConn has not been picked to move to P4. Need to start building a winning tradition. It is difficult since UConn is a great Basketball school with no traditions in football. There is no reason why UConn could not be the best team in New England. Unfortunately college football in New England is just not religiously followed like other parts of the country.

Thats a chicken or egg
College football pretty much started in New England and Ct with a then population of 1million built the biggest stadium in the world because of the interest .
Those banner carrying schools left the sport and the fans were orphaned . Connecticut has among the most passionate sports fans in the world maybe a bit too extreme at times If there was a successful big time football team in the state that myth will fall by the wayside
You need a reason to create interest . I remember a time when the experts said a professional football team won’t survive in New England.

 

[Luna]

We were the northern outpost in a southern mid-major league. We had no rivals, travel for non-football was brutal, and the fanbase did not know or care about UConn's opponents. UConn got cut off from NY/NJ for basketball recruiting. It was a horror show. The program did a 180 as soon as it announced it was joining the Big East. Also, Auriemma HATED the AAC.

It would have been a lot easier to be a football independent 12 years ago than it is now, and we could have used that window to manage the football program more effectively to improve its media presence in the northeast.

At this point, I assume anyone that says the AAC was not a catastrophe for UConn athletics is just trolling.

This is what scares me if we joined the big 12

 

[AzHusky]

Unlike the AAC, I believe there are more teams in the Big 12 that UConn fans would love to see come to Connecticut. Such as Kansas, Arizona, West Virgina, Cincinnati, Arizona State, and Houston. Were there that many in the AAC that interested the fans? I know people are going to say they don't like losing playing at MSG, but would a move say to the Big 12 hurt basketball and just help football? Just asking for a friend!

 

[ZooCougar]

Thats a chicken or egg
College football pretty much started in New England and Ct with a then population of 1million built the biggest stadium in the world because of the interest .
Those banner carrying schools left the sport and the fans were orphaned . Connecticut has among the most passionate sports fans in the world maybe a bit too extreme at times If there was a successful big time football team in the state that myth will fall by the wayside
You need a reason to create interest . I remember a time when the experts said a professional football team won’t survive in New England.

His take is UConn needs to win more. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[freescooter]

One of the issues is UConn football has no rivalries games except for UMass. The main reason is not being Division I for a very long period and Big East falling apart.

It has much more to do with the Ivy League “de-emphasizing “ football in the 1950s. The major public universities did not feel they could play major football when the Ivies did not. Only the 2 Catholics schools, BC and Holy Cross, tried to play at the University Division as it was then called. Though the lines were much less clear in those days. Many thought had the Yankee Conference pursued major football it had potential to be at least a MAC and likely better. UMass, UConn and New Hampshire were all considered schools with upside potential.

 

[uconnyankee]

We were the northern outpost in a southern mid-major league. We had no rivals, travel for non-football was brutal, and the fanbase did not know or care about UConn's opponents. UConn got cut off from NY/NJ for basketball recruiting. It was a horror show. The program did a 180 as soon as it announced it was joining the Big East. Also, Auriemma HATED the AAC.

It would have been a lot easier to be a football independent 12 years ago than it is now, and we could have used that window to manage the football program more effectively to improve its media presence in the northeast.

At this point, I assume anyone that says the AAC was not a catastrophe for UConn athletics is just trolling.

I think we had coaching issues when we needed to be stable. Ollie was hot, then tailed off horribly. Roster was a joke. Decent recruiting but weak team construction.
Then we had Diaco and HCRE which killed football. UConn was also doing everything on the cheap.
Had Memphis and UConn pulled their weight in BB the league could have been decent.
Not saying UConn’s time in AAC was successful but suggesting the issues were AAC and not UConn is a lie.

 

[Waquoit]

Not saying UConn’s time in AAC was successful but suggesting the issues were AAC and not UConn is a lie.

That's a lie.

 

[uconnyankee]

That's a lie.

So you think Ollies struggles were because of AAC.
You think it was AAC that hindered RE?
Ok…