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Message: [QUOTE="Dooley, post: 1236730, member: 2920"] True, UConn doesn't have the D-1 history but it's not like we're going up against traditional D-1 behemoths either. Looking outside the P5, the best traditional program is probably BYU. They would bring the history and national following that would help the B12 or PAC. Next, who? Boise? Their string of recent success certainly can't be ignored and if we're talking about [I]football programs only[/I], they'd probably be #2 but even they don't have the long history that we always hear about dooming us. Cincinnati? They really didn't become relevant until after they joined the Big East. Granted, they have strung some OUTSTANDING coaching hires from D'Antonio to Kelly to Jones to Tuberville. They've demonstrated that they know football and will dedicate the appropriate efforts to stay competitive moreso than UConn (thanks again Jeff!). UCF? They are embedded in a rich recruiting ground but other than beating Baylor a few years ago, can anyone point to a long successful D-1 history that completely separates itself from UConn (or anyone else)? Ditto for USF, minus the beating Baylor part (although they have had some quality OOC regular season wins in the past). SMU's history is smeared with scandal. Houston? Decent but meh (really only an option for the B12). SDSU has been mediocre/average after Marshall Faulk. Nevada and Kaepernick but meh. So yeah, UConn doesn't have the long D-1 history that others have had (even if that long D1 history was a history of losing like Cable Boxes U). But it's not like we're going head to head with any traditional football powers either. Yes, each program has their own attributes that are nice and most of them are located in better recruiting areas than UConn. But our CR profile is more than just football. We're the complete package once football proves to be competitive once again. And if a P5 conference is evaluating which schools would bring the most $$ to its conference, it's a tough sell to convince me that UConn isn't a firm #1 (or, at very worst, #2) on the G5 value list. [/QUOTE]

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