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There is plenty of speculation about why the ACC and/or B1G have yet to come calling, and many of the reasons (football not strong enough, BC blocking, TV markets, new BB coach, AAU, etc) but I cannot for the life of me understand why the stadium size is called out as an issue.
Does anyone (I am speaking specifically about the B1G) believe that we wouldn't expand the stadium as a pre-condition for being offered a spot? Does anyone believe that we couldn't add more seats and fill more seats if teams like OSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc were coming to CT to play the Huskies?
I have been a lifelong fan, and was a student when Calhoun took over the program. We sucked at first, but Big East b-ball was great and we believed that we could beat the likes of Cuse, GTown, Nova, etc. I went to every game and loved it.
Now I live in Fairfield Cty and get to campus 1-2x/year and get to the Rent 1x/year. I probably watch 75% of the games on TV. I have 2 small kids (girls) who aren't that into football, but I can tell you that if we were invited to B1G, I'd immediately buy season tickets and go to all the games -- and I know I am not alone. There are your additional seats. There are your additional season ticket holders. There is your additional revenue.
Does anyone (I am speaking specifically about the B1G) believe that we wouldn't expand the stadium as a pre-condition for being offered a spot? Does anyone believe that we couldn't add more seats and fill more seats if teams like OSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc were coming to CT to play the Huskies?
I have been a lifelong fan, and was a student when Calhoun took over the program. We sucked at first, but Big East b-ball was great and we believed that we could beat the likes of Cuse, GTown, Nova, etc. I went to every game and loved it.
Now I live in Fairfield Cty and get to campus 1-2x/year and get to the Rent 1x/year. I probably watch 75% of the games on TV. I have 2 small kids (girls) who aren't that into football, but I can tell you that if we were invited to B1G, I'd immediately buy season tickets and go to all the games -- and I know I am not alone. There are your additional seats. There are your additional season ticket holders. There is your additional revenue.