OT- USF Lands 2 for 1 With Florida

[Drew]

I used to be pretty opposed to 2 for 1's but honestly I'm starting to warm to the idea

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

You want to boost attendance in Hartford. Get a 2 for 1 done with Penn St. Spread it out over 7 years as to not beat us up too much. They will have to add 10k seats.

 

[Austin316]

Agreed. I think if there is a way to build a conference brand, this is it. The American is very young and needs to get deals like this for exposure.

If we’re talking UConn football specific - a nice 2 for 1 deal with
B10: Penn State or Michigan State
ACC: L’Ville, Clemson, or FSU

Note: UConn football and basketball are different in terms of pre-existing rivalries. I think 1:1 deals are easier to happen with Rutgers, WVU, Pitt, Cuse, North Carolina, or BC

I’m mixed about the money games... like the one we are taking to Clemson. But you take what you can get.

 

[Waquoit]

What about that 1 for 1 with Tennessee?

 

[Exit 4]

What about that 1 for 1 with Tennessee?

I'm sure there will be an announcement any moment now. What has it been, a decade?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Note: UConn football and basketball are different in terms of pre-existing rivalries. I think 1:1 deals are easier to happen with Rutgers, WVU, Pitt, Cuse, North Carolina, or BC

If we did 2 for 1 deals with any of those schools in hoops it’s time to shut the whole thing down.

 

[Drew]

 

[Exit 4]

Very interesting numbers. Disappointingly low per game payoff, but with a super duper triple dog dare punisher on the buyout. If USF somehow wins game 1 and 2, there will be no game three,

 

[businesslawyer]

Agreed. I think if there is a way to build a conference brand, this is it. The American is very young and needs to get deals like this for exposure.

If we’re talking UConn football specific - a nice 2 for 1 deal with
B10: Penn State or Michigan State
ACC: L’Ville, Clemson, or FSU

Note: UConn football and basketball are different in terms of pre-existing rivalries. I think 1:1 deals are easier to happen with Rutgers, WVU, Pitt, Cuse, North Carolina, or BC

I’m mixed about the money games... like the one we are taking to Clemson. But you take what you can get.

Please stop. UF will do that with USF because they will have as many fans in Orlando as USF. PSU could play us 2 for 1 on that basis. There is no reason to think that Clemson or FSU has any interest in playing us up north, unless it's in the Meadowlands and they control half the tickets.

 

[Exit 4]

I think our most realistic gets on a 2 for 1 to come to East Hartford from perennial top 20 programs would be:

1) Penn St
2) Michigan (lots of New England alumni - last game was a success overall)
3) Michigan St
4) Wisconsin? Maybe?
5) Virginia Tech? I guess they are a perennial top 20.

Omitted - no top 20: Syracuse, Pitt, BC, Rutty, UVA, Maryland, all schools in NC, etc.
Omitted - our stadium isn't big enough for their egos: Ohio St, Notre Dame

Okay - that's all I got. The only southern teams I see coming north are those in the bottom half of their conferences like a Vandy or a GT. Nobody from the top half, certainly nobody top 20 material. Same for any p5 program from west of Kansas City (edit note: I replace St Louis with Kansas City)

 

[whaler11]

The nine game Big Ten schedule makes it pretty tough. They pretty much can’t play OOC on the road every other year because they have 5 road conf games.

 

[SubbaBub]

Missed the window on PSU. They want home games and aren't wasting one of their few OOC away slots on anyone that isn't for recruiting purposes or a P5 and top P5 at that. They like most top programs get 4-5 Conference Home games depending on an 8/9 game schedule. That leaves 3-4 OOC slots only one of those is going to be an away game.

I'm not sure they would accept a money game at their place from UConn over say Akron just for the recruiting relationships in OH. Comp a bunch of tickets for OH HS coaches or CT HS coaches?

Clemson was a coup based on the OC/AD relationship. It's a nice road trip for fans/donors. Be happy with that and shoot lower for teams willing to come here. Anything with a P5 tag that isn't a former BE team is a nice get.

 

[Exit 4]

I've suggested a deal with Penn St has low odds, however of the of the perennial top 20 programs, its our most realistic get for East Hartford. After they pull in Tre Williams in 2020, can we officially say Penn St has a pipeline in CT or with 3 highly rated kids in two years (Levis, Rudolph and Marquis) we can already say they have planted their flag? Yeah - CT is not a top recruiting area for Penn St (will always be below PA, OH, MD, VA) but its not barren either.

Maybe we can sweeten the deal with other sports - like a MBB tie in. Two schedules below. For balancing purposes looks like any deal with Penn St would have to be pushed out to 2024 as our OOC would be a little to challenging if added to 2020-2023. Thats probably two far out for either program to want to commit to anything at this time.

Penn St OOC
2018

• 09/01 - Appalachian State
• 09/08 - at Pittsburgh
• 09/15 - Kent State

2019

• 08/31 - Idaho
• 09/07 - Buffalo
• 09/14 - Pittsburgh

2020

• 09/05 - Nevada
• 09/12 - at Virginia Tech
• 09/19 - San Jose State

2021

• 09/11 - Ball State
• 09/18 - Auburn

2022

• 09/17 - at Auburn

2023

• 09/02 - West Virginia

2024

• 08/31 - at West Virginia
• 09/07 - Bowling Green

2025

• 09/06 - Virginia Tech

2026

• TBA

2027

• TBA

UConn OOC

2018

• 09/08 - at Boise State
• 09/15 - Rhode Island
• 09/22 - at Syracuse
• 10/27 - UMass

2019

• 08/29 - Wagner
• 09/07 - Illinois
• 09/21 - at Indiana
• 10/26 - at UMass

2020

• 09/03 - UMass
• 09/12 - at Illinois
• 09/26 - Indiana

2021

• 09/02 - Holy Cross
• 09/11 - at Clemson
• 10/02 - at UMass

2022

• 09/24 - at NC State
• 11/19 - at Boston College

2023

• 09/23 - NC State
• 11/18 - Boston College

2024

• TBA

2025

• TBA

2026

• TBA

TBA

• vs. Tennessee
• at Tennessee

 

[mikedog10]

If we’re talking UConn football specific - a nice 2 for 1 deal with
B10: Penn State or Michigan State
ACC: L’Ville, Clemson, or FSU

Note: UConn football and basketball are different in terms of pre-existing rivalries. I think 1:1 deals are easier to happen with Rutgers, WVU, Pitt, Cuse, North Carolina, or BC

Wouldn't Louisville count as a pre-existing rivalry? There's definitely more to the rivalry with Louisville than there is to North Carolina... either way, I wouldn't give those cheaters* the benefit of a 2-for-1!

*By "cheaters", I meant Louisville... although I guess it also applies to North Carolina... and Syracuse...

 

[Guapo]

No issue with 2 for 1's.

Big issue with money games.

 

[06029]

Please stop. UF will do that with USF because they will have as many fans in Orlando as USF. PSU could play us 2 for 1 on that basis. There is no reason to think that Clemson or FSU has any interest in playing us up north, unless it's in the Meadowlands and they control half the tickets.

FSU and Clemson play north every year at either Cuse or BC. They are in the same division. Why would they add a game in the Meadowlands against anyone versus having an AAC team come to their house?

 

[DoctorWho85]

Agreed. I think if there is a way to build a conference brand, this is it. The American is very young and needs to get deals like this for exposure.

If we’re talking UConn football specific - a nice 2 for 1 deal with
B10: Penn State or Michigan State
ACC: L’Ville, Clemson, or FSU

Note: UConn football and basketball are different in terms of pre-existing rivalries. I think 1:1 deals are easier to happen with Rutgers, WVU, Pitt, Cuse, North Carolina, or BC

I’m mixed about the money games... like the one we are taking to Clemson. But you take what you can get.

We used to play Louisville every year. No way in hell should UCONN consider a 2 for 1.

 

[BlueMAB]

Please stop. UF will do that with USF because they will have as many fans in Orlando as USF.

Zero?

 

[zls44]

We used to play Louisville every year. No way in hell should UCONN consider a 2 for 1.

Times have changed. Louisville is an ACC power.