I would like to correct a recurring boneyard error regarding football.
First of all Rutgers and Princeton first game was probably a soccer game.
The direct roots of football are from rugby not soccer.
The first recorded intercollegete rugby match was between McGill and Harvard.
Football was actually invented when a Yale Student changed the game of Rugby by addding a line of scrimmage and four downs.
That's right football was invented in Connecticut its our sport.
The first National Power was Yale.
When the main sport in Dixie was sister chasing football was well established in Connecticut.
Established so well that 100 years ago they built a stadium to seat 70,000 people.
The seats were not filled by Ivy types only as locales filled the Bowl.
The state of Connecticut imbraced football.
As late as the 50's i remember hitching down rte 34 from the valley to see a game.
Connecticut didn't give up on big time football it was the other way around.
All that is needed is for a Big Time Attitude to return to CT.
I like the location of the current stadium as is says I'm the States of Connecticuts Team.
Another thing Connecticut has is Bradley.
Until you fly into some of these smaller airports like South Bend , State College ,Bloomington, Lincoln, Madison, etc you really can't appreciate Bradley.
I have been a Uconn Basketball fan since the 50"s.
Nothing will match the exciment generated by our rise to power.
Nothing accept a simalar rise to power in football and it will happen.
