Renew The UConn-BC Rivalry Only If There's Football -- Jacobs

[huskymedic]

http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-jacobs-column-1122-20131121,0,7506748,full.column

"Seriously, unless BC and UConn commit to each other to play football, preferably every year, on a specific weekend, for the good of New England football and the good of the business of each school's athletic industry, well, I don't think UConn should just jump into bed with BC in basketball."

 

[ruskin]

JJ is 100 percent correct.

 

[UConnDan97]

I hate Jacobs and I often feel like he says things to get a rise out of people. But on this matter, he is 100% correct...

 

[uconnsouth]

BC won't do it. They won't probably rather see us right where we are right now. An irrelevant mess.

 

[Adios]

BC won't do it. They won't probably rather see us right where we are right now. An irrelevant mess.

There's too big a market here. Look at the concentration of football programs down south. I could imagine the NCAA wants to see more programs develop in the northeast for the sake of TV money, at least. NCAA > Boston College.

Personally, I think BC fans enjoy the rivalry. And I mean on the field, court or ice. They'll be kicking our butts for a while in the Hockey East. A nice co-incidence we'll be playing BC and ND in the Hockey East.

 

[upstater]

BC can't afford to play UConn every year in football. They'll have 9 ACC games soon. Can't happen. Once in a while, yes.

 

[BBNBE]

Doubt it will ever happen. Regardless what happened on the field, BC would be helping uconn.

JJ better not hold his breath on this one.

 

[freescooter]

My guess is the BC-UConn matchup in football comes sort of like this one did, in a bowl game in North Carolina or Florida or somewhere.

 

[John]

My guess is the BC-UConn matchup in football comes sort of like this one did, in a bowl game in North Carolina or Florida or somewhere.

it won't be a BCS bowl game because BC doesn't go to those.

 

[formerlurker]

I'd love to beat up on rutgirls and bc more than anyone but a "rivalry" with the fruit, BB & FB, is in our best interests.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

My guess is the BC-UConn matchup in football comes sort of like this one did, in a bowl game in North Carolina or Florida or somewhere.

... or, due to Warde Manuel's and BCU AD Brad Bater's long-time friendship in the MAC and back to their Michigan football days. Flipper's gone; get 'er done Warde!

 

[Colt house75]

When we get something out of adding them on a regular basis in all sports, and football is an annual game.....I would not give BC a thing. They can not be trusted......
When they assist us in CR....then its time to start th THAW....until then, I prefer to puke and spit on them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[huskypantz]

What's ironic about this is that we play them in practically every other sport, and in some cases we play them annually. Then you have the sport with the highest travel costs and the potential to build some regional interest for two teams that have 4 hour drives to their closest conference opponents (every other year) - and they won't play us.

I would also note that the BC fans were not so pleased with the crowd in conte the last time we played men's bball there. I think that was 2004. It was 50% uconn and Big Red was leading U-C-O-N-N chants. I would guess that women's bball was routinely the same.

 

[uconndogs]

......... It was 50% uconn .........

I think it was often more than that. I was at the game where Donyell Marshall hit the shot at the buzzer, the place went crazy like a home game. Conte is an awful venue and I have no idea why recruits would choose to play a winter sport other than hockey at the Heights.

 

[junglehusky]

There's too big a market here. Look at the concentration of football programs down south. I could imagine the NCAA wants to see more programs develop in the northeast for the sake of TV money, at least. NCAA > Boston College.

The NCAA is coming to save northeastern football? The same NCAA that banned us from the tourney last year? The same NCAA that gave UNC and Miami a slap on the wrist for much more egregious violations?

 

[HuskyDogArt]

The NCAA is coming to save northeastern football? The same NCAA that banned us from the tourney last year? The same NCAA that gave UNC and Miami a slap on the wrist for much more egregious violations?

SO true....so true!!