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Message: [QUOTE="UConnMike04, post: 4044650, member: 1643"] No, don’t do it…but I do understand the sentiment from non-biased/non-UConn people and do think it may be a reality in 5-10 years if this is still a dumpster fire. At that point, it may be worth joining an FCS league and admitting defeat but we have to see independence through for at least 5. It’s tough to admit as a long time supporter of both basketball and football programs but the truth is is that we are in SERIOUS trouble with the football program. I loved the NBE move because we are a basketball school, but we don’t have the clout or financial stability for real independence success (at least in the way we envision it). Sure, we will get a decent schedule but I truly don’t believe it will help much long term. We won’t get the recruits successful independents get because while we are recruiting better let’s be honest…we aren’t getting huge diff makers here. Talking to friends of other programs that have us scheduled (UNC, OSU, etc) we are looked at as an easy OOC game to rest some regulars and get people playing time. It’s sad. We are not taken seriously. Why would we be? Outside of a half decade to a decade 10-15 years ago we have never been relevant, have no real history. We can hope all we want some young FCS guy will turn this around, but what support does/will that person truly have and how long will they stick around? If they are any good they will most likely get called up to a bigger FBS program and we start from scratch again. It’s tough enough with where we are geographic wise for football recruits, etc and general interest but add in the lack of a conference with bowl tie ins, history, financial support it may be too big of a hill to climb. I hate saying this, but I think our best years are behind us and even our best years were the results of a severely weakened/watered down BE. It’s just reality. Yes we beat ND but that was ND’s worst period in decades. Yes we won the BE but it was a very weak/bad BE. The sooner we accept reality the better. I don’t think we should drop down, but I do understand the sentiment and would understand if they did in 5 years or so. I’d love to be wrong, but I just think it may be too big of a hill to climb. No conf to count on, bad geographic area, no real history, financial issues, etc. [/QUOTE]

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