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Through 14 years of football since the upgrade to division 1A went past point of no return to full go in summer of 2000, UCONN has not had opportunity to develop any real rivalry. I don't care to go through all the "conference" opponents we've played at one time or another since 1999. It's disheartening. We are where we are now - for the foreseeable future, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm glad that Diaco has embraced it. As JMoney noted, I also love listening the quirky guy - after a win. Let' win more, I say.
As for the concept of actually developing a trophy of some sort, a prize for a game? Gee, where have I read that idea discussed before? The boneyard? couldn't be..........
It's a great idea, and something that we do sorely lack as a football program - but it's understandable - because of the history of the athletic department and football program. I don't think there is another football program out there, that has anywhere near the same kind of historical track that we've got.
This kind of thing is not something that can be forced, but Diaco let some sparks fly, and somebody's got to do that - and I love it. Will it catch fire? probably not, but if you don't try - it's guaranteed not to happen.
The closest thing, I have ever considered to be a rival for UCONN football since making the upgrade official 14 years ago, was West Virginia. That was mostly 1 sided though, through 7 years, because I guarantee that WVU fans considered UCONN more a nuisance than a rival, in sharing 2 league titles with us.
The fan followings are what create the rivalries - and of this new league, I think that the passion of the ECU fan base, to go with the UCONN fan base has the greatest potential for sparks to generate into something big.
As for the concept of actually developing a trophy of some sort, a prize for a game? Gee, where have I read that idea discussed before? The boneyard? couldn't be..........
It's a great idea, and something that we do sorely lack as a football program - but it's understandable - because of the history of the athletic department and football program. I don't think there is another football program out there, that has anywhere near the same kind of historical track that we've got.
This kind of thing is not something that can be forced, but Diaco let some sparks fly, and somebody's got to do that - and I love it. Will it catch fire? probably not, but if you don't try - it's guaranteed not to happen.
The closest thing, I have ever considered to be a rival for UCONN football since making the upgrade official 14 years ago, was West Virginia. That was mostly 1 sided though, through 7 years, because I guarantee that WVU fans considered UCONN more a nuisance than a rival, in sharing 2 league titles with us.
The fan followings are what create the rivalries - and of this new league, I think that the passion of the ECU fan base, to go with the UCONN fan base has the greatest potential for sparks to generate into something big.
