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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 4824063, member: 749"] Unfortunately, that idea runs contrary to where UConn sees itself in the pantheon of college athletics. And self-perception must come first before others see you in that light. We are NC, Kentucky, Kansas and Louisville. Great in basketball, but generally perceived as meh in football. Until they weren't meh anymore. How about when KU, UK, NC and UL were struggling with football. They doubled down--on coaching hires, facilities, and the like. Sure they have more resources, but we spit the bit when leadership and some daring would have helped. Now, we absolutely need to find those resources, and become relevant in football. Some schools will never get there. They have an inferiority complex. We are [I]5 time NC's in Men's Basketball [/I]with a National (International ) brand. We can never perceive ourselves as anything but elite. Some schools had advantages when criteria were different. Rutgers had more eyeballs for the B10 Network. They also had an aggressive AD and a stadium expansion plan that seemed ludicrous at the time, but showed commitment. Other than that they had no juice, no championships, no luster. We have all of that, and translating it to football is not beyond our reach. But we can't wish it so. We have to make it happen. [/QUOTE]