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UConn at Clemson September 11, 2021

freescooter said:
In 2021 they could just as easily be 7-5. Clemson isn't an historic program like Michigan, Alabama, Texas or one of those. They are currently very good but mostly under achieve. And if Dabo goes they could step back bigly.
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OK, I will give you Alabama, but Clemson has been several notches above the historic Michigan and Texas for a while now. Texas hasn't won 10 games in a season since 2009, and Michigan hasn't been great shakes the last 10 years, although coming on these last 2 with a new coach.

Yes, Clemson is averaging 12 wins a year in the last 6 seasons, so "mostly under achieve" - really - one losing season since 1999.

But, hey, UMass got $1.25 million to play the Gators last year. I feel like we are getting shorted at $1.2 in 2021 for this bloodbath considering inflation.
 
Guapo said:
Yes, we're doing it for the money. But we also did Notre Dame for money if I recall. Oh, and the big win in national tv also... ;)
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I thought Notre Dame chickened out of their return game "here"(or in Foxboro or wherever)[/QUOTE]

It was a 6 game home and away that we killed because they wanted to paly at a bigger facility (Boston or NY). It was very stupid on our part. We should play anyone anywhere until we have established ourselves.
 
d1reality said:
OK, I will give you Alabama, but Clemson has been several notches above the historic Michigan and Texas for a while now. Texas hasn't won 10 games in a season since 2009, and Michigan hasn't been great shakes the last 10 years, although coming on these last 2 with a new coach.

Yes, Clemson is averaging 12 wins a year in the last 6 seasons, so "mostly under achieve" - really - one losing season since 1999.

But, hey, UMass got $1.25 million to play the Gators last year. I feel like we are getting shorted at $1.2 in 2021 for this bloodbath considering inflation.
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This is a debate similar to the one over whether UConn is a basketball blueblood. My guess is if you ask anyone under 12 Clemson is right up there. Ask a larger group and they are nowhere to be seen. Reality is Clemson has won exactly 3 ACC titles in the past 20 years. Yeah they appeared in 2 straight national championship games and won 1 but they are a long way from the Alabamas and Notre Adams's and Texas of the world. Heck they aren't even Florida State or Miami in terms of history. And as I said if Dabo leaves, and who knows if someone dumps a truck load of cash in his driveway, they will revert to also ran I suspect. And not a soul is going to remember that Clemson was the 2016 National Champ if we beat them in 2021.
 
This is the new reality of playing in the G5. If the school determines they can make more money selling this game to Clemson as opposed to paying and hosting a FCS school, then we have to do it on occasion.

If this was Rutgers, Pitt or Syracuse I would be pretty pissed as they are regional and I can't imagine that is a good look, but Clemson, Wisconsin, Florida, etc. the upper half of the P5, I think is a necessary evil.
 
I'd have been ok with this game when we were still in the Big East. I'm definitely ok with it now. It is interesting, and gives the fanbase something to look forward to, even if it is unlikely to be a W.
 
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J187Money said:
I'd have been ok with this game when we were still in the Big East. I'm definitely ok with it now. It is interesting, and gives the fanbase something to look forward to, even if it is unlikely to be a W.
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...looking forward too? I look forward to whoever UConn plays. Why?
Two reasons:
1) To be A big time program lets start acting like one.
i.e. Do Texas fans care who they play...not really, sure there are bigger games, but they look forward to them all. In fact us looking forward to this game is like Texas looking to play Witchita State or Bum Fluck U. For their opener. We need to get pumped. To do that we need to win
2) There is a lot of seasons of football a lot of growth, a lot of focu, many many more practices, many more visits to the strength and conditioning programs. Many things outsid of our control. ...and let us not forget the immortal words, play each play like it's your last!

So I don't care who is on our schedule so long as it fits what UConn wants to accomplish...as a fan I got on this bus, was glad I survived the train wreck, and will stay on this bus, as long as UConn wants to put an FBS team into the grid-iron! Of course getting on this bus was much easier when I saw that Coach Edsall grabbed the keys with strength but turned to his old fans, and was honest. He is not the second coming, he is not the best coach out there. But he was ours and he is ours again. When he left, I wonder if he knew he could have stayed at UConn and retired here. Now, he wants to prove why he is best for UConn and both past and present players are glad he is here. Don't be surprised, when Ex players in the NFL are proud to say they played for UConn. So at every game, regardless of opponent - go to the game, and be prepared to be wowed, surprised, and on occasion disappointed. It's the surprises that keep me coming back. Sometimes those surprises are why is coach BD in a P5 program - other schools and conferences recongnize UConn as a P5. Again, we survived, the big surprise, we as fans got a coach but more important so did the players we root for. And now we'll witness what they can do when a true coach is at the helm. The wins may or may not come in year 1 but the out of his element play calling -BD or the lethargic sidelines under Pasqualoni and company. Trust me any player walking on the sidelines with his head down bumping into head coach Edsall, is likely not going to have to ever worry about raising his eyeballs on a lined field of grass. So ends my diatribe...GO HUSKIES, GO UCONN !
 
freescooter said:
This is a debate similar to the one over whether UConn is a basketball blueblood. My guess is if you ask anyone under 12 Clemson is right up there. Ask a larger group and they are nowhere to be seen. Reality is Clemson has won exactly 3 ACC titles in the past 20 years. Yeah they appeared in 2 straight national championship games and won 1 but they are a long way from the Alabamas and Notre Adams's and Texas of the world. Heck they aren't even Florida State or Miami in terms of history. And as I said if Dabo leaves, and who knows if someone dumps a truck load of cash in his driveway, they will revert to also ran I suspect. And not a soul is going to remember that Clemson was the 2016 National Champ if we beat them in 2021.
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"My guess is if you ask anyone under 12 Clemson is right up there. Ask a larger group and they are nowhere to be seen." LOL, with 70 wins over the last six years, even the casual football fans, and yes most over 12 have Clemson at the top of their list. My fear is that most under 12 do not even have UConn football on any of their lists, as they were barely in kindergarten last time the Huskies had a winning record.

Except that Texas and Notre Dame wouldn't dare schedule Clemson now, and I am sure the mighty Ohio State doesn't want to see them again after getting boat raced by Clemson in the BCS 31-0, almost as bad as the UConn/BC game last year.

Reality is our perspective is skewed, and we need to handle "the gauntlet" schedule of the Cincinnatis, East Carolinas, and Tulanes, to even entertain the pipe dream of competing against a perennial power in a power conference.
 
Only thought and comment about this game at the present time as my all my family members are currently making plans for heading down to the game is we must show them we at least think big time. My son graduated as an architect from there and we went to a game each year and a few thereafter is this is a really big stage. Randy will have the team ready as I evidenced at Notre Dame so I'm not concerned there but are All American Marching Band show also. They trumped the Irish band in South Bend, as their fans declared as I watched as they too marched down the road into the stadium and their playing in the stadium made all us Huskies so damn proud. They are the pride of CT and also an integral part of this program. So disgusted they were not at the NAVY game.
 
There is very little downside to playing this game as long as we can keep this coaching staff intact until 2021. Thats our best shot at a good showing and maybe enhancing value to the networks and others who pull the strings.
 
We are going to one of the greatest places that there is to battle on the gridiron and there are people here griping about this?
UConn is NOT in a position to be dictating home and home matchups with the upper echelon.
This game and the 1.2 million payout is fantastic for the team, the school, the recruiting and yes...we as fans. It is amazing how someone will always find a negative to something they do no matter how incredibly opportunistic it is.
 
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I guess I get why we're doing it. I don't see Clemson as that big a deal and as a result it opens the door to other even less attractive opponents big timing is. I also get they won the phony championship last year which puts them in a tie with Army in terms of the number they've won. Oh and in my earlier comment which read under 12 should have said "under 21."
 
31GuardTrap said:
It is amazing how someone will always find a negative to something they do no matter how incredibly opportunistic it is.
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What kills me is that the people who are complaining about playing this game are the same people who would cut off their left testicle to get into the ACC. Well, who do they think we would be playing in the ACC???

This is a marquis matchup, and we should always seek to add marquis matchups. Yes, it's great when they can be home games, but this gives us an opportunity to punch a top level team in #$king mouth in 4 years time and get paid doing it... :cool:
 
J187Money said:
We might need a game like that every year to help pay HCRL's future salary :)
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The problem with doing a yearly game is thAt it hurts your home schedule in 2 ways. First you never get a BIG draw. Second you never get more than 6 home games. Or you get multiple crapiola games because you have to buy a MAC game or worse URI and Towson. I'm guessing here but I suspect that Missouri will be our best draw this year. As the George O'Leary said when he was Central Florida AD "I have a building to fill and I need schools to come here to fill it." If you do this every year youll never fill your building.
 
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I know there's been names thrown around in this thread but let's try and make a list; which schools would you all be willing to play one off buy games with?
 
Guapo said:
I know there's been names thrown around in this thread but let's try and make a list; which schools would you all be willing to play one off buy games with?
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Definites:

UND
PSU
FSU
Florida
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Texas
Michigan
Ohio St.
Oklahoma
USC
LSU

Maybes (but would hope not):

Georgia
Tennessee (I assume that the "series" is dead)
Nebraska (just for the name aspect, I guess)
 
Excalibur said:
Definites:

UND
PSU
FSU
Florida
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Texas
Michigan
Ohio St.
Oklahoma
USC
LSU

Maybes (but would hope not):

Georgia
Tennessee (I assume that the "series" is dead)
Nebraska (just for the name aspect, I guess)
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Georgia would interest me a whole lot more than Auburn but that's partially for selfish reasons, my fiancé went to UGA and Athens>>>>>Auburn, AL
 
freescooter said:
I don't love these 1 offs and honestly we haven't done a lot. What I worry about is if you go it for Clemson how far down the food chain will you go? FSU? North Carolina? BC? Texas? Oklahoma? Ok state? I think we are better off doing 1-1 with the P5 programs who will do them, and there are many, than doing too many of these. As the old story goes, a famous author goes up to a woman at a party and asks if she will sleep with him for $1million. She says "of course I will." Then he asks if she'll do it for a buck and she gets indignant! "What do you think I am?" She asks. "I think we've established that. Now we're just dickering about price." We need to avoid that scenario.
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So do you prefer Towson St instead of playing the National Champion? I would rather do this 10 out of 10 times period.
 
Guapo said:
Georgia would interest me a whole lot more than Auburn but that's partially for selfish reasons, my fiancé went to UGA and Athens>>>>>Auburn, AL
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I thought about putting Auburn in the "maybe" category, but their recent success (national championship in the last 10 years) weighed in their favor.
 
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Excalibur said:
I thought about putting Auburn in the "maybe" category, but their recent success (national championship in the last 10 years) weighed in their favor.
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Georgia is also extreamly fertile recruiting grounds
 
MilliniumPrince said:
screw Clemsuck they kept us out of the ACC. That said, nice to see this on the schedule.
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Yep. Them and the Semenholes. We ain't big time enough on the gridiron for those 2.
But like The pledges in Animal House - "We need the dues."
 
B1G:
Mich
PSU
OSU
Neb

ACC:
FSU
Clem (because we just did)
ND (but they'd never do it now)

B12:
Texas
OU

SEC:
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Miami (for recruiting purposes and a nice sunny road trip)

P12:
USC
Oregon
 
SubbaBub said:
B1G:
Mich
PSU
OSU
Neb

ACC:
FSU
Clem (because we just did)
ND (but they'd never do it now)

B12:
Texas
OU

SEC:
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Miami (for recruiting purposes and a nice sunny road trip)

P12:
USC
Oregon
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Thank you for your answer! I think you meant to put Miami in the ACC; unless, of course, you know something we don't, in which case we'd be very interested in hearing
 
Excalibur said:
The irony is that 98% of the views on that article are probably from UConn fans . . .
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So, are they saying BC scheduled a home and home with an FCS program? If they believe UConn to be so inferior, then why schedule a home and home? BC Jerkoffs
 
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>>"To be responsible and to allow us to continue to operate at the way we've been operating, we've got to find ways to generate more revenue," athletic director David Benedict said as he left the board meeting. "That, certainly, is a very good option because there aren't many opportunities where you can grab buckets of a million dollars or more in one fell swoop."<<

>> The Huskies will pay their travel expenses, probably around $200,000, and have the remaining $1 million to use at their discretion. Clemson foots the bill for costs of operation and hosting the game but, of course, will bank millions in gate and concession revenue.<<
 
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