This. There is no market of any size for BC football. BC is located in a major TV market, but if people in the market aren't interested it doesn't matter. (Unfortunately it did between 20 and 10 years ago when the last round of realignment was running rampant, but it's not important any more.)
Exactly. Gotta get this win. The two blundered games to cuse and delaware make this game even more important. The record doesn't lie and UConn has to win especially given the SOS component.
Can't agree enough. Don't remember the last time I felt as crazed about a game as this one. Rivalry aside, this may be a defining game in what could be a defining season. Win it and the 2 losses=seasonal growing pains. Opens the door to a monstrous season. 5-2 sounds awfully good after 1-2 start. Go Huskies.
Money is an issue at BC. Why? It appears football makes money and men's and women's basketball as well as both men's and women's hockey break even or lose money. And, BC has a large number of sports (31) which is expensive.
No way BC would buy out O’Brien’s contract.
Yet, all the B1G has added is teams in big markets. Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, Washington and a growing market in Oregon. SC brought the best of both worlds. B1G can add teams at reduced payouts. Both Oregon and Washington are at 50% shares. College football is competing with the NFL and the B1G if they expand want teams in big markets. Boston is the capital of New England.
That’s a great question for all of these huge state universities. At what point do they actually have to turn a profit? The athletic directors are woefully in over their heads.
Beats the alternative
Tix at $5 for game Saturday.
The reason there are cheap tickets is that Clemson and Notre Dame fans as well as scalpers bought season tickets and are now selling the UConn tickets. Great opportunity for UConn fans to buy cheap tickets.
You are wrong. They give out scholarships in most if not all varsity sports although some can be partial scholarships. Their fundraising arm (Flynn Fund) says they give out 272 full scholarships and over 350 total scholarships.
I’d be shocked if they are not providing scholarships for all sports they are competing in.
The one sport I know that they don't offer scholarships is swimming and diving.
I'm pretty sure that Stanford has nearly all of their athletic scholarships funded through endowments that are specifically earmarked for that purpose. The incremental increases outside of scholarships are the only variables that would impact the number of sports they would be willing to sponsor.