UConn/Tennessee Home & Home Likely Not Going to Happen

[Storrs South]

 

[Storrs South]

 

[JMick]

"*&^k you, pay me"

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Better pay up Vols.

 

[Drew]

Honestly I’m just glad there’s a resolution to this in sight. Although I wish there was a way to make the home and home happen

 

[Wordbomar]

I’d even take a 2 for 1. Sucks to lose this game.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Fine with losing the game so long as the money is right. It's all about revenue at this point

 

[Chief00]

Anyone still believe it’s not a business? (Eg. KO)

 

[BlueDogs]

Game is worth 40,000 plus in the seats. I’d fight like hell to keep that game. If AD Dave wants fans, then stop selling off premier games to alternate venues and cancellations.

 

[JMick]

Game is worth 40,000 plus in the seats. I’d fight like hell to keep that game. If AD Dave wants fans, then stop selling off premier games to alternate venues and cancellations.

I mean, what more can you do if they refuse to schedule the game?

 

[CL82]

I mean, what more can you do if they refuse to schedule the game?

 

[Hornet22]

Looking at the future schedule...2021 looks like a good year to play them. It’ll be two p5 teams on the schedule for that year- Clemson and Tennessee. Only issue I can see is there would be three road OOC games instead of 2 home and 2 away.

We should have a good amount of upper classmen on that team so an ideal time to play those two teams.
Thoughts?

 

[JMick]

Looking at the future schedule...2021 looks like a good year to play them. It’ll be two p5 teams on the schedule for that year- Clemson and Tennessee. Only issue I can see is there would be three road OOC games instead of 2 home and 2 away.

We should have a good amount of upper classmen on that team so an ideal time to play those two teams.
Thoughts?

...they don't want to play us...

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Pay up Tennessee, then carry on your merry way. Thank you in advance for your support of UConn athletics.

 

[Ldandy]

UT is never coming to The Rent. It sucks but it is what it is. I'd take a large pay day to go to Neyland one season and let them buy me out of the 2nd game at home for another large sum of money to make up for the loss of revenue.

 

[SubbaBub]

Welcome to 2012, where've you all been? There was never a contract to play these games once UT asked out. There was a vague notion that they may try to work out another game if it made sense for both sides. It doesn't.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The most inevitable outcome of almost anything in UConn football history.

I'd take $1M+ (Clemson was $1.2M) buy game and play them at Tennessee.

We need the money.

Work on realistic home/homes going forward meaning more BYU, Boise State, and the former Big East schools.

 

[uconnbill]

Let’s get Blumenthal on it

I still believe he is part of the reason why UConn is not in the ACC plus BC

 

[gampelcrazies]

I still believe he is part of the reason why UConn is not in the ACC plus BC

I think that's the main reason

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I still believe he is part of the reason why UConn is not in the ACC plus BC

You may be on to something

 

[CL82]

I think that's the main reason

It isn’t...
DeFilippo does not deny that BC opposed the inclusion of UConn.

“We didn’t want them in,’’ he said. “It was a matter of turf. We wanted to be the New England team.’’

Although BC and UConn are the only FBS schools in New England, BC officials were reluctant to give UConn any more credence. Membership in the ACC would do that.

UConn had already reached milestones that BC had not - including national championships in men’s and women’s basketball and a BCS bid in football.

 

[uconnbill]

I know Pitt sued as well, but the ACC wanted to keep them out of the Big Ten. We should have been asked then, but UConn wasn't as we know.

 

[TMB4405]

Not sure if this belongs in this thread or not, but this is a serious question. Do you think BC would go back and change their position on Uconn based on what they know now? It would seem to me that having another New England institition would not be all that bad for them.

 

[History Geek]

It isn’t...
DeFilippo does not deny that BC opposed the inclusion of UConn.

“We didn’t want them in,’’ he said. “It was a matter of turf. We wanted to be the New England team.’’

Although BC and UConn are the only FBS schools in New England, BC officials were reluctant to give UConn any more credence. Membership in the ACC would do that.

UConn had already reached milestones that BC had not - including national championships in men’s and women’s basketball and a BCS bid in football.

It's amazing how often you have to set the record straight on this. Urban legends won't die.

 

[CL82]

It's amazing how often you have to set the record straight on this. Urban legends won't die.

I’m thinking of making it my signature.