UNC @ UConn rescheduled to 11/7; Duke likely cancelled

[FfldCntyFan]

I have a strong suspicion that a lot of things will happen from now until late January or so. The ACC has a considerable structural mismatch that needs to be resolved and it needs to be resolved in sufficient time to allow for many moving parts.

We will at a minimum be impacted on a secondary level.

 

[CTGoonie]

Does UConn get paid for Duke having to cancel this game? Seems like that would be something in the contract.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The consequence of UConn football becoming competitive again is that the p4 locals won't want to schedule us again. It is what it is.

They know it's our Super bowl and if they win they don't gain much and if they even come close to losing, they run sprints after the game!

I suspect our schedule will increasingly be filled with G5 home and homes - which will be disappointing to not get a crack at the ACC teams , but it's the reality of being an Indy.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Does UConn get paid for Duke having to cancel this game? Seems like that would be something in the contract.

As it's a Duke home game I'm sure they'll reschedule, especially as it's part of a longer agreement and they played here this past season.

 

[BugsyCT]

Residual effect of oversized P4 conferences.

 

[jskwrite]

Obviously we need to see how all this shakes out but my concern is this forces us into a G6 by 2028 in order to fill a schedule.

 

[FightOnCT]

I think most of the ACC teams will honor their contracts with UConn in the near future. With Duke, the H&H was already extended to 2027 beforehand and unless they cancel that entirely, the series will continue.

If Syracuse cancels our home game this year, we should be compensated.

 

[UConnJim]

Obviously we need to see how all this shakes out but my concern is this forces us into a G6 by 2028 in order to fill a schedule.

The Pac 12 will have numerous scheduling spots available as they will only have 7 conference games for the foreseeable future. Maybe UConn will get a scheduling agreement with the Pac 12 for 3 or 4 games per year.

 

[Punkbo]

Scheduling and bowl selection remain the major concerns. I still believe that building the brand is the main priority, but we’ll need to join a conference at some point to fill the schedule. It’s a sad reality because the current conference system is not sustainable, but we may have no choice.

 

[coachcap]

Scheduling and bowl selection remain the major concerns. I still believe that building the brand is the main priority, but we’ll need to join a conference at some point to fill the schedule. It’s a sad reality because the current conference system is not sustainable, but we may have no choice.

Um, in order to join a conference, one has to be invited. Gone are the days of West Virginia begging the XII for entrance & dragging TCU along with them...

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Obviously we need to see how all this shakes out but my concern is this forces us into a G6 by 2028 in order to fill a schedule.

I highly doubt that.

 

[freescooter]

I highly doubt that.

I’m with you. We have pretty long term deals with Duke and Syracuse which really benefit both parties. It might get shifted but I doubt it gets dropped.

 

[Bosko]

Only 2 teams on our schedule next year have better Power Rankings Per ESPN
UCONN 71
Lafayette Leopards Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT FCS
Maryland Terrapins Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 73
at Miami (Ohio) Red Hawks Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH 86
Syracuse Orange Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 100
at Temple Owls Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 98
UMass Minutemen Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 136
at Air Force Falcons Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO 97
North Carolina Tar Heels Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 94
James Madison Dukes Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 28
at Old Dominion Monarchs S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA 56
at Wyoming Cowboys War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY 110

 

[freescooter]

You’re complaining about the schedule? 3P4 games at home.

 

[Palatine]

Duke.

 

[zmart]

Syracuse needs to drop a game. The Syracuse board is convinced they will be dropping us from their schedule.

 

[shizzle787]

Scheduling and bowl selection remain the major concerns. I still believe that building the brand is the main priority, but we’ll need to join a conference at some point to fill the schedule. It’s a sad reality because the current conference system is not sustainable, but we may have no choice.

Bowl selection isn't really that big of a deal and bowls being relevant is becoming a thing of the past.

 

[shizzle787]

My bet is the Duke game is rescheduled for 2031 or 2032. Duke isn't running scared: they have five games scheduled with us going forward.

 

[shizzle787]

Syracuse needs to drop a game. The Syracuse board is convinced they will be dropping us from their schedule.

They're dropping Toledo. Literally no one on their board thinks they are dropping us.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

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Kinda appears like a younger Mora /s

 

[zmart]

Literally everyone on their board thinks they are dropping us.

 

[businesslawyer]

Literally everyone on their board thinks they are dropping us.

Out of curiosity, do you know what "literally everyone" actually means?

 

[ninety-nine]

Out of curiosity, do you know what "literally everyone" actually means?

Apparently "literally" means "figuratively" now, and there's no longer an agreed-upon word for what "literally" used to mean. It's like how flammable and inflammable mean the same thing now, except at least "fireproof" is available to step into that language gap.

 

[businesslawyer]

Apparently "literally" means "figuratively" now, and there's no longer an agreed-upon word for what "literally" used to mean. It's like how flammable and inflammable mean the same thing now, except at least "fireproof" is available to step into that language gap.

LOL. I get your point but no, it doesn't. That Americans use words that they don't understand the meaning of does not change the meaning of the words. (And if that makes me an old guy charging windmills with a broom, so be it.)

 

[psilotic]

Um, in order to join a conference, one has to be invited. Gone are the days of West Virginia begging the XII for entrance & dragging TCU along with them...

in almost every conf upgrade starting with utah in 2004 the home state US Senators flexed their muscle to help. orrin hatch w utah jay rockefeller and byrd w WVU the texas sens for TCU then mitch mcconnell w/Louisville. meanwhile we have murphy who actively lobbies to keep us out of the big 12. IMO blumenthal lawsuit gets too much credit for ACC debacles (syracuse and pitt joined the suit) but he hasnt exactly been a big help either