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Message: [QUOTE="bobbyinaz, post: 2513169, member: 3853"] It's easy for people to sit here & say wait it out until 2025 and then see what happens. I think the point of whaler's original post is what will the UConn athletic department look like come 2025? There is no way that the state, the university, or the students (thru fees) can continue to support the current athletic budget for another 7 years in the slimmest of hopes that there may be a chair available in the P5 for us. While we all look at this thru UConn shaded glasses the reality is that there are most likely a few schools who are already ahead of us for any possible openings. Being Notre Dame's plus 1 can't be a viable strategy Staying the course is probably not an option because the current funding is not going to be available going forward. Even with better performance in football and hoops the possible increase in attendance doesn't add enough dollars to the till. Let's assume that Aresco does get an increase in the next TV deal. How much of an increase is realistic? Even if he double the contract that only adds a few million per school. So, is whaler's suggestion the answer? Do we start dropping sports now? Going independent is not the answer but, IMO, staying the course likely causes us to die on the vine [/QUOTE]