Why did uconn wait so long to join Div1 football?

[CL82]

IRC, this was what killed it.

* The facilities building, a two-story structure of 35,000 to 45,000 square feet, would include locker rooms and strength training, sports medicine and equipment rooms on the ground floor. Office and meeting rooms would be on the second floor.
An end zone practice facility and on-site practice fields are included in the north campus design. Costs at all sites, including Hartford, include separate, on-campus support facilities.

Now if they had pushed for the stadium separately and used private money for Shenkman and Burton, it would have gotten done. I think there was too much sticker shock with everything included.

I'm a fan of Horsebarn Hill as a location but the North Campus site would have worked as well.

 

[Waquoit]

I was never a Rowland fan what so ever...but what he did for UCONN from UCONN 2000 to the football upgrade can't be pushed to the side. He was the Gov that helped the school emerge from the dark ages academic facilities wise!

It's just funny that when people tout the good things Rowland did, it all amounts to his spending money on the things they liked. While saying we need to cut spending out of the other side of their mouth.

 

[huskyrob1]

It's just funny that when people tout the good things Rowland did, it all amounts to his spending money on the things they liked. While saying we need to cut spending out of the other side of their mouth.

Your post is incredibly ignorant.


"During the years that Rowland was in office, the state enjoyed record-breaking surpluses, state spending increased only modestly, with real spending growth rates of just over 2 percent annually between 1995 and 2003. For the first time in state history, tax rebate checks were sent to taxpayers in 1998 and again in 1999. He adhered to a spending cap voters added to the state constitution in 1992."

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Rowland reminds me a lot of current NJ Governor Chris Christie. Moderate Republican Governor in a Democratic leaning state that did cross party lines to get things done; but, carried huge grudges against those who opposed them and tried to destroy them in anyway possible. Christie may also join Rowland in the impeachment category as Bridgegate continues to get more and more exposed.

 

[husky8273]

The financing for a Storrs stadium was never going to be approved by the CT legislature. It was attempted many times. The financing was only available as part of a Hartford centric "redevelopment" plan. The downtown stadium was a pipedream. The space was not sufficient for a stadium and the surrounding infrastructure. The Patriots were never coming to CT. Kraft played us. The NFL was never going to let the Patriots leave the Boston TV market.

 

[DoctorWho85]

what was the Six Flags rumor, I don't recall ever hearing about them coming to CT.

It was right before Riverside was made into Six Flags New England. I know they were shopping around for a place CT, but ultimately just converted Riverside and the race track into Six Flags.