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I know. That's why it is easy to do the NFL deal with Navy.

ND shouldn't have expected a state school that is funded in Connecticut mostly to agree to playing all of those series games out of state. ND tried to offer that, and UConn pretty much had to turn it down. ND shouldn't really view that as a bad relationship. Perhaps in the beginning the UConn AD thought he could make it happen, but it's obvious why there would be public outrage on his side cratering the deal.

Navy is a whole different story. They are federal and don't have to play in Maryland. Syracuse has freedom too as a private school. That's why they can so easily play home games with ND in New Jersey. A state school can do it too here or there, but not for a ten game series.

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Posted: 08/24/2016 at 8:38PM

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What should have happened -- ren_hoek 08/21/2016 09:55AM

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IMO Kansas brings less than La Monroe :-) ** -- BigCrumpy 08/23/2016 09:17AM

Re: IMHO, Kansas brings less than UConn.... -- 33laszlo99 08/21/2016 11:49PM

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Gotta take issue with you Terry -- East Cobb Hokie 08/23/2016 1:26PM

Actually not. ND never proposed playing a football game in Connecticut. -- HOO86 08/22/2016 6:15PM

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I know. But UConn plays in Hartford. -- HOO86 08/22/2016 9:00PM

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The Navy/ND relationship is the primary issue there IMO. -- East Cobb Hokie 08/24/2016 12:17PM

Navy will play ND in NFL Stadiums. -- HOO86 08/24/2016 09:09AM

It is Navy's idea not to play ND in Annapolis... -- TerryD 08/24/2016 8:11PM

I know. That's why it is easy to do the NFL deal with Navy. -- HOO86 08/24/2016 8:38PM

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If you ever read the UConn board, that question has them all baffled. -- HOO86 08/22/2016 1:06PM

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We don't need a mediocre UConn to get ND fans to watch ND ** -- Tailgate Guru 08/22/2016 10:32PM

Re: Breaking News: No one in New England gives a hoot about college football -- UCHusky90 08/22/2016 3:36PM

Relatively little live college football on the conference networks** -- daveinop 08/22/2016 3:22PM

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I'm looking at UConn delivering Connecticut more than NYC. -- HOO86 08/22/2016 1:18PM

Re: I'm looking at UConn delivering Connecticut more than NYC. -- 33laszlo99 08/23/2016 12:22AM

Public buy in that the ACC is the local conference. -- HOO86 08/23/2016 10:17AM

Re: Public buy in that the ACC is the local conference. -- 33laszlo99 08/23/2016 6:20PM

The overlap point is my point. -- HOO86 08/23/2016 7:09PM

Re: The overlap point is my point. -- 33laszlo99 08/24/2016 08:48AM

I thought Comcast dropped YES in Connecticut. -- HOO86 08/24/2016 09:36AM

Re: I thought Comcast dropped YES in Connecticut. -- 33laszlo99 08/24/2016 6:46PM

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Re: If you want to deliver Connecticut, we should add the Giants or Patriots -- UCHusky90 08/22/2016 3:51PM

The northeast is pro football territory only -- Tailgate Guru 08/22/2016 10:38PM

I know. That's why it is easy to do the NFL deal with Navy.

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