Re: If UConn had decided to become a I-A Independent

Money is always an issue around here (or so it seems), but I don't think it ever came to that point. Keep in mind I just turned 50 so I don't speak from any point of knowledge since I was just a snot nosed punk at the time.
I would guess that it was never a real discussion. We had our long time conference (Yankee), our local rivals like New Hampshire, Maine, etc and football really wasn't that big of a deal except when we played in-state rival Yale. In my years on campus I never saw 1 football game, though I went tailgating to 2 Yale/UConn games. It was until Lew Perkins was hired as AD in 1990 that someone had the idea that big time football was going to be very important. I can't imagine even Lew knew how important at that point.

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Posted: 09/22/2017 at 4:16PM

Swofford interview at BC-ND game. -- HOO86 09/18/2017 5:24PM

Yep, ain't happening. All the same though Swarbrick needs to be fired. ** -- goldendomer 09/18/2017 7:25PM

Swofford needs to go too. If the ACC is going to wait on Notre Dame -- VTHokie2000 09/18/2017 8:38PM

EVERYONE left is a leftover already in the 'next round of expansion' -- Late 80s Hokie 09/20/2017 12:00PM

In terms of "financially worth taking," couldn't a case be made -- VTHokie2000 09/20/2017 1:38PM

Re: In terms of -- UCHusky90 09/20/2017 1:54PM

UCONN question: why didn't UCONN bring their football program up to -- EDGEMAN 09/21/2017 09:49AM

Re: UCONN question: why didn't UCONN bring their football program up to -- UCHusky90 09/22/2017 10:46AM

If UConn had decided to become a I-A Independent -- VTHokie2000 09/22/2017 11:15AM

Re: If UConn had decided to become a I-A Independent -- UCHusky90 09/22/2017 4:16PM

I do think you may be right about Lew because I am not sure -- VTHokie2000 09/22/2017 4:36PM

FWIW UConn started playing football in 1896. -- VTHokie2000 09/21/2017 11:18AM

I don't see it either. BC is the ACC's for good. Of the schools -- reestuart 09/20/2017 4:29PM

I get the cable box factor for Rutgers. However, I do wonder -- VTHokie2000 09/20/2017 2:41PM

Re: I get the cable box factor for Rutgers. However, I do wonder -- 33laszlo99 09/21/2017 12:59AM

Re: I get the cable box factor for Rutgers. However, I do wonder -- UCHusky90 09/22/2017 10:52AM

Given that cord cutting is slowly increasing in popularity -- VTHokie2000 09/21/2017 10:48AM

I would not recommend that the ACC wait on ND ** -- TerryD 09/19/2017 11:45AM

The ACC has 3 more schools that any P5 conference. -- EDGEMAN 09/22/2017 10:47AM

Me? None. I am just saying that waiting on ND.... -- TerryD 09/22/2017 4:40PM

That isn't true for the Big Ten and SEC who both have 14 members ** -- VTHokie2000 09/22/2017 11:21AM

I agree, but that seems be what the ACC under Swofford -- VTHokie2000 09/19/2017 2:09PM

Re: Swofford needs to go too. If the ACC is going to wait on Notre Dame -- GreencastleHokie 09/18/2017 9:33PM

Yes,14 is already unwieldy. ** -- hokie-c 09/19/2017 10:57PM

Not if a conference is willing to play 10 conference games -- VTHokie2000 09/20/2017 1:42PM

Concur, we probably have too many now. -- EDGEMAN 09/18/2017 9:50PM

Who says the next round of expansions will be for the sake -- VTHokie2000 09/18/2017 9:48PM

Frankly, I don't see OU or Texas coming to the ACC (or Pac-12) -- EDGEMAN 09/18/2017 9:55PM

I agree with you that it is unlikely either would be interested -- VTHokie2000 09/18/2017 10:08PM

Re: If UConn had decided to become a I-A Independent

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