(04-09-2014 09:28 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  I think Wilkie was just messing with JohnO1992. UConn has earned the respect in Basketball Accomplishments in Men's and Women's. Hopefully They can turn Football around with a New coach.

Yes...John01992 and the UConn people are having a battle on the AAC board...and I am in the very unusual role of defending the Huskies....

Most Louisville and Syracuse fans give those guys credit for what they have done especially the last 20 years...but Louisville and Syracuse fans don't really worry a bio UConn because of our own success takes a back seat to very few.....

(04-09-2014 09:38 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 08:14 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  No. That is no a reflection on Uconn or their success. People like to say that football is driving the bus. That is true but TV IS THE BUS. So looking at the combination of football, college sports and TV markets, Connecticut (3.6 million) doesn't seem like a good add. Cincinnati potentially has a better market (Ohio 11.5 million) but with 5 pro teams and a 300lb gorilla, I don't think they can deliver that market.

Unless you have a B1G type network deal where payout is based on potential viewers, NJ (8.9 million) doesn't seem like an option. WV has some die hard fans but no market (1.8 million).

Maryland/DC has a population of 6.5 million but has 5 pro teams. UMD has shown that there are some college fans there but they are very fickle. You could combine Philly metro (5.7 million) but you also add 3 more pro teams.

Unless there is a Penn State or Texas type available, expansion doesn't seem like a good idea right now.

UConn>Cincy for the ACC. UConn complementing Cuse/ND/BC/Pitt will help cement the NYC/Southern New England area. The ACC can't afford to cede NYC to the B1G.

That said...the ACC can't invite UConn unless the money stays the same at a minimum.

Sorry, but the ACC can't invite UConn unless there is a significant increase in money. In that regard, Lumber is correct, IMHO.

(04-09-2014 10:08 AM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 09:38 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 08:14 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  No. That is no a reflection on Uconn or their success. People like to say that football is driving the bus. That is true but TV IS THE BUS. So looking at the combination of football, college sports and TV markets, Connecticut (3.6 million) doesn't seem like a good add. Cincinnati potentially has a better market (Ohio 11.5 million) but with 5 pro teams and a 300lb gorilla, I don't think they can deliver that market.

Unless you have a B1G type network deal where payout is based on potential viewers, NJ (8.9 million) doesn't seem like an option. WV has some die hard fans but no market (1.8 million).

Maryland/DC has a population of 6.5 million but has 5 pro teams. UMD has shown that there are some college fans there but they are very fickle. You could combine Philly metro (5.7 million) but you also add 3 more pro teams.

Unless there is a Penn State or Texas type available, expansion doesn't seem like a good idea right now.

UConn>Cincy for the ACC. UConn complementing Cuse/ND/BC/Pitt will help cement the NYC/Southern New England area. The ACC can't afford to cede NYC to the B1G.

That said...the ACC can't invite UConn unless the money stays the same at a minimum.

Sorry, but the ACC can't invite UConn unless there is a significant increase in money. In that regard, Lumber is correct, IMHO.

Nah..if the money is the same...it still works. The payout is in extra media exposure and securing markets at the expense of the B1G or B12.

(04-09-2014 10:23 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:08 AM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 09:38 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 08:14 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  No. That is no a reflection on Uconn or their success. People like to say that football is driving the bus. That is true but TV IS THE BUS. So looking at the combination of football, college sports and TV markets, Connecticut (3.6 million) doesn't seem like a good add. Cincinnati potentially has a better market (Ohio 11.5 million) but with 5 pro teams and a 300lb gorilla, I don't think they can deliver that market.

Unless you have a B1G type network deal where payout is based on potential viewers, NJ (8.9 million) doesn't seem like an option. WV has some die hard fans but no market (1.8 million).

Maryland/DC has a population of 6.5 million but has 5 pro teams. UMD has shown that there are some college fans there but they are very fickle. You could combine Philly metro (5.7 million) but you also add 3 more pro teams.

Unless there is a Penn State or Texas type available, expansion doesn't seem like a good idea right now.

UConn>Cincy for the ACC. UConn complementing Cuse/ND/BC/Pitt will help cement the NYC/Southern New England area. The ACC can't afford to cede NYC to the B1G.

That said...the ACC can't invite UConn unless the money stays the same at a minimum.

Sorry, but the ACC can't invite UConn unless there is a significant increase in money. In that regard, Lumber is correct, IMHO.

Nah..if the money is the same...it still works. The payout is in extra media exposure and securing markets at the expense of the B1G or B12.

No, without a huge bribe some schools will not add UConn. Some schools don't want to go there to play football. Period - not just no, but Hell no. There are no football kids to recruit in Connecticut.

Some don't want UConn because they don't see the need for another tough basketball program in the ACC unless they are compensated with cash.

If you are going to risk one or two basketball losses today, you have to have compensation. If you are going to waste an away football trip, you have to have compensation. You can't bribe BC on this, nor FSU. You can probably bribe NC State, VT, and Clemson, but the money has to be right.

Of these five, only BC and State have both football and basketball reasons to say no.

If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

If UConn moved to the Western Reserve, the situation would be totally different.

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Friends I would love to have UConn. I, however, don't believe it is Louisville fans place to suggest expansion of a party that we haven't even attended yet. I myself am still grateful for the invite. Lets get a decade or two of ACC competition under our belts before starting to suggest changes to the culture of The ACC.
CJ

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

Guys I was just thinking this would be best basketball inventory in the whole of the NCAA look at the National Champions:

North Carolina (4)
Duke (4)
UConn (4)
Louisville (3)
North Carolina State (2)
Cincinnati (2)
Syracuse (1)

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

That team that lost to JMU, then won 10 straight going undefeated in the ACC. It wasn't a down year.

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

You need to pull your head out of your ass. There very few Division 1 level football recruits in Connecticut. VT has as much exposure as it needs in Boston and Syracuse. You are grossly redundant to them. Sorry to burst your balloon.

Now if you want to play football with VT in Blacksburg or DC, they will accommodate you. However, they are not going to Storrs. Nor is Clemson, nor is FSU.

Last year the State of Connecticut produced just one kid in the Top 150 in the Northeast - Newsom - 146 out of 150

http://recruiting.scout.com/3/2014_fb_east_150.html

As your skilled kids in Connecticut have decided to stick with basketball or lacrosse there are no football players to recruit in your state that would appeal to nearly anyone in the ACC.

There is NO REASON for a southern oriented football school to want any long-term playing relationship with UConn, when they can get what they need from Syracuse, BC, Penn State, or Rutgers.

(04-09-2014 12:31 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

You need to pull your head out of your ass. There very few Division 1 level football recruits in Connecticut. VT has as much exposure as it needs in Boston and Syracuse. You are grossly redundant to them. Sorry to burst your balloon.

Now if you want to play football with VT in Blacksburg or DC, they will accommodate you. However, they are not going to Storrs. Nor is Clemson, nor is FSU.

Excuse me? You need to pull your head out of your ass. CT produces more players than most of your think (it is a small state geographically - do they have geography classes at NC State?) Also, UConn was one of the top 10 schools in the NFL Draft:

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_...ft-weekend

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

(04-09-2014 12:30 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

That team that lost to JMU, then won 10 straight going undefeated in the ACC. It wasn't a down year.

Sorry, I didn't look at their whole schedule for that year. Regardless, in that same year UConn would likely have finished in the upper third of the ACC. Anyway, it wasn't until after that point that UConn football took a nosedive. The Pasqualoni experiment at UConn backfired. It is what it is. All we can do is move on.

(04-09-2014 12:37 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:31 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

You need to pull your head out of your ass. There very few Division 1 level football recruits in Connecticut. VT has as much exposure as it needs in Boston and Syracuse. You are grossly redundant to them. Sorry to burst your balloon.

Now if you want to play football with VT in Blacksburg or DC, they will accommodate you. However, they are not going to Storrs. Nor is Clemson, nor is FSU.

Excuse me? You need to pull your head out of your ass. CT produces more players than most of your think (it is a small state geographically - do they have geography classes at NC State?) Also, UConn was one of the top 10 schools in the NFL Draft:

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_...ft-weekend

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

You need the geography lessons. The players you are pointing to were not born in Connecticut. They were born in Jamaica, PA, Africa, etc, and all but one you cite played high school ball in places like NC and Pa. You really aren't very bright are you?

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

Yeah, about that.

UConn is a sub .500 team historically, so is this really a down period or a adjustment to the norm for the UConn football program after a historical high point?

In fact there is so much talent in Connecticut that you show 16 of 79 natives on your roster.

My apologies - there is so much talent in Connecticut that you are able to field an entire squad of 11 from in-State. Good for you.

2014 Spring Roster
Coaches







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NAME



HT/WT

POSITION



YR/CLASS

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL)


9 Kamal AbramsClick here to hear it 5-11/182 Wide Receiver RS JR Dover, Del. (Dover)
22 Andrew Adams 6-0/197 Safety RS JR Fayetteville, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
95 Kenton AdeyemiClick here to hear it 6-4/268 Defensive Line RS JR Wethersfield, Conn. (Fork Union (VA) Academy)
32 Jefferson Ashiru 6-2/230 Linebacker RS JR Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
61 Jacob Basilica 6-3/293 Offensive Line RS FR Oakdale, Conn. (Montville)
40 Brendan Battles-Santos 6-3/258 Defensive Line RS SO Eastham, Mass. (Nauset Regional)
70 Kyle BockelohClick here to hear it 6-3/284 Center RS SO Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek)
81 John-Luke Bogue 6-1/182 Wide Receiver RS JR New Rochelle, N.Y. (New Rochelle)
91 Michael Boland 6-4/252 Tight End RS FR Dunmore, Pa. (Dunmore)
14 Tim Boyle 6-3/216 Quarterback SO Middlefield, Conn. (Xavier)
1 Dhameer BradleyClick here to hear it 5-10/170 Wide Receiver SO New Castle, Del. (Eastern Christian Academy)
45 Chris Britton 6-1/232 Linebacker FR Harrisburg, Pa.
90 Julian CampenniClick here to hear it 6-0/299 Defensive Tackle RS JR West Pittson, Pa. (Wyoming Area)
37 Jeremy Claflin 6-1/199 Tight End RS JR West Hartford, Conn. (Conard)
27 Tyree Clark 5-10/185 Cornerback RS JR Tampa, Fla. (Alonso)
34 Jazzmar ClaxClick here to hear it 5-11/241 Fullback RS SO Freehold, N.J. (Neptune)
12 Casey Cochran 6-1/224 Quarterback RS SO Monroe, Conn. (Masuk)
65 Gus Cruz 6-4/296 Offensive Line RS SR Manchester, N.H. (Kimball Union Academy)
85 Geremy Davis 6-3/216 Wide Receiver RS SR Lawrenceville, Ga. (Norcross)
5 Chris DeBerry 5-11/186 Defensive Back SR Torrington, Conn. (Torrington)
44 Max DeLorenzo 5-11/210 Running Back RS JR Berlin, Conn. (Berlin)
18 Michael Ecke 6-0/183 Quarterback RS SO Cheshire, Conn. (Cheshire)
93 Folorunso Fatukasi 6-4/307 Defensive Line RS FR Far Rockaway, N.Y. (Beach Channel)
98 Blake Feagles 5-10/205 Wide Receiver RS FR Ridgewood, N.J. (Ridgewood)
28 Jordan Floyd 6-0/206 Safety RS SO Bel Air, Md. (Loyola Blakefield)
4 Deshon Foxx 5-10/173 Wide Receiver SR Lynchburg, Va. (Brookville)
47 Reuben Frank 6-4/246 Linebacker RS SR Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Poughkeepsie)
78 Dalton Gifford 6-4/304 Offensive Line RS JR Fairhaven, Mass. (Bridgton (Maine) Academy)
7 John Green 5-10/179 Wide Receiver RS SO Miami, Fla. (Felix Varela)
11 Javon Hadley 5-10/164 Cornerback SO Miami, Fla. (Miami Palmetta)
48 Alex Haendler 5-10/195 Fullback RS FR Stamford, Conn. (King Low Heywood Thomas)
55 Jon Hicks 6-2/233 Linebacker RS SO Palmyra, Pa. (Palmyra)
62 Tommy Hopkins 6-6/298 Offensive Line RS FR Hawthorne, N.Y. (Westlake)
16 Byron Jones 6-1/196 Cornerback RS SR New Britain, Conn. (St. Paul (Bristol))
39 Junior Joseph 6-1/242 Linebacker RS FR Sinking Springs, Pa. (Wilson Westlawn)
53 Andreas KnappeClick here to hear it 6-8/300 Offensvie Line RS SO Silkeborg, Denmark (Handelsskolen Silkeborg)
23 Wilbert Lee 6-0/214 Safety RS JR Brooklyn, N.Y. (Boys and Girls)
84 Brian LemelleClick here to hear it 5-10/165 Wide Receiver SO Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt)
71 Richard LevyClick here to hear it 6-6/305 Offensive Line RS SO Trenton, N.J. (Trenton West)
88 Thomas Lucas 6-2/198 Wide Receiver RS FR Silver Springs, Md. (Paint Branch)
66 Dominick Manco 6-1/213 Long Snapper RS JR Lagrangeville, N.Y. (Arlington)
19 Ellis Marder 6-1/193 Safety RS SO Windermere, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep)
99 Sean MarinanClick here to hear it 6-1/264 Defensive Line RS SO Higganum, Conn. (Xavier)
26 Joshua Marriner 5-9/193 Running Back RS FR Chesapeake, Va. (Western Branch)
25 Carlos Martinez 6-0/194 Cornerback RS JR Stamford, Conn. (Stamford)
73 Alex MateasClick here to hear it 6-4/309 Offensive Line RS SR Ottawa, Ont. (Penn State)
97 B.J. McBryde 6-5/304 Defensive Line RS SR Beaver Falls, Pa. (Beaver Falls)
43 Lyle McCombs 5-8/171 Running Back RS SR Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Joseph By The Sea)
49 Sean McQuillan 6-3/239 Tight End RS JR Glastonbury, Conn. (Avon (Conn.) Old Farms)
20 Obi MelifonwuClick here to hear it 6-3/210 Safety RS SO South Grafton, Mass. (Grafton)
67 Adam Mueller 6-1/212 Long Snapper RS SR Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine Township South)
51 Samuel Murphy 6-6/263 Offensive Line RS FR Fairfield, Conn. (Fairfield Ludlowe)
92 Mikal Myers 6-1/312 Defensive Line RS SO Newburgh, N.Y. (Newburgh Free Academy)
80 Tommy Myers 6-5/238 Tight End RS FR Coventry, Conn. (Coventry)
74 Paul NwokejiClick here to hear it 6-6/287 Offensive Line RS JR Randolph, Mass. (Thayer Academy)
57 Cole Ormsby 6-3/248 Linebacker RS FR Windsor, Conn. (Windsor)
68 Bryan Paull 6-4/303 Offensive Line RS SR Parkland, Fla. (M. Stoneman Douglas)
8 Shakim PhillipsClick here to hear it 6-3/206 Wide Receiver RS SR Paterson, N.J. (Boston College)
56 Angelo Pruitt 6-2/287 Defensive Line RS SR Cincinnati, Ohio (North College Hill)
17 Bobby PuyolClick here to hear it 5-10/174 Kicker RS SO North Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer)
76 Zach Rugg 6-3/285 Offensive Line RS SO Windber, Pa. (Bishop McCort)
60 Tyler Samra 6-2/288 Offensive Line JR Wycoff, N.J. (Don Bosco)
79 Kyle Schafenacker 6-3/285 Offensvie Line RS FR Cooper City, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
10 Cameron Stapleton 6-4/226 Linebacker RS FR Staten Island, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country)
41 Brandon StegClick here to hear it 6-2/221 Linebacker RS SR Coral Springs, Fla. (J.P. Taravella)
54 Omaine Stephens 6-3/223 Linebacker RS SO East Orange, N.J. (East Orange Campus)
30 Jalen Stevens 6-3/218 Linebacker RS FR Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)
3 David Stevenson 5-8/164 Cornerback RS JR Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)
2 Graham Stewart 6-1/227 Linebacker RS JR Durham, Conn. (Florida)
21 Jamar Summers 6-0/180 Cornerback FR East Orange, N.J.
2 Kivon TaylorClick here to hear it 6-4/211 Quarterback RS FR Atlanta, Ga. (Grady)
24 Noel Thomas 6-1/187 Wide Receiver SO Norwalk, Conn. (St. Luke's School)
83 Quinn Thompson 6-4/244 Tight End RS FR Edinboro, Pa. (General McLane)
13 Tony Tully 5-9/173 Wide Receiver RS SO East Sandwich, Mass. (Sandwich)
46 Marquise Vann 6-0/226 Linebacker RS JR Cincinnati, Ohio (Fairfield Senior)
58 Brendan Vechery 6-6/308 Offensive Line RS FR Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run)
89 Nick Vitale 5-8/176 Wide Receiver RS SO Madison, Conn. (Stony Brook)
42 Justin Wain 6-3/204 Punter RS SO Wilmington, N.C. (Eugene Ashley)
36 Matthew Walsh 6-1/227 Fullback SO Madison, Conn. (Daniel Hand)
38 William Weyrauch 5-10/211 Running Back RS SO Cheshire, Conn. (Stonehill)
10 Chandler Whitmer 6-0/192 Quarterback RS SR Newnan, Ga. (Butler CC)
6 Jhavon WilliamsClick here to hear it 5-10/190 Cornerback RS SO Wellington, Fla. (Palm Beach Central)

(04-09-2014 12:50 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:37 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:31 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

You need to pull your head out of your ass. There very few Division 1 level football recruits in Connecticut. VT has as much exposure as it needs in Boston and Syracuse. You are grossly redundant to them. Sorry to burst your balloon.

Now if you want to play football with VT in Blacksburg or DC, they will accommodate you. However, they are not going to Storrs. Nor is Clemson, nor is FSU.

Excuse me? You need to pull your head out of your ass. CT produces more players than most of your think (it is a small state geographically - do they have geography classes at NC State?) Also, UConn was one of the top 10 schools in the NFL Draft:

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_...ft-weekend

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

You need the geography lessons. The players you are pointing to were not born in Connecticut. They were born in Jamaica, PA, Africa, etc, and all but one you cite played high school ball in places like NC and Pa. You really aren't very bright are you?

Learn to read, jacka$$. Oh, that's right, you went to NC State. Anyway, I never said the NFL draft picks were FROM CT. It was a separate point. Some of our brains can actually process two talking points at once.

(04-09-2014 12:51 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:07 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:36 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 10:31 AM)Maize Wrote:  If the NCAA approves Conference Deregulation and allows a league to ability to determine it champion with Divisions it can work....15 All Sports Schools with ND for 16...pods of 5 schools and a very quick rotation of 3 games not in your pod and the $$$ is the same or slightly higher...just saying.

Basketball is not the issue. Football is the issue. Too many schools do not want to play UConn in football for ANY reason - that's FSU, Clemson and VT.

NC State will not vote to add UConn of that means adding a basketball game with UConn and taking away a game with Duke or UNC.

That puts you at 5 no votes.

Virginia Tech doesn't want to play us in football? The same VT that lost to JAMES MADISON three years ago?

So, it is okay for some programs to have a brief down period in football, but it apparently isn't okay for all schools. I see.

Yeah, about that.

UConn is a sub .500 team historically, so is this really a down period or a adjustment to the norm for the UConn football program after a historical high point?

UConn is .485 historically. Clemson is .597 historically. Wow!!! What a drastic difference!!! For every 10 games played, Clemson has won one more than UConn. Congratulations. That is so impressive.

You have serious problems UConn troll:

Excuse me? You need to pull your head out of your ass. CT produces more players than most of your think (it is a small state geographically - do they have geography classes at NC State?) Also, UConn was one of the top 10 schools in the NFL Draft:

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_...ft-weekend

As I demonstrated, the State of Connecticut produced just one kid in the top 150 for northeastern states - 1 and ranked at 146 at that. You only have 16 kids from Connecticut on your roster. The great talent you pointed to from the 2013 draft was almost exclusively from out of state.

You remind me of someone with small ***** disease.

Must have been some tough games in the Yankee Conference, huh troll? Less than .500 while playing for decades in the Yankee Conference - yep that's tough.

I can assure you Clemson and FSU folks are rolling on the floor.