Yuck, seems like a step in the wrong direction. If you’re so concerned about planning Wins, I’d rather play two FCS games per year and keep the rest of the independent schedule… I do think AD David Benedict has gotten some good matchups scheduled, and isn’t done yet.
That's a nice distinction. Hope is aspirational while faith is absolute belief.
I agree with this. Hence my argument that we over schedule. Having 4-6 games a year where we have no shot does no good for our perception. Winning 8-10 games a year changes it even if those are eh teams.
It's a fair point, but I also think it's a dangerous mindset. Once you start seeking success by lowering your competition there is the potential to think that you could have more success by lowering your competition further and so on. It's a death spiral mindset or, at least, has the potential to become one.
I disagree. Our current scheduling mindset is what creates a death spiral. Playing 4-6 games a year where you are almost guarenteed to lose means you are almost guaranteeing a 500 record is your upside. Army is the poster child for this. They play 2 P5 teams a year, but offset this with 2 FCS teams. This year they played 3 P5s but that is unusual. They also played Delaware State and have Holy Cross. Navy did the same thing when Johnson came pre AAC. VaTech used to schedule non-conference teams they new they would usually beat outside there old Big East games. They wanted to be 4-0 in the non-league portion of the schedule. Once they were an established program they upgraded their schedule. Just to be clear, I’m not advocating playing 2 FCS teams. But not 4-6 P5 teams either.
Well sorry, but no one will care to come and watch if you do that. I would much rather go back to FCS and play an ex-Yankee, Patriot, and Ivy schedule.
Unfortunately it's been made amply clear that basketball doesn't matter.
Cal, Stanford, and SMU aren’t exactly world beaters on the football field.
I disagree. Our current scheduling mindset is what creates a death spiral. Playing 4-6 games a year where you are almost guarenteed to lose means you are almost guaranteeing a 500 record is your upside. Army is the poster child for this. They play 2 P5 teams a year, but offset this with 2 FCS teams. This year they played 3 P5s but that is unusual. They also played Delaware State and have Holy Cross. Navy did the same thing when Johnson came pre AACoVaTech used to schedule non-conference teams they new they would usually beat outside there old Big East games. They wanted to be 4-0 in the non-league portion of the schedule. Once they were an established program they upgraded their schedule.
Then don’t go. I suspect a 10-2 team will out draw a 6-6 one on a regular basis.
I mean I agree. We have been the best program, measured by championships at least, for the last 25 years. Nobody has won more championships over the past quarter century. It has gotten us nowhere.
Respectfully disagree. Considering the Fiesta Bowl appearance and beating South Carolina in a bowl, UConn was doing reasonably well in football, but the ACC chose Louisville University when they had a chance to elevate the conference with an across the board solid academic and athletic university that gets more of the New York market than the fruit could. Don't kid yourself Billy, your beloved ACC has a singular goal of hurting UConn every time it can, and it has.
you can only count 1 FCS game per year.
As an outsider with an keen interest in football and some UConn knowledge
No doubt. That played a huge role. I was just stating a fact about the 3 new additions. They are all pretty terrible. I think SMU will elevate their programs in the ACC. I think the move for Cal and Stanford will be a net loss in terms of athletics for both school and makes absolutely no sense for them.
Well, their teams do still schedule UConn, so I don't quite agree with that part. But yes,nothing less than P4 football will be supported. Except when it comes to raising money to pay the players. So there is indeed no path unless UConn wins both natties this winter and a P4 invites UConn. Then things get easier. But until then?