UCONN has good facilities. Their on-campus training facility is on par with a good majority of P5 schools. The stadium was built with the footings already in place to accommodate an expansion up to 60K. They sell beer at the stadium. It's located right off of a major highway artery in CT. A 60K off-campus stadium can work if developed properly featuring a B1G schedule.
As for history/tradition, no arguments here. UCONN obviously doesn't have the history of playing D-1 football that other schools have. But that doesn't mean UCONN hasn't found results. 2007 - Present (INCLUDES Pasqualoni 3 years!):
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@UConnFootball has more wins since 2007 than Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee & Vanderbilt of the SEC
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@UConnFootball has more wins since 2007 than Cal, Colorado, UCLA, Washington & Washington State of the Pac-12
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@UConnFootball has more wins since 2007 than Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota & Purdue of the B1G and Iowa State & Kansas of the Big XII
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@UConnFootball has more wins since 2007 than Duke, Maryland, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia & Wake Forest of the
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@UCONNFootball has more players in the NFL than Auburn, Baylor, K State, Louisville, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss and Washington
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@UConnFootball ranked 33rd in the nation with 19 players on current NFL rosters prior to April draft
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@UConnFootball recruiting rankings performed 40 spots higher than star rankings show
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UCONN is a growth stock. UCONN has demonstrated that it has a blueprint for building championship caliber programs. Much like the Big East adding UCONN hoops right before the program taking off, the B1G could experience the same type of thing with UCONN football. You add UCONN now, cultivate it with improved scheduling and exposure that the B1G would offer, then sit back and watch the growth spurt expedite. By the time the next TV contract is up, you have the northeast turned on to B1G football thanks to the RU, UCONN, Penn State trio. More TV sets. More money. And while we wait for UCONN football to take off, we reward the B1G for their patience with championship caliber basketball programs. A little shiny to add to the B1G trophy case.