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I sense the sarcasm, that being said I don't think turning "away games" at BC into effective home games for UConn should be an issue even if this doubles their attendance to 32 people.
What?Right now the Uconn fair weather fan base is showing its colors with the home schedule we play. BC will not move the needle and change that was Duke and UNC will. Unless of course UNC gets the death penalty.... LOL
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BCU doesn't need to play us in basketball. They are in the ACC remember. Their SOS will be fine, they don't need to try and schedule uconn in basketball unless they want to. And if we set terms they deem unfair, they will just play someone else.I was JUST gonna say this! Our priority with an ACC series should be 1/2 - Duke/UNC, THEN 3- BC.... We are not in a position of power in FB but on the hard court..... All that changes.
I don't think the impact will be due to our shared Big East history as much as it will be due to a series against a local school with name recognition and both teams having a strong alumni footprint in the others' "territory".You have your die hands that show up no matter what, but the Big East crowds to include the bandwagon fans are slowly dissipating. At least that is my observation over the last 10 years as a season ticket holder
Ward's OOC gets list:
BYU
Boise
Mizzou
Virginia
Syracuse
Illinois
Indiana
BC
UMass?
am I missing someone?
BCU may not need the SOS but there is a recruiting benefit to be had by playing the most visible college bball team in their market.BCU doesn't need to play us in basketball. They are in the ACC remember. Their SOS will be fine, they don't need to try and schedule uconn in basketball unless they want to. And if we set terms they deem unfair, they will just play someone else.
Holding out for a 2-1 is idiotic. They are a P5 program in our backyard. The series makes too much sense not to do it. For both programs.
You have your die hands that show up no matter what, but the Big East crowds to include the bandwagon fans are slowly dissipating. At least that is my observation over the last 10 years as a season ticket holder
BCU doesn't need to play us in basketball. They are in the ACC remember. Their SOS will be fine, they don't need to try and schedule uconn in basketball unless they want to. And if we set terms they deem unfair, they will just play someone else.
Holding out for a 2-1 is idiotic. They are a P5 program in our backyard. The series makes too much sense not to do it. For both programs.
Product of CR apocalypse and the Hathaway/PP/GLD combo destroying the program. But we look to be on the way back, so I expect the bandwagoners to gradually return if we keep improving the product on the field.
It was a joke. The ice is thawing between both schools, which is good. They've been playing FBS football for a long time, and maybe they felt UConn was infringing on their turf, but they see we aren't going anywhere, and a game between the schools will pack both stadiums. Good for both us. As for other sports, heck we play them in most anyways.BCU doesn't need to play us in basketball. They are in the ACC remember. Their SOS will be fine, they don't need to try and schedule uconn in basketball unless they want to. And if we set terms they deem unfair, they will just play someone else.
Holding out for a 2-1 is idiotic. They are a P5 program in our backyard. The series makes too much sense not to do it. For both programs.
The first one was obviously sarcastic. This one was much more subtle and got me. My bad.It was a joke. The ice is thawing between both schools, which is good. They've been playing FBS football for a long time, and maybe they felt UConn was infringing on their turf, but they see we aren't going anywhere, and a game between the schools will pack both stadiums. Good for both us. As for other sports, heck we play them in most anyways.
Didn't matter when we were in the same conference. Why would that help them now? ;-)BCU may not need the SOS but there is a recruiting benefit to be had by playing the most visible college bball team in their market.
Warde's OOC gets list:
BYU
Boise
Mizzou
Virginia
Syracuse
Illinois
Indiana
BC
UMass?
am I missing someone?
The Army H&H with our away game at Yankee Stadium was his doing too.Warde's OOC gets list:
BYU
Boise
Mizzou
Virginia
Syracuse
Illinois
Indiana
BC
UMass?
am I missing someone?
Can't hurt...Didn't matter when we were in the same conference. Why would that help them now? ;-)
The absolute best part about this series is the timing. We will be pretty darn gone good next year .