Re: Atlantic Hockey Future
From what I've read and heard, UConn plans to upgrade/replace Freitas Forum in the near future as part of the deal, too. this isn't some short term "let's see if it works out" committment. This is a long term move. And as far as UCONN being BC and UMass's "petulant little brother", I think that is a bit off the mark when you consider that the Huskies were in the Big East in basketball since its founding, had something like a 20 game win streak over BC, and hadn't lost to UMass in years either. Maybe in the 1970s you could have said that. Not recently. On the hockey front, UCONN has never really tried to compete with BC. they play UMass most years since going to D1 but don't often win ( I think we have 1 win and a tie). On the football side, UConn has been 1A for a decade now and has played in bowls. UMass is not in the picture right now. There is a rivalry if that's the right word for 2 teams that don't play each other with BC in part because BC resented UCONN's infringing on their turf as the only 1A program in New England, and UConn resented the way BC left the Big East.
Originally posted by kingdobbs
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