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College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
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MountieBoyOz
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
I do have to call Cuse to the carpet for this. They cried when BC did what they did, but now they are doing the same old song and dance that the Eagles did when they bolted.
I do have to call Cuse to the carpet for this. They cried when BC did what they did, but now they are doing the same old song and dance that the Eagles did when they bolted.
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The BC fans on twitter are pleased as punch to have Pitt and Cuse along and adamant that the ACC will never take UConn. The first argument was that UConn was involved in the lawsuit when BC left the league (hello, Pitt!) and the second was that the ACC values academics too much to take UConn (US News & World Report ranks Pitt and UConn #58 and Cuse at #62) which I guess is news to Florida State.
The BC fans on twitter are pleased as punch to have Pitt and Cuse along and adamant that the ACC will never take UConn. The first argument was that UConn was involved in the lawsuit when BC left the league (hello, Pitt!) and the second was that the ACC values academics too much to take UConn (US News & World Report ranks Pitt and UConn #58 and Cuse at #62) which I guess is news to Florida State.
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Of some import as well was the fact that it was a seven team conference call. It doesn't take a genius to figure out which of the 8 teams which do not play football in the Big East wasn't present. Tells me that no matter what is in that team which shall remain nameless because anyone can guess their name easily's future, they don't think the Catholic Big East is going to be part of it.
Of some import as well was the fact that it was a seven team conference call. It doesn't take a genius to figure out which of the 8 teams which do not play football in the Big East wasn't present. Tells me that no matter what is in that team which shall remain nameless because anyone can guess their name easily's future, they don't think the Catholic Big East is going to be part of it.
MountieBoyOz
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
What's with BC's hatred of UConn? I guess the school fathers haven't learned the lesson about caring about their fellow man like other Catholic schools teach.
What's with BC's hatred of UConn? I guess the school fathers haven't learned the lesson about caring about their fellow man like other Catholic schools teach.
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Admittedly, UConn during the 2003 alignment did take things rather personally, as if BC's leaving the conference was a personal slight (and not, say, BC doing what they thought was best for them), and seemed to be making the lawsuit something personal as well. The attitude projected by the AD and various athletically-related functionaries (e.g. the "We'll never play BC again!" comments from the major coaches) was one of "...and the horse you rode in on!"
Admittedly, UConn during the 2003 alignment did take things rather personally, as if BC's leaving the conference was a personal slight (and not, say, BC doing what they thought was best for them), and seemed to be making the lawsuit something personal as well. The attitude projected by the AD and various athletically-related functionaries (e.g. the "We'll never play BC again!" comments from the major coaches) was one of "...and the horse you rode in on!"
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
With all respect to BC fans UCONN is going to be bringing more to the ACC than BC brought.
UCONN has a huge following now in CT and has been identified as CT's team. While BC has a nice following among alums and people close to the school it does not have as big a following.
Plus any hatred or bad blood they have should be on the field and in the stands during games between them
With all respect to BC fans UCONN is going to be bringing more to the ACC than BC brought.
UCONN has a huge following now in CT and has been identified as CT's team. While BC has a nice following among alums and people close to the school it does not have as big a following.
Plus any hatred or bad blood they have should be on the field and in the stands during games between them
unofan
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Such a huge following that they had to eat nearly $3,000,000 in unsold tickets to the Fiesta Bowl...
Such a huge following that they had to eat nearly $3,000,000 in unsold tickets to the Fiesta Bowl...
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Part of that is because the bowls make schools buy an unwieldy amount of tickets and also because the game was in Arizona. I don't know what average attendance is for football games, but the hoops teams have quite the following and play to sellouts.
Such a huge following that they had to eat nearly $3,000,000 in unsold tickets to the Fiesta Bowl...
Part of that is because the bowls make schools buy an unwieldy amount of tickets and also because the game was in Arizona. I don't know what average attendance is for football games, but the hoops teams have quite the following and play to sellouts.
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Yes, a bowl several thousand miles away, with the National Championship game forcing thousands of tickets on the secondary market. Oklahoma, with twice the average attendance, and a drivable bowl distance, failed to sell even half their Fiesta Bowl allotment as well. Nobody seems to like mentioning that part, for some reason...
Such a huge following that they had to eat nearly $3,000,000 in unsold tickets to the Fiesta Bowl...
Yes, a bowl several thousand miles away, with the National Championship game forcing thousands of tickets on the secondary market. Oklahoma, with twice the average attendance, and a drivable bowl distance, failed to sell even half their Fiesta Bowl allotment as well. Nobody seems to like mentioning that part, for some reason...
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Most fans of teams from cold country look at a trip to balmy Arizona in January as a bonus to seeing their team. My observation from afar is that UCONN is a relative newcomer to football and just doesn't have the following that a lot of major conference programs around the country have.
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
It also didn't help that it really looked like an overmatch. A lot of UConn fans would look at the game which we were guaranteed to not only lose, but have our butts thoroughly whipped, and say "screw dropping a thousand bucks on airfare, hotel and game tickets". I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the local ratings for the Fiesta Bowl were rather high, for instance.
UConn probably would've had sold a lot more tickets to Miami. Cheaper and more plentiful airfare from the area, a region with more UConn alumni present, and a region to which New Englanders are more accustomed to traveling to for winter vacations. But the Orange Bowl didn't want to pick the fat kid in the room ninth for the metaphorical dodgeball game.
There were a good number of UConn people around, especially in the pre-New Year's days, but we were clearly outnumbered by game day.
It also didn't help that it really looked like an overmatch. A lot of UConn fans would look at the game which we were guaranteed to not only lose, but have our butts thoroughly whipped, and say "screw dropping a thousand bucks on airfare, hotel and game tickets". I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the local ratings for the Fiesta Bowl were rather high, for instance.
UConn probably would've had sold a lot more tickets to Miami. Cheaper and more plentiful airfare from the area, a region with more UConn alumni present, and a region to which New Englanders are more accustomed to traveling to for winter vacations. But the Orange Bowl didn't want to pick the fat kid in the room ninth for the metaphorical dodgeball game.
There were a good number of UConn people around, especially in the pre-New Year's days, but we were clearly outnumbered by game day.
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unofan
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Then don't talk to me about having a "huge" following. 17,500 tickets is nothing for a team with a "huge following" in their first major bowl game. You sold 2,000 and change.
And Rentschler Field holds ~40,000. How quaint.
Then don't talk to me about having a "huge" following. 17,500 tickets is nothing for a team with a "huge following" in their first major bowl game. You sold 2,000 and change.
And Rentschler Field holds ~40,000. How quaint.
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Agreed that the overmatch certainly didn't help. But, a lot of programs have a good turnout, even to games where it looks like they'll be overmatched. I was around Phoenix throughout the leadup to the Fiesta Bowl, and I saw a lot more Oklahoma folks than UCONN folks. I'm not trying to be critical, but I just don't think UCONN travels as well as a good number of other major conference teams do.
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
I didn't say anything about a huge following and I'm not from UConn. But other than that...
I didn't say anything about a huge following and I'm not from UConn. But other than that...
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
I can't argue that point. We're not there yet, and we may never be. As far as football, we're a young fanbase, and not only that, we're a fanbase that's becoming rather quickly accustomed to the idea that most of our games will be televised.
I apologize on behalf of UConn for not being a major college football team a hundred years ago. How foolish of us not to have had that foresight back before anyone in this thread was born. We humbly bow before the obvious superiority of whatever football powerhouse you root for and beg for your forgiveness for having the temerity to try and build our pathetic little football program.
I can't argue that point. We're not there yet, and we may never be. As far as football, we're a young fanbase, and not only that, we're a fanbase that's becoming rather quickly accustomed to the idea that most of our games will be televised.
I apologize on behalf of UConn for not being a major college football team a hundred years ago. How foolish of us not to have had that foresight back before anyone in this thread was born. We humbly bow before the obvious superiority of whatever football powerhouse you root for and beg for your forgiveness for having the temerity to try and build our pathetic little football program.
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
They'll fit right in.
They'll fit right in.
unofan
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
You need to call out your fellow fans for using adjectives they clearly don't understand. I have no issues with UConn being an up and coming team with growing support. But claiming a huge fanbase is hilarious (and having a football stadium 25 miles from campus isn't exactly ideal, either...still don't understand that one).
You need to call out your fellow fans for using adjectives they clearly don't understand. I have no issues with UConn being an up and coming team with growing support. But claiming a huge fanbase is hilarious (and having a football stadium 25 miles from campus isn't exactly ideal, either...still don't understand that one).
Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
Combination of horiffic road infrastructure into and out of Storrs, being closer to the bulk of state population, and a rather poor relationship between the surrounding town and the university, who frequently butt heads on issues of expanding the university's footprint.
Combination of horiffic road infrastructure into and out of Storrs, being closer to the bulk of state population, and a rather poor relationship between the surrounding town and the university, who frequently butt heads on issues of expanding the university's footprint.
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Re: College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!
What you don't realize is that it was costume day at the ACC Championship and a bunch of fans came dressed as empty seats.
They'll fit right in.
What you don't realize is that it was costume day at the ACC Championship and a bunch of fans came dressed as empty seats.
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