menu
Logo
99+
Bobcat Attack Menu
Logo
99+
Ohio Football Topic
Topic: UConn football to the MAC?
Page: 2 of 2
ExCat21
General User
EC21
Member Since: 9/29/2014
Post Count: 1,243
person
mail
ExCat21
mail
Posted: 7/1/2019 4:02 PM
settings_applications edit_note
No to UConn football! We dont need need them.
rpbobcat
General User
R
Member Since: 4/28/2006
Location: Rochelle Park, NJ
Post Count: 3,661
person
mail
rpbobcat
mail
Posted: 7/2/2019 6:31 AM
settings_applications edit_note
ExCat21 wrote:expand_more
No to UConn football! We dont need need them.
Its not an issue.

When they made the official announcement that U Conn had joined the Big East for basketball,they made it clear that all other men's and women's sports would be staying in the AAC.
colobobcat66
General User
C66
Member Since: 9/1/2006
Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO
Post Count: 4,744
person
mail
colobobcat66
mail
Posted: 7/2/2019 8:23 AM
settings_applications edit_note
rpbobcat wrote:expand_more
No to UConn football! We dont need need them.
Its not an issue.

When they made the official announcement that U Conn had joined the Big East for basketball,they made it clear that all other men's and women's sports would be staying in the AAC.
Actually, I’m pretty sure all the sports but football are going to the Big East.
rpbobcat
General User
R
Member Since: 4/28/2006
Location: Rochelle Park, NJ
Post Count: 3,661
person
mail
rpbobcat
mail
Posted: 7/2/2019 9:58 AM
settings_applications edit_note
colobobcat66 wrote:expand_more
No to UConn football! We dont need need them.
Its not an issue.

When they made the official announcement that U Conn had joined the Big East for basketball,they made it clear that all other men's and women's sports would be staying in the AAC.
Actually, I’m pretty sure all the sports but football are going to the Big East.
I stand corrected. (face red)

Right before they made the official announcement at The Garden,WFAN had an interview with a spokesmen for U Conn.

He said U Conn would be joining the Beg East for men's basketball,for the 2020 season.

He said that,"for now",all their other sports would be staying in AAC.

Maybe that was because The Big East hadn't said anything official about when the other sports would join the conference.

Although I would think that,if they're saying 2020 for basketball,it would be the same for their other sports.

After reading you post,I spoke to a couple of guys who graduated from U Conn.

They think the Big East move is a big plus for both men's and women's basketball.

They're not sure if the Big East will elevate their other sports.

They hoped that maybe,U Conn could stay in the AAC as a football only member.
But that isn't happening.

I do agree with you 100%.
No football only membership in the MAC.
GoCats105
General User
GC105
Member Since: 1/31/2006
Location: Seattle, WA
Post Count: 7,816
person
mail
GoCats105
mail
Posted: 7/2/2019 10:27 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I'm hoping this move by UConn starts a chain reaction that eventually kills Conference USA and the teams in that league filter in elsewhere.

16 team non Power 5 conferences that use pods (like soccer) instead of divisions. A dream scenario...

---------

AAC: Army takes UConn's spot. Adds Boise State, Air Force and San Diego State from MWC, adds BYU from Independents.

Pod 1: (San Diego State, Boise State, BYU, Air Force)
Pod 2: (Cincinnati, Army, Memphis, Temple)
Pod 3: (UCF, USF, East Carolina, Navy)
Pod 4: (Houston, Tulsa, SMU, Tulane)

----------

MAC: adds Marshall, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Old Dominion

Pod 1: (Akron, Kent State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan)
Pod 2: (Ohio, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion)
Pod 3: (Miami, Bowling Green, Toledo, Western Kentucky)
Pod 4: (Northern Illinois, Ball State, Western Michigan, Central Michigan)

-----------

Sun Belt: adds Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, FIU, FAU, UAB and Charlotte; adds Liberty from Independents

Pod 1: (Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Charlotte, Liberty)
Pod 2: (FAU, FIU, Georgia State, Georgia Southern)
Pod 3: (Southern Miss, Troy, UAB, South Alabama)
Pod 4: (Louisiana Tech, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Lafayette, Arkansas State)

-----------

Mountain West: North Dakota State jumps to FBS; Adds Texas State from Sun Belt, adds New Mexico State, UTEP, UTSA, Rice and North Texas

Pod 1: (Utah State, Wyoming, Colorado State, North Dakota State)
Pod 2: (UTSA, Rice, North Texas, Texas State)
Pod 3: (New Mexico, New Mexico State, UTEP, UNLV)
Pod 4: (Hawaii, Fresno State, San Jose State, Nevada)

------------

Notre Dame, UMass and UConn are the only remaining Independents.



Of course, this will NEVER happen. But it's nice to dream since I don't have NCAA Football 2020 on XBox to make this happen.
OhioCatFan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 15,678
mail
OhioCatFan
mail
Posted: 7/2/2019 10:53 AM
settings_applications edit_note
What if we added Connecticut for football, brought Massachusetts back for football and had them both sign an agreement with a huge buyout clause if they left the MAC? Asking for a friend of Randy Edsall's.
oubobcatjohn
General User
O
Member Since: 1/1/2005
Post Count: 838
person
mail
oubobcatjohn
mail
Posted: 7/2/2019 10:37 PM
settings_applications edit_note
I would take UConn and UMass as a package deal for football. It provides a couple east coast markets for those MACtion games on ESPN. It also lets the MAC move BGSU to the west division for football which helps the Toledo-BGSU rivalry. 14 team MAC would allow them to go to a 9 game conference schedule and drop the FCS games. That would improve the schedule strength of the MAC. The entry fees could help the MAC make a few quick bucks.
OhioCatFan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 15,678
mail
OhioCatFan
mail
Posted: 7/3/2019 10:58 AM
settings_applications edit_note
oubobcatjohn wrote:expand_more
I would take UConn and UMass as a package deal for football. It provides a couple east coast markets for those MACtion games on ESPN. It also lets the MAC move BGSU to the west division for football which helps the Toledo-BGSU rivalry. 14 team MAC would allow them to go to a 9 game conference schedule and drop the FCS games. That would improve the schedule strength of the MAC. The entry fees could help the MAC make a few quick bucks.
Problem is that they would lose bucks in that the MAC's $12 million from the playoff system would have to be split 14 ways instead of just twelve ways. They'd have to make the entrance fee enough to outweigh that drain on resources. Both of those schools could afford it, though. For some reason G5 conferences with more than 12 members do not get extra money for additional members. P5 schools do, and of course, their split of the pie is much more than one million bucks per school.
Bobcat1996
General User
B1996
Member Since: 1/3/2017
Post Count: 1,217
person
mail
Bobcat1996
mail
Posted: 7/3/2019 3:22 PM
settings_applications edit_note
No to UConn and no to UMASS for football only. The MAC will not switch to nine league games with 14 teams. Ohio will get 18,000 or more fans in Peden regardless if they play Gardner Webb, VMI or UConn in September or October. The MAC should focus on keeping the 12 schools they currently have and change the ESPN contract to permit every league teams to play one Saturday November home game. Two week night games are plenty for all schools. Just wishful thinking on my part.
Last Edited: 7/3/2019 3:23:30 PM by Bobcat1996
L.C.
General User
LC
Member Since: 9/1/2005
Post Count: 10,584
person
mail
L.C.
mail
Posted: 7/3/2019 8:17 PM
settings_applications edit_note
oubobcatjohn wrote:expand_more
I would take UConn and UMass as a package deal for football. It provides a couple east coast markets for those MACtion games on ESPN. It also lets the MAC move BGSU to the west division for football which helps the Toledo-BGSU rivalry. 14 team MAC would allow them to go to a 9 game conference schedule and drop the FCS games. That would improve the schedule strength of the MAC. The entry fees could help the MAC make a few quick bucks.

I doubt that the MAC teams would want to go back to 5 game home schedules. They could give up the FCS games without expanding the conference, but the result would be less home games, and less teams eligible for bowls.
Showing Messages: 26 - 35 of 35
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
chevron_backward
MAC News Links



extra small (< 576px)
small (>= 576px)
medium (>= 768px)
large (>= 992px)
x-large (>= 1200px)
xx-large (>= 1400px)